Hawaii Real Estate News for 09/11/2008



Real Estate Woes Spread to China - New York Times

New York Times

Real Estate Woes Spread to China
New York Times, United States - 2 hours ago
Visitors to a real estate show in Xian, China, view a model of high-rise apartments. Sale prices have begun falling from a peak in July, and the number of .
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Negotiated Short Sale, Alii Lani, 2/2, pre Foreclosure $239000
Sept 10 2008. New Listing - not mine - but such a great deal, I wanted to bring in a buyer. I perform BPOs (Broker Price Opinion) for banks, investors, and whoever wants to pay me to do it. This gives me an insider's view of what is up ...

Mortgage brokers, real estate agents say interest rate drop is . - San Jose Mercury News

Mortgage brokers, real estate agents say interest rate drop is .
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 7 hours ago
The decline in rates is "a small positive," for the Bay Area housing market, said Kenneth T. Rosen, chairman of the Fisher Center for Real Estate at .
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Rewrite of Hawaii Real Estate Commission Booklets
The Hawaii Real Estate Commission is revising, editing and rewriting its 1991 brochures entitled EURCondominium Owners Rights and ResponsibilitiesEUR and EURCondominium Board Members Powers and DutiesEUR. The brochures will be updated to be ...

Real Estate Woes Spread to China (New York Times)
Real estate brokers say prices in China are down from peaks reached earlier this year, while the number of transactions has plunged...

Study: Columbus, Midwest real estate market more affordable than . - Bizjournals.com

BusinessWeek

Study: Columbus, Midwest real estate market more affordable than .
Bizjournals.com, NC - 11 hours ago
The real estate firms survey instead of using aggregate home sales data uses an apples-to-apples comparison of similar 2200-square-foot, four-bedroom homes .
In Lexington, it's more than Louisville Kentucky.com
Study: Dallas offers housing bargain for corporate moves 11:05 AM CT Dallas Morning News
Vegas Home Sales Are Up 93.4% Y/Y [Housing Tracker] Seeking Alpha
MarketWatch - Bizjournals.com
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Sorghum Could Be Biofuel Crop Of The Future
In 1922, FB Silverwood wrote the lyrics to EURHonolulu, Im Coming Back Again,EUR which included the line, EURI seem to see the waving sugar cane.EUR The cane waves no more on Oahu, but if plantation agriculture does come back, it might come ...

EastGroup Properties Announces Presentation at 2008 BMO Capital . - MarketWatch

EastGroup Properties Announces Presentation at 2008 BMO Capital .
MarketWatch - 11 hours ago
announced today that it is scheduled to present at the BMO Capital Markets North American Real Estate Conference. EastGroup's presentation is scheduled for .
Parkway Properties Announces Presentation at BMO Capital Markets . PR-CANADA.net (press release)
BMO REIT Conference Panel Including ELS CFO to be Webcast WELT ONLINE
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Lehman to Sell Neuberger Stake, Spin Off Real Estate (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. , reporting the biggest loss in its 158-year history, said it will sell a majority stake in its asset-management unit, spin off real-estate holdings and cut the dividend in an effort to shore up capital and regain investor confidence...

PDC Systems Hawaii: I LOVE My New PC
A year ago my PC was ready for a clean wipe and reload BUT I wouldn't give my PC up for my husband to do it because I was TOO BUSY BLOGGING. WORKING. Two weeks ago my PC started to get a couple of quirks and we knew it was time to have ...

Affordable Kauai: Top 10 Free (Or Nearly Free) Ways To Enjoy The .
Like most everything in life, the best things to enjoy about Kauai are free EUR or at least pretty affordable. Called Hawaiis Island of Discovery and popularly referred to as EURthe Garden IslandEUR EUR both for good reason EUR Kauais landscape ...

Longs Drug admits real estate never appraised for CVS deal (Market Watch)
In agreeing to settle class-action lawsuits related to the proposed $2.9 billion bid by CVS, Long Drugs admits that it never sought a third-party appraisal to value the companys real estate before approving the merger...

Guilty Plea in Vatican Real Estate Scheme - New York Times

Guilty Plea in Vatican Real Estate Scheme
New York Times, United States - 15 hours ago
. publicized romance with the movie actress Anne Hathaway, watched his ambitions draw to a close Wednesday when he pleaded guilty to real estate fraud. .
Real Estate Developer (and Anne Hathaways Ex!) Nears Plea Deal Wall Street Journal Blogs
Actress's boyfriend guilty in "Vati-con" Boston Globe
Financier Tied to Burkle Nears Plea Deal Wall Street Journal
ABC Online - The Daily Advance
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Big Island Sales Commentary for August 2008, by Katie Minkus, R
To help provide some clarity about the Big Island Sales Stats, August 2008 weve invited Katie Minkus, R, to share her thoughts on the Big Islands market. Katie is the Broker-In-Charge of Lava Rock Reatly (our partner brokerage on the ...

