
'Fifty Shades' doing nothing for Seattle condo sales
Much of the interaction in the wildly popular "Fifty Shades
of Grey" books takes place in a Seattle penthouse, but
the series has done little to boost sales in the building.
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US sales of new homes rose 3.3 percent in April
Wednesday, May 23, 10:01 am | 2 comments
Americans bought more new homes last month, the latest evidence that the U.S. housing market could be starting to recover. Read more...
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Tom Kelly: Real Estate Today
Can customer reviews of agents be truly transparent?
Wednesday, May 23, 9:55 am | 0 comments
Is the Facebook and Trip.com model applicable to real estate, or will consumers always be suspicious that content has been edited to present only t Read more...
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Tom Kelly: Real Estate Today
'Fifty Shades' no big deal to Seattle condo owners
Wednesday, May 23, 10:33 am | 0 comments
Much of the domestic interaction in the wildly popular "Fifty Shades of Grey" books by E. L. James takes place in a downtown Seattle penthouse but the controversial series has done little to boost sales in the condominium building. Read more...
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Tom Kelly: Real Estate Today
FHA rule reversal could boost condo sales
Wednesday, May 23, 8:09 am | 0 comments
The Federal Housing Administration is reportedly considering revising rules that many in the real estate industry have called overly strict and tha Read more...
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US home sales up across the country, hopeful sign
Tuesday, May 22, 12:20 pm | 4 comments
Americans are buying more homes in every region of the country, the latest indication that the housing market could be on the mend. Read more...
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Tom Kelly: Real Estate Today
Tom Kelly: Another big player exits reverse mortgages
Tuesday, May 22, 9:20 am | 0 comments
MetLife was jumping over dollars to get to dimes. That's how the huge life insurance company viewed reverse mortgages and, helped along by a Read more...
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Tom Kelly: Real Estate Today
UW, WSU research shows GenY looking to own homes
Tuesday, May 22, 8:50 am | 0 comments
The conventional wisdom today around the millennial generation, often defined as having been born between 1980 and 2000, seems to be that they aren Read more...
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Tom Kelly: Real Estate Today
Prohibit kids? No, but senior housing communities exempt
Monday, May 21, 8:33 am | 1 comment
The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination against households with children. This "familial status" prohibition is one of the law's protected cl Read more...
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Tom Kelly: Real Estate Today
Three tips when buying a bank-owned property
Monday, May 21, 12:07 pm | 1 comment
Buyers need to be thorough in addressing issues prior to closing because they lose their right to object to any property defects once the deal is done. Read more...
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Tom Kelly: Real Estate Today
Court rules one brokerage can represent competing offers
Monday, May 21, 7:50 am | 0 comments
The Court of Appeals of New York has ruled that a brokerage did not violate its fiduciary duties to the buyer-client of one of its salespeople by p Read more...
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