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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?
The city is considered an ideal location for foreign investments on commercial real estate. The Washington D. C. -based Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) released its 24th annual survey of members on Monday, according to Houston Chronicle. CapitaLand Commercial Trust Selling Singapore Office Building
CapitaLand Commercial Trust Selling 23-story One George Street building. Singapore's largest office real estate investment trust by value, CapitaLand Commercial Trust, is vending a 23-story One George Street building in in the city-state's central business district, Raffles Place, according to an informant who refuses to be named. Homes of Miley Cyrus, Johnny Depp, President Obama Part of Top Celebrity Property Deals List for 2015
Find out the properties of the rich and famous that were up for sale in 2015. Popular celebrities Miley Cyrus and Johnny Depp, and President Barack Obama had their stunning properties up for sale in 2015. Financial Giant Blackstone Group Spends $10B on New York Real Estate
Financial giant Blackstone Group went on a massive shopping spree in 2015, spending a whopping $9.6 billion on New York real estate. The total made the private equity corporation the city's most aggressive property investor last year. Real Estate Tips: Can I Afford a Home in 2016?
Considering 2015's market conditions and interest rates, homebuyers may be able to afford a home in 2016 if they make a purchase early in the year. New York Real Estate: Manhattan Hotel Industry Suffers First Decline in 5 Years
The Manhattan hotel industry suffers first decline in 5 years. The said dip was caused by robust hotel development and investment in Manhattan; with more than 3,400 rooms added in the market last 2015 and a record hotel purchase of the $1.95 billion worth Waldorf Astoria by Anbang Insurance Group. Real Estate Tips: The Best States for Retirees in 2016
Retirees have a different way of defining "quality of life." They consider a range of factors that younger people usually don't including cost of goods and services, taxes, health care access and quality, crime rate and even the weather. Based on all these components, Bankrate evaluated all states in the US and came up with the best places for retirees to live in 2016. Global Real Estate: Slowing Chinese Investment in New Zealand Only Temporary
Chinese investment in New Zealand went down a notch since last October due to new buyer restrictions implemented by the Reserve Bank. The said slowdown is only temporary, according to a head of a company that facilitates the overseas property purchases of Chinese buyers. San Francisco Plans to Double-up On Requirements for Affordable Housing
A plan to require housing developers to provide twice the number of affordable units is set to be unveiled today. Average Long-term US Mortgage Rates Show Mixed Movement; 30-year Fixed-rate Mortgage Rate Down to 3.97 This Week
The key 30-year rate now below the 4 percent mark. While the cost of borrowing money are still below previous record average of 6 percent for a 30-year loan, the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has been modestly rising and falling in the previous weeks.
