msnbc.com: Real estate http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8874568/ns/business-real_estate/ Msnbc.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism. Copyright 2010 msnbc.com en-us http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/SiteManagement/SiteWide/Images/msnbc_logo.gif msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:20:42 GMT News 60 Homebuyers finding that cash really is king Melissa Hughett and her husband set out to buy their first home in the best buyer's market in years, confident they would land a deal within a few months.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6f9b0c33be7f190d0cb0a938dccdf7a4&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6f9b0c33be7f190d0cb0a938dccdf7a4&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6f9b0c33be7f190d0cb0a938dccdf7a4&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6f9b0c33be7f190d0cb0a938dccdf7a4&p=64&kw=People'>People</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6f9b0c33be7f190d0cb0a938dccdf7a4&p=64&kw=Property'>Property</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6f9b0c33be7f190d0cb0a938dccdf7a4&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6f9b0c33be7f190d0cb0a938dccdf7a4&p=64&kw=Washington'>Washington</a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=6f9b0c33be7f190d0cb0a938dccdf7a4 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35318471/ns/business-real_estate/ Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:18:48 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35318471/ns/business-real_estate/ Mortgage rates edge up slightly Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages rose slightly this week, inching above 5 percent, Freddie Mac said Thursday.





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]]> Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:30:42 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/ns/business-personal_finance/ NYT: No help in sight, more homeowners walk away Benjamin Koellmann paid $215,000 for his apartment in Miami Beach in 2006, but now units are selling in foreclosure for $90,000. "There is no financial sense in staying," he said.By June, about 5.1 million people are projected own a home whose value is below 75 percent of what is owed, prompting many to walk away from their mortgages.





Mortgage - New York Times - Foreclosure - United States - Loan]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=34f8b873f7c6e8e8a643e9676a021c7d http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35210866/ns/business-the_new_york_times/ Barbara P. Fernandez for The New York Times This photograph is protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, publ Benjamin Koellmann paid $215,000 for his apartment in Miami Beach in 2006, but now units are selling in foreclosure for $90,000. "There is no financial sense in staying," he said.


]]> Wed, 3 Feb 2010 05:25:38 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35210866/ns/business-the_new_york_times/ Modest increase seen in home sales activity The National Association of Realtors' index has risen for nine out of the past 10 months as buyers scrambled to take advantage of an $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit before its scheduled expiration Nov. 30.The number of people preparing to buy a home rose slightly in December, a sign that home sales could be stabilizing heading into the spring home buying season.





Shrubs - Plants - Home - Gardening - Roses]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=fadfb4129859c5c58b165bacf6019112 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35197919/ns/business-real_estate/ REUTERS The National Association of Realtors' index has risen for nine out of the past 10 months as buyers scrambled to take advantage of an $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit before its scheduled expiration Nov. 30.


]]> Tue, 2 Feb 2010 16:09:22 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35197919/ns/business-real_estate/ Duplicity in mother-of-all mortgage walkaways The Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town apartment complex is seen in New York in this Oct. 17, 2006 file photo. Tishman Speyer Properties walks away from 11,232 Manhattan apartments because it can't pay its mortgage. That's good business.





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]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:46:36 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35148862/ns/business-real_estate/ Some see hints of bottom in housing A "sold" sign is shown outside a home in Long Beach, Calif., recently. Sales prices have risen from year-ago levels in hard-hit California, especially in coastal areas. Although evidence is mixed and tentative, some analysts see evidence that hard-hit housing markets in California, Arizona and elsewhere are showing signs of healing.





California - Arizona - United States - Business and Economy - Housing]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=4e3f1099835fbdcd7b7679c03dca66f1 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35129970/ns/business-real_estate/ AP file A "sold" sign is shown outside a home in Long Beach, Calif., recently. Sales prices have risen from year-ago levels in hard-hit California, especially in coastal areas.


