12/05/2008
Real estate sellers try wacky tactics (MSNBC)
From Native American ritual to carrying a cardboard sign on the street, nothing is too crazy for home sellers to try in these trying times. "It’s not a science, and you have to be a believer," said real estate expert Barbara Corcoran.
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12/04/2008
Real estate slump continues around the world (International Herald Tribune)
As the global economy limps into 2009, barometers for the real estate industry are bleak.
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12/05/2008
ING Real Estate makes cuts (The Australian)
ING Real Estate has slashed distributions and will embark on capital raisings across its listed trust stable.
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12/05/2008
Real estate huckster gets 3 years in prison (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
A real estate investor was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for defrauding mortgage lenders out of more than $200,000 in less than two years.
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12/05/2008
Opportunities in US real estate, says Schroders (Money Marketing Online)
Another year and a half of depreciation in US real estate is likely but heavy discounts to net asset value on stocks offer an “arbitrage” opportunity for investors, says Schroders. ...
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12/05/2008
Real estate investors decry four-loan limit (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Atlanta-area real estate investors, like their counterparts around the country, say a new four-loan limit is keeping good buyers away from foreclosed properties — and could actually prolong the recession.
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12/05/2008
China shares rise on hopes of more stimulus policies, led by real estate and agriculture (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
SHANGHAI, China - Chinese shares rose Friday on hopes of more government measures to stimulate economic growth, led by real estate and agriculture stocks.
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12/05/2008
Real estate slump hits Richmond (Richmond News)
The worldwide financial crunch has finally bitten down on Richmond's trend-bucking real estate market. Up until October, the city's year-on-year house prices had somehow managed to cling onto a marginal increase, as opposed to the vast majority of the Lower Mainland.
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12/04/2008
Real Estate Pain on Tap for Smaller Banks (TheStreet.com)
Commercial real estate delinquency rates are spiking hard for some smaller regional banks. The second in a two-part look at a burgeoning trouble spot for banks.
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12/05/2008
Real Estate Shines at MIPIM Asia 2008 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PARIS----2,077 delegates from 929 companies and 46 countries packed the third edition of MIPIM Asia, consolidating the event’s status as the international market reference for real estate professionals in the Asia-Pacific region.
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