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- 12/6/2005 - Real Estate News
Home builders weigh in on Supreme Court wetlands cases
Citing the need to halt excessive regulation and keep housing more affordable, the National Association of Home Builders has filed a brief of amicus curiae on behalf of the petitioners in two wetlands cases before the U.S. Supreme Court: John A. Rapanos... - 12/6/2005 - Real Estate News
Realtors launch ad campaign to protest tax recommendations
The National Association of Realtors this week launched an advertising campaign warning that home values could drop significantly if the recommendations of a federal tax reform panel to reduce the mortgage interest deduction were implemented. "All homeo... - 12/6/2005 - Real Estate News
Pending real estate sales dip in October
A Pending Home Sales Index of 100 is equal to the average level of contract activity during 2001, the first year to be analyzed, and was the first of four consecutive record years for existing-home sales. Sales in 2001 were fairly close to the higher vol... - 12/6/2005 - Real Estate News
Relay, Team Double-Click form real estate partnership
Relay and Team Double-Click have teamed up to give real estate brokers and agents access to virtual transaction coordinators using the Relay system to manage real estate transactions, the California Association of Realtors said Monday. Additionally, as ... - 12/6/2005 - Real Estate News
Toronto real estate sales hit record
A number of neighborhoods north of Toronto's downtown showed high November sales totals in comparison to totals recorded in November 2004. In Downsview, sales of semi-detached homes increased significantly as the area saw 31 percent more overall transact... - 12/6/2005 - Real Estate News
Overnight real estate rates drift higher
Long-term mortgage interest rates were up Monday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield climbed to 4.56 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 5.86 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate rose to 5.43 percent. The 1-year adjustable was ... - 12/6/2005 - Real Estate News
Realtors, builders clash over real estate tax proposal
A proposal to raise the tax on real estate sales in the state of Washington as an alternative to fees on new construction has been postponed after a clash between builders and Realtors. The Washington Association of Realtors had launched a major advertis... - 12/6/2005 - Real Estate News
Consumer protection issues raised over new mortgages
The nation's banking regulator has raised concern over the use of negative amortization in consumer loan products – such as mortgages and credit cards – and indicated that regulators could issue guidance for these types of loans by the end of the yea... - 12/6/2005 - Real Estate News
Tax consequences of quit-claiming real estate title
DEAR BOB: In 1994 my son and I bought our house. The mortgage broker suggested we take title with my mother and my son's girlfriend so we could qualify for a mortgage. Our purchase price was $241,000, with a $40,000 cash down payment. We all had good cred... - 12/6/2005 - Real Estate News
Wet ceilings evidence of hidden surprise
Dear Barry, I bought my house over three years ago, and have had seasonal problems with wet ceilings ever since. After replacing the roof and gutter system, I learned that the problem was condensation caused by ground water seepage into the heating ducts ...