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  • Standard & Poor Devalues Inflated Housing Prices In China

    Standard & Poor Devalues Inflated Housing Prices In China

    While housing prices in the US and elsewhere have steadily fallen since 2007, real estate in China is three times expensive now than it was three years ago. Although buyers are plentiful and new properties are being constructed around the clock, financial analysts believe the...

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  • Former Rap Star Launches Free Real Estate Portal – For Now

    Former Rap Star Launches Free Real Estate Portal – For Now

    Rob Van Winkle might be best known for his cheesy 90s rap songs, but the former music star has a new passion – real estate. It is now known if ‘Vanilla Ice’ is a license real estate agent, but he believes that he has what...

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  • Atlanta Real Estate Developer Gets 28 Years For Fraud

    Atlanta Real Estate Developer Gets 28 Years For Fraud

    Prosecutors in Atlanta, Georgia, say that Phillip Hill and Les Rector almost single handedly destroyed the lives of thousands of homeowners in suburban Atlanta and surrounding areas. In an elaborate scheme, the duo presented themselves as real estate developers and then went on to obtain...

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  • House ‘Flippers’ Still Buying Property Despite Hard Sell

    House ‘Flippers’ Still Buying Property Despite Hard Sell

    It seems that the only people buying property are independently wealth investors that think that they will be able to turn a profit once the real estate market rebounds. Property analysts have speculated time and time again when the state of the real estate market...

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  • Vacation Homeowners In Arizona Helping To Boost Economy

    Vacation Homeowners In Arizona Helping To Boost Economy

    Before the housing bubble burst property in residential areas of Arizona was in high demand. Now, the average home is being sold for less than $100,000, and thousands of houses sit unoccupied. Local residents have long blamed the state of the market on vacation homeowners....

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  • Homeowners More Likely To Renovate Due To Market Downturn

    Homeowners More Likely To Renovate Due To Market Downturn

    With a huge backlog of unoccupied property sitting on the market, homeowners are attempting to get more equity by remodeling. According to Kudzu Research, more than 60% of homeowners in the Atlanta area plan to hire a remodeling contractor sometime in 2011. Not only does...

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  • New York Real Estate Prices Hit 7 Year Low

    New York Real Estate Prices Hit 7 Year Low

    Slowly but surely property prices in the US have been leveling out and even increasing in some markets. In the New York area, real estate prices suddenly fell to the lowest levels they have been since 2004, well before the housing bubble burst. Part of...

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  • Jersey Shore Luxury Homes Give Local Real Estate Agents Hope

    Jersey Shore Luxury Homes Give Local Real Estate Agents Hope

    It is a fact that real estate agents are struggling to make sales. Moderately priced homes are sitting on the market for years before they are sold. In Sea Girt, New Jersey, a colossal luxury home has sold for $3.6 million after being on the...

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  • Finding Homes For Rent In New Zealand

    Finding Homes For Rent In New Zealand

    Many people that shop for houses for rent in New Zealand first use all of their local resources before turning towards other options. This is mainly because major cities such as Auckland have fairly close knit communities. Even still, those that have recently moved may...

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  • Shopping For A Condo In Canada

    Shopping For A Condo In Canada

    Due to the fact that Canada is one of the first countries to show exponential growth after the recession it is not surprising that properties, especially condos, are becoming more popular. If you are not familiar with Canadian real estate laws it may be difficult...

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