Homester.com Web News Archive

Real Estate Live (Washington Post) - Join Post Real Estate Editor Maryann Haggerty as she discusses all aspects of the local real estate market.

First American part of new Spanish real-estate network (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - First American Corp. and the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals launched Friday a real-estate service on MSN Latino Finanzas, which offers financial news, advice and resources to the Hispanic community.

Prepare for a Real Estate Crash (The Motley Fool) - I'm not here to warn you of an impending real estate crash. How could I? I have no idea what the real estate market will do tomorrow or over the coming year, just as I have no idea how the stock market will do.

Buy up, says real estate chief (The New Zealand Herald) - The head of the country's thriving real estate industry is encouraging homeowners to turn a deaf ear to housing crash predictions.

Real-estate briefs of the rich and famous (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Oil investor and corporate raider T. Boone Pickens and his wife, California horse breeder Madeleine Paulson, have added to their real-estate holdings with a Mediterranean-style house in Dallas.

How real estate can help you save on taxes (Chicago Tribune) - Although the end of 2005 is several weeks away, it's not too early to plan for year-end tax savings. Real estate can play a major role in saving your tax dollars.

Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust Announces October 2005 Distribution (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust today announced its October 2005 monthly distribution in the amount of 10.67 cents per unit . The October distribution will be payable on November 14, 2005 to Unitholders of record October 31, 2005.

Search Long Island real estate sales (Newsday.com) - Search real estate sales for Nassau and Suffolk counties for the past three years. Data obtained from the New York State Office of Real Property Services; new records are added monthly.

RealEstate.com Survey Polls Home Sellers and Real Estate Agents (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Oct. 14, 2005 — Selling a home can be an overwhelming experience for any homeowner, whether it’s your first time or tenth time. In a recent survey, both home sellers and real estate agents provided information that sheds light on the many important factors that should be considered to successfully sell a home.

New Program Seeks to Halt Defection from Real Estate Industry (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Oct. 14, 2005 — Faced with the seldom-mentioned—but alarming—statistic that 13 out of every 14 real estate agents nationwide fail and leave the business within just two years after entering it with high hopes, Denver-based Frontier GMAC Real Estate announced an innovative training program designed to ensure the success and staying power of every new real estate professional the company