Tuesday, April 1, 2008

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Real Estate News:

Today's Headlines

Already a two-time top award-winner, a new, British-made home listing search engine for The States has been dubbed "The Google Of Property."
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It's the latest in Home Design -- a design which is both friendly to the environment -- AND cuts down on the cost of your monthly food bill. FULL STORY->

Whether or not you have the vision of Frank Lloyd Wright, or don't know a casement window from a double-hung, you can now create window and wall designs from thousands of possible combinations that reflect your own personal style. FULL STORY->

Over the protests of housing advocates, the Federal Reserve has opened its banking doors to Wall Street at rates well below what other businesses and individual consumers a typical consumer could get from the national bank around the corner. FULL STORY->

Despite doom and gloom predictions that Canada's housing market is about to follow the U.S. in a downward spiral, the mortgage market continues to grow. But Canadians see the warning signs and are being cautious. Jim Adair reports. FULL STORY->

In February of 2008, the Oregon Legislature overwhelmingly passed SB1080, a bill that prevents illegal immigrants from obtaining an Oregon driver's license. The Governor signed the bill into law on the 19th of February. This bill was passed to prevent driver's license fraud, as well as to comply with the first steps necessary for homeland security regulations. FULL STORY->

Ralph Roberts' conservative estimates target fraud as being responsible for at least 80 percent of the mortgage meltdown, and most of this fraud was perpetrated by industry insiders (both in the real estate and mortgage loan industries) on the consumers. FULL STORY->

You've probably heard the term Web 2.0 by now (sometimes called the "new social media" or "new Internet"). If you haven't, these terms refer to the "next evolution" of the Internet -- blogs, social networking sites (such as MySpace and Facebook), and video sites (such as YouTube). FULL STORY->


Have a Real Estate question? Wondering about buying, selling, financing, refinancing or renting? Send your inquiry to Peter G. Miller, OurBroker®, a nationally-known columnist, author and reporter. For a look at recent Ask Realty Times columns, or to send your question, click on Full Story below. FULL STORY->

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