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- 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
Overnight real estate rates gain ground
Long-term mortgage interest rates were up Tuesday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield fell to 4.56 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average rose to 5.9 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate inched up to 5.48 percent. The 1-year adjustable was ... - 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
Neighborhood search a boon for real estate
"I think everyone in New York defines neighborhoods in slightly different ways. Some neighborhoods are literally defined by a couple of blocks," said Lockhart Steele, founder and publisher of the Curbed.com blog site. Curbed.com readers can choose to r... - 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
Faulty renovation puts real estate at risk
Q: Last year I had new vinyl siding and gutters put on my house. Every time it rains, water seeps under the storm window down the inside of the window. If I do not put towels on the windowsill to soak up water, the water drips down the wall under the floo... - 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
Homeowner seeks way around real estate capital gains tax
DEAR BOB: If I add my 22-year-old son's name on the deed to my home for a 50 percent share, can he and I each claim the $250,000 profit tax exemption for a total of $500,000, providing we both lived in the property for two out of the last five years befor... - 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
Female factor changes face of new-home buying
CHANTILLY, Va.--The initial view of retirement in the United States was focused on Dad and his golf clubs. What was this man who had spent years in the working world going to do with all of his spare time? Lately, however, builders and developers are fi... - 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
Colony Plaza sells in Sugar Land
Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of the 86,450-square-foot Colony Plaza Shopping Center in Sugar Land, Texas. The value of the transaction was approximately $15.4 million. The identities of the seller and buyer were not disclosed. Built in 1998... - 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
Tenant-in-common buyer builds office portfolio
Grubb & Ellis Co. negotiated the sale of Saturn Business Park, a 121,143-square-foot, low-rise office project in Brea, Calif. The transaction was valued at $22 million. Saturn Business Park LLC, a Santa Ana-based tenant-in-common buyer, purchased th... - 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
CarrAmerica expands in D.C. metro area
CarrAmerica Realty Corp. acquired Tysons International Plaza, a two-building, 434,606-square-foot office project in Tysons Corner, Va. CarrAmerica paid approximately $123.1 million for 1919 and 1921 Gallows Road, in the pedestrian-friendly Tysons East a... - 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
Google Base launches as possible online classifieds contender
Google Base, a service that allows people to upload content on a publicly searchable online database, launched today. The product works somewhat similarly to craigslist, making it possible to quickly and easily create a free post that will appear onlin... - 11/16/2005 - Real Estate News
Florida real estate prices soar in third quarter
Other larger MSAs reporting higher resales activity for third quarter 2005 include: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, where 13,973 homes sold for a 12 percent gain; and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, where 3,802 homes changed hands for a 5 percent increase. ...