Tag Archives: wall street journal

Are Real Estate Agents Dinosaurs? – Wall Street Journal

“The real estate game has changed forever,” she says … but also help with moving, storage, decorating, repairs and other chores. Ms. Lappin isn’t worried about her business at the moment, since Houston is experiencing an oil-fueled boom. storage real … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Before a Dribble, Real Estate Scores Points – Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, the demand for residential property—both for rent and for sale—is booming, according to brokers in the area. Atlantic Terrace, an 80-unit mixed-income residential development that faces the arena, opened a year ago. As of this … residential real estate … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Real Estate News: Top 5 Mortgage Servicers Face Suit – Wall Street Journal

Total Return: Real Estate: The Glory and the Gloom … couple’s modern compound includes a building with a sauna and storage for 22 bikes. WSJ. Magazine: Upstairs, Downstairs and In Between: Some owners of British estates are opening their … … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Real Estate News: Brookfield Pursues Distressed Deals – Wall Street Journal

construction recently began on one of the South Side neighborhood’s largest real-estate projects in decades, a $ 134 million retail, office and hotel development. What’s the secret? Academia. Plots & Ploys: A top retail broker at Newmark … casino real … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

From Hotel Owner to the Hired Help – Wall Street Journal

Banks are calling in some loans and are leery of financing construction of new motels because of economic uncertainty and concerns about the health of the commercial real-estate market. Shirish Patel, an obstetrician and gynecologist in … motel real estate … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Real Estate News: Freddie Mac CEO to Step Down – Wall Street Journal

From Hotel Owner to the Hired Help: Hundreds of hotel and motel owners are fighting foreclosure, while others have lost their properties to lenders as a commercial real-estate slowdown has swept through the roadside lodging business in the U.S … … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Real Estate News: Trump Bids to Buy Florida’s Doral Resort – Wall Street Journal

Host Leads Off in Lodging Earnings: Host Hotels & Resorts will kick off earnings season for lodging real-estate investment trusts at a time that investors are checking out of these stocks en masse on recessionary fears. Associated Estates Has an … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wall Street Journal / REAL Trends Report Shows 39% of Top 1,000 Real Estate Agents and Teams Affiliated With Realogy Brands’ Franchisees and Company-Owned Offices – msnbc.com

A Wall Street Journal/REAL Trends report released yesterday ranked America’s Top 1,000 residential real estate agents and teams based on annual 2010 sales volume and transaction sides. Sales professionals affiliated with Realogy brands’ franchisees and … residential real estate – … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Will the Stock Market Dive Derail Commercial Real Estate? – Wall Street Journal

The stock market is tumbling again, but will trouble in the wider economy derail the recovery in commercial real estate? There are reasons to worry. As The Journal wrote this week, commercial real estate could be losing its appeal as … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Real Estate News: Home Sales, Prices Reflect Malaise – Wall Street Journal

Here is a look at real-estate news in today’s WSJ : Home Sales … and AllianceBernstein are positioning themselves to try to take control of the “value” hotel chain by buying portions of its debt. Schiphol Airport City Takes Off … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment