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Really? Detroit stadium a 99% loss

November 20th, 2009, 6:00 pm by Jon Lansner

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Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?”

Where else but …

  • FUMBLE: Football stadium near Detroit a 99% loss for city (istockanalyst) MORE HERE!
  • OUCH! GM job shift would add to downtown Detroit woes (Detroit Free Press) MORE HERE!
  • SUPPLY: Fewer homes unsold in Detroit area (Detroit Free Press) MORE HERE!
  • BETTER: Michigan foreclosures decline slightly for October (MLive.com) MORE HERE!
  • PUZZLE: Michigan’s young people: To stay or not to stay? (MLive.com) MORE HERE!

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Really? 1st rise for Bay Area home price in 2 years

November 19th, 2009, 6:00 pm by Jon Lansner

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Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?”

… Psst! Smallest SoCal home-price loss in 2 years!

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Really? 2010 recovery for real estate

November 18th, 2009, 6:00 pm by Jon Lansner

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Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?”

  • SUNNY SIDE: Real estate group looks on bright side (SignOnSanDiego) MORE HERE!
  • RECOVERY: Home Sales Expected To Increase In 2010 (NuWire) MORE HERE!
  • BOOST: Tax credit extension likely to spur sales of more expensive homes (Washington Examiner) MORE HERE!
  • CITY WATCH: The Hot Real Estate Spots For 2010 (BiggerPockets) MORE HERE!
  • CROSS THE POND: UK real estate giants optimistic on outlook (Interactive Investor) MORE HERE!
  • UP NORTH: Canadian home resales hit record high in October (Reuters) MORE HERE!

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Hotels in really big trouble

November 17th, 2009, 6:00 pm by Jon Lansner

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Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?”

  • FLORIDA: Foreclosure targets two Marriott-branded hotels in Miami (South Florida Business Journal) MORE HERE!
  • COLORADO: Hard times send Denver’s Residences at the Ritz-Carlton into foreclosure (Denver Post) MORE HERE!
  • HAWAII: Waikiki’s Hawaiiana Hotel being phased out (The Associated Press) MORE HERE!
  • JERSEY: Embattled Hotel Pitman shut down in foreclosure (NJ.com) MORE HERE!
  • ALBUQUERQUE: Copper Square slips into foreclosure status (New Mexico Business Weekly) MORE HERE!

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Check HERE for our coverage of hotel troubles

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Really? Hardware stores signal fate of housing

November 16th, 2009, 5:40 pm by Jon Lansner

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Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?”

Wondering if housing watchers should key on hardware stores for what’s next for real estate …

Check HERE for our coverage of real estate troubles of ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’

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Really? Flat-screen TV for apartment renewal

November 13th, 2009, 6:00 pm by Jon Lansner

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Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?”

  • FREEBIES: Landlords showering flat-screen TVs, cash, rent cuts to get tenants to renew apartment leases (WSJ.com) MORE HERE!
  • NO LETUP: U.S. apartments head for record high vacancies (Bloomberg.com) MORE HERE!
  • ROTTEN APPLE: Manhattan rents fall as much as 9% amid employment cuts (Bloomberg.com) MORE HERE!
  • CHEESY: More units, less jobs will sink Milwaukee apartment market (Business Journal of Milwaukee) MORE HERE!
  • ROCKY: Grand Junction, Colo., apartment vacancy rates rise (GJFreePress.com) MORE HERE!

Check HERE for our coverage of apartments and rents in Orange County!

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Really? Feds to rescue condo market

November 12th, 2009, 6:00 pm by Jon Lansner

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Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?”

Reading about the problems at the Marquee Park Place condos in Irvine in a fine post by our Erika Chavez made us wonder how condos were faring elsewhere …

  • FHA moves to boost condo market lending (MiamiHerald.com) CLICK HERE
  • NJ condo auction a sign of slowing housing market (NorthJersey.com) CLICK HERE
  • Buyer promises rebirth for stalled NY condo project (Crain’s New York) CLICK HERE
  • Miami condos sell 44% off average asking price (Real Estate Channel) CLICK HERE
  • New owner of unfinished Indiana condo tower to convert project to rentals (IndyStar.com) CLICK HERE

Check HERE for our coverage of Orange County condos!

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