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Flipping Fraud wins national Scripps Howard award

by Mike Connelly The Herald-Tribune investigation of real estate flipping fraud won the national Scripps Howard award for business/economics reporting,

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12Mar2010 | Florida | Continued
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Struggling for a way out of a home worth less than the mortgage

In metro Detroit, 47.4 percent of properties with a mortgage, or 131262, were underwater as of December, reports First American CoreLogic, a real estate

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12Mar2010 | MiamiHerald.com | Continued
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The Latest in Luxury Resort & Real Estate News

(FRIGATE BAY, ST. KITTS) — Property owners at Ocean’s Edge Resort will soon be enjoying the luxury community’s first completed villa.

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12Mar2010 | Real Estate Channel | Continued
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Government urges short sales, but experts aren’t sure they will help

-The lender will not be permitted to reduce the real estate agent’s commission after an offer on a property has been received. Currently, short sales don’t

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12Mar2010 | MiamiHerald.com | Continued
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Piedmont Town Center Recognized by the US Green Building Council

For existing buildings operations and maintenance program, Piedmont Town Center, owned by Principal Real Estate Investors, was certified under the US Green

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12Mar2010 | TMC Net | Continued
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Real Estate Roundup with Sharon Alva: Real estate and public schools

The Island (blog)

They used Black’s modeling technique and found an even greater effect of quality public schools on real estate values. Proficiency tests, expenditure per

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12Mar2010 | California | Continued
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Stanford study: Don’t blame conservation for housing prices

San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

Bay Area real estate developers often blame the area’s conservationists for the high cost of housing. They point to all of the off-limits land: If they

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12Mar2010 | California | Continued
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Energy in region’s economy

Inquiries arrive with specific sets of conditions related to work force needs and real estate requirements, with most companies interested in exploring

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12Mar2010 | ReporterHerald.com | Continued
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GLOBAL REALTY CAPITAL MARKET ROUNDUP

Real Estate Channel

(NEW YORK, NY) — Cushman & Wakefield research predicts global commercial real estate deals will rebound by 30% this year. Deals are expected to reach a

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12Mar2010 | Real Estate Channel | Continued
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Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: PEI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) today reported results for the quarter and full year ended

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12Mar2010 | California | Continued