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30,000 Homes in Brownsville Powerless due to Hermine

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - More than 30,000 homes are without power in south Texas after Tropical Storm Hermine (hur-MEEN') rolled into the region. An online outage map for electric provider AEP Texas says more than 26,000 homes in Cameron County didn't have power Tuesday morning hours after Hermine rolled in Texas.

SL Green Sells Manhattan Property for $123.2 Million

Commercial realtor SL Green Realty said Tuesday it plans to sell 19 West 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan for $123.2 million, or $422 per square foot, to Deka Immobilien.

HDFC repackages teaser home loan rates

HDFC repackages teaser home loan ratesHDFC repackages teaser home loan rates

Corigin, New Real Estate and Private Equity Company, Forms in New York

Corigin Holdings , a new real estate and private equity company, has formed in New York. Â Corigin is headed by Ryan Freedman, chairman and chief executive officer.

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Property transfers for Sept. 7, 2010

The following property transfers were filed recently at the Lawrence County Courthouse. The information includes the address of the property sold, seller, buyer, sale price and dat ...

Homes vandalized in Lawrence

Someone took advantage of the holiday weekend to vandalize homes in the Lawrence area. A couple on Limbach Circle woke up Tuesday morning to find broken glass inside their house. Someone took advantage of the holiday weekend to vandalize homes in the Lawrence area. A couple on Limbach Circle woke up Tuesday morning to find broken glass inside their house.

Miami Beach Real Estate Keeping Ready For Investment

If you are planning to invest in Miami Beach real estate for sure you will end up successful. Though there are lots of features that you need to understand before you attempt to invest you can be sure to achieve your goal in the end.

Homes Targeted for Demo in I-5 Expansion

Like it or not, dozens of homes could be demolished to make room for the Interstate 5 expansion project. Interstate 5 - United States - Roads and Highways - Recreation - Transportation

Real Estate News: Good News About Rising Mortgage Rates

Here is a look at real-estate news in today's WSJ:

Agile Property's Eight-Month Contracted Sales Increase 33% to $2.1 Billion

Agile Property Holdings Ltd.’s contracted sales in the first eight months of 2010 increased 33 percent to 14.1 billion, the company said in an e-mailed statement distributed by iPR Ogilvy Ltd.

Mortgage company may take title to Vero Fashion Outlets in federal bankruptcy case settlement

VERO BEACH — Vero Fashion Outlets mall federal bankruptcy filing may be settled by its mortgage holder taking title to the mall for an undisclosed amount, according to a motion the mall’s attorney filed in court.

Potomac Homes Welcomes Karen Padreza as General Manager of Mahwah and Ramsey Communities

RAMSEY, N.J.----Potomac Homes, a provider of specialty care for those with Alzheimer’s and other dementia related illnesses, today announced the appointment of Karen Padreza as General Manager of Potomac’s Mahwah and Ramsey communities.

Real estate issues in spotlight at Cityscape event

MANAMA: Cityscape is to host the first Cityscape Connect business breakfast in Bahrain. The event will bring together industry leaders from real estate investment, development, advisory, legal and finance backgrounds to share their insights in a networking forum.

Mortgage rates hit decades-low of 4.32%

Record-low mortgage rates have sparked a flurry of refinancing in Coshocton County, according to local bankers.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Selects MetricStream's Risk Management and Compliance Solutions

MetricStream Inc., a market leader in enterprise-wide Governance, Risk and Compliance solutions, today announced that the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta has chosen MetricStream's solutions for Enterprise Risk Management , IT Compliance Management and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Management.

Closing Costs: Recently sold megahomes

These recently sold expensive homes sold on Realtor.com are as distinct as the regions they’re from. Realtor.com - Real estate - Business and Economy - United States - For sale by owner

Homes plans may be scaled down

PLANS to build thousands of new homes as part of a major strategy which will shape Hartlepool's future for years to come could be downsized.

5 ways to get the best mortgage deal

It's much tougher to get a home loan these days. Lenders now are required to perform more due diligence on mortgage borrowers than in the past. And thanks to the Great Recession, many mortgage shoppers may struggle to pass these stricter tests.

Rebuilding homes could take years - expert

Rebuilding the estimated 100,000 damaged and destroyed homes in quake-hit Canterbury could take years.Damage assessments have only just begun and while some buildings have been demolished in the days following the 7.1 earthquake,...

