2006 February : The Real Estate Bloggers

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Woman Accused of Real Estate Fraud Against Marines Serving in Iraq

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Imagine having the nerve to defraud soldiers serving our country to the tune of 3 million dollars by selling real estate that you did not even own. That is what Evelyn Corina Oberhuber did recently. To top it all […]

21Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 7 comments | Continued
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Under 30 and Looking for a Real Estate Career? It Is Possible.

Being under 30 and a real estate agent is not that common, most often people enter real estate as a second career. But with the increased use of technology and the internet, being an effective realtor is much more than just showing homes and talking about drapery.
Fayetteville Online has an interesting article for those […]

21Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued
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Mortgage Fraud Aggressively Investigated and Prosecuted in Colorado

Colorado and federal  prosecutors have launched a war on mortgage fraud, and it looks like they are  having some great success. Real estate brokers and agents, mortgage brokers, and homeowners have been rounded up in this widespread investigation. HUD investigations alone have yielded 236 indictments and 169 prosecutions in their investigation. This is worth  watching […]

21Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 1 comment | Continued
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Coldwell Banker Celebrated 100 Years of Service in 2006

It was either despite his youth or because of it that Colbert Coldwell, then 23 years old with but two years of experience in the real estate business, saw opportunity in the rubble of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.
On Aug. 27 of that year, Coldwell and two partners opened a real estate office […]

20Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued
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New York Real Estate Slowdown Less Likely

Urban Digs has a great post on the reasons New York City (Manhattan) Real Estate will not be as likely to have a major slowdown as other cities such as Miami and Las Vegas are likely to have. It covers some of the more obvious point covering economic and scarcity of land, but they have […]

20Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 1 comment | Continued
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Eminent Domain Abuse in Norwood, Ohio

This story illustrates the problem with Eminent Domain. When it is a school or park that the community needs, eminent domain is a great tool. When it is a development to enrich either the government or a business, eminent domain will always be abused. Joe Horney wanted to keep his house. A developer wants to […]

20Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued
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ZipRealty Introduces Price Track tool for Finding Homes that have Lowered Selling Price

ZipRealty is making a name for itself with their online brokerage throughout the United States. They have now introduced a new tool, Price Track”, which will allow potential buyers to see price reductions on their listed homes. Some buyers look for homes that have been discounted to find motivated sellers.

Called “Price Track,” the new […]

19Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued
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Massachusetts Market Slows - But Still Increasing

In what would be a surprise to many, the Massachusetts Real Estate Market did not go in the tank as many had expected in the 4th quarter. While the rate of appreciation was not stellar, housing prices still rose 1.5 percent on slower volume. The market may be finding its equilibrium instead of going into […]

19Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued
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Orlando Adds 2 New Condo Projects

The condo boom is not over in Orlando, as 2 multi-million dollar project were announced yesterday. With all  of the negative comments about the Florida condo markets, it is interesting to see 2 announced at the same time.

The Orlando area’s condo boom got another boost Thursday with the announcement of two more multimillion-dollar deals. […]

18Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 1 comment | Continued
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The Kentucky Legislature Stops Real Estate Monopoly Legislation

In a move to protect the consumer in Kentucky, the state legislature has rejected a proposal by the Kentucky Real Estate Commission to insist on consumers have a minimum of services they would have to be provided by a real estate agent. This means that a consumer could not get just the services they wanted, […]

18Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued
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