UPDATE 1-Japan FSA: didn't request tighter property lending - Reuters

UPDATE 1-Japan FSA: didn't request tighter property lending
Reuters - 4 hours ago
TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Japan's financial regulator has not asked banks to tighten their lending to real estate companies, Financial Services Agency .
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Decline In Home Prices Slows In Second Quarter
Prices of single-family homes fell in the second quarter, but at a slower rate than in the previous three-months, an economic analysis company said Thursday. The median price of a US home slipped at an annual rate of 5.3 percent in the ...

New Water Rates Brings Protesters To Oahu
Water crisis group gets vocal. Members of the Hui Hoopakele EURAina, the local water crisis group, were on Oahu last Thursday to protest the water rates approved by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). ...

Ruling calls a halt to real-estate scheme in Triangle and Fayetteville (The News & Observer)
A ruling in a Wake County court has halted a real-estate scheme that misled people into buying rental properties in the Triangle and Fayetteville...

Vibrant Aims for More Page Real Estate - Adweek

Vibrant Aims for More Page Real Estate
Adweek, NY - 10 hours ago
NEW YORK Vibrant Media here is rolling out a new publishing product that will turn additional hyperlinks into ad-supported content. .
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Real Estate (Sun-Sentinel)
Evergreen Real Estate Partners of Chicago, a private equity investor, said Wednesday it has committed $750 million to Palm Beach Gardens-based developer Kitson & Partners to pursue additional residential and commercial developments in Florida. Kitson has acquired more than $900 million in assets across the state over the past two years. The capital commitment puts Kitson in position to close ...

Lehman sale shows commercial real estate woes (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Lehman Brothers' do-or-die decision Wednesday to spin off up to $30 billion in commercial real estate loans and buildings highlights how jittery worldwide investors are about all things real estate...

Huge Lehman Loss On Sour Real Estate Sends It Scrambling (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance)
Lehman Bros. said Wednesday it will sell a majority stake in its investment management unit and sell real estate assets to shore up capital...

Huge Lehman Loss On Sour Real Estate Sends It Scrambling (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
Lehman Bros. said Wednesday it will sell a majority stake in its investment management unit and sell real estate assets to shore up capital after posting a much bigger-than-expected third-quarter loss...

Bush Administration awards $3 million to native Hawaiian and .
BUSH ADMINISTRATION AWARDS $3 MILLION TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WASHINGTON, DC - September 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) EUR US Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today awarded $3 ...

Lehman actions point to world real estate jitters (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
WASHINGTON -- Lehman Brothers' do-or-die decision yesterday to spin off up to $30 billion in commercial real estate loans and buildings highlights how jittery worldwide investors are about all things real estate. ...

Developer Puts Spin On High Electric Costs To Sell Homes
Gentry Homes is offering free solar electricity panels on new homes and said the offer is having dramatic results. The Ewa Plains blistering sun could discourage home buyers worried about the cost of air conditioning. ...

Longs Settlement Includes Disclosure Of CVS Decision - Wall Street Journal

Longs Settlement Includes Disclosure Of CVS Decision
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
s proposed $2.6 billion takeover, and in the process conceded that its board never sought a third-party appraisal to value the company's real estate before .
Longs, CVS settle shareholder suit Forbes
UPDATE 1-Longs to settle lawsuits over CVS deal Reuters
Longs settles suits related to merger Contra Costa Times
RTT News - Hawaii Reporter
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Real estate markets across China join general slump (International Herald Tribune)
The number of homes changing hands has dropped precipitously. Faced with few buyers, sellers are starting to cut their prices for residential and commercial real estate...

Lehman sale shows commercial real estate woes - International Herald Tribune

Wall Street Journal

Lehman sale shows commercial real estate woes
International Herald Tribune, France - 11 hours ago
AP WASHINGTON: Lehman Brothers' do-or-die decision Wednesday to spin off up to $30 billion in commercial real estate loans and buildings highlights how .
Lehman still exposed to real estate, leveraged loans MarketWatch
Lehman to Sell Neuberger Stake, Spin Off Real Estate (Update1) Bloomberg
Lehman Doesn't See Large Write-Downs In Commcl Real Estate CNNMoney.com
CBC.ca - MarketWatch
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Changing of the Guard at Zephyr Real Estate - MarketWatch

Changing of the Guard at Zephyr Real Estate
MarketWatch - 11 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Sep 10, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Some positive changes and a fond farewell are afoot at Zephyr Real Estate. .
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