January 27, 2012

Adapt or die – Arizona Daily Sun

Adapt or die – Arizona Daily Sun

Adapt or die
Arizona Daily Sun
With the overall housing sales flat, Caro will need to capture a big slice of the real estate pie to sell more houses. The centerpiece to that goal is on the corner of her desk — a stack of expired listings that didn't sell with other Realtors.

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The Benefits of Going Green for Homeowners

The Benefits of Going Green for Homeowners
In this day and age, everyone seems to be jumping on the proverbial ‘green’ bandwagon. From multi-national corporations to small local businesses, there is an environmental angle to just about every consumer product. For homeowners, the benefits of going green can be numerous and while some of them can cost money up front, there are many advantages to this new environmental movement.

Housing start hit a four-month high in January

Housing start hit a four-month high in January
Housing starts surged in January to their highest rate in four months as builders began work on many  new apartment buildings and other multifamily units.

Housing start hit a four-month high in January

Housing start hit a four-month high in January
Housing starts surged in January to their highest rate in four months as builders began work on many  new apartment buildings and other multifamily units.

U.S. close to punishing banks over foreclosures

U.S. close to punishing banks over foreclosures
U.S. bank regulators are finalizing punishments against mortgage servicers after a probe found “critical deficiencies” with the industry’s foreclosure processes.

Access to thousands of Dallas real estate listings made possible by IDX, Inc … – RealEstateRama (press release)

Access to thousands of Dallas real estate listings made possible by IDX, Inc … – RealEstateRama (press release)

Access to thousands of Dallas real estate listings made possible by IDX, Inc
RealEstateRama (press release)
With his custom IDX solution, Peterson now hosts one of the most dynamic and informative real estate websites and searches for Dallas area buyers. Access to thousands of detailed property listings are not the only benefit to Peterson and his clients

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What Is Green Building?

What Is Green Building?
As the saying goes that ‘Necessity is the mother of all invention”, the concept of Green building has been discovered from the need to meet the plausible standards of energy efficiency and our responsibility towards environment. Green building also popularly known as eco-homes or sustainable building or green construction is a concept that is believed to reduce the energy bills by efficiently utilizing energy, water and other resources and thereby offering a healthier and comfortable living, not to mention its role in reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation. On top of this it also reduces the environmental hazards on the…

Obama pushes multibillion-dollar mortgage pact: report

Obama pushes multibillion-dollar mortgage pact: report
The Obama administration is trying to push a settlement that could force the largest U.S. banks to pay for reductions in loan principal worth billions of dollars following breakdowns in mortgage servicing, The Wall Street Journal said.

Homes of some of Oscar’s biggest nominees

Homes of some of Oscar’s biggest nominees
Here’s a look at some of the homes of top Oscar nominees, where they might be planning their outfits and their acceptance speeches all in preparation for Hollywood’s biggest night.

Risk of foreclosure dips, but still high

Risk of foreclosure dips, but still high
Fewer Americans fell behind on their mortgage payments in the final three months of last year, but foreclosures are still rising.