Monthly Archives: July 2012

Why Rise in Home Prices May Not Mean Much—Yet

Average home prices through May increased for the second month in a row, according to the latest SP/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, which measure both the top ten and top twenty housing markets in the US. Prices are still down from … Continue reading

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Obama Gets Big ‘No’ On Slashing Mortgage Debt

Despite strong pressure from the Obama administration, a federal regulator will not allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce mortgage principal. The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Ed DeMarco has previously opposed the program, which uses taxpayer money to pay … Continue reading

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Home isn’t necessarily a real-estate investment

By Mitch Tuchman Is your home an investment? Is anyone’s home a good, long-term asset? For a long time, the answer was yes. And real estate is still a good deal for investors, but not the way you might think. … Continue reading

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Is Housing Recovery Real? Not Everyone Is Convinced

Housing, the sector that led us into the recession, now looks to be one of the brighter spots in the economy. Homebuilding is at its highest level in nearly four years. More homes are selling, and at higher prices. The … Continue reading

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San Francisco Office Sales Set for Best Year Since 2007

San Francisco office-building sales may exceed $5.3 billion this year, the most since the market peaked in 2007, amid a technology-fueled rent surge that shows no signs of slowing. Twenty-two downtown office properties changed hands through July 20, three deals … Continue reading

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Steve De La Pena Joins Zephyr Real Estate as Vice President of Strategic …

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Jul 30, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Steve De La Pena has been named Zephyr Real Estates’ new Vice President of Strategic Services. De La Pena brings extensive career coaching and training expertise to the firm, and … Continue reading

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Piedmont Office Realty Trust Announces Second Quarter Leasing and Capital …

ATLANTA – July 30, 2012 – Piedmont Office Realty Trust (NYSE: PDM) announced today that it completed approximately 600,000 square feet of total leasing and two Capital Markets transactions in the second quarter of 2012.  Piedmont also noted that it … Continue reading

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Study: Green home labels garner extra green in California real estate market

Photo: Diana Parkhouse/Flickr While green home certification isn’t exactly all the rage in the northern suburbs of New York City, a new study titled “Value of Green Labels in the California Housing Market“ has found that homes in California branded with … Continue reading

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3 More Bullish Real Estate Charts

It defies all logic. Gloomy economic data continues to pour in, raising the specter of another recession. The Chicago Fed National Activity Index and the ISM Manufacturing Index are two of the latest to disappoint. Yet the most recent data … Continue reading

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MPG Office Trust Stockholders Elect Directors at Annual Meeting

LOS ANGELES, Jul 30, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – MPG Office Trust, Inc. /quotes/zigman/597410/quotes/nls/mpg MPG -2.21% , a Southern California-focused real estate investment trust, today announced that, at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held July 27, 2012, the Company’s common stockholders … Continue reading

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