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06/28/2007 Real estate rates down further overnight
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Long-term mortgage interest rates fell again Wednesday, and the
benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield held at 5.08 percent.
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06/28/2007 'Open House Bandits' may have struck again in Utah
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A duo that has targeted real estate agents and open houses in a theft spree in the San Francisco Bay Area may have been spotted in the Park City, Utah, area, according to law enforcement reports.
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06/28/2007 Consumers call the shots in new referral service
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A real estate search site covering western Washington is turning the concept of online lead generation and referrals on its head, giving consumers more control and anonymity in the agent selection process.
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06/28/2007 Trying to Put a Value on Sustainable Building
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Sustainable building is making an ever-increasing impact on both the commercial and residential real estate markets.
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06/28/2007 Housing Groups 'Revolt' over Toronto's Proposed Land Transfer Tax
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The City of Toronto's Executive Committee has unanimously approved a staff recommendation that a new land transfer tax be implemented for home buyers. The tax would double current land transfer rates, and result in another $4,200 in taxes for the average Toronto home buyer. The proposal will go before the full City Council in July.
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06/28/2007 Living In A Hot Spot
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If it was only the one, past dry winter that transformed California into a tinderbox, homeowners could pray for rain.
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06/27/2007 Seven brokerage companies vie for top award
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The Inman Innovator awards will be presented Aug. 1 at Real Estate Connect in San Francisco.
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06/27/2007 Fidelity National Information Services on acquisition streak
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Fidelity National Information Services Inc. says it has agreed to buy EFD/eFunds Corp. for $1.8 billion -- the second acquisition announced by the company this week.
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06/27/2007 Home loan apps in 2-week slide
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Declining interest rates weren't enough to inspire home purchases or refinancings last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported today, as loan applications were down again.
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06/27/2007 Another dip in overnight real estate rates
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Long-term mortgage interest rates sank again Tuesday, and the
benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield held at 5.08 percent.
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