Homester.com Web News Archive

In real estate, bad news can be good (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Real estate has its market cycles like any type of investment, and lately it's been getting bad press.

Committee: Raise real estate transfer tax to fund LCHIP (Boston Globe) - A legislative committee wants to raise cigarette taxes to balance the state budget and increase the real estate transfer tax to pay for LCHIP, a popular land conservation and historic preservation fund.

Negative media stories can dampen real estate market (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Many real estate professionals insist a lot of negative publicity about the housing market can have an effect on whether consumers will buy, sell or sit.

All the real estate info you need coming online (The Globe Gazette) - MASON CITY — A Web site that would allow anyone to find data on any piece of real estate anywhere in Iowa could be online by September.

Realize Big Returns with Real Estate (Derby Daily Reporter) - (ARA) - It's a buyer's market, which is great news for real estate investors. There are profits to be made just about everywhere you turn these days.

Orlando among top for real estate investments (BizJournals) - Orlando ranks in the top 10 for real estate investment.

Some risks lie in investing in real estate (The Standard-Times) - Real estate might be getting cheaper. But homes are always expensive.

Parkland Man Accused In Real Estate Scam (CBS 4 Miami) - A Parkland man is accused of cheating area real estate agents out of thousands of dollars in a property listing scam.

Woodside Real Estate Broker Charged With Defrauding Clients (Queens Chronicle) - An unlicensed Woodside real estate broker has been charged with defrauding three investors out of more than $600,000 in cash and property which she allegedly used to pay personal expenses.

Service helps real estate agents transition out (Portsmouth Herald) - EXETER "" An innovative type of real estate brokerage firm, specifically called a limited function referral organization, was developed by a New Hampshire real estate broker to assist real estate agents who would like to retire or leave the industry.