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Bevilacqua v. Rodriguez: What Now For Faulty Foreclosure Titles? Boston Globe (blog) Unfortunately, the SJC did not provide the real estate community with any further guidance as to how best to resolve these complicated title defects. Frank Bevilacqua purchased property in Haverhill out of foreclosure from US Bank. ... See all stories on this topic »

More pessimism about the real estate market Albany Times Union (blog) Statewide gloom about the real estate market has increased, the Siena Research Institute in Loudonville said today. Siena has polled about the real estate market for seven consecutive quarters, and the most recent survey showed the deepest pessimism ... See all stories on this topic »

Donald Trump sells estate in Rancho Palos Verdes for $7.15 million Los Angeles Times Trump, 65, is chairman and chief executive of his own real estate development company; founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts; and star and producer of "The Apprentice" (2004 to present), on which contestants vie for a chance to work for him. ... See all stories on this topic »

Innovative Real Estate Brokerage Claims 5-Year Retirement Plan PR Web (press release) Cox Residential with Global Ambitions, Takes a Common-Sense Approach and is Empowering Real Estate Brokers Across the Nation to Work Together and Build Upon Their Platform for Sustainable Success Utilizing Mandatory Resources to Enhance Their Agents' ... See all stories on this topic »

Jennifer Gramersees New York Post Jennifer Aniston's appetite for downtown real estate appears to be insatiable. Despite recently purchasing two West Village apartments at 299 W. 12th St. -- which she bought in the name of her late dog, Norman -- the actress is already on the prowl for ... See all stories on this topic » New York Post

Hybrid Cloud streamlines global operations for REA Group CIO Magazine The business operates real estate and commercial property advertising sites realestate.com.au and realcommercial.com.au in Australia, which have a combined 8 million entries per month and 650 million page views. It also operates offshore in Italy and ... See all stories on this topic »

Company offering flexible office space expands in Bergen County NorthJersey.com So far this year, companies have vacated 400000 square feet of office space in Bergen County, the state's second-largest market for rentable corporate digs, according to Cushman & Wakefield, the commercial real estate brokerage. ... See all stories on this topic »

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Home building jumps 15 percent in September The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Home builders started projects in September at the fastest pace in 17 months, a hopeful sign for the economy. Most of the gain was driven by a surge in volatile apartment construction. That could help create jobs and boost economic ... See all stories on this topic »

US Economy: Home Starts Jump, Consumer Prices Stabilize BusinessWeek Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Builders began work on more US homes than forecast in September and consumer prices climbed at the slowest pace in three months, supporting Federal Reserve forecasts for a pickup in growth and a moderation in inflation. ... See all stories on this topic »

Builders walk over MHADA's affordable housing dreams Mid-Day A group of prominent builders involved in redeveloping old buildings have defrauded the Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority (MHADA) by selling off its share of flats, constructed in posh localities, in the open market. ... See all stories on this topic »

ULC scam: Builders Lunkad brothers, partners arrested Indian Express The Criminal Investigation Department on Wednesday arrested four persons — builders Ravindra Lunkad (38), Rajendra Lunkad (41), their partners Himmatlal Patel (46) and Ashokbhai Patel (42) — from Warje in connection with a fake ULC order pertaining ... See all stories on this topic »

Ingram Micro introduces new peer groups for system builders to drive ... eChannelLine By Mark Cox At its Fall 2011 System ArchiTECHS invitational in Las Vegas, Ingram Micro has announced four new peer groups designed to facilitate system builder success in new markets. The four new partner-led peer groups are: business acumen; ... See all stories on this topic »

Home Builders Surge: Is It Time to Look At Home Builders MTH, TOL & HOV? SmallCap Network So is now a good time to take a closer look at home builders? Starting with Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH), its a designer and builder of single-family attached and detached homes in 12 metropolitan areas in six states: Arizona, California, ... See all stories on this topic »

Home warranty changes spark Greens concern ABC Online Amendments to the Home Building Act were passed by State Parliament yesterday which cut the period of time where owners or builders can claim for defects. The warranty period was previously seven years, but that has now been reduced to two years for ... See all stories on this topic »

