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Top 1,000 Brokerages Reveal Which Real Estate Firms Are Surviving — And Growing — In The Current Recessionary Market
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Shohei Ohtani And His Agent Settle Hawaii Lawsuit Over Alleged Sabotage Of $240 Million Real Estate Project
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James Corden Locked In Bitter Fight With London Council Over Paving Changes At His $22 Million Heritage Home
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Mortgage Rates Jump Back Above 6% After Iran Strikes Push Oil Prices And Treasury Yields Higher
A German real estate developer stopped the dismantling of the Berlin Wall amid a protest on the residential project, reported Bloomberg Businessweek. Sandy Victims Could Face Foreclosures from Sequestration, Sen. Schumer Urges Extension
The thousands impacted by the wrath of Hurricane Sandy are facing another crisis--foreclosure as a result of the closing grace period that banks permitted on their mortgages, reported The Daily News. UK Home Prices Rise in February on Increased Demand in London
According to a report compiled by leading online property analytics firm, Hometrack, it was revealed that home prices in the U.K. rose for the first time in nine months in February due to increasing number of buyers in London and South England. Australian Building Permits Drop Unexpectedly in January
The Australian Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday, March 4, that home building permits fell unexpectedly by 2.4 percent in January 2013, after approvals contracted 4.4 percent in December 2012. The value of Australian dollar also weakened on poor services sector expansion of China and the impact of Sequestration in the U.S. Fred Durst's Los Angeles Home Hits the Market for $1.85 Million
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst selling Los Angeles Spanish outpost for $1.85 million, reported Zillow blog. Zsa Zsa Gabor's 'Argo' Bel-Air Mansion Finally Sells
Zsa Zsa Gabor's home which recently filmed "Argo" finally bags a buyer, reported Zillow blog. Federal Reserve Seeing Banks Benefiting More Than Homeowners
While we've been seeing a huge drop in interest rates in recent months, The Federal Reserve are livid at the fact that American banks are cashing on the swarm of home-buying and mortgage loan refinances, reported The Economist. Florida Sinkhole Consumes 36-year-old Man From His Bedroom
A 36-year-old Florida man went missing from his home after a large sinkhole sunk his bedroom on Thursday night, reported Los Angeles Times. China's New Mortgage Rules, The Latest Efforts To Cool Real Estate Market
As China's housing market displays an extreme price gap between the biggest and the smaller cities, Chinese central banks are increasing down-payment costs and interest rates for second-home mortgages, reported Bloomberg Businessweek. 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Drops to Historic Low 3.51 percent
This week the average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages hit a new record low--at 3.51 percent for 30-year fixed mortgage, reported The Associated Press.