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Property Crossroads - Real Estate Info

Archive for January 2008

January 31st, 2008

Blogs can bite back, Realtor discovers

But a blog can also cause agents trouble. Just ask Lucas Lechuga, an agent with Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell, a real estate brokerate in Coral Gables, Fla. Lechuga lost his job because of what he wrote on his blog.

By Dan -- 1 comment

January 30th, 2008

The positive side of the big slump: Finding contractors is a snap

Sara Lin, a writer for the The Wall Street Journal’s online edition, found something good about the current housing slump: It’s easier, and cheaper, to find contractors to either build a house or renovate one.

By Dan -- 1 comment

January 29th, 2008

New home sales see historic drop

The sales of new homes dropped by a record amount in 2007, while sales prices had their weakest showing in 16 years. If that’s not enough to shake builder confidence, what is?

By Dan -- 0 comments

January 28th, 2008

Second homes changing nature of rural areas

Second-home buyers are drastically changing the nature of large slices of rural America.

By Dan -- 0 comments

January 27th, 2008

Is anyone accountable in real estate?

When something goes wrong with a residential real estate purchase, who steps up to take the blame? Increasingly, the answer to that question seems to be “no one.”

By Dan -- 3 comments

January 25th, 2008

Home sales continue to slip

The National Association of Realtors on Jan. 24 released the news that anyone trying to sell a home already knows: Housing sales were down in 2007.

By Dan -- 0 comments

January 24th, 2008

Renting in New York City? Ouch

Forbes Magazine, one publication that truly loves its lists, recently released another one guaranteed to get people talking. This one highlights the 10 most expensive cities for renters.

By Dan -- 1 comment

January 23rd, 2008

Buyer sues agent over house price

Whose fault is it when a buyer pays far too much for a home? The buyer’s? Or the buyer’s real estate agent? Marty Ummel, who in 2005 purchased a house in San Diego for $1.2 million, is asking the legal system to decide.

By Dan -- 14 comments

January 22nd, 2008

Looking for a strong real estate market? Try Mexico

While the residential housing market remains mired in a deep slump in the United States, homes are selling quickly in Mexico.

By Dan -- 0 comments

January 21st, 2008

Housing starts down … again

In a continuing sign of how bad the residential real estate market has gotten, homebuilders are still reducing the number of new homes they are building.

By Dan -- 0 comments

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