Hawaii Real Estate News for 09/12/2008



Bulgaria Real Estate Investments More Profitable Than Stocks - Report (Novinite.com)
Despite their low liquidity, real estate investments in Bulgaria yield significantly higher profits from sales compared to financial assets, according to a real estate market survey for the third trimester of 2008 conducted by Industry Watch...

A new tool for real estate buyers (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
Thailand's property market is still on the rise and highly competitive. Advertisements for new real estate developments are everywhere, and with them are promises of freebies...

Americas Most Expensive Waterfront Cities
The Pacific Ocean is more expansive than the Atlantic, has better waves for surfing and has more temperate weather patterns. It also costs a whole lot more to live there. La Jolla, Santa Monica, and Santa Barbara, all in California, ...

n Bay Area mortgage brokers, real estate agents say interest rate . - San Jose Mercury News

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n Bay Area mortgage brokers, real estate agents say interest rate .
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 11 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 .
Video: CEO Praises Bailout Of Mortgage Giants kcratv
Explicit Fannie & Freddie: Taxpayers Tote Load, China Heaves Sigh . Blogger News Network
A federal bailout La Opinión
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$2.3 million to be repaid in regional real estate scam (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
A Bradford Woods businessman has been ordered to pay more than $2.3 million in restitution to hundreds of homebuyers and sellers caught in a real estate scheme that spanned Allegheny, Butler and Beaver counties...

Across region, July anything but a hot time for real estate - TheDay

Across region, July anything but a hot time for real estate
TheDay, CT - 1 hour ago
By Lee Howard Real estate sales in the region have been down in the dumps lately, but July truly was the dog days. The median price of a single-family home .
State home sales continue to drop Waterbury Republican American
Real estate prices continue drop TheDay
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Why Long Island real estate deals fall through - Newsday

Why Long Island real estate deals fall through
Newsday, NY - 5 hours ago
We talked with the real estate agent and worked out an offer based on his suggestions. Plus, we let him know that we could definitely go up, if needed, .
Racing against time Nashville Business Journal
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Mortgage brokers, real estate agents say interest rate drop is spurring activity (Contra Costa Times)
n Mortgage brokers, real estate agents say interest rate drop spurring activity..

Real estate experts say low interest rates and high inventory make for a prime buying opportunity. (The Albany Herald)
ALBANY EUR” Now is the time for smart buyers to jump into the real estate market, according to industry leaders. Van Johnson, president of the Georgia Association of Realtors, told the Albany Rotary Club Thursday that there was good news in the challenging home market...

Increase your Hawaii Home Value with Solar Power!
This month I will be adding a new service for my real estate clients - Solar Power! Hawaii is in one of the Earth's best locations for generating solar power, and the State of Hawaii offers the nation's best tax credits! ...

Federal Bailout Has Positive Impact On Hawaii Housing Market
Some possible good news for Hawaiis often overheated housing market, but on the flip side a possible huge tax hit for all of us. This after the federal government steps in, to bail out two of the countrys largest mortgage lender ...

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS (Dallas Morning News)
Real estate editor Steve Brown compiles this list. MLG Capital 2008 LLC of Wisconsin purchased the 128-unit Woodstock apartments at 712 Washington Drive in Arlington from the Bank of New York Trust Co. Mike Miller, Tom Burns and Jay Gunn of Hendricks & Partners negotiated the sale...

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 ...

My alternative to Rail in Honolulu
I have a couple ideas that I think would be a great alternative to rail or any other changes to the traffic problem. Since the city is collecting millions of dollars with the extra 0.5% GET for rail, why not use that money in these ways ...

Need to Sell Your Home in Miami Real Estate Market? (Turks.US)
Miami real estate market is one of the best selling real estates these days, reason why more and more investors are into Miami real estate market to invest by buying then selling real estate properties. Actually, properties in Miami real estate market are being considered as great investment...

Japan Post sees need for real estate investments (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
TOKYO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Japan Post, which controls 328 trillion yen ($3.06 trillion) in assets, should diversify its investments, possibly into real estate, an executive said on Friday...