Summary Box: September home construction rose 15 pct., fastest pace in 17 months Washington Post SEPTEMBER RISE: Home builders started projects in September at the fastest pace in 17 months. APARTMENTS SURGE: Most of the gain was driven by a surge in volatile apartment construction. That could boost economic growth, but it doesn't signal a ... See all stories on this topic »

Warning over Falkirk bogus builders BBC News Three bogus builders called at the house in Marchmont Avenue and persuaded the owner to have the work done. Central Scotland Police said householders should not pay for jobs until they are complete, unless a contract has been signed. ... See all stories on this topic »

Local builders, contractors asked to upgrade technology | iGoa PANAJI: Builders and contractors in Goa need to upgrade their technologies and keep abreast with the changes in the construction industry. Their aim should be ... www.navhindtimes.in/.../local-builders-contractors-asked-upgr...

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allAfrica.com: Gambia: Body Builders, Wrestlers to Work At President ... In their bid to return the favour "Dello Njukal" that the Gambian president has been offering to sports over the years, members of Gambian Wrestling and Body ... allafrica.com/stories/201110190918.html

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Home builders slightly less pessimistic USA Today By Derek Kravitz, AP WASHINGTON – US home builders are less pessimistic about the struggling housing market, but not enough to signal a recovery any time soon. By Matt York, AP In this Aug. 22, 2011 photo, builders frame a new home behind a finished ... See all stories on this topic »

Builder Debt Jumps as West Europe Cuts Borrowing: Poland Credit BusinessWeek While west European companies in the Stoxx 600 Construction & Materials Index reduced net debt 4.4 percent in the 12 months from June 30, 2010, liabilities of 31 publicly-traded Polish builders rose to a record 3.7 billion zloty ($1.2 billion), ... See all stories on this topic »

Fire services to sue erring builders Times of India HYDERABAD: The AP State Disaster Response and Fire Services department will prosecute high-rise building owners/builders who did not take the final 'no objection certificate' (NOC). However, before initiating legal proceedings, the buildings will be ... See all stories on this topic »

Home Builders Explode Higher On Big Volume Forbes In trading on Tuesday, general contractors & builders shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 5.6%. Leading the group were shares of Standard Pacific, up about 9.2% and shares of Beazer Homes Usa up about 7.9% on the day. ... See all stories on this topic »

'Fraud' builders get police custody in Pune Daily News & Analysis By DNA Correspondent | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA Suspected fraud builders, Bhupender Singh Dhillon, 37, of NIBM Road, and Maruti Kadale, 48, and his son Abhijit, 27, of Kondhwa were remanded in police custody by the judicial magistrate (first class) ... See all stories on this topic »

B & K Builders Inc. faces lawsuit Wausau Daily Herald The US Department of Labor is suing Marshfield-based B & K Builders Inc. and its owners for allegedly failing to forward more than $114000 to the company's employee benefit plans. The lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Madison, alleges that B & K ... See all stories on this topic »

OKC Home Builder Takes On Challenge To Create 220000 Jobs - NewsOn6.com ... News On 6 OKLAHOMA CITY -- Five percent more American materials to create nearly a quarter of a million new jobs, that is what one metro home builder is trying to accomplish by taking up the challenge to buy more American-made products in hopes of sparking a new ... See all stories on this topic »

Eco builders named Blue Mountains business of the year Blue Mountains Gazette BY MICHAEL CLEGGETT Passion and a willingness to "have a go" have propelled Blue Eco Homes to become the Blue Mountains business of the year. Blue Eco Homes owners Joe and Merylese Mercieca were presented with the prestigious Harry Hammon award at the ... See all stories on this topic »

B'lore: Namma Metro leads to rise in realty rates IBNLive.com Property builders as expected are now rushing to start projects along the first phase of metro. Salarpuria Sattva Group Chairman Bijay Agarwal said, "All ready the Old Madras road where the metro has started is all ready in the limelight, builders are ... See all stories on this topic »

Home Builders Post Massive Gains Through End of Day By Eric Platt Housing stocks are rallying this afternoon after the National Association of Home Builders announced that builder sentiment had its largest single month gain since April of 2010 when a tax credit spurred sales. The index measuring sales rose ... Business Insider

