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- 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
Sotheby's expands on Florida's Gulf Coast
Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates announced it has expanded to serve towns and communities in and near Belleair, Fla. Homes & Estates Realty will now do business as Homes & Estates Sotheby's International Realty. Homes & Estates Soth... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
Overnight real estate rates up
Long-term mortgage interest rates moved higher Friday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield held at 4.52 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 5.84 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate rose to 5.41 percent. The 1-year adjustable wa... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
2005: A busy year for real estate regulators
It's a safe bet that 2005 will be one of the most memorable – if not unforgettable – years on record for the leaders of the National Association of Realtors. Most notably, it is the year that the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
Economy screams, real estate rates climb
Long-term rates rose last week as healthy economic data undermined ghoulish bond-market hopes for an economic downturn. The 10-year T-note could not hold its pre-Thanksgiving rally to 4.4 percent and is now back above 4.5 percent; that trade eliminated t... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
Investment returns influence real estate down payment
(This is Part 5 of a seven-part series. See Part 1: Mortgage shopping: what you should know before you begin; Part 2: Pros and cons of fixed, adjustable mortgages; Part 3: Three options available on most mortgages and Part 4: How long should you take to p... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
When is it advisable to sell your home 'as is'?
DEAR BOB: When is it advisable to sell your home "as is?" – Alta F. DEAR ALTA: That's the shortest real estate question -- and one of the best -- I have ever received. I wish the answer could be so brief. Purchase Bob Bruss reports online. An "as is" re... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
Slowing real estate market works to some people's favor
The housing market shows signs of fatigue, but the slowing can be seen in some areas of the country more than others. For instance, in the San Francisco Bay Area, multimillion-dollar listings are taking longer to sell than listings in the less-than-1-mill... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
California's real estate affordability worsens
California's housing affordability crisis continued to worsen in the third quarter of 2005, according to a report released Thursday, prompting the California Building Industry Association to urge state and local officials to remove barriers to new-home ... - 12/2/2005 - Real Estate News
Rolling through the holiday real estate lull
So this year, even though the shackles were off, I really didn't get it. Thursday, obviously, a date to eat; I got that. "What are you doing Friday?" asked my in-laws. "I'm working Friday," I said, fairly self-righteously. "I'm happy just to have Thursda... - 12/2/2005 - Real Estate News
More gains in overnight real estate rates
Long-term mortgage interest rates edged up Thursday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield rose to 4.52 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 5.8 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate inched up to 5.37 percent. The 1-year adjustable ...