]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:47:16 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35129970/ns/business-real_estate/ Sales of new homes sink 7.6 percent New home sales unexpectedly fell 7.6 percent last month, capping the industry's weakest year on record.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b41da1ce0c282ca865632c593d4a403f&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b41da1ce0c282ca865632c593d4a403f&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b41da1ce0c282ca865632c593d4a403f&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b41da1ce0c282ca865632c593d4a403f&p=64&kw=Business+and+Economy'>Business and Economy</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b41da1ce0c282ca865632c593d4a403f&p=64&kw=Construction+and+Maintenance'>Construction and Maintenance</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b41da1ce0c282ca865632c593d4a403f&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b41da1ce0c282ca865632c593d4a403f&p=64&kw=Residential+Housing'>Residential Housing</a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=b41da1ce0c282ca865632c593d4a403f http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35098795/ns/business-real_estate/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:08:26 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35098795/ns/business-real_estate/ Flaws plague foreclosure relief program Courtney Scott, who lives in the Atlanta area, is "more confused than ever" after battling for two years to save her home from foreclosure. Ten months into the government’s third program to stop a record wave of foreclosures, the latest effort is falling far short of its goal. By John W. Schoen





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]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:00:07 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35062033/ns/business-answer_desk/ Mortgage ‘relief’ leads to foreclosure notice Red Tape: For nine months, Deb Franklin said, she did exactly what JP Morgan Chase and President Barack Obama told her to do. She made her mortgage payments on time. Then, on the day after Christmas, a "bomb dropped" on her life.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=dd83bbfc9317d36875bb6fa05a50c1fb&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=dd83bbfc9317d36875bb6fa05a50c1fb&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=dd83bbfc9317d36875bb6fa05a50c1fb&p=64&kw=Barack+Obama'>Barack Obama</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=dd83bbfc9317d36875bb6fa05a50c1fb&p=64&kw=JPMorgan+Chase'>JPMorgan Chase</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=dd83bbfc9317d36875bb6fa05a50c1fb&p=64&kw=President+of+the+United+States'>President of the United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=dd83bbfc9317d36875bb6fa05a50c1fb&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=dd83bbfc9317d36875bb6fa05a50c1fb&p=64&kw=Foreclosure'>Foreclosure</a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=dd83bbfc9317d36875bb6fa05a50c1fb http://redtape.msnbc.com/2010/01/for-nine-months-deb-franklin-says-she-did-exactly-what-jp-morgan-chase-and-president-barack-obama-told-her-to-do-she-made.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:44:57 GMT News http://redtape.msnbc.com/2010/01/for-nine-months-deb-franklin-says-she-did-exactly-what-jp-morgan-chase-and-president-barack-obama-told-her-to-do-she-made.html Home prices rise unexpectedly in November Jan. 26: Home prices rose unexpectedly in November, marking the sixth straight monthly increase. CNBC's Diana Olick reports.  (CNBC)A closely watched index shows that home prices rose nationally for the sixth straight month in November, with 14 of 20 metro areas tracked showing improvements.





Real estate pricing - Home - Shrubs - Plants - Gardening]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=a6363da1cab853547d304cb79b2917a9 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35077025/ns/business-real_estate/ CNBC Copyright msnbc.com 2010 Jan. 26: Home prices rose unexpectedly in November, marking the sixth straight monthly increase. CNBC's Diana Olick reports.  (CNBC)


]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:11:23 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35077025/ns/business-real_estate/ It’s likely closing time for these chains in 2010 "The business they're in is hopeless," industry banker and consultant Howard Davidowitz bluntly says of Blockbuster and its movie rental service.Tight-fisted consumers, plunging sales and shuttered stores. That was pretty much the retail story during the bulk of 2008 and 2009.





Retail - Business - Retail Trade - Business and Economy - Retailers]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=bc576201434e1b9ea8dd36dfad3c7354 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34985197/ns/business-forbescom/ AP "The business they're in is hopeless," industry banker and consultant Howard Davidowitz bluntly says of Blockbuster and its movie rental service.


]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:51:21 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34985197/ns/business-forbescom/ Home sales tumble surprise 16.7 percent A sign marks a house for sale by the owner in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, January 24, 2010. Sales of existing homes like this one tumbled in December.Sales of previously occupied homes took their largest drop in more than 40 years last month yet managed to end 2009 with the first annual gain in four years.





United States - Tax credit - Tax - Business - Accounting]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=3486e95b28bd044026dc74448a332b12 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35058162/ns/business-real_estate/ Reuters A sign marks a house for sale by the owner in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, January 24, 2010. Sales of existing homes like this one tumbled in December.


]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:39:50 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35058162/ns/business-real_estate/ Huge NYC real estate deal goes sour The Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town apartment complex is seen in New York in this Oct. 17, 2006 file photo. The financially troubled owners of two massive apartment complexes that sold for a record $5.4 billion a few years ago said Monday they're turning them over to their creditors.





