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Gov. Gavin Newsom Expedites Temporary Housing For Residents In Areas Struck By LA Wildfires
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Pasadena Native Lost Her House To LA Wildfires One Day After Paying Off Her Mortgage: 'It's Gone'
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How The Mircale Malibu Mansion And Pacific Palisades Home Survived The Devastating LA Fires
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What Happens To Your Mortgage And Property Tax When You Lose Your Home In A Natural Disaster?
 
Residential property rents in prime central London fell by 0.2% in January and are now 0.6% below their September 2011 peak, according to the latest report from Knight Frank. On Astor Place, New and Old Clash
Developer Edward Minskoff's obsidian and silver edifice at 51 Astor Place will soon mark the latest transformation of New York's East Village. China Shanghai Changes Housing Tax
China - The Shanghai city government is offering lower taxation for the average homepurchase after revising the standards of "ordinary" houses on Thursday.However, experts are cautious about whether the new standards will help "wait-and-see"homebuyers make a faster decision. Investors: Be Smart About Your Property Insuranc
Property Insurance is one of those nuisance expenses you always see calculated into mortgage payments and cash flow projections. It's the second "I" in the acronym "PITI" (Principle, Interest, Taxes, Insurance), which most investors use to describe an overall monthly obligation on a property. While unexciting and usually begrudgingly paid, I would argue that property insurance is one of the most important components in a real estate transaction. Interestingly, I have found that even the m... OECD to Northern Europe: Raise Your Property Taxes!
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released a report Tuesday calling on Germany to raise its property taxes dramatically. The group has also called on Denmark, Norway, and the U.K. to do the same. BANKING: States, banks reach foreclosure-abuse settlement
U.S. states have reached a $25 billion deal with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the housing bubble burst. New Automated Application from Churchill Mortgage Gives Borrowers Immediate Rate Quote and Pre-Approval
New Automated Application from Churchill Mortgage Gives Borrowers Immediate Rate Quote and Pre-Approval. San Francisco Consulting Firm Recommends Taking Advantage of Lower Lease Prices Now as Demand for Office Space Increases
While the recovery of the real estate sector remains sluggish nationally, San Francisco's commercial real estate market is heating up. According to a recent survey by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers, San Francisco is now the third-best city to invest in for commercial property. As the cost of leasing commercial space rises again, San Francisco business consultantKathy Scheiern, PhD, founder of PurposeWorks LLC, recommends small businesses find the right space and lock in a g... Foreign Real Estate Companies Decline in China
The number of new foreign property companies in Beijing dropped by 56 percent last year and217 firms quit the market, China National Radio reported on Thursday. The report attributed the changes to the government's measures to cool the real estate market,restricting the number of homes a family can buy and requiring higher down payments on homepurchases. Property investors return to Dubai from the UAE, India and the UK
The value of property transactions in Dubai surged by 20% during 2011, reaching AED143 bn for the year