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Some say '60 Minutes' misses the mark Premium Content

By Glenn Roberts Jr., Sunday, May 13, 2007.

"60 Minutes," an investigative television news program, tackled the issue of real estate commissions, discounters versus full-service companies, and industry competition in a segment that aired Sunday night -- and the dust hasn't yet settled.

Dozens of comments poured into the CBS Web site related to the segment, titled, "Chipping at Realtors' Six Percent" -- some praising the show for highlighting the price that consumers typically pay for real estate services and others condemning the  more...

Inman TV: 3 more minutes on '60 Minutes'

By Inman News, Sunday, May 13, 2007.

The real estate industry is buzzing around the "60 Minutes" segment that aired Sunday night looking at agent commissions and competition from online discount firm Redfin.

Inman News managing editor Jessica Swesey and founder and publisher Bradley Inman shine a light on the primetime segment in the latest installment of Inman TV.

 more...

Tighter down-payment-assistance rules proposed

By Inman News, Sunday, May 13, 2007.

The Federal Housing Administration would no longer allow down-payment assistance from charities or groups that accept payments from builders and sellers under a proposed rule change published in Friday's Federal Register.  more...

Luxury apartments purchased in Atlanta's Midtown

By Inman News, Sunday, May 13, 2007.

GID Investment Advisers LLC acquired the 188-unit Sterling at the Park luxury apartment community in Atlanta, Ga., for an undisclosed price.

The community, which will be renamed Windsor at Midtown, is located in the city's Midtown section. The five-story property was constructed in 2001 and sits atop a two-level parking structure that includes 390 parking spaces, all of which are within secured access areas. Amenities of this community include a fitness center, business center with Internet access, and a swimming pool with a sundeck area.  more...

Boise building sells for 'below replacement cost'

By Inman News, Sunday, May 13, 2007.

A joint venture between The Wolff Co. and Leavitt Capital Cos. has acquired a mid-rise office property in Boise, Idaho, for more than $14.7 million.

The four-story property, One Front Street, comprises 70,722 square feet of multitenant space. It was built in 2001.  more...

Desert Wind deal tops $13M

By Inman News, Sunday, May 13, 2007.

The Desert Wind Apartments, a two-property complex in Phoenix, Ariz., recently sold for $13.7 million.

Desert Wind Apartments consists of two separate properties -- one with 80 units and one with 136 units -- located directly across the street from each other at 4140 and 4141 West McDowell Road. Constructed in 1987, the complex encompasses 136,976 rentable square feet spread across 6.9 acres.

Private investor Richard Nathan sold the asset to Florin Ianc at a price that represents $63,426 per unit and $100 per square foot.

Accredited warns Q1 numbers won't be good

By Inman News, Sunday, May 13, 2007.

Subprime lender Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. hasn't filed an annual report for 2006 and will be late filing its first-quarter results for 2007 because its auditor has quit.

But investors can expect "a significant loss" for the first quarter due to "fierce pricing competition, ongoing product contraction (and) higher delinquencies and losses," the company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.  more...

LendingTree trims workforce by 20%

By Matt Carter, Sunday, May 13, 2007.

LendingTree laid off about 440 workers Friday as a cost-cutting response to falling revenue and loan production.

The layoffs took place at the company's headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., and at offices in Jacksonville, Fla., and Irvine, Calif.  more...

Lackluster night for real estate rates

By Inman News, Sunday, May 13, 2007.

Long-term mortgage interest rates were mostly unchanged Friday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield rose to 4.67 percent.

The 30-year fixed-rate average stayed at 5.78 percent, and the 15-year fixed rate dipped to 5.49 percent. The 1-year adjustable was up at 5.62 percent.

The 30-year Treasury bond yield climbed to 4.85 percent.

Rates and bonds are current as of 7:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Mortgage rate figures are according to Bankrate.com, which publishes nightly averages based on its survey of 4,000 banks in 50 states.  more...

Why 'silent' second mortgages are so risky

By Jack Guttentag, Sunday, May 13, 2007.

The term "silent second" is used to describe self-serving or perhaps fraudulent schemes where house sellers accept second mortgages as part of a sale transaction, without the full knowledge of the first mortgage lender. The "silence" refers to the absence of full disclosure to the first mortgage lender.

The smaller of the frauds arises when the second mortgage replaces part or all of a down payment.  more...

Making an attractive home-purchase offer

By Dian Hymer, Sunday, May 13, 2007.

It's easy to assume that negotiating is adversarial. You, the buyer, are on one side -- the side that wants to buy a property for the lowest price possible. The opposition on the other side is the seller who wants to sell for the highest price possible. You're locked in a tug of war to see which side will win.  more...

How to buy half a townhouse

By Robert Bruss, Sunday, May 13, 2007.

Editor's note: Robert Bruss is temporarily away. The following column from Bruss' "Best of" collection first appeared Sunday, March 26, 2006.  more...

 
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