Archive for March, 2009
Home sales go up
It was the second-worst month on record for sales of new homes. But last month still brought a long-awaited shred of good news for the battered building industry.
Fed buys ad time in theaters for scam warnings
Sandwiched between the soft drink and popcorn ads, you may soon see an ad from the Federal Reserve while waiting for your movie to begin.
Mortgage applications surge 32.2 percent
U.S. mortgage applications jumped last week as record low interest rates spurred a surge in demand for home refinancing loans, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday.
UPDATED: OU men fall to Tar Heels (The Norman Transcript)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Oklahoma’s Final Four bid and season ended Sunday with a 72-60 loss to North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament’s South Regional final.
Real Estate Multi-Tasking: Investors Find a Rare Bright Spot in … – American Chronicle
Real Estate Multi-Tasking: Investors Find a Rare Bright Spot in …American Chronicle, CA The MLS does not include for-sale by owner (FSBO) properties, or those being sold by owners without the involvement of Realtors. Historically, FSBO properties have made up between 6 percent and 20 percent of total listings, said agent Paul Anderson. …
Port plan steers billions to Va.
Loading… CenterPoint Properties seeks to control Virginiaa s existing state-owned terminals in a proposal it values at $8.9 billion over 60 years.
Commercial real estate loan defaults skyrocket
With loan defaults rising, analysts say the struggling commercial real estate industry is poised to fall into the worst crisis since the last great property bust of the early 1990s.
The stimulus package and mortgages
The stimulus package and mortgages
Candy Spelling's Holmby Hills mansion listed for $150 million
The asking price makes the Holmby Hills estate, owned by the widow of TV producer Aaron Spelling and mother of actress Tori, the most expensive residential listing in the U.S. There are homes. And then there is Candy Land — all 56,500 square feet of it.
KB Home reports smaller loss as orders rise
Orders jump 26% in the quarter ended Feb. 28. The builder’s net loss narrows to $58.1 million. Westwood-based developer KB Home reported its first year-over-year increase in home orders in more than three years Friday, leading to a smaller-than-expected first-quarter loss.