Real estate - New York City - United States - Business and Economy - Business]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=383dfd6bfb145e6e4a08983583bf78f8 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35056236/ns/business-real_estate/ AP AP2006 The Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town apartment complex is seen in New York in this Oct. 17, 2006 file photo.


]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:17:49 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35056236/ns/business-real_estate/ Rise in permits could herald building ramp-up Workers go about their jobs at a new housing development in Carlsbad, Calif. Construction of new homes dipped unexpectedly last month as bad weather hit much of the country. Applications for future projects rose, however.Applications for future construction projects unexpectedly climbed last month, foreshadowing what could be a better spring for home building after a rough winter, government data showed on Wednesday.





Housing starts - United States - Business - Real estate - Business and Economy]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=933516e9178f277940cc638e0dc39288 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34952663/ns/business-real_estate/ AP Workers go about their jobs at a new housing development in Carlsbad, Calif. Construction of new homes dipped unexpectedly last month as bad weather hit much of the country. Applications for future projects rose, however.


]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:40:35 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34952663/ns/business-real_estate/ FHA raises fees, tightens loan standards The Federal Housing Administration is raising fees and tightening lending standards to shore up its strapped finances and avoid a taxpayer bailout.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e0052bc053226ce410be9bb74bc96013&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e0052bc053226ce410be9bb74bc96013&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e0052bc053226ce410be9bb74bc96013&p=64&kw=Federal+Housing+Administration'>Federal Housing Administration</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e0052bc053226ce410be9bb74bc96013&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e0052bc053226ce410be9bb74bc96013&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e0052bc053226ce410be9bb74bc96013&p=64&kw=Mortgage'>Mortgage</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e0052bc053226ce410be9bb74bc96013&p=64&kw=Housing'>Housing</a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=e0052bc053226ce410be9bb74bc96013 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34944202/ns/business-real_estate/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:11:03 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34944202/ns/business-real_estate/ Entrepreneurs turn housing bust into boom Greg Haskett, vice president of shared services for HomeTeam Inspection Service, says the business is growing steadily despite the hard-hit housing market.While the industry floundered, these businesses positioned themselves for growth.





Business - Real estate - Residential - Public housing - National Association of Home Builders]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=4f2661ea11bacb4ca184abe97247f07c http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34775167/ns/business-success_in_hard_times/ Photo courtesy of HomeTeam Inspection Service Greg Haskett, vice president of shared services for HomeTeam Inspection Service, says the business is growing steadily despite the hard-hit housing market.


]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:46:20 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34775167/ns/business-success_in_hard_times/ Builder sentiment index dips in January The National Association of Home Builders says its housing market index fell this month to the lowest level since last summer.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=065dcc6b734197fba3718b16039bc077&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=065dcc6b734197fba3718b16039bc077&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=065dcc6b734197fba3718b16039bc077&p=64&kw=National+Association+of+Home+Builders'>National Association of Home Builders</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=065dcc6b734197fba3718b16039bc077&p=64&kw=Real+estate+economics'>Real estate economics</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=065dcc6b734197fba3718b16039bc077&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=065dcc6b734197fba3718b16039bc077&p=64&kw=Real+estate'>Real estate</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=065dcc6b734197fba3718b16039bc077&p=64&kw=Residential'>Residential</a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=065dcc6b734197fba3718b16039bc077 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34939023/ns/business-real_estate/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:12:13 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34939023/ns/business-real_estate/ Mortgage relief reaches 7 percent of borrowers The Obama administration's mortgage relief plan provided help to 7 percent of borrowers who signed up last year.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=397b03909170a95c13dbb08cd8dd2fde&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=397b03909170a95c13dbb08cd8dd2fde&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=397b03909170a95c13dbb08cd8dd2fde&p=64&kw=Mortgage'>Mortgage</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=397b03909170a95c13dbb08cd8dd2fde&p=64&kw=Presidency+of+Barack+Obama'>Presidency of Barack Obama</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=397b03909170a95c13dbb08cd8dd2fde&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=397b03909170a95c13dbb08cd8dd2fde&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=397b03909170a95c13dbb08cd8dd2fde&p=64&kw=Financial+Services'>Financial Services</a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=397b03909170a95c13dbb08cd8dd2fde http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34879478/ns/business-real_estate/ Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:29:42 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34879478/ns/business-real_estate/