RISMEDIA, July 11, 2007??”The Seller Agency Council, owner of the Accredited Seller Representative program and the ASR Designation, announced its endorsement of the new course just released by RealtyU; The Certified Neighborhood Specialist (CNS).???The release of the CNS course and designation is a great complementary course for agents working with sellers,??? said Thomas M. [...]
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FT.com - Fears about the UK housing market did not hold back Barratt Developments in its last financial year, and the housebuilder said on Wednesday it expected to report a "robust pre-tax profit in line with market expectations".
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RISMEDIA, July 11, 2007??”Five years ago, Wayne Furlong was living in the sun drenched seaside resort of Springer Island, an upscale community situated literally on an island just off the southeastern coast of Florida near Palm Beach. The caveat?? ? ???I lived in the car park, in a car, because I couldn??™t afford two houses.???? ? A business [...]
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"It's going to be another year-and-a-half before we see stability or growth"
The traditional spring home-selling season was a bust for D.R. Horton Inc., one of the biggest nationwide homebuilders. via Myrtle Beach Online
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Gregory Beauduy, 15, wants to be an athlete, a real estate agent or maybe a veterinarian.
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RISMEDIA, July 11, 2007??”Prudential California/Nevada/Texas Realty continues to build its brand online with the addition of two new agent-friendly Internet partners, Cyberhomes.com and Homescape.com. The Cyberhomes site provides consumers with real estate information that includes more than 100 million property, ownership sales and mortgage records. Homescape provides detailed local property data on more than [...]
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| China shares end higher, led by banks, real estate Reuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's main stock index ended up 0.33 percent on Wednesday, buoyed by strong real estate and bank stocks, but investors remained ... |
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Investor's Business Daily - 1 Sears slashed its Q2 profit target while Home Depot trimmed forecasts, as housing woes hit sales of related products. Sears shares dived 10%; Home Depot edged up on buyback plans. D.R. Horton was the latest builder to warn. S&P said $12 bil in subprime mortgage-related debt faces downgrades, which spurred sell-offs in Bear Stearns and Lehman Bros.
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Reuters - The latest rumblings from the U.S. mortgage debacle is seen turning bond bears timid in the coming weeks or at least until the extent of contamination from subprime assets is clear.
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Chinatown, crossing Mott Street in New York or going under the arches in Los Angeles or Boston gave the teenage boys a feeling of doing something daring. All the while, immigrants from Asia filled the apartments above as they learned their way around the new world. Chinatown, a taste of the Orient. Now with property [...]
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