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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “real estate”

• Real Estate Attorney/Author Nancy Chillag on Pre-Construction Remodeling Issues

  
  SiliconValleyBroker.com — Authority: 134
  Kapowich on Real Estate # 142 418 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 phone: 650-321-6796 email: info@chillag.com
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• Mortgage delinquencies hit record high

  
  Crazy Realtor — Authority: 161
  Mortgage delinquencies hit record high A rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure, adding to concerns about the strength of the economic recovery. Mortgage - Foreclosure - Business - United States - Financial Services
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• Foreclosure filings dip for third straight month

  
  Crazy Realtor — Authority: 161
  Foreclosure filings dip for third straight month The number of homeowners on the brink of losing their homes dipped in October, the third straight monthly decline, as foreclosure prevention programs helped more borrowers. Foreclosure - Recreation - Real estate - United States - Business
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• Investor Report: HUD’s Condo Rules

  
  Crazy Realtor — Authority: 161
  Investor Report: HUDs Condo Rules HUD just changed its condominium rules again, and theres both good news and sobering news for investors and developers tucked away in the revisions.
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• Housing starts drop 10.6 percent in October

  
  Crazy Realtor — Authority: 161
  Housing starts drop 10.6 percent in October Construction of new homes plunged last month as builders waited to see whether lawmakers would extend a tax credit for homebuyers. Housing starts - Tax credit - Business and Economy - Business - Property
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• Forget about the 2012 Apocalypse Movies because California has Enough Problems in 2010. 10 Charts showing why there will be no Economic or Housing Recovery for California in 2010. Unemployment at 12.5 Percent and $21 Billion in Deficits don’t Help Either.

  
  money blog — Authority: 447
  In the last few days, we have gotten a better picture of macro trends impacting the California economy.  You would think that a bad overall economic climate would at least temper the bullish attitude of some folks that think California housing is somehow going to have another blowout year.  This week the ...
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• Types of Income Properties

  
  Personal Finance Guide — Authority: 446
  Income properties come in all shapes and sizes. Some people envision running a western ranch with a golf course and day spa, while others may imagine a downtown urban bank foreclosure rented out to young couples. Real estate has classically been an simple type of investment to get into because it requires little to no ...
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• New $6,500 Home Buyer Tax Credit Benefits Move-Up Buyers

  
  Atlanta Real Estate Forum — Authority: 483
  Great news for those who already own a home and are thinking about down-sizing or moving-up to a new home! Thanks to the recent extension and expansion of the Federal housing tax credit,  qualified move-up and repeat home buyers now qualify for a tax credit of up to $6,5oo.  Homes must be a principal residence [...]
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• Real Estate Investing Strategy Guide

  
  TGP Credit Cards — Authority: 141
  A number of things likely come to mind when you think of real estate investing. Depending on how familiar you are with real estate investing already, you might think of real estate portfolios and real estate retirement plans, or you might focus on short sales, bulk reo investing and virtual real estate investing. You ...
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• The Fed and the Housing Recovery

  
  Real Estate Pick — Authority: 163
  The government is not ready to start raising interest rates. Bernanke is increasingly confident of recovery in 2010 and the recent FMOC meeting has agreed to leave interest rates at historic lows. Fed To Phase Out Bond Purchases The Federal Reserve has been a significant purchaser of Treasury bonds buying as much ...
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• Lincoln Road

  
  Miamism pix — Authority: 136
  Lincoln Road , originally uploaded by miamism .
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• Commercial real estate crash?

  
  Crunchy Con — Authority: 703
  It seems like Ive been hearing about the coming commercial real estate crash for a long time now. This real estate guy on New Geography explains why in his view, it really is about to hit, and how were all in for a world of hurt. Excerpt: A year from now, the landscape of America will be forever changed. The office ...
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• WinWithChad!

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 561
  You can now get some really great prizes if you live in the brainerd Lakes area.Chad has lived and worked in the Brainerd Lakes area for over 25 years. As co-owner of Weichert Realtors - Tower Properties, his extensive area knowledge, insight and experience are second to none. It is his unwavering commitment and ...
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• South Korea Hana Fin sees 2009 net above market forecast

  
  Reuters — Authority: 823
  SEOUL, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Hana Financial Group ,South Koreas No. 4 banking group, expects its 2009 net profitat 300 billion-350 billion won ($259 million-$302 million) andwill grow aggressively in China and Indonesia, its executivessaid.
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• The Fed and the Housing Recovery

  
  Real Estate Pick — Authority: 163
  The government is not ready to start raising interest rates. Bernanke is increasingly confident of recovery in 2010 and the recent FMOC meeting has agreed to leave interest rates at historic lows. Fed To Phase Out Bond Purchases The Federal Reserve has been a significant purchaser of Treasury bonds buying as much ...
  3 hours ago

• W Crestwood St, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, $742,500 4 beds 2 baths

  
  South Bay Chat — Authority: 168
  1872 sqft 4 beds 2 baths property in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA More...
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• Loma Vista St, El Segundo, CA 90245, $1,432,195 5 beds 5 baths

  
  South Bay Chat — Authority: 168
  3767 sqft 5 beds 5 baths property in El Segundo, CA More...
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• E Grand Ave # D, El Segundo, CA 90245, $551,290 3 beds 3 baths

  
  South Bay Chat — Authority: 168
  1356 sqft 3 beds 3 baths property in El Segundo, CA More...
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• Dangerous Ideas – How to Fix Real Estate

  
  Real Estate Buzz — Authority: 153
  I make no apologies for saying this, real estate prices in Australia are completely out of sync with reality and anyone wishing a boom is around the corner are deluding themselves and at the same time without knowing it – wishing for a complete collapse of the market business2.com.au | Dangerous Ideas – How to ...
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• SIMS (Smart Internet Marketing Solution) For Real Estate Investors Going Online: A Product Review

  
  Ethical Foreclosure Fortunes — Authority: 151
  Justin Lee of www.REIMarketingTips.com finally gets his copy of his SIMS (Smart Internet Marketing Solution) home study course from Greg Clement and Jeff Walker. SIMS includes 6 Modules, and you can watch for yourself to see exactly whats included when you purchase SIMS When you visit www.REIMarketingTips.com right ...
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