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Are Those Buyers Worth Your Time?

Even with home prices at their most affordable level in years, many real estate practitioners are finding that their biggest business challenge is a scarcity of buyers. Given this, you may not think that now's the best time to be picky about whom you choose as clients. But that's the smartest thing you can do.

How I Sold It: Lowball Pricing Strategy Stirs Demand

When Michael Tunick, a sales practitioner with Sotheby's International Realty-Sunset Strip Brokerage in West Hollywood, got this challenging listing in July 2008, fear of the real estate marketplace was rampant among buyers.

Another Rash of Foreclosures Coming Soon

Some economic observers are predicting another wave of foreclosures later this summer or in the fall. That's because lenders that have held off on foreclosures as part of President Obama's plan will now move forward aggressively to clear the backlog of troubled mortgages.

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U.S. housing misery poised to enter new phase

Signs that home prices may have bottomed have stirred hope on Wall Street that the economy is on the mend, yet tight credit and a new foreclosure wave cast doubt on any looming housing revival.

Burned U.S. banks may stay shy on real estate

The end of the decline in real estate is nowhere near, and yet U.S. banks may feel it shrewd to hold onto troubled loans in the sector rather than sell them or take losses.

Investors Wanted: Must Have Strong Stomach

As deep-pocketed private investors line up to take advantage of a depressed U.S. commercial real estate market, the eventual winners are likely going to be players with the capital -- and the stomach -- to jump in while prices are hitting bottom.

U.S. mortgage applications climb from 7-month low

U.S. mortgage applications climbed last week from a seven-month low, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday, adding to emerging signs that the three-year housing market collapse may be abating.

Red Roof defaults on mortgage repayments

Budget hotel chain Red Roof Inn Inc. has defaulted on $361.4 million of mortgage debt, credit rating agency, Realpoint LLC, said on Tuesday.

Brazil booms again on real estate stage

The Brazilian real estate market is booming again after fizzling at the end of last year as sales have rebounded in one of the best emerging markets, a New York-based real estate private equity investor said in an interview on Tuesday.

Commercial property capitulation underway: Dechert

Borrowers in the market for office, retail and apartment buildings are beginning to come to terms with lost value in commercial real estate, portending a capitulation required for a market rebound, a top industry lawyer said on Monday.

INSTANT VIEW: Existing sales rise less than expected

Sales of previously owned homes in the United States rose at a slower-than-expected pace in May, an industry survey showed on Tuesday, pointing to a sluggish recovery from the severe economic recession.

U.S. investor Rose eyes rebound, one house at a time

Bruce Rose, founder of hedge fund Carrington Capital Management LLC, and a pioneer in the roller-coaster market for mortgage credit, is set for the next phase of the housing crisis: recovery.

AUDIO - The “new normal” in real estate?

Not a lot of goodness and cheer in the real estate industry these days.

LaSalle ready for U.S. commercial property deals

LaSalle Investment Management has about $1.5 billion to $2 billion ready to use to buy U.S. commercial property for its investors but does not expect to pull the trigger for a few quarters.

Citi Prop to stay with Atrium 5-7 years

The president of Citi Property Investors (C.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Monday he expected to retain his stake in troubled Austrian developer Atrium European Real Estate for at least 5-7 years, and that he was happy with the double-digit returns it yielde

Citi urges governments to pull bank foreclosure trigger

Toxic real estate mortgages are holding the global economy to ransom and the banking sector will not return to health without a purge of its distressed property assets, the CEO of Citigroup Property Investors said.

Downtown to lead Manhattan's rebound

Downtown Manhattan is poised for a powerful rebound in coming years despite Wall Street's downsizing and millions of square feet of new commercial real estate expected to come to market, a top Manhattan commercial real estate broker said on Monday.

US securitized property loan delinquinces up in May

Delinquencies on mortgages that underlie commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) rose by $1.63 billion in May, pushed up in part by the bankruptcy of General Growth Properties Inc (GGWPQ.PK), according to rating agency Realpoint.

Global real estate reality check long overdue

The global economic renaissance will remain in grave peril until banks and investors quit mourning the end of a long-dead real estate boom and face up to losses inflicted by years of reckless lending and spending.

U.S. homes recovery distressingly slow

Apartments lead the U.S. property default parade

The multifamily sector is leading all other types of U.S. commercial real estate in having the highest loan default rate but the others are likely to follow, experts say.

U.S. mortgage rates fall from recent high: Freddie Mac

U.S. mortgage rates dropped in the latest week, retreating sharply from a seven-month high as fears over inflation abated and Treasury yields dropped.

US 30-year mortgage rate jumped on Thursday-Zillow

Interest rates on U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 5.57 percent late Thursday after hovering around 5.47 percent on Wednesday, according to real estate Website Zillow.com.

Spring U.S. housing market fell short-Coldwell CEO

This year's peak home-buying season was lackluster, as buyers seeking to trade up to larger houses were absent, said the head of one of the country's largest real estate firms.

Good time for home buyers to start looking

Those green shoots that optimists keep seeing may be growing in the real estate market -- there are some indicators of healthier, more stable activity in housing.

Quick Take: Housing Starts Jump 17% from April

The Department of Commerce reports that housing starts for privately owned structures increased by 17% in May on a seasonally adjusted basis.The 17% increase well exceeded economist expectation of a 4.8% increase.

Mortgage applications plunge to near seven-month low

U.S. mortgage applications fell for a fourth consecutive week, with overall demand plunging to its lowest level in nearly seven months, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday.

Wall Street uneasy on part of Obama credit rating plan

The Obama administration is pushing tough reforms for credit rating agencies and wants them to differentiate between corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities -- a measure long opposed by Wall Street and the real estate finance industry.

Freddie's Koskinen hopes to name new CEO next month: report

Freddie Mac (FRE.N) (FRE.P), the second largest U.S. home funding source, hopes to name a new chief executive officer and a finance chief next month, the Wall Street Journal said.

Housing starts jump in May; PPI up 0.2 percent

New U.S. housing starts and permits rebounded in May from record lows as ground-breaking for multifamily units surged after tumbling the prior month, a government report showed on Tuesday.

Is the housing bust about to take Manhattan?

New York City real estate prices are looking increasingly shaky as instability in two of the city's sexier submarkets -- second homes in the Hamptons, and new condos in Manhattan -- register the latest signs of a housing downturn.

New home subsidy plan seen with little support

Proposed legislation that would provide consumers with a $15,000 tax credit for home purchases to stimulate the depressed U.S. housing market is seen as having very little chance of getting through Congress.