July 31st, 2007
Gena Reide of the Sacramento Real Estate Voice just hosted the 52nd Carnival of Real Estate. She cleverly introduced the winning bloggers in a game of monopoly theme.
There were seven winning bloggers or should I say players representing real estate professionals, vendors and the mortgage industry.
Here are the articles of the 52nd Carnival of […]
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July 31st, 2007
I was checking the incoming links in my blog, when I saw a familiar figure "I am $2.2 Million in Debt". There could only be one person I know (who would link back to me) who has this much in debt…Casey Serin.
The blog which made him famous, "I am Facing Foreclosure" had been officially sold […]
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July 31st, 2007
No time to read about the latest real estate news. Here is a video presentation that will give you some insights about some of the latest happenings, outlook and recommendation with regards to the U.S. real estate market.
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July 31st, 2007
The real estate industry has been afflicted with a lot of negative news and forecasts, specially with regards to the residential sector. However, real estate in general comprise a diverse type of property portfolio. It is hard to generalize the overall outlook of the industry because it performs and caters to different markets.
An article […]
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July 30th, 2007
"Real estate investment trusts, known as REITs, are entities that invest in different kinds of real estate or real estate related assets, including shopping centers, office buildings, hotels and mortgages secured by real estate. There are basically three types of REITS:
Equity REITS, the most common type of REIT, invest in or own real estate and […]
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July 30th, 2007
Most people when asked why they want to buy their own place, they reply back that it is a form of security for them. In a way it is, because it provides a roof over their heads. It is also a place where you store your belongings and your most prized possessions.
This same idea […]
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July 30th, 2007
Headlines for real estate ads are usually structured as catchy and meant to make a statement from the headline alone. Since it is competing with several other property ads, a lot of Realtors can be very creative in writing their headlines.
Here are some examples of catchy headlines I saw in the real estate classified ads […]
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July 29th, 2007
The Blackstone Group bought Equity Office for $39 Billion including debt. Equity Office used to be the nation’s largest office landlord.
Blackstone has since been successfully flipping the commercial properties. Six months after the deal was announced, the company had sold nearly half of the properties preserving back 70% of their initial investment. It is […]
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July 25th, 2007
According a to a news report in LA Times, U.S. Home Sales this June was the lowest in more than four years. It was down by 11.4% compared to same month last year.
Most economists foresee that the housing market won’t make a turnaround anytime soon. The bust in the sub-prime mortgage market and the increase […]
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July 24th, 2007
I came across an article written by Robert Kiyosaki "Thinking Big is the Best Plan" in Yahoo Finance. In the article, he shared his experience about missing an opportunity because he did not think big.
Thirty years ago, he inquired about a building for sale with 6 tenants in place. He found the $2 Million […]
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