REAL ESTATE

Real estate refers to land and any permanent structures or buildings attached to the location. Real estate is a legal phrase with laws, regulations and practices related to real estate varying from country to country. Residential real estate can refer to single dwelling homes, apartments, condominiums or terraced housing. Commercial real estate would include factories, offices, store fronts and shopping malls.

Real estate is often purchased with a bank loan or mortgage to hold the title of the property until the final payment is made. Real estate transactions may require a licensed real estate agent and a real estate attorney. Real estate laws and regulations change often and vary based upon the laws of the country the property is located in.

The real estate industry has developed new technologies, including search engines and other social networking and blogs to facilitate the way the real estate industry works and increase information available to consumers. Thousands of real estate blogs have emerged often supporting sophisticated web search engine sites with property listings, agency information and local neighborhood information. In an industry that changes often, where information is not just power but also money, the real estate blog can be a powerful destination.

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• Mortgage Bankers weekly Update

  
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• Fannie Mae Allows renters to Stay in Foreclosed Homes

  
  Real Estate Pick — Authority: 163
  There was so much interest in this new Fannie program that I dug a little deeper and wanted to share some of this. The problem is that many renters who pay rent on time are finding themselves under eviction, because their landlord has lost his property. Its made victims of well intentioned people who played by the ...
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• FHA Losses: What it Means

  
  Real Estate Pick — Authority: 163
  What Do They Do FHA loan options make it easier to qualify for a home mortgage. Your loan is guaranteed by the government, making your application more attractive to lenders. The FHA mortgage requires a low 3.5% down payment, and that money can come from a variety of sources including HUD down payment assistance ...
  6 hours ago

• Obama Signs Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension.

  
  Real Estate Pick — Authority: 163
  The home buyers’ tax credit has been extended to April 30, 2010. Obama approved the extension as part of a $24 billion economic stimulus bill. The housing tax credit Qualifyers The measure limits the purchase price of the home to $800,000. It also imposes income caps so that people who make more than $125,000 ...
  6 hours ago

• Obama Signs Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension.

  
  Real Estate Pick — Authority: 163
  The home buyers tax credit has been extended to April 30, 2010. Obama approved the extension as part of a $24 billion economic stimulus bill. The housing tax credit Qualifyers The measure limits the purchase price of the home to $800,000. It also imposes income caps so that people who make more than $125,000 ...
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