Homester.com Web News Archive

Number of real estate agents steady (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) - The area's relatively stable housing market is keeping real estate agents employed.

Real estate bust and foreclosure boom comes home to a neighborhood built on easy credit (KATU Portland) - This is the tale of how America's real estate boom came to a seemingly ordinary subdivision called the Villages at Queen Creek in Arizona, where the whipsaw of easy credit has led to some extraordinary times. T

Real estate hurts Nevada but no crisis: governor (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - A sharp slowdown in the real estate market is hurting Nevada's economy and revenue, but strong development in Las Vegas and other factors should help avert a crisis, the state's governor said in a rare interview.

Seizing a real estate chance (The Age) - A phone call to a Yarrawonga real estate agency earlier this year - inquiring about the price of waterfront land - turned around the lives of Australand executive Andrew Shell and his wife Mandy.

Coldwell real estate magazine debuts (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin/MidWeek advertising depart- ment have teamed up to produce a full-color glossy real estate magazine, which will be available at 143 locations and circulate to 35,000 readers.

Real estate events (San Jose Mercury News) - Oct. 8 and Oct. 11 Real Estate Seminar. Presented by AtHome Consulting Group, listen and learn about a revolutionary new way of looking at the real estate business.

Discount Real Estate Co. Closing (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Discount real estate broker Foxtons said this week it is filing for bankruptcy, citing the recent slump in the housing market.

Dubai Islamic Bank wins Real Estate 'Best Investment Management' Bank Award (AME Info) - Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) was awarded UAE's Best Real Estate Investment Management Bank.

Real estate firm sells property abroad (Times of Malta) - Frank Salt Real Estate and Homes of Quality have just launched Vepri, a new development offering the public the opportunity to purchase a holiday home or invest in property in Tuscany.

County remains full of real estate projects (Bradenton Herald) - Like the river of life, real estate and development is an ever-changing, evolving thing in Manatee County.