Category Archives: Real Estate

Freddie Mac warns of bogus landlords renting out foreclosed homes

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Freddie Mac warns of bogus landlords renting out foreclosed homes
The fraud promoters sometimes change the locks on the front door, remove the lockbox installed by the real estate agent marketing the house for Freddie Mac and tell prospects: Oh, and don't worry about that real estate sign in the front yard offering …
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Fortunes based on casinos, real estate, energy help fuel contributions to …
Huge-dollar donors are often invited to state dinners at the White House and other events with the president. They also may be questioned to weigh in on public policy, especially if it affects their own financial interests. And the ranks of ambassadors …
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Rich Cribs: Hampton Bays waterfront homes, and more

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Rich Cribs: Hampton Bays waterfront homes, and more
The property is on the Shinnecock Bay and comes with sandy beaches, a private boat dock and a tennis court. “You have a small bit of everything,” says Ronald Guzas, the real estate broker from Atlantic Shores Realty who is representing this listing.
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Blackstone Venture to Sell Senior Homes for .7 Billion
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI bought the 133-property portfolio out of bankruptcy in 2010, HCP said in a statement today. The Long Beach, California-based company, the largest health-care REIT by market value, said the buy will add 8 cents a …
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StormHarbour Seeks to Boost Real Estate Investments in Japan

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StormHarbour Seeks to Boost Real Estate Investments in Japan
Signs of a recovery in Japan's real estate market are attracting investors seeking returns in a nation where property investments in major cities offer as much as 6 percent yield and those in the countryside with as much as 10 percent, Naka said. “We …
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Real Estate Forecast 2013-2014: Commercial Properties
Commercial real estate will improve marginally in 2013. New construction activity will inch upward, operating income will be a small better, and property values will level off. Later, in 2014 or 2015, operating income and prices will both rise …
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