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- 11/23/2005 - Real Estate News
Why Thanksgiving is good for real estate biz
I received puzzled looks all around. "We don't even have a dining room," one replied. "We eat on the patio out by the pool. Everyone comes into a buffet on the kitchen island and then we go out to tables in the yard. We have room for 30." "We take eve... - 11/23/2005 - Real Estate News
Real estate pros give thanks
Thanksgiving was founded with the idea of reflecting on our blessings, and the real estate industry had many such blessings to count this year: interest rates have remained low and home sales stayed high, among other things. With the idea of counting bles... - 11/23/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Holding for Now
A strong rebound in consumer confidence turned U.S. Treasuries around on Wednesday. Just yesterday bonds staged a rally based on the minutes of the Fed's Nov. 1 meeting, which suggested that rate hikes might be coming to an end. But that ended today when... - 11/22/2005 - Commercial Real Estate News
Boston Developer Eyes Filene's Downtown Crossing Location
BOSTON-A local development firm is eyeing the Filene's building in Downtown Crossing for possible redevelopment, GlobeSt.com has learned. Tentatively, bids on the 650,000-sf building are set to close Dec. 1. - 11/22/2005 - Commercial Real Estate News
Communications Firm Inks 15,000-SF Lease at 99 Bedford St.
BOSTON-The Pohly Co. will expand its offices by 6,000 sf when it moves next month into 99 Bedford St. under a five-year lease deal. It will be the third move for the firm in the last several years. - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
Overnight real estate rates come down
Long-term mortgage interest rates continued to fall Monday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield dipped to 4.46 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average sank to 5.8 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate slipped to 5.38 percent. The 1-year adjust... - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
Seller seeks best way to finance replacement home
DEAR BOB: I will be retiring at the end of the year when I will move to another state. In January, I will put my condo on the market for sale. It should bring about $325,000. With the proceeds from the sale, I want to pay cash to buy a patio-garden home f... - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
Upgrading, replacing smoke alarms minimizes hazards
Dear Barry, We are currently remodeling our home and would like to upgrade the smoke alarm system to comply with current fire safety standards. This may not be required for an older home, but we'd like to do it anyway. Additionally, we want to install car... - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
How to make money on real estate foreclosures
Reviewing "How to Make Money on Foreclosures" by attorney Denise L. Evans is a book reviewer's nightmare because portions are brilliant, but other sections are downright wrong or at least misleading. In other words, the book is "uneven." For example, alth... - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
Washington Mutual shutting El Paso site
Washington Mutual, which bought credit card issuer Providian Financial Corp. last month for $6.1 billion, is closing a former Providian call center in El Paso, Texas, cutting as many as 371 jobs, the San Antonio Express-News reported today. The layoffs...