Real Estate News

Tax practices for real estate commissions, rebates

04:03:49 | 07/05/2011 - Source: Inman

Internal Revenue Service Form 1099-MISC is the tax form that must be filed to report annual payments over $600 that businesses make to independent contractors -- people who perform services but are not employees.

Edmonton Real Estate Market Weekly Update - May 6, 2011

02:58:53 | 07/05/2011 - Source: Edmonton Real Estate Blog

Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. . For the past 7 days: New listings: 635 # Sales: 296 Ratio: 47% # Price changes: 313 # Expired/Off Market Listings: 307 Net loss/gain in listings this week: 32 Active single family home listings: 2795 Active condo listings: 1786 Homes 4-week running average: $385k Condos 4-week running ...

Former Clinton attorney is disbarred

02:58:52 | 07/05/2011 - Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has disbarred Cynthia Dziurgot. The former Clinton resident, once a prominent lawyer and real estate agent, was involved in many community organizations.

Census shows surge in Cape Cod seasonal homes

01:58:59 | 07/05/2011 - Source: CapeCodOnline.com

The clam shacks and T-shirt shops signal that Cape Cod has long been a vacation destination, but numbers released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau suggest that the region has become increasingly seasonal over the past 10 years.

House Hunt: Find Weekend Open Houses Here

01:58:58 | 07/05/2011 - Source: Patch.com

Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning.

Realtors see an uptick in all-cash...

21:44:25 | 06/05/2011 - Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle

With money market funds and savings accounts paying historically low interest rates, and mortgages difficult to obtain, many Atlantans have decided there's a better use for their huge piles of cash - pour the dollars into a house.

Time Capsule master reels of classic Denver recordings saved by gracious real estate agent

17:29:52 | 06/05/2011 - Source: Westword

Tucked inside the sleeve of the latest Foo Fighters record you'll find an inch long piece of tape that resembles a film negative.

6 Ways To Beat A Slow Real Estate Market And Get Your Home Sold

16:14:50 | 06/05/2011 - Source:

Are you selling your home or thinking of selling your home? Don't let a slow market get you down. Use these tips to get your home sold faster. Read More: How To Beat A Slow Real Estate Market And Get Your Home Sold

Four weeks, 538 tips later, shooting of real estate agent still mystifies

13:25:24 | 06/05/2011 - Source: Http

There's no headstone yet at the grave of Ashley Okland, the 27-year-old real estate agent who was fatally shot April 8 inside a West Des Moines model townhouse.

Mattamy Homes U.S. Group Reports 37 New Home Sales in Best Two Week Period since Spring of 2009

12:04:53 | 06/05/2011 - Source:

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. division of Canada's largest home builder, with operations in Orlando, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Phoenix and the Twin Cities region of Minnesota, reported it sold 37 new homes over two weeks from April 17 through April 30. Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, said the sales represented the strongest two week period since March 2009. Parker said the average sale price during the period was $260,000. April figures were even better than March when Mattamy Homes sold 18 homes during one week and more than 65 during the month. "We formulated our business model in response to the housing downturn with the aim of designing and building the highest value homes on the market today," Parker said. "We see significant improvement in economic conditions in each of our markets and we are seeing the best sales since the spring of 2009," Parker said. About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group Mattamy Homes www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Orlando, Jacksonville Phoenix, Minneapolis and Charlotte. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.

Jay Cronley: Ditching charm for newness lacks originality

10:20:33 | 06/05/2011 - Source: Tulsa World

Two people I know have chosen to forsake the charms of midtown and move far to the south, which is putting the distance mildly; far, far, far south is more like it.

In Fla., another bin Laden mansion sits empty

09:15:40 | 06/05/2011 - Source: KLKN

For sale: a five-bedroom, Mediterranean-style mansion with a red, barrel-tiled roof and arched doorways and windows.

Real Estate Marketing Strategies: How to Stop Struggling with Lead Generation

05:11:07 | 06/05/2011 - Source: Natl. Relocation & Real Estate

RISMEDIA, May 6, 2011-Every week I hear from dozens of real estate professionals who are asking themselves "why can't I get my pipeline full of prospective clients?" Now more than ever people are struggling with lead generation and looking for solutions.

Liquor by the drink next push in Pittsylvania County

05:11:06 | 06/05/2011 - Source: The Eden Daily News

Paul Lewis said he is pleased at the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors' move to ask the circuit court to allow a Sunday beer and wine sales ballot question in the county in November.

Grubb & Ellis's Top Five China Real Estate Stocks in Declining Market

05:11:05 | 06/05/2011 - Source: Forbes.com

Chelsea Court in Hong Kong. Share prices of China real estate is in decline even as underlying assets remain stable to appreciatively higher.