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Facing capital gains on investment property? Here’s one way to defer taxes

Facing capital gains on investment property? Here’s one way to defer taxes. WASHINGTON – Feb. 13, 2012 – “Taxation with representation ain’t so hot either.” – Gerald Barzan, humorist If you own investment property,...

13 Feb 2012, 4:09 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS to Premium Properties Sarasota and Her Islands

Filed under: Real Estate, For Sale, Finances, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Investing, taxes, Sarasota, Tax Credit: Home Improvements, Finance, Premium Properties Sarasota, Sarasota Real Estate, Tax deductions

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Florida’s existing home, condo sales up in 4Q 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. – Feb. 9, 2012 – Florida’s existing home and existing condo sales continued their positive trend in fourth quarter 2011, posting gains compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the latest housing statistics...

10 Feb 2012, 10:41 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS to Premium Properties Sarasota and Her Islands

Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Buyer Information, Foreclosure, housing recovery, pending home sales, Florida, Sarasota, First Time Home Buyer, Premium Properties Sarasota, Sarasota Real Estate, Condos

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Nearly 100 house markets improving

WASHINGTON – Feb. 6, 2012 – The list of housing markets showing measurable improvement expanded by 29 metros in February for a total of 98 entries on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI). With...

6 Feb 2012, 2:53 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS to Premium Properties Sarasota and Her Islands

Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Announcements, Buyer Information, Foreclosure, Short Sales, housing recovery, economy, pending home sales, Mortgages, Florida, Sarasota, Home Improvements, Retirement, Sarasota Real Estate, Realtor, Condos

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2011’s foreclosures lowest in four years

RealtyTrac released its Year-End 2011 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report today. It shows a total of 2,698,967 foreclosure filing actions – default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions – reported on 1,887,777 U.S. properties in 2011,...

27 Jan 2012, 2:34 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS to Premium Properties Sarasota and Her Islands

Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Finances, Buyer Information, Foreclosure, housing recovery, economy, pending home sales, Florida, Sarasota, First Time Home Buyer, Finance, Premium Properties Sarasota, Sarasota Real Estate, Realtor, Condo

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Florida’s housing sales activity higher as 2011 ends

ORLANDO, Fla. – Jan. 20, 2012 – At the close of 2011, Florida’s existing home and condominium markets reported higher sales compared to the previous year, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. It was...

23 Jan 2012, 1:54 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS to Premium Properties Sarasota and Her Islands

Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Announcements, Finances, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Community Information, Foreclosure, housing recovery, economy, pending home sales, Florida, Sarasota, First Time Home Buyer, Home Improvements, Premium Properties Sarasota, Realtor, Condos, Condo

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Lowest-Income Renters Left Behind in Housing Crisis	Global	2/15/2012 3:27 PM
A new report finds fewer housing options for 9.8 million extremely low-income families.
Behind the Numbers: Builder Confidence Climbs	Behind the Numbers	2/15/2012 11:14 AM
A closely watched confidence index came in at the highest level in nearly five years, a sign of improvement for an industry trying to climb out of a deep slump.
Westfield Finds Canadian Partner for U.S. Malls	Commercial	2/14/2012 5:30 PM
Australian mall owner Westfield Group has agreed to sell a 45% stake in 11 U.S. shopping malls and one mall-development site to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for nearly $2.2 billion.
Q&A: Will the Euro-Zone Crisis Cripple Commercial Real Estate?	Commercial	2/14/2012 4:03 PM
With Europe in economic turmoil, Developments asked Jacques Gordon, of LaSalle Investment Management, what the debt crisis could mean for commercial real estate in the United States.
Option ARMs Become Obscure Objects of Bond Investors’ Desire	CMBS	2/14/2012 2:34 PM
A structured-finance product once excoriated as a prime example of dodgy mortgage-lending practices has become the hottest part of the $1.2 trillion market for privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities.
Renovation Chronicle: Its Done, Take a Look	Renovation Chronicle	2/14/2012 11:48 AM
The workers have packed up their tool boxes, and hauled away their saw, drills and some dusty bags of grout. Theyve left behind a renovated apartment.
Five Products That Caught Our Eye at IBS	Building	2/13/2012 3:53 PM
Here are five new products we took note of while wandering the floor last week at IBS 2012:
What’s Inside the $25 Billion Mortgage Settlement: An Early Look	White House housing policy	2/13/2012 9:40 AM
Officials havent made public the $25 billion settlement agreement that they reached with five large banks. But draft documents obtained by the Journal show the many moving pieces that were the product of more than a year of discussions.
Bondholders Criticize $25 Billion Mortgage Settlement	Global	2/10/2012 4:25 PM
A group of residential mortgage-backed bondholders railed against the $25 billion foreclosure-practices settlement with major U.S. mortgage servicing banks.
Bernanke: No Silver Bullet for Housing Woes	White House housing policy	2/10/2012 3:36 PM
What more can the Federal Reserve do to help the home-building industry?