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?Fraud? builders get police custody in Pune (18 Oct 2011 08:58) ?Fraud? builders get police custody in Pune The arrests happened when duped customers forcibly took the builders to the police station. ... www.anhourago.in/show.aspx?l=33278188&d=502

IT searches on 5 builders in Surat | Live News India Residences, bureau and plan sites of a builders were being searched. The premises of a President of Surat Builders Association was also targetted in a ... www.livenewsindia.com/.../it-searches-on-5-builders-in-surat/

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scammers raid real estate site NEWS.com.au ONLINE property listing website, realestate.com.au has been hit by a phishing scam, with scammers posing as landlords offering rental properties to try to obtain personal details. The scammers have infiltrated the accounts of real estate agents on the ... See all stories on this topic »

Insurers See an Opening in Commercial Mortgages New York Times "It is as if these guys died and went to heaven," said Lawrence J. Longua, a clinical associate professor at the Schack Institute of Real Estate at New York University. "Life insurance companies are pretty much the only game in town. ... See all stories on this topic »

In Queens, Neglected Sector Attracts Big Developers New York Times But public officials, developers and other real estate specialists say about half a dozen companies are seeking the development rights for the first phase of the project. Among them are the Related Companies, the developer of the Gateway Center at ... See all stories on this topic »

Foreclosure activity soars in third quarter, ending lengthy lull Los Angeles Times A big August surge in foreclosure actions, led by Bank of America, sent the numbers up in the third quarter, according to DataQuick, a real estate information service in San Diego. Notices of default, the first formal step in the foreclosure process, ... See all stories on this topic »

Newport Capital Advisors is awarded more than $50 million by jury Los Angeles Times The Orange County firm wins a judgment against investment management firm Commonfund in a lawsuit over four real estate projects, including a renovation of the Hollywood Palladium. Newport Capital Advisors had accused money manager Commonfund of ... See all stories on this topic »

National Park Service Snapping Up Real Estate Deals Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter While Congress works to establish a viable plan for selling off federal real estate, the National Park Service (NPS) is actively snapping up new properties. Thanks to the housing market crash, they are getting better deals than they have in years[1]. ... See all stories on this topic »

Office-space rent prices decline in Valley AZ Central.com "The last time rates were this low was first-quarter 2005," Matt DePinto, research manager at commercial-real-estate firm NAI Horizon in Phoenix, said in a report issued Monday. CBRE, formerly known as CB Richard Ellis, the area's largest commercial ... See all stories on this topic »

Training and Education: How to Handle Mortgage Application Rejection Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter Tell your real estate agent, if you have one, that you are looking for some type of seller financing. They will likely have multiple homes on the market where the seller is willing to at least consider financing formats like a lease-option, ... See all stories on this topic »

What's Booming Las Vegas Review-Journal A survey of 1300 Coldwell Banker Real Estate agents and brokers shows attitudes on real estate vary, especially when dividing the segment into older (ages 56-64) and younger (ages 47-55) boomers. More than one-third (34 percent) of agents say younger ... See all stories on this topic »

Advertorial-Brunswick Forest hosts grand opening of new Meadow Park Cottages StarNewsOnline.com The launch of the new cottage homes comes as the 4500 acre Brunswick Forest development enters the closing months of what is shaping up to be a record sales year during an otherwise down real estate marketplace. Home and home site sales through the ... See all stories on this topic »

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Serepisos drives up mortgagee sales Stuff.co.nz Mortgagee sales from failed property developer Terry Serepisos' empire are driving Wellington's relatively high number of forced property sales, a real estate agent says. The number of properties being sold due to financial distress in the Wellington ... See all stories on this topic »

Be selective when picking a real estate agent NorthJersey.com In the vast new world of real estate, it is imperative that buyers, sellers and real estate agents understand market conditions, short sale and foreclosure impacts, and required regulations for all real estate appraisers, which determine among other ... See all stories on this topic »

Is That a Bulldozer I Hear? New York Times By VIVIAN S. TOY NEW YORK CITY real estate is a canvas that is never quite finished — its landscape and skyline are constantly being redrawn. A recently updated, free app offering in-depth property search tools and mobile features to help you navigate ... See all stories on this topic »

