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- 12/9/2005 - Real Estate News
1980s condo complex sells in the O.C.
Marcus & Millichap arranged the sale of the 100,278-square-foot Colony Park Condominium apartments in Azusa, Calif. The value of the transaction was $22 million. Colony Park Condominium Apartments is located at 777 South Citrus Ave. The property wa... - 12/9/2005 - Real Estate News
Joint venture buys interest in San Francisco project
Grubb & Ellis recently announced that Page Mill Properties L.P., a San Francisco real estate equity fund sponsored by Divco West, has acquired a 70 percent ownership interest in 444 De Haro St., a 152,000-square-foot office complex covering an entire ... - 12/9/2005 - Real Estate News
Ohio men indicted for $1M real estate fraud
Two convicted felons who ran a defunct mortgage brokerage in Vandalia, Ohio, were indicted Wednesday for falsifying 24 mortgages and taking more than $1 million from a mortgage company, an Ohio prosecutor told the Dayton, Ohio Daily News yesterday. Mark... - 12/8/2005 - Real Estate News
Reverse mortgages to have higher loan limits in 2006
Next year, older homeowners will be able to convert a greater part of the equity in their homes into tax-free income using a reverse mortgage because of new higher loan limits, a reverse mortgage group said Wednesday. The increases will affect two rever... - 12/8/2005 - Real Estate News
Web site tracks real estate agents' listing performance
A free online service allows homeowners to view lists of Realtors in a given area, along with information on how many properties are currently listed by those Realtors, the average advertised price of those homes and consumer reviews of those Realtors. ... - 12/8/2005 - Real Estate News
Real estate loan fundings bloom at Countrywide
Mortgage loan fundings at Countrywide Financial totaled $42 billion in November, up 35 percent from a year ago, the company announced today. In October, mortgage loan fundings hit $47 billion. Monthly purchase volume of $19 billion in November was 28 pe... - 12/8/2005 - Real Estate News
Overnight real estate rates stall
Long-term mortgage interest rates were mostly unchanged Wednesday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield rose to 4.52 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average dipped to 5.82 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate held at 5.42 percent. The 1-year ad... - 12/8/2005 - Real Estate News
Top real estate stories of 2005
2005 was another year of record success in real estate, though the market started to show strong signs of slowing in the second half of the year. Industry participants started thinking and planning more seriously for their approach to online customers. Th... - 12/8/2005 - Real Estate News
Potential home buyer needs legal 'out'
Question: I am not sure, but there is a strong possibility that I may be in a position to buy a house in nine to 12 months. I am worried that my lease is coming up for renewal in a few months and my landlord requires a 12-month lease. There is no clause t... - 12/8/2005 - Real Estate News
Can seller claim real estate tax break for vacant lot?
DEAR BOB: In a recent article, you said the sale of a vacant lot adjoining an owner's principal residence could qualify for the Internal Revenue Code 121 tax exemption up to $250,000 (up to $500,000 for a qualified married couple filing a joint tax return...