Realty News http://www.realtyflux.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:01:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 en Cutting Off Ones Head To Spite The Landlord - Seriously It Happenned in England http://www.realtyflux.com/cutting-off-ones-head-to-spite-the-landlord-seriously-it-happenned-in-england/ http://www.realtyflux.com/cutting-off-ones-head-to-spite-the-landlord-seriously-it-happenned-in-england/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:01:08 +0000 Real Estate NewsReal Estate News http://www.realtyflux.com/cutting-off-ones-head-to-spite-the-landlord-seriously-it-happenned-in-england/ Nearly-headless-nick(This post is not for the squeamish)
One thinks we have real estate concerns in this country, but the reaction in this case across the pond is a bit extreme.
An English man who did not want to be evicted from his apartment decided the best course of action would be to make a big bold statement.
He…

]]> http://www.realtyflux.com/cutting-off-ones-head-to-spite-the-landlord-seriously-it-happenned-in-england/feed/ Freddie, Fannie Give Christmas Present - No Foreclosures Till New Year http://www.realtyflux.com/freddie-fannie-give-christmas-present-no-foreclosures-till-new-year/ http://www.realtyflux.com/freddie-fannie-give-christmas-present-no-foreclosures-till-new-year/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:00:01 +0000 Real Estate NewsReal Estate News http://www.realtyflux.com/freddie-fannie-give-christmas-present-no-foreclosures-till-new-year/ MoneyhousemediumWell, 16,000 families across the country are breathing a big sign of relief as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are postponing foreclosures until the end of the year.
This is a heck of a Christmas present for the families. What might be the biggest present is these families may qualify for a rework of th…

]]> http://www.realtyflux.com/freddie-fannie-give-christmas-present-no-foreclosures-till-new-year/feed/ How Does Real Estate Seem Like A Good Investment in 2008? Part 2 http://www.realtyflux.com/how-does-real-estate-seem-like-a-good-investment-in-2008-part-2/ http://www.realtyflux.com/how-does-real-estate-seem-like-a-good-investment-in-2008-part-2/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:52:18 +0000 Real Estate NewsReal Estate News http://www.realtyflux.com/how-does-real-estate-seem-like-a-good-investment-in-2008-part-2/ We saw in the first post that the Dow Industrial average is down 44 percent in the past 52 weeks. That is trouble enough.
But imagine being long in Oil?

Oil dips below $50 a barrel on New York exchange for the first time since reaching record high of $147 in July. via CNN

You would be down 66 per…

]]> http://www.realtyflux.com/how-does-real-estate-seem-like-a-good-investment-in-2008-part-2/feed/ How Does Real Estate Seem Like A Good Investment in 2008? http://www.realtyflux.com/how-does-real-estate-seem-like-a-good-investment-in-2008/ http://www.realtyflux.com/how-does-real-estate-seem-like-a-good-investment-in-2008/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:21:24 +0000 Real Estate NewsReal Estate News http://www.realtyflux.com/how-does-real-estate-seem-like-a-good-investment-in-2008/ Compare it to the Dow Industrials:
It closed today at: 7,997.28

52Wk High: 13,990.65
52Wk Low: 7,882.51

Few areas are down 44 percent for the year in real estate.
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]]> http://www.realtyflux.com/how-does-real-estate-seem-like-a-good-investment-in-2008/feed/ Some Great Advice For Real Estate Agents and Blogging http://www.realtyflux.com/some-great-advice-for-real-estate-agents-and-blogging/ http://www.realtyflux.com/some-great-advice-for-real-estate-agents-and-blogging/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:22:54 +0000 Real Estate NewsReal Estate News http://www.realtyflux.com/some-great-advice-for-real-estate-agents-and-blogging/ This came from Chris Bloggett’s blog on how to focus on the real needs of your real estate blog. Focus on what the customer wants.
My core blogging advice is; always talk about the customer. What does the customer want to read about? These folks at the Real estate office were talking about highbro…