Brokering Homes, and Mortgages New York Times In buying the house, he and his wife received help from an in-house mortgage consultant at their real estate agency. By ELSA BRENNER AFTER their children left home several years ago, Carol and Sal Gaetani sold their four-bedroom colonial in Yorktown ... See all stories on this topic »

Developers Raring to Rent New York Times By MARCELLE S. FISCHLER A recently updated, free app offering in-depth property search tools and mobile features to help you navigate the real estate market. AFTER 30 years in a three-bedroom two-bath 1926 Cape in Rockville Centre, Alan Laster and ... See all stories on this topic »

An Unofficial Transit Village New York Times By ANTOINETTE MARTIN A recently updated, free app offering in-depth property search tools and mobile features to help you navigate the real estate market. A developer envisions a vibrant town center in West Windsor, filled with multifamily housing, ... See all stories on this topic »

Room for One and Occasionally More New York Times A recently updated, free app offering in-depth property search tools and mobile features to help you navigate the real estate market. Stairs were a strike against a place on State Street in Brooklyn. Mr. Singh, who is known as Sab, had been living in ... See all stories on this topic »

Recent Milton real estate transactions Boston Globe Michael Lapolla and Denise Lapolla to James Mclaughlin, $318000 9 Cheever St. — Ainsley B. Denton and Wells Fargo Bank NA to Wells Fargo Bank NA, $311834 To search for homes for sale in the area, go to www.boston.com/realestate. ... See all stories on this topic »

Thomas W. Toomey New York Times By VIVIAN MARINO Mr. Toomey, 51, is the president and chief executive of UDR, a real estate investment trust specializing in multifamily developments. The company, based in Highlands Ranch, Colo., entered the New York market only this past spring, ... See all stories on this topic »

Q & A New York Times By JAY ROMANO A recently updated, free app offering in-depth property search tools and mobile features to help you navigate the real estate market. Q My seven-member co-op board wants to change the bylaws to create a four-member board. ... See all stories on this topic »

Why Even Kids Can Floor You If You Don't Know This Much As ... By admin Real estate doesn't have to be a tedious task; you can get information about a potential real estate deal from an attorney who is involved in cases of. International Real Estate News

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Builders FirstSource to Host Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results Conference ... MarketWatch (press release) DALLAS, Oct 5, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Builders FirstSource, Inc. /quotes/zigman/95978/quotes/nls/bldr BLDR +2.44% will hold a conference call and webcast on Friday, October 21st, to discuss the company's third quarter 2011 financial results ... See all stories on this topic »

Builders Urge Caution on National Ocean Policy RisMedia.com (press release) The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently urged Congress to proceed with caution and conduct a cost-benefit analysis before implementing any new regulations or requirements that call for the federal government to develop a National ... See all stories on this topic »

EU funds to help laid-off builders Belfast Telegraph Thousands of builders laid off because of the economic crash are to get a 36 million euro helping hand back to work under EU proposals. The European Commission has indicated its intention to tap into the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGAF) to ... See all stories on this topic »

Megaworld, Philippine Builders Rise on Office Rental Rate Gain Bloomberg By Ian Sayson - Thu Oct 06 02:19:57 GMT 2011 Megaworld Corp. (MEG) climbed, leading an advance among Philippine property developers, after the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that office rental rates in Manila rose in the second quarter. ... See all stories on this topic »

Housing Industry Asks US Congress to Adopt 'No Harm' Principle BusinessWeek By Lorraine Woellert and Kristin Jensen Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- There was a time when Jerry Howard and his lobbyists at the National Association of Home Builders would buttonhole lawmakers to ask for a favor or policy fix. Today, confronted with stagnant ... See all stories on this topic »

€35m offered to redundant builders RTE.ie Ireland could get over €35m from the European Globalisation adjustment Fund to help almost 6000 redundant builders. The European Commission has proposed giving Ireland over €35m from the European Globalisation adjustment Fund to help almost 6000 ... See all stories on this topic »

Builder pleased to come runner-up Following in dad's footsteps Taranaki Daily News The 22-year-old, who works for Clelands Construction, won second place in the Central North Island Region Registered Master Builders Carters 2011 Apprentice of the Year. "It felt pretty good," he says. "I was a little bit gutted to miss out on first. ... See all stories on this topic »

