Residential Real Estate News from RealEstateJournal.com

Don't Bet Against Your House
	Amid falling prices, homeowners are understandably nervous about how they can protect what for most is their biggest asset. While diversification isn't an option, there are steps homeowners can take to ride out the housing storm. ...»

Foreclosures Increase Again
	The rate of U.S. home mortgages overdue or in foreclosure surged again in the second quarter, a survey found. ...»

How to Attract Canadian Buyers
	Thanks to a strong currency and stable economy, Canadians are snapping up American homes. But with so many houses on the market, it takes some effort to attract their attention. June Fletcher offers some tips. ...»

Meet the Nouveaux Neighbors
	Boosted by a stronger currency and rising house values at home, Canadians are now the biggest foreign buyers of U.S. homes. ...»

Two NBA All-Stars Cut House Prices
	Allen Iverson cut the price of his Pennsylvania home; Matthew Modine purchased a condo in New York City; Leonard Ross took the Hearst estate in Beverly Hills off the market. ...»

Mortgages Fall Further
	Home mortgage rates moved lower this week after indications that consumer spending could slow, Freddie Mac's chief economist said. ...»

Trading Houses Hasn't Made Me Wealthy
	If you're a true cheapskate, stay put. Moving is expensive and wasteful. Neal Templin's family would have come out ahead financially by staying put instead of moving to another city. ...»

GMAC to Shrink ResCap Business
	GMAC and its ResCap unit plan to close all 200 GMAC Mortgage retail offices and cut 5,000 jobs, in a plan that could lead to savings of $1 billion. ...»

Housing Plan Fails to Excite
	London homes remain so expensive that the government's housing stimulus plan falls short, economists and real-estate agents said. ...»

U.K. Aims to Revive Housing Market
	Britain's Brown unveiled the first in a series of measures to prop up the housing market and boost his approval ratings. ...»

Foreclosed But Not Forgotten
	A few ideas for avoiding another housing crisis. ...»

California Seeks to Curb Sprawl
	California lawmakers passed a bill aimed at cutting carbon-dioxide emissions by requiring cities and counties to prevent urban sprawl and improve public transportation. ...»

Lehman Has Plan for Real-Estate Loans
	Lehman is nearing a plan that will allow it to offload billions of dollars in real-estate loans from its books. ...»

Starwood, Sands Plan Vegas Venture
	Starwood Hotels' high-end St. Regis brand will make its first appearance on the Las Vegas Strip under a deal in which Starwood will manage a condo development for Las Vegas Sands. ...»

Longs Property Is a Wild Card
	Could CVS Caremark's pending $2.61 billion purchase of Longs Drug Stores come undone? Dissident shareholders hope so, having intensified their campaign to disrupt the deal just as the proceedings hit the home stretch. Their potential wedge is the value of Longs' real estate. ...»

Toll Brothers Swings to Loss
	Toll Brothers swung to a loss as the U.S. housing-market declines led to more write-downs for the builder and sales continued to fall. ...»

Lehman's Clouded SunCal Bet
	A mix of easy money and land speculation helps show why Lehman is scrambling to pare back its $40 billion commercial real-estate portfolio. ...»

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