HK property prices to stay on uptrend despite cooling measures

HONG KONG : Property prices in Hong Kong are expected to stay on an uptrend, according to analysts.

Sterling Custom Homes Nears Completion of Escavara Home

Austin - Sterling Custom Homes is nearing completion of its $1 million home in Escavara, the most exclusive section of Flintrock Falls. Bucking the trend in the current banking climate, this leading Austin custom homebuilder is building the home at 111 Escavera Cove as a quick-delivery home.

Real Estate Prices at Bulgaria's Potential F1 Track Skyrocket

A week after it was announced that Bulgaria might built a Formula 1 circuit, the real estate prices at its future site near Sofia have skyrocketed despite the fact that the initiative has been troubled by an international scandal.

'Loan mortgages move won't dampen mart'

The proposal to impose a 80 per cent loan-to-value ratio (LVR) for mortgages will not dampen the property market in the long run, said Minister of Housing and Local Government, Datuk Wira Chor Chee Heung. Nevertheless, Chor said, there was a need for a certain structure to ensure it would not be a burden for the lower-income group to own a house. "To enable the lower-income group to purchase ...

25 homes bulldozed for rail link

Twenty-five homes in Melbourne's inner-west will be bulldozed to make way for the Victorian government's regional rail link project.

Mortgage sales jump 11% in August

Mortgage sales jumped 11 per cent in August as homebuyer confidence strengthened and mortgage delinquencies stabilised.

YOUR PLACE TO CALL HOME: It matters who your Realtor represents

If you are looking to buy or sell a home, you probably haven't given much thought to who the Realtor you are working with is actually representing.

YOUR PLACE TO CALL HOME: Who does your Realtor work for?

You walk into an open house on Sunday afternoon and talk to the Realtor there about the home you are viewing. When you start to share information about your housing needs, the Realtor stops you and says, "We need to talk about agency."

Smoking Gun Evidence Recorded of BofA Potentially Admitting That Home Loan Mods Do Not Exist

Tapes reveal Righteous Brothers famous song in Top Gun being re-written and sang by BofA employees as “You never close our loan anymore without being a @itch.... And modifications just don’t exist -You lost that funding feeling and now it’s gone! gone! gone!

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Realtor named outstanding agent Andover Gus Gewecke has been selected as the outstanding agent for the month of July by Century 21 Gross and Jansen Realtors in Andover.

Loan quality in banks has deteriorated: Bhatt

Loan quality in banks has deteriorated: BhattLoan quality in banks has deteriorated: Bhatt

Scotts Bluff County is not immune to foreclosures

Request a three-month list of home loan defaults from the Scotts Bluff County Register of Deeds and you’ll get a list of more than 75 homes. Foreclosures aren’t just hitting Phoenix, Detroit and Los Angeles, but are here at home as well.

Goodman Property raises $45m in private debt issue

Goodman Property Trust, which recently had one of its managers poached by rival AMP NZ Office Trust, has raised $45 million through a private debt issue.

Australia Banks Should Raise Mortgage Rates This Year, UBS' Boubouras Says

Australian banks should raise mortgage rates before the end of this year independent of any increases by the nation’s central bank to soften the impact of rising funding costs, UBS AG said.

Sacramento property values decline 3.7% in fiscal 2009-10

Sacramento-area property values collectively tumbled another $10 billion from 2009 to 2010 – about 12 percent of losses suffered statewide by property owners, according to new statistics from state tax authorities.

Realtors, affiliates raise $33,000 for charity

Realtor and affiliate members of the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors showed their support for the 12th Silicon Valley Realtors Charitable Foundation fundraiser 'Chipping for Charity' by participating in the event and pledging $33,000.

China Property Collateral in Loans for Third Homes, Business News Reports

Some individuals are using property as collateral to obtain consumption loans for buying third homes, the China Business News reported, citing some commercial banks in Shanghai.

‘Needs TLC’: In Real Estate, a Number of Interpretations

Real estate listings noting a need for TLC acknowledge problems with a property. Just what those are is not always clear.

Mortgage broker avoids jail over $160,000 rip-off

A Christchurch mortgage broker who admitted ripping off a client to the tune of $160,000 has avoided a jail sentence.