West End Tampa sells first project for $47.3 million
In Hillsborough County’s second largest deal of the year, a residential real estate investment trust paid $43.7 million for an upscale apartment complex nearing completion in West End Tampa. (UDR)
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Real estate marketing and an orange monkey
Factory Tour: HomeGain
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Theft of escrow funds nets 12 years in prison
Real estate brief
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Property Management is Crucial to the Value of the Property
[Note: To follow is an excerpt of an interview with Robert Cain from Rental Property reporter. To listen to, or download the show archive MP3, go to www.IncomePropertyInvestmentTalk.com/081308.]
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Frontdoor signs deal with Relocation.com
Real estate technology brief
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Investor Report: Rare Tax Law and Opportunity for Profit
Some rental home investors may have a temporary window in time to take advantage of a rare tax law “twofer” — profiting from not just one, but two of the latest changes to the Internal Revenue Code.
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A peek behind the scenes of a relocation pre-party
Recruiters: What makes the difference between a successful job placement and a broken job offer? It involves relocation. The difference begins during the pre-party, when a real estate agent is selected and paired with a job candidate.Profile Referral Systems (parent company of Connect2Agent) has been matchmaking relocating families with real estate agents since 1990. Recently [...]
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Mortgage applications up slightly
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Hot Market: Prices Up in West Virginia Valley
Job growth is on the rise in West Virginia — state wide — according to the Herald-Dispatch in Huntington. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in July, more than a full percentage point, as the jobless rate dropped in all 55 states across the county. The unemployment rate for the city was at 3.3 percent in July.
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Ahead of the Bell: Plum Creek in joint venture
Plum Creek Timber Co.’s announcement that it has entered a joint venture to effectively sell 454,000 acres of southern U.S. timberland could stir trading activity Thursday as investors gauge the deal’s value to …
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