SACO Tunes Up Its BI Program With WebFOCUS MarketWatch (press release) "The future of business intelligence isn't just about better reporting," pointed out Gerald D. Cohen, president and CEO of Information Builders. "It's about initiating workflows, creating actionable business processes, and obtaining real-time insight ... See all stories on this topic »

SMC to offer builders' pre-license course Niles Daily Star Southwestern Michigan College is offering the builders' pre-license course beginning Oct. 17 in the Jan and AC Kairis Building, Room 523 on the Dowagiac campus. The course is required by the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth ... See all stories on this topic »

Illegal constructions rise in Visakhapatnam IBNLive.com VISAKHAPATNAM: Many unauthorised buildings are mushrooming in Visakhapatnam as a result of the nexus between greedy officials of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and unethical builders. The nonchalance of the authorities is encouraging ... See all stories on this topic »

Oheraldo Goa's complete online news edition :: Builders-to-pay-or ... You need not rush into booking any flats without checking on the proposed authority's website as the proposed law mandates the builder to upload all ... www.heraldgoa.in/News/.../Builders-to.../53215.html

Sainsbury, home builders buoy British stocks - London Markets ... British stocks rise in early trading, with a strong trading update helping to lift supermarket operator Sainsbury. www.marketwatch.com/.../sainsbury-home-builders-buoy-briti...

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Copper Thefts Ultimately Costing Home Buyers NewsChannel5.com Home builders are banning together and cashing in on surveillance equipment after a record year of metal theft. Builders said until those thieves are caught, it will continue to cost buyers money. Builder Rex Hawkins has put months and millions of ... See all stories on this topic »

Ontario home builders' awards National Post Each year, the provincial association of builders, Ontario Home Builders' Association (OHBA), honours the best builders of the year. Here are the 2011 Awards of Distinction winners: Project of the Year High-rise: Empire Communities, ... See all stories on this topic »

Wake County Parade of Homes Begins This Saturday, 209 Homes on Tour dBusinessNews Triangle (press release) "The Wake County Parade of Homes is not only the largest open house in North Carolina, but probably the country too," said Wes Carroll, president of Upright Builders and 2011 HBA president. "This year's parade has more homes than last year's and ... See all stories on this topic »

Pessimism grows among UK builders Financial Times The Home Builders Federation said it welcomed the announcement but urged the government to press ahead with planning reforms. The federation added: "There's still a shortfall of a million homes so although this announcement is a positive step, ... See all stories on this topic »

Empire Builders The American Lawyer In the past dozen years, nearly all of the world's 50 highest-grossing firms have grown rich and global. Is there any connection? Since the early days of the Global 100 survey, globalization and profit have seemingly grown hand in hand. ... See all stories on this topic »

Builder prefers home renovations that are better for environment Chicago Daily Herald Welcome to Illinois' first Emerald-level, green-certified remodeled home under the National Association of Home Builders' Green Building Program. Not only that, the house is the first LEED Platinum remodeled home in the state and — at the risk of ... See all stories on this topic »

Builders show off at Parade of Homes Rapid City Journal Hundreds of prospective homebuyers got a chance to take an up-close look at eight new homes and one remodeled house Saturday at the annual Parade of Homes put on by the Black Hills Home Builders Association. Local builders, who have managed to ... See all stories on this topic »

Builder confidence falls slightly e-wisdom.com By Max Thompson Following the trend of consistency that has been established in the past half year, builder confidence remained relatively stable in September, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). For the sixth straight month, ... See all stories on this topic »

Southwestern shuts out Haskell 65-0 Winfield Daily Courier Online It was the last evening game of the season for the Builders and the best yet in terms of weather. The Builders won the game 65-0 in a walk. It did not take the Builder offense long to score. Southwestern received the opening kickoff, and on the first ... See all stories on this topic »

Saratoga County property transactions published Oct. 3, 2011 The Saratogian Traditional Builders Ltd. sold property at 8 St. Patrick Place to Scott E. Houde for $418949. • Carol Pightling sold property at 368 Goode St. to Darryl and Rosemary Camp for $190000. • Gary M. and Theresa E. LaRoe sold property at 1351 Division St. to ... See all stories on this topic »