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Broadreach buys S.F. office space

By Inman News, Sunday, July 8, 2007.

In two separate transactions, Broadreach Capital Partners has acquired two class B commercial office buildings in downtown San Francisco for approximately $100.7 million.  more...

Hines REIT acquires Fifth & Bell

By Inman News, Sunday, July 8, 2007.

Hines Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. has acquired Fifth & Bell, a class A office building in downtown Seattle, for an undisclosed price.

Touchstone Seattle Venture II sold the property, which is located on 5th Avenue between Bell and Battery streets.  more...

Younan shifts office strategy, leaves Florida

By Inman News, Sunday, July 8, 2007.

Younan Properties Inc. has exited the Florida office market with the recent sale of Southpoint Executive Center in Maitland.

The sale price of the 137,000-square-foot office building to Stiles Capital Partners was $24 million.  more...

Prudential CA/NV/Texas expands online listings partnerships

By Inman News, Sunday, July 8, 2007.

As more real estate brokerage companies aim to increase online exposure for their property listings, Prudential California/Nevada/Texas Realty announced it has added two more Internet partners.

The brokerage company said it will now send listings information to Cyberhomes.com and Homescape.com.

Cyberhomes, launched in 2006 by Fidelity National Real Estate Information Service, provides consumers with real estate information that includes more than 100 million property, ownership, sales and mortgage records.  more...

ApartmentGuide.com, Homes.com gain in Hitwise rankings Premium Content

By Inman News, Sunday, July 8, 2007.

Housing search sites ApartmentGuide.com and Homes.com moved up five places on the Hitwise list of most-visited real estate Web sites in June compared to the previous month.

Hitwise, a Web metrics company, also reported that the MSN Real Estate site, at realestate.msn.com, dropped three spots on the real estate top-20 list, which ranks sites according to the market share of visits to that category.  more...

Network and get ahead before Connect

By Inman News, Sunday, July 8, 2007.

Inman News' Real Estate Connect conference in San Francisco this summer will bring together the event's longstanding reputation for networking and its focus on technology by enabling virtual networking before, during and after the conference.

Real estate executives, entrepreneurs and technology developers can start making their connections now by participating in the virtual networking opportunities in place at online social network sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and InmanWiki.

Real Estate Conn  more...

Still afloat despite worst housing recession in 15 years

By Lou Barnes, Sunday, July 8, 2007.

Mortgages have been remarkably stable in the 6.75 percent-6.875 percent area while the all-powerful 10-year T-note has run in a much wider range: 10 days ago touching 5.32 percent, on Tuesday trading briefly at 4.99 percent, and today an early burst to 5.22 percent.

Two lessons here. First, inject volatility into a system, as did the 10-year's rocket in June from 4.6 percent to the levels above and you'll have high volatility for quite a while.  more...

Survival of the niches: getting leads in a slow market Premium Content

By Glenn Roberts Jr., Sunday, July 8, 2007.

Editor's note: In this three-part series, Inman News looks at how the changing market is impacting lead generation, how agents are competing for top spots on Google, and how the lending industry faces increased criticism of its use of trigger lists.  more...

Trulia on InmanTV

By Inman News, Sunday, July 8, 2007.

Trulia CEO Pete Flint discusses current user-generated content innovations in real estate with Inman News Social Media Manager Joel Burslem. Flint gives details about Trulia Voices, the real estate search engine company's latest additions that aim to spark user interactivity.

Don't wait, clear up title problem now

By Robert Bruss, Sunday, July 8, 2007.

DEAR BOB: I was divorced over 25 years ago. My ex-husband and I held title to our home together. Since he didn't show up in court, the judge ordered in the divorce decree that my husband "quitclaim" our property to me. But he never signed the quitclaim deed. My attorney said it wasn't necessary because of the judge's ruling in the divorce decree. My adult daughter is concerned that because my ex-husband never signed the quitclaim deed, he could, after my passing, come back and claim half of the property. Should I take any action now? --Barbara V.

DEAR BARBARA: Yes.  more...

Is BofA's 'No Fee Mortgage Plus' a good deal?

By Jack Guttentag, Sunday, July 8, 2007.

There is much to admire in Bank of America's new No Fee Mortgage Plus (NFMP) program for home purchasers. NFMP collapses all lender fees into one combination of interest rate and points, eliminating the myriad of separate lender "junk fees" that confuse shoppers. Junk fees are also a source of abuse by less scrupulous lenders who may raise them at the 11th hour.

BofA is not unique in eliminating junk fees.  more...

What should I consider when buying a condo or loft?

By Dian Hymer, Sunday, July 8, 2007.

Lofts are springing up in many nifty urban neighborhoods. Although trendier than condos, most lofts are created with a condominium form of ownership.

A unique set of considerations come into play when you buy a condo or loft. With a single-family residence, you are the sole property owner.  more...