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- 12/20/2005 - Real Estate News
Understanding the scope of a home inspection
Dear Barry, I'm confused as to what home inspectors are required to inspect and what they are not required to inspect. It seems that some include decks, while others charge extra for decks. Some include pools and spas, while others exclude these completel... - 12/20/2005 - Real Estate News
Can separated couple sell two houses in one year?
DEAR BOB: Can a couple with one spouse living in one house, and the other spouse living in another house, fulfill the tax requirements to claim the $125,000 tax write-off on both properties? – Victor T. DEAR VICTOR: There is no $125,000 home sale tax ex... - 12/20/2005 - Real Estate News
New book helps decode real estate purchase contracts
Although I've been reading and reviewing one real estate book each week for over 25 years, I've never encountered such a unique book and CD-ROM as "The Complete Book of Real Estate Contracts" by attorney Mark Warda. The book's theme is to educate home bu... - 12/19/2005 - Real Estate News
Vermont woman indicted on real estate fraud charges
A federal grand jury in Vermont has returned an indictment charging a 48-year-old woman with fraud involving a second mortgage she received on her home, the Rutland, Vermont Herald reported Friday. Cheryl Gilbert Petersen, formerly of Brattleboro, Vt., ... - 12/19/2005 - Real Estate News
Sotheby's extends brand into Turks and Caicos
Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates has extended its footprint into Turks and Caicos by awarding the master franchise rights for the Sotheby's International Realty brand to Turks & Caicos Realty in the islands that are situated about 575 miles... - 12/19/2005 - Real Estate News
Real estate foreclosures jump in New York, California
Foreclosures increased in California and New York from October to November, according to RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosure properties, while Florida topped the list for the most properties in some stage of foreclosure. RealtyTrac's Novem... - 12/19/2005 - Real Estate News
MSNBC.com, HouseValues ink real estate partnership
HouseValues Inc. today announced the company has signed a two-year strategic partnership with Internet news site MSNBC.com, which designates HomePages as its exclusive home buying and selling service. Under the terms of the deal, real estate-related con... - 12/19/2005 - Real Estate News
Overnight real estate rates move lower
Long-term mortgage interest rates were down Friday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield sank to 4.44 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average dropped to 5.74 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate declined to 5.33 percent. The 1-year adjustable w... - 12/19/2005 - Real Estate News
Dropping the real estate boom in 2005
Peter Casey, a past president of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors and president and CEO for Prudential Wilmot Whitney Real Estate in Weston, Mass., said, "The market is beginning to normalize, inventory is coming into balance. It's not a frighte... - 12/19/2005 - Real Estate News
ABN AMRO data on 2 million customers lost
ABN AMRO Mortgage Group said today that a computer tape containing data of approximately 2 million residential mortgage customers was lost in transit. The company, a subsidiary of LaSalle Bank Corp., said in a statement that so far, it has no knowledge ...