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Light at the End of the Tunnel for Real Estate Billionaires? (Forbes) - Real estate expert Peter Slatin says commercial real estate will continue its free fall. But there m

Real estate research center may come to Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - CORPUS CHRISTI —A Fortune 500 company may bring 200 jobs to Corpus Christi within six months and could receive as much as $1.2 million in city incentives.First American Real Estate Solutions, a real estate information research center, will decide whether to come to Corpus Christi within weeks, said J.J. Johnston, the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corp.’s executive vice president ...

Man Accused of Luring Real Estate Agent To House (FOX 8 Cleveland) - A Barberton man is behind bars accused of luring a real estate agent into an Akron home.

Emeritus and Blackstone Real Estate Advisors sign joint venture agreement (News-Medical-Net) - Emeritus Corporation, a national provider of assisted living and Alzheimer’s care services to seniors, today announced that it has entered into a joint venture (“Joint Venture”) agreement with Blackstone Real Estate Advisors VI, L.P. (“BREA”) and Columbia Pacific Advisors, (“Columbia Pacific”), an affiliate of the Chairman and Co-CEO of Emeritus, in connection with the acquisition by the Joint ...

Real estate a big piece of county’s tax digest puzzle (Dawson News & Advertiser) - The first of the year has come and gone, which means it’s tax time again. Of 2009’s top 10 taxpayers in Dawson County, more than half are real estate or development-based companies. No individual landowners landed in the top 10 for 2009.

Real estate appraiser running for Anderson City Council (Anderson Independent-Mail) - ANDERSON —Anderson real estate appraiser Mike Buckner is the first person to announce that he plans to run for the open seat on the Anderson City Council.Filing for the council’s elections begins Thursday and extends to Feb. 4. The election will be held April 6.Buckner said he plans to run for the at-large seat being vacated by Blake Williamson.Williamson announced in November that he did not ...

Murphy’s Law and the Real Estate Agent (RISMedia Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, January 20, 2010—In preparing my presentations for the Triple Play Convention in early December 2009, I started thinking about the real estate market in 2008 and 2009 and how difficult closing a real estate transaction has become. In speaking with agents…

REAL ESTATE: House on Channing sells for $1.3M (Palo Alto Weekly) - A house on Channing Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $1.325 million on Dec. 28, 2009. The home previously sold for $799,000 in October 2002. Palo Alto Online's real estate website features a listing of homes sold in Palo Alto and surrounding cities. Visit [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/real_estate/ PaloAltoOnline.com/real_estate] for a map of homes for sale, real estate ...

Here's a look at the Vail Valley's top real estate sales of 2009 (Vail Daily) - EAGLE COUNTY - Most people in the Vail Valley real estate business will be happy to forget 2009. But there were still some big sales in the valley. Here's a look at the top 15 residential property transactions in the Vail Valley last year, as reported by the Vail Board of Realtors. * Location/type: Chalets at the Lodge at Vail/duplex. Sale price/date: $15.95 million/May 12. Listing agent ...

The Importance of Having Options When Buying a Miami Beach Real Estate (Turks.US) - Miami Beach is home to various property choices. Like other metropolitan areas, buyers are greeted with several options to choose from, including foreclosures, condos, traditional homes and others. But these Miami Beach real estate properties also have their own brand of unique features.