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Sunday September 05, 2010

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Sunday September 05, 2010 Edition

NATIONAL REAL ESTATE MARKET NEWS FROM THE WIRE

09/01/2010 21:03
Real estate investor and broker Patrick Aurignac — who has lost about $10 million worth of his San Luis Obispo properties to foreclosure — has filed for personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
09/04/2010 03:18
Susan Hegdal has earned the Certified Distressed Property Expert designation, specializing in short sales. She is a broker with Windermere Real Estate in Salem. Hegdal also has earned the Certified Negotiation Expert designation and the E-pro Technology designation from the National Association of Realtors.
09/04/2010 23:05
A North Texas real estate broker says the short sale process is simpler and better for both banks and customers.
09/03/2010 08:57
METUCHEN — Suzanne Green, sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Metuchen, recently finished the intense 150-hour Real Estate Broker’s Licensing course and successfully completed the New Jersey Real Estate Commission’s Brokers License exam.
09/03/2010 08:01
DAYTON — Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Big Hill, a real estate broker, has an agreement to affiliate with Cartus Broker Network, a Connecticut-based real estate broker network with operations nationwide.Under the agreement, Dayton-based Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Big Hill will manage Cartus Corp.’s relocation business and corporate properties in the Dayton region. The local ...
09/05/2010 00:09
Telluride real-estate broker George Harvey is having some fun with his latest listing — a historic bordello in the heart of town.
09/03/2010 09:39
SACRAMENTO, Calif.----Revoked real estate broker Kenneth Mark Doolittle has been barred for three years by the California Department of Real Estate from holding any position of employment or management in a real estate business.
09/01/2010 10:23
Associated Press - September 1, 2010 1:05 PM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of a real estate agent found guilty of seeking an illegal kickback on the...
09/05/2010 03:39
Jim Alexander, a real-estate agent in Atlanta, decided this summer to subject his own 11-year-old house to an energy audit.
09/02/2010 08:18
Here's a look at the real estate news in today's WSJ: Residential Properties Ltd. Pending Home Sales Rise in July : Stocks gained on Thursday after the National Association of Realtors reported that pending sales rose by 5.2% in July. Five Mistakes Home Buyers Make : From snubbing the real-estate agent, to failing to determine how much a buyer can truly afford, this list should help avoid some ...
09/01/2010 10:46
A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of a real estate agent found guilty of seeking an illegal kickback on the sale of a state office building near the Capitol in Madison.
09/03/2010 09:45
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Real Estate Agent Barred from Working in Real Estate. California Department of Real Estate ordered Kenneth Doolittle to stay away from real estate-related businesses.
09/02/2010 16:57
Coromandel real estate agent Valma Olliver has been reprimanded and fined $5000 for altering an agreement in a bid to claim more of a commission.
09/04/2010 20:01
A Sibcy Cline real estate agent says he caught a man stealing prescription pills during an open house.
09/03/2010 22:36
A North Texas real estate broker says the short sale process is simpler and better for both banks and customers.
09/01/2010 21:03
Real estate investor and broker Patrick Aurignac — who has lost about $10 million worth of his San Luis Obispo properties to foreclosure — has filed for personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
09/04/2010 03:18
Susan Hegdal has earned the Certified Distressed Property Expert designation, specializing in short sales. She is a broker with Windermere Real Estate in Salem. Hegdal also has earned the Certified Negotiation Expert designation and the E-pro Technology designation from the National Association of Realtors.
09/03/2010 08:57
METUCHEN — Suzanne Green, sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Metuchen, recently finished the intense 150-hour Real Estate Broker’s Licensing course and successfully completed the New Jersey Real Estate Commission’s Brokers License exam.
09/03/2010 08:01
DAYTON — Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Big Hill, a real estate broker, has an agreement to affiliate with Cartus Broker Network, a Connecticut-based real estate broker network with operations nationwide.Under the agreement, Dayton-based Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Big Hill will manage Cartus Corp.’s relocation business and corporate properties in the Dayton region. The local ...
09/03/2010 09:39
SACRAMENTO, Calif.----Revoked real estate broker Kenneth Mark Doolittle has been barred for three years by the California Department of Real Estate from holding any position of employment or management in a real estate business.
09/03/2010 00:01
Inman News, the leader in independent real estate news and technology, will be bringing Agent Reboot to Las Vegas this September 15th from 8:30am to 3pm at the Alexis Park All Suite Resort in Las Vegas. Agent Reboot is a one day, fast-paced program for newer agents and seasoned professionals.
09/01/2010 10:23
Associated Press - September 1, 2010 1:05 PM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of a real estate agent found guilty of seeking an illegal kickback on the...
09/02/2010 08:18
Here's a look at the real estate news in today's WSJ: Residential Properties Ltd. Pending Home Sales Rise in July : Stocks gained on Thursday after the National Association of Realtors reported that pending sales rose by 5.2% in July. Five Mistakes Home Buyers Make : From snubbing the real-estate agent, to failing to determine how much a buyer can truly afford, this list should help avoid some ...
09/01/2010 10:46
A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of a real estate agent found guilty of seeking an illegal kickback on the sale of a state office building near the Capitol in Madison.
09/03/2010 09:45
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Real Estate Agent Barred from Working in Real Estate. California Department of Real Estate ordered Kenneth Doolittle to stay away from real estate-related businesses.
09/02/2010 16:57
Coromandel real estate agent Valma Olliver has been reprimanded and fined $5000 for altering an agreement in a bid to claim more of a commission.
09/01/2010 05:08
Enzo Morabito, a luxury real estate broker in New York's Hamptons, saw a line of people at his open house on Aug. 29. The property was a new, $25.95 million spec home by Michael Davis Design & Construction at 232 Parsonage Lane in Sagaponack, N.Y. -- the country's most expensive small town, according to Businessweek.com. By the end of the day, more than 75 people had passed through the mansion ...
08/31/2010 12:50
Months of free rent! No broker’s fees! Reduced monthly rent! Last year, Manhattan was a renter’s paradise. But the market has shifted, and today, renters are no longer running the show. “It’s a complete 180 from a year ago,” says Gary Malin, CEO of the real estate firm CitiHabitats. “You’re seeing bidding wars on rental properties that you didn’t see a year ago. And there’s a general sense of ...
09/02/2010 22:50
A North Texas real estate broker says the short sale process is simpler and better for both banks and customers.
09/01/2010 21:03
Real estate investor and broker Patrick Aurignac — who has lost about $10 million worth of his San Luis Obispo properties to foreclosure — has filed for personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy.