real estate

Planning to Sell Your Home? Now is the Best Time to Put Your House in the Market

The real estate industry is really booming this year. With lots of foreign investors willing to put their money to property developments and with homebuilders building more single-family homes. But the real estate industry doesn't always go straight. It may experience sudden drops or highs depending on the market. So, if you are planning to sell your home, now may be the best time.

Surging Real Estate Markets Dictates Wealth of Households

Real estate helped Canadians became wealthier in 2014. Saving money and easing up on the rate of their borrowing also contributed and allowed more households to become better equipped to hurdle the challenges set by falling prices of oil and economic downturns.

Commercial Real Estate Property Brokers Experience Profit Drop as Market Slows Down

Commercial Property companies are starting to experience decrease in their profits as the commercial real estate market start to lose its heat.

Why Canadians should Worry about Housing Market Meltdown

China's "Black Monday" is sending alert signals to global market shares. The Chinese stock market suffered its lowest of market share plunge, resulting in global markets taking in the adverse effects from the crisis experienced by the world's second biggest economy.

Report Shows Chinese-Americans Spent $105.1 Billion on U.S. Real Estate in 2014

Chinese-Americans have outspent onshore Chinese on US real estate. The World Property Journal says that according to a new report by Juwai. com, Chinese-American folks have outspent mainland Chinese buyers of US real estate by almost five to 1 in 2014.

Celebrity Real Estate: Ndamukong Suh of Miami Dolphins Buys Fort Lauderdale Mansion for $6.5M

Fearsome defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh of the Miami Dolphins bought himself a mansion on the Intracoastal in Fort Lauderdale. This $6.5 million mansion features six bedrooms and a whopping 11,142 square foot of space.

Abandoned Hamlet in Galicia, Spain Given Away for Free; Other Inhabited Spanish Villages Available in the Market for a Cheap Price

Spanish Villages are now for sale due to inhabitation and abandonment. A hamlet in Cortegada, a rural town south of Galicia, is being given away for free.

Hiring A Real Estage Agent; Interview Questions To Ask

A smart consumer would interview potential real estate agents before deciding on whom to hire. Going through this step in your home search ensures that you hire a good real estate agent and a smoother home buying process.

BlackRock is Reported to Be Joining the Financing of Landlords Market

BlackRock Inc. is reported to be planning to finance investors who are purchasing single- family homes that capitalizing on rental demand.

Reforms in Foreign Investment Ensures Better Policies on Property Purchases

An increase on penalties from $90,000 to $135,000 for serious breaches of real estate laws is included in the said reforms. Lawyers who deliberately help foreign investors break investment rules, conveyancers, selling agents and migration agents will also be subject to civil and criminal penalties.

Top 10 States Affected By Foreclosure Activity in the U.S.

The foreclosure activity heats up in the United States. There are 10 states that have been identified that are greatly affected.

Sydney Expects Surge After Nabbing a Spot in Top 10 Most Traded Commercial Property Markets

Sydney ranked number 10 among the world's most traded commercial property markets. The city is now expecting surge of investors into their malls, offices and logistic services.

London's Property Market Garnered a £3.4 billion Profit Despite of Decrease in Market Value

Property advisers Cushman & Wakefield released an analysis report saying that a wave of mainly Asian investors have been purchasing commercial properties in London summing up £3.4 billion- generating £870 million in profits for the past two years.

Real Estate Marketing News: C21 to Launch Training Program on How to Serve Homebuyers with Disabilities

Homebuyers with disabilities are now a special market in the industry, and Century 21 has found ways to train agents on how to be of better service to them.

Insurance Protection for Pollution Improves Environment for Real Estate Deals

Many investors are inclined to buy or invest properties without even thinking of the impacts it will have to the environment. They will find themselves decades later taking a big hit from liabilities due to pollution.

Vancouver Real Estate Update: Federal Audit Set Sights on Money-Laundering Real Estates

Canada's Real Estate is booming with Chinese and other foreign investors, but reports say that Canada has become the perfect place to invest money from illegal activities of foreign investors who buy properties to turn their dirty money clean.

From Woes to Riches: Find Out How a British Expat Turns Into a Property Guru

Toby Young didn’t start out pretty well in his early years of stay in Dubai. The British expatriate had stumble on a series of unfortunate events, especially in terms of renting properties. But Young didn’t remain unlucky.

'Marco Rubio' Latest News: Presidential Candidate Sells Horror Home In Tallahassee

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio sold his co-owned property with David Rivera, his former colleague who's name has been tainted with several scandals. An unknown buyer was able to purchase it at a lesser price than its orginial value. However, Rubio is relieved to have sold the house of horrors.