We have faced many struggles in the Tallahassee real estate market over the past few years, but I suspect we might be heading into the worst of it right now. All of the housing reports that we monitor more…

If you’re in your mid-40s or older, this one’s for you. Several times a week I received calls/emails from regular folk who’re coming to the realization that their plan for retirement more…

One of the key questions for housing, jobs, and the economy is: When will the excess housing supply be absorbed?The answers depends on:1) The current number of excess housing units,2) how many net uni more…

The Obama administration is proposing that businesses be able to expense new investment in plants and equipment, through 2011, instead of writing off the investment over several years.Catherine Rampel more…

The following graph shows total housing starts and the percent vacant housing units (owner and rental) in the U.S. Note: this is a combined vacancy rate based on the Census Bureau vacancy rates for ow more…

David Leonhardt writes at the NY Times Economix: Mortgage Rates and Home Prices Interest rates are historically low right now. They will surely rise at some point. All else equal, higher rates should more…

The MBA reports: Mortgage Purchase Applications Up, Refinance Applications Fall Slightly in Latest MBA Weekly Survey The Refinance Index decreased 3.1 percent from the previous week. The seasonally ad more…

MyFox PhiladelphiaWTF: Greene Sues Housing BoardPW-Philadelphia Weekly (blog)… in which it's being argued the Philadelphia Housing Authority is “breaching Carl Greene's contract and violat more…

San Francisco Chronicle (blog)CITY INSIDER Housing Authority collections setbackSan Francisco ChronicleThe San Francisco Housing Authority's efforts to reverse years of mismanagement where the age more…

Are We Out of the Housing Bubble or Not?AOL News8) — Is the housing market on the road to recovery? Is real estate about to suffer from a douple dip? New York Times economics columnist David Leonhard more…

Capital One Bank Invests in Housing for New York City's HomelessMarketWatch (press release)The 77-unit property, located in the borough's Melrose neighborhood, will expand the portfolio of com more…

International Business TimesUS Mortgage Applications Index Falls, First Drop Since JulyBusinessWeekThe third straight gain in purchases points to some stabilization in a housing market where a sustain more…

Seattle Post IntelligencerAM Politics Links: Obama in Cleveland, Tea Party expands, housing defined …Plain Dealer(Josh Gerstein and Matt Negrin, politico.com) Do you believe that housing is a luxury more…

Daily MailBarratt's losses drop but housing outlook remains uncertainDaily Mail'Whilst the improved balance between supply and demand has stabilised prices, it has done little to address the n more…

The GuardianHalifax index points to flagging housing marketFinancial Times“The improved economy, strengthening labour market and low interest rates are all supporting housing demand. We expect that more…

San Francisco Chronicle (blog)CITY INSIDER – Housing Authority collections setbackSan Francisco ChronicleThe San Francisco Housing Authority's efforts to reverse years of mismanagement where the a more…

Houston ChronicleTomball votes down housing ban on illegal immigrantsHouston ChronicleBy PEGGY O'HARE Hirma Jasso makes a statement to the Tomball City Council in favor of the day laborer site dur more…

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Home sales plunge 37% as tax credit expiresBuffalo NewsHome sales, which soared in June as homebuyers scrambled to close their deals in time to claim a tax credit of as much as $8000, … more…

Washington PostKilling spree suspect's downhill slideSan Francisco ChronicleThe younger Sales has not been seen since Aug. 26, one day before Valdemoro allegedly bludgeoned to death Ricardo Sales more…

Retail sales, number of home contracts increaseWashington PostAnd after recent dismal numbers on home sales, a glimmer of hope in the real estate market emerged Thursday when the National Association more…

Home Accents TodayPier 1 Imports reports rise in second-quarter salesDallas Morning NewsNew and existing home sales declined 26 percent in July from a year ago, reflecting the expiration of the homebu more…

Daily News CornerAsian Stocks, Won Rise on US Home-Sale Gain; Japan Bonds Extend DeclineBloombergPending sales of existing US homes unexpectedly climbed 5.2 percent in July from a record low, and init more…

Central Florida News 13Retail sales, home contracts rise modestlyWashington PostAnd after recent dismal numbers on home sales, a glimmer of hope in the real estate market emerged Thursday when the Nat more…

Telegraph.co.ukChina's Stock Futures Rise as US Data Signal Global RecoveryBusinessWeekThat's trimmed this year's loss to 19 percent, after the government increased down- payment requireme more…

Central Florida News 13Index of pending home sales rises 5.2%Los Angeles TimesLawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Assn. of Realtors, which produces the pending home sales index, cautioned t more…

Asian Stocks Rise for Third Day on US Home Sales, Falling Jobless ClaimsBloomberg(Source: Bloomberg) Asian stocks rose for a third day after US reports showed an unexpected increase in pending home sa more…

Home Depot, Disney Help Lift Blue ChipsWall Street JournalHome Depot jumped 74 cents, or 2.6%, to $29.41, as the home-improvement retailer was boosted by an unexpected increase in pending-home sales a more…

