RealEstate

Americans Again Say Real Estate Is Best Long-Term Investment

The FINANCIAL -- For the second straight year, more Americans name real estate than stocks, gold, savings accounts/CDs or bonds as the best long-term investment. Real estate leads with 31% of Americans choosing it, followed by stocks/mutual funds, at ...

Return Buyers Expected to Boost Housing Demand in Coming Years

The FINANCIAL -- Nearly a decade since the start of the foreclosure crisis, formerly distressed homeowners with restored credit are re-entering the housing market, but damaged credit profiles and ...

Eurozone Construction Falls Sharply

The FINANCIAL -- Construction in the eurozone fell sharply in February, an indication that despite signs of an accelerating economic recovery, businesses and households are still wary of making new ...

Government of India and the World Bank Sign $160 Million Agreement

The FINANCIAL -- The government of India and the World Bank have signed a $160 million credit for the Rajasthan Road Sector Modernization Project to support the government of Rajasthan improve ...

Russia Becomes Europe’s Largest Shopping Centre Market for First Time

The FINANCIAL -- After a number of large-scale malls were delivered to the European market in H2 2014, Russia has now broken France’s 43-year reign as Europe’s largest shopping centre market, ...

Mortgage Rates Little Changed Remain Near 2015 Lows

The FINANCIAL -- Freddie Mac on April 16 released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey, showing average fixed mortgage rates moving largely unchanged amid a light week of economic ...

J.F. McKinney + Associates to join Cushman & Wakefield

The FINANCIAL -- Cushman & Wakefield and J.F. McKinney + Associates on April 22 announced an agreement to join forces, which will bring together two firms in Chicago with a shared vision for ...

With Launch of Trulia for Apple Watch Finding the Right Home is Fun and Fast

The FINANCIAL -- On April 22 Trulia, one of the leading home search resources for buyers and renters, introduced Trulia for Apple Watch. The new Apple Watch app extends the utility of the Trulia app ...

Existing-Home Sales Spike in March

The FINANCIAL -- Existing-home sales jumped in March to their highest annual rate in 18 months, while unsold inventory showed needed improvement, according to the National Association of ...

Over 60 Percent of Top 100 U.S. Housing Markets Improving

The FINANCIAL -- Freddie Mac on April 22 released its updated Multi-Indicator Market Index (MiMi) showing the U.S. housing market continuing to stabilize and getting back on track heading into the ...

Sellers Still Rule in Bay Area

The FINANCIAL -- Zillow's Spring analysis of buyers' and sellers' bargaining power in housing markets across the country found bidding wars and red hot prices in the Bay Area, but also in new hot ...

RealtyTrac Announces 54 Deals Closed Since Launching Tax, Deed

The FINANCIAL -- RealtyTrac the nation’s one of the leading sources for comprehensive housing data, on April 22 announced it has closed 54 deals and hired dozens of employees, including multiple ...

Share of Seriously Underwater Homes Increases in First Quarter For First Time Since Second Quarter 2012

The FINANCIAL -- RealtyTrac, the nation’s one of the leading sources for comprehensive housing data, on April 22 released its U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report for the first quarter of 2015, ...

Balance Needed between Regulation and Opportunity in Housing Market

The FINANCIAL -- The nation’s leading housing economists spoke on April 21 at an economic and policy forum to appraise the state of the U.S. housing market. The event, held by the National ...

Where Do the Children Play?

The FINANCIAL -- Last year the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the songwriter who rhetorically asked, “Where Do the Children Play?” This year, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens got his ...

Freddie Mac Announces First Extended Timeline NPL Pool Offering (EXPO)

The FINANCIAL -- Freddie Mac on April 21 announced its first Extended Timeline Pool Offering (EXPO), an auction of deeply delinquent non-performing loans (NPLs) from its mortgage investment ...

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