Web sites offer real estate agent rankings (AP via Yahoo! News)
Word of mouth is one of the most common ways homebuyers and sellers find a real estate agent. Now, there are several Web sites that tout a more scientific approach: ranking agents based on criteria such as years of experience, how many sales they've closed, and the number of positive testimonials from past clients.
Target rejects Pershing's real estate proposal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Target Corp on Friday rejected a proposal made by activist hedge fund manager William Ackman that the discount retailer boost its stock price by spinning off a real estate investment trust into a company that would own the land underneath its stores.
Hypo Real Estate to receive euro20 billion loan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Troubled German lender Hypo Real Estate said Friday it has been granted euro20 billion ($25 billion) in loan guarantees from a government fund, which comes on top of a previous bailout to stabilize its business amid the financial turmoil.
Investors Pull Back: Savings Accounts Top Stocks and Real Estate For First Time (Rasmussen Reports via Yahoo! News)
A plurality of investors - for the first time ever - say they would rather put new investment money in a bank savings account than in the stock market or in real estate. This marks a dramatic change over the past year in response toworsening conditions on Wall Street and other troubling economic factors.
Web sites offer real estate agent rankings (San Francisco Chronicle)
Word of mouth is one of the most common ways homebuyers and sellers find a real estate agent. Now, there are several Web sites that tout a more scientific approach: ranking agents based on criteria such as years of experience, how many sales they've closed,...
Hypo Real Estate Gets EU20 Billion Guarantee From Rescue Fund (Bloomberg)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Hypo Real Estate Holding AG , the German property lender bailed out by the German government and financial institutions last month, got a 20 billion-euro ($25 billion) credit guarantee from the government's rescue fund.
Web sites try ranking real estate agents, but scoring and agent lists can seem thin (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
LOS ANGELES - Word of mouth is one of the most common ways homebuyers and sellers find a real estate agent.
Target rejects Pershing's real estate proposal (BizJournals)
Target Corp. will not spin off its real estate holdings into an investment trust as had been suggested by investor Pershing Square Capital Management, the company announced Friday afternoon.
Realtors content on Real Estate Channel (BizJournals)
The National Association of Realtors announced that it has become a real estate news and content contributor to the Real Estate Channel.
Web sites offer real estate agent rankings (The State)
Word of mouth is one of the most common ways homebuyers and sellers find a real estate agent. Now, there are several Web sites that tout a more scientific approach: ranking agents based on criteria such as years of experience, how many sales they've closed, and the number of positive testimonials from past clients. On auction sites like eBay.com, user feedback-based rankings can give anonymous ...
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