Adjusting to real estate's 'Great Depression'Seattle TimesWe have it already, Ramsey says, in real estate. By Bruce Ramsey Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, was reassuri more…

Optimism in real estate — and the worst infomercialsGlobe and MailThere's also some analysis of what's going on in the Canadian market, and a humorous video examining the natural optimism of more…

China Stocks Drop on Concern Over Property Tightening, Small-Cap ValuationBloombergPoly Real Estate Group Co. and Gemdale Corp. declined at least 1.1 percent after Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co. more…

China's Stocks Fall on Property Outlook, Smallcap ValuationsBusinessWeekPoly Real Estate Group Co. and Gemdale Corp. declined at least 0.8 percent after Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co. said pr more…

Sacramento Business JournalAmid CEO'S scandal, key aide takes control at Lyon Real EstateSacramento BeeMichael Lyon, a Sacramento real estate executive under criminal investigation amid allegation more…

msnbc.comFight over New York mosque about more than real estate, imam saysWinston-Salem Journal11 attacks in New York said yesterday that the fight is about more than "a piece of real estate&quot more…

Real Estate Premium to U.S. Bonds Signal Time to Buy PropertyBloombergUS commercial real estate yields are near the highest level relative to Treasury bonds on record, …Real Estate Investment Future more…

KWMUBallot measure on real-estate transfer tax cleared by judgeKansas City Star2 whether to adopt a state constitutional amendment prohibiting taxes on the transfer of real estate, a judge ruled Tuesd more…

Real estate VP accused of campaign fund schemeThe Associated PressBOSTON — A former senior official with a major Boston real estate development firm was charged Tuesday with underwriting illegal cam more…

Bruce Ramsey / Times editorial columnist Adjusting to real estate's 'Great …Seattle TimesWe have it already, Ramsey says, in real estate. By Bruce Ramsey Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federa more…

PSUN: Real Estate Transactions Provide An Additional Capital CushionBenzingaWeeden & Co adds, “Real estate transactions provide an additional capital cushion. The $28.3M garnered from the transa more…

ReutersAsian Shares End Mostly Down; Mainland Property Firms LowerWall Street JournalAs for property developers, China Vanke was down 4.0% and Poly Real Estate Group ended 3.6% lower. Chinese airline more…

* Slim's Grupo Carso plans to spin off real estate, mining unitsFinancial Times (blog)Grupo Carso, the holding company controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim, plans to spin off its real estate and more…

msnbc.comReal estate gets special payout for Gulf spill claimsInman.comA portion of the $20 billion BP Claims Fund for victims of the Gulf Coast oil spill has now been set aside for real estate profes more…

Moneycontrol.comChina Shares End Down On Concerns Over Global Economy, Property TaxWall Street JournalReal estate developers also retreated on concerns that Beijing will eventually roll out a property more…

Hannover Re eyes share, property investment -paperReutersDE) aims to bolster its investments in shares and real estate to meet its 3.5 percent return on investment target, its chief financial officer more…

Like stocks,real estate can be a riskPhiladelphia InquirerI have been looking into the real-estate market for rental properties. My thought is to buy now when the prices are at a low point and rents a more…

* Slim's Grupo Carso plans to spin off real estate, mining unitsFinancial Times (blog)Grupo Carso, the holding company controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim, plans to spin off its real estate and more…

Moneycontrol.comChina shares rebound on easy-credit policy hopesBusinessWeekChinese shares rebounded Tuesday on hopes the government will ease access to credit, led by real estate and steelmakers. The more…

Fund for real estate in Mexico raises $293.3MBusinessWeekBy AP A fund geared to buying industrial real estate in Mexico has raised $293.3 million from investors, Prudential Real Estate Investors said more…

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I often write about green trends, materials and how to leverage green in your real estate business.  Today, I am going to give you a very simple guide on what to do right now to begin greening your r more…

In yesterday’s blog I discussed the 3 potential solutions to our real estate problem, but I failed to credit the solution as Warren Buffett’s opinion on real estate. I had covered these ba more…

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Back in November 2009 I wrote an article titled “Home Ownership Below 50%… Is That Possible?” One of the major points of that article was a prediction from a real estate agent that more…

Here is the Philadelphia Fed Index: Business Outlook Survey The survey’s broadest measure of manufacturing conditions, the diffusion index of current activity, decreased from a reading of 5.1 in Jul more…

The Census Bureau released a number of tables from the 2009 American Housing Survey today (report to be released in October).The survey showed: 76.4 million owner occupied housing units in 2009. 24.2 more…

Moody’s reported (via Bloomberg) today that the Moody’s/REAL All Property Type Aggregate Index declined 4% in June. This is a repeat sales measure of commercial real estate prices.Below is a compari more…

Here is a look at European bond spreads from the Atlanta Fed weekly Financial Highlights released today (graph as of Aug 18th): Click on graph for larger image in new window.From the Atlanta Fed: Peri more…

Hotel occupancy is one of several industry specific indicators I follow …From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: Chain-scale segments report RevPAR boost Overall, the industry’s occupancy increased 6.9% to 6 more…