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Agents at an inner-city real estate agency are being asked to ditch their flash cars for a two-wheel personal transport machine to help them get around the Auckland CBD.

Four people last week pleaded guilty in federal court to charges relating to a far-reaching mortgage loan fraud scheme involving at least 20 properties and more than $20 million in loan proceeds in Northern California, according to the U.S. attorney's office.

TriState REALTORS Commercial Alliance, a leading advocate and provider of continuing education for commercial real estate practitioners in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, today announced the launch of The Commercial Real Estate School of New Jersey.

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump may not be running for president, but he is planning to leave his mark on the nation's capital.

Sales statistics continue to show a rise in consumer confidence. But, the statistics are including the sales of distressed properties and buyers desire to get a "deal" and are clouding evaluation of the value of those statistics.

HUFFINGTONPOST.COM - Abandoned homes have become an increasingly common sight amidst a national foreclosure crisis.

The plethora of new taxes that have hit the Greek real estate market as a result of the economic crisis and the stateA's scramble to raise funds to replenish the empty state coffers have led the market to paralysis and homeowners to desperation, according to the annual conference of the Hellenic Property Federation , which took place last week.

East 1st Street gets a new public art project. Meet Centre-Fuge [Inhabitat] Graffiti writer busy defacing ads in Lorimer Street subway station [BK Paper] So who likes the new Coney Island ? Tourists! [NYDN] Inside the renovation of an already impeccable Tribeca loft [WSJ] Checking out NYC's foreclosure belt [NYT] The hotel part of the Cassa is ... (more)

The neighbors were far from thrilled with Brooke Shields when she purchased a Greek Revival townhouse on West 10th Street and began a renovation that involved 6 a.m. construction.

Through its HomePath program, real estate agents can now submit offers on behalf of potential buyers online, get online confirmation and track the status of their offers through the HomePath.com website.

Listed for: $1,275,000 Received: $1,199,000 Size: 3-bed, 2-bath; 1,870 square feet Location: 1626 Noe Street , Noe Valley The skinny: Quintessential Noe Valley.

A legislative proposal by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro for protecting homeowners faced with foreclosure might also help the real estate industry and as well as the general economy, according to the Connecticut Association of Realtors.

There are so many descriptions used when describing Arlington VA homes for sale or when reading about the style of a neighborhood.A In most cities, neighborhoods vary is style and age as well as the size of homes.A This creates quite a quandary when reading about or even driving through neighborhoods. Read more: Architectural Styles of Homes Explained

RISMEDIA, January 31, 2012-J. Rockcliff Realtors, the premier residential real estate brokerage in the San Francisco East Bay, today announced that veteran REALTORA Dennis Simkin has been appointed to the newly created position of regional sales manager of the company's Contra Costa County offices.

Editor's note: Award-winning columnist and freelance writer Mary Umberger offers some home design and staging advice from the experts in "Rooms for Improvement," a new Inman News column.

Unidentified gunmen have killed a police officer near the U.S. company Freeport-McMoRan's gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia.

An early morning fire swept through unit 4A at 815 Park Avenue in July, taking the life of an elderly resident, psychologist Howard Bogard, and subjecting his wife to severe smoke inhalation.

Nashville-based O'Charley's Inc. announced Monday it has signed an agreement with Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

The bloggers have long speculated: that actor David Schwimmer is the new owner of the townhouse at 331 East 6th Street .

The zoning fallout from the somewhat surprising failure of the second+pch megadevelopment in Long Beach in December marches on.