]]> http://www.realtyflux.com/some-great-advice-for-real-estate-agents-and-blogging/feed/ Home Lien Over 1 Penny Due On Utility Bill? Your Government in Action http://www.realtyflux.com/home-lien-over-1-penny-due-on-utility-bill-your-government-in-action/ http://www.realtyflux.com/home-lien-over-1-penny-due-on-utility-bill-your-government-in-action/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:17:56 +0000 Real Estate NewsReal Estate News http://www.realtyflux.com/home-lien-over-1-penny-due-on-utility-bill-your-government-in-action/ GrinchIt is bad enough that the city of Attleboro, Massachusetts has threatened to put a lien on a home over a one cent shortage. What makes it even worse is to whom they did this to.
A 74 Year Old Blind Woman.
Yep, because she was one penny short on a bill to the utility, the city is threatening her wit…

]]> http://www.realtyflux.com/home-lien-over-1-penny-due-on-utility-bill-your-government-in-action/feed/ Is Bruce Springsteen Leaving New Jersey For Florida? http://www.realtyflux.com/is-bruce-springsteen-leaving-new-jersey-for-florida/ http://www.realtyflux.com/is-bruce-springsteen-leaving-new-jersey-for-florida/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:46:26 +0000 Real Estate NewsReal Estate News http://www.realtyflux.com/is-bruce-springsteen-leaving-new-jersey-for-florida/ Springsteen1Not full time, he still has his home in Rumson, but Bruce Springsteen did buy a 4.6 million dollar home in the equestrian community of Wellington in Florida.

Bruce Springsteen bought a five-bedroom, six-bath home at 3561 Ambassador Road in Wellington from William Farish, Jr., and his wife, Kelley,…

]]> http://www.realtyflux.com/is-bruce-springsteen-leaving-new-jersey-for-florida/feed/ Real Estate Website Sued For Publishing Public Data By Law Firm http://www.realtyflux.com/real-estate-website-sued-for-publishing-public-data-by-law-firm/ http://www.realtyflux.com/real-estate-website-sued-for-publishing-public-data-by-law-firm/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:40:49 +0000 Real Estate NewsReal Estate News http://www.realtyflux.com/real-estate-website-sued-for-publishing-public-data-by-law-firm/ Happy-reporterWhat happens when you have a litigious company who feels aggrieved because a real estate published information about a couple of employees buying a home.
You sue, of course!
BlockShopper.com, a long tail real estate website that publishes details of home transactions in the communities it covers, i…

]]> http://www.realtyflux.com/real-estate-website-sued-for-publishing-public-data-by-law-firm/feed/ How to sell a house fast in a down market! http://www.realtyflux.com/how-to-sell-a-house-fast-in-a-down-market/ http://www.realtyflux.com/how-to-sell-a-house-fast-in-a-down-market/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:54:21 +0000 ForeclosureForeclosure http://www.realtyflux.com/how-to-sell-a-house-fast-in-a-down-market/ thumb.newsletter.jpg
Our free monthly real estate newsletter, “Investment Exchange” was just emailed out to those who have already signed up on Foreclosure.com to receive it.
The November 2008 edition covers selling houses in a down market — a hot topic because of the current state of the economy and the overall …

]]> http://www.realtyflux.com/how-to-sell-a-house-fast-in-a-down-market/feed/ US Facing Prolonged Recession, But Housing Potential Bright Spot http://www.realtyflux.com/us-facing-prolonged-recession-but-housing-potential-bright-spot/ http://www.realtyflux.com/us-facing-prolonged-recession-but-housing-potential-bright-spot/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:34:02 +0000 Real Estate NewsReal Estate News http://www.realtyflux.com/us-facing-prolonged-recession-but-housing-potential-bright-spot/ Heating_homeWho would have thought it, that real estate may be the bright spot in the economy in the near future. As the official whipping boys of why everything has gone wrong we now may be the good guys.
Our builders have slowed down and inventory is starting to hit a level that allows price increases. Invent…

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