PKY: To Present At BMO North American Real Estate Conference @ 09 . - Trading Markets (press release)

PKY: To Present At BMO North American Real Estate Conference @ 09 .
Trading Markets (press release), CA - 27 minutes ago
. Inc. (NYSE: PKY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) will be presenting at the BMO Capital Markets 2008 North American Real Estate Conference today. .
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Honolulu Homes Linger On Market For Longer Time
Honolulu is far from the mainland, and the nations mortgage crisis hasnt made many waves there. Honolulus banks didnt invest in many subprime loans, says Rochelle Gregson, CEO of the Honolulu Board of Realtors. ...

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 EURœthe Garden IslandEUR EUR” both for good reason EUR” Kauais landscape ...

Real estate experts say it's a 'buyers market' - Greenville News

Wall Street Journal

Real estate experts say it's a 'buyers market'
Greenville News, SC - 6 hours ago
By Angelia Davis EUR¢ BUSINESS WRITER EUR¢ September 12, 2008 If you question whether now is a good time to buy a house, real estate experts say that recent .
US rescue plan seen aiding real estate picture The Patriot Ledger
Rochester-area real estate experts applaud federal mortgage bailout Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Just McCain's and Palin's speeches Town Hall
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AG Announces $2.3 Million Consumer Protection Judgment in . - Gant Daily

AG Announces $2.3 Million Consumer Protection Judgment in .
Gant Daily, PA - 2 hours ago
. against a Pittsburgh area man accused of orchestrating a multi-million dollar mortgage and real estate scheme in Allegheny, Beaver and Butler counties. .
$2.3 million to be repaid in regional real estate scam Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Restitution $2.25M in real estate scheme Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Man ordered to pay out $2.4M from realty schemes Beaver County Times
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Japan Post sees need for real estate investments - Reuters

TopNews

Japan Post sees need for real estate investments
Reuters - 6 hours ago
"A significant portion of Japan Post's investments is in Japanese government bonds, but real estate is an attractive investment target," Takashi Saito, .
Japan's Stocks Rise as Financial Concern Eases; Daihatsu Drops Bloomberg
Japanese Stocks Rise as Financial Concern Eases; Suzuki Drops Bloomberg
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Uh.Hello? ???? A Courtesy Call Would Have Been Nice..
The cat is out of the bag. After picking up 'potential clients' that I had been working with since May of this year I really believed we had a 'relationship' going on. They were relocating and finally arrived last week. ...

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS - Dallas Morning News

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Dallas Morning News, TX - 4 hours ago
Lease negotiations were handled by Rodney Helm of Capstar Commercial and Susan Arledge of Arledge Partners Real Estate Group. Mass Movement leased 23203 .
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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...

Like commercial real estate? Lehman has a deal for you (Los Angeles Times)
Blog: A big part of Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc.'s plan to save itself is to spin off to shareholders the bulk of the investment bank's commercial real estate portfolio. Would that be a gift -- or a bomb?..

Like commercial real estate? Lehman has a deal for you - Los Angeles Times

ABC News

Like commercial real estate? Lehman has a deal for you
Los Angeles Times, CA - Sep 11, 2008
Holdings Inc.s plan to save itself is to spin off to shareholders the bulk of the investment banks commercial real estate portfolio. .
Lehman sale shows commercial real estate woes International Herald Tribune
Lehman still exposed to real estate, leveraged loans MarketWatch
Lehman to Sell Neuberger Stake, Spin Off Real Estate (Update1) Bloomberg
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Molokai School Moves From Lowest To Highest Mark After Correction
A successful appeal by Kualapuu Elementary School, a charter school on Molokai, has taken it from a bottom rating to a top rating under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. EURœWoo hoo!EUR said Kualapuu Principal Lydia Trinidad in a ...

Real estate broker receives specialist designation - Poughkeepsie Journal

Real estate broker receives specialist designation
Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - 59 minutes ago
Margo Ramsey, an associate broker of R. Ferris real estate in LaGrangeville, was awarded the Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation by the National .
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This Prediction is Futile and Useless: EURœHome Prices Predicted to .
On Sept 5, 2008 the Honolulu Advertiser published this article about University of Hawaii Economic Research Organizations housing prediction. This article is an act of futility and of no value that I can see. Why predict? ...



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