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11/21/2006 Brokers share survival strategies for changing times
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A changing real estate market is not necessarily a bad situation to be in -- it's what you make of it that counts, said real estate professionals during a Monday discussion of broker survival strategies.
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11/21/2006 Indianapolis, Los Angeles represent extremes in home affordability
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California is home to nine of the 10 least affordable U.S. metro areas in the third quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index released this week.
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11/21/2006 Home buyers gain ground in South Florida
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Residential real estate sales and prices in South Florida's Broward County were down in October from their year-ago levels, as still rising inventory added fuel to the buyer's market, according to statistics provided by the Realtor Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale.
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11/21/2006 Overnight real estate rates lose ground
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Long-term mortgage interest rates dipped Monday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield held at 4.6 percent.
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11/21/2006 Sellers do the searching at BuyerHunt.com
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Editor's note: In this three-part report, Inman News catches up with a few of the latest developments to cross our desks. We examine a new home valuation and lead generation service, a site where sellers proactively look for buyers, and a new service among many that now offer a rich multimedia home-shopping experience. (Read Part 1.)
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11/21/2006 Sales Up in Early November
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TORONTO, November 17, 2006 - Toronto Real Estate Board Members reported 3,008 sales during the first half of November, an increase of four per cent from the 2,886 sales recorded during the same timeframe in 2005, Toronto Real Estate Board President Dorothy Mason announced today.
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11/21/2006 Is The Property Rights Revolution Being Hijacked?
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From the start of this country there has never been any question regarding the right of the government to take property -- the "takings" clause of the Fifth Amendment plainly says that government can acquire private property for public use, but not "without just compensation."
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11/21/2006 Putting The Lid On Law-Breaking Locksmiths
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After a Boston ABC television news affiliate called the state's locksmith trade association pretending to be locked out, the locksmith picked the lock in less than two minutes and charged $90.
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11/21/2006 Interest-Only Mortgages Challenge Home Equity Management
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Home equity deserves at least as much, and arguably more, of a homeowner's attention than interior design or lawn care currently seem to receive. For too many reasons, home ownership can no longer be a passive role for Canadians. Those intent on preserving their investment while improving their financial position must become committed home equity managers.
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11/20/2006 Chicago MLS merger approved
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Shareholders for the Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illinois are planning an informal meeting within the next couple of weeks in response to a controversial vote last week to approve a consolidation with a rival, the broker-owned MAP MLS.
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