While network television assures us of overnight riches in real estate investing, the true power comes from holding property for the long term. I recently interviewed Tom Latimer, former president of the Metrolina REIA and one of the most seasoned ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio real estate officials have laid out plans aimed at improving the safety of agents in the state, a move that comes more than a year after an Arkansas real estate agent was kidnapped and killed. HER Realtors ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department will begin tracking sales of high-end real estate in two of the country’s most expensive markets — Miami and Manhattan — to try to crack down on money laundering. The department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ...

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Why is it so important to be able to spot a great real estate deal?  What are the negative consequences of missing one?  Allow me to share this illustration from personal experience: Direct mail to homeowners facing foreclosure has always ...

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A key plot point in the 1981 neo-noir classic “Body Heat” is the revelation that a wealthy man’s will was drawn up in such a way that it violated the rule against perpetuities. The byzantine rule has long tripped up ...

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What do former all-star athletes do once they retire from professional sports? They get into the real estate business, of course. Bloomberg News is reporting that the Dallas Cowboys franchise is turning into a breeding ground for real estate honchos. ...

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In a sign that the housing crisis may well be behind us, more Americans say that real estate is the best option for long-term investments, ahead of both gold and stocks, according to a nationwide Gallup survey. Gallup’s Economy and ...

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Call it the HGTV effect. Home buyers have high expectations when it comes to a new home. You have to grab them in the first seven to 10 seconds or they move on.

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Retail follows rooftops. It’s the old real estate adage explaining how commercial development responds to residential development. So the recent growth in homebuilding and homebuying in the Charlotte market – which is expected to continue into 2014 – will likely be accompanied by increased commercial development over the next two years, even if developers are still cautious about the overall economy.

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Bill Balatow might not have learned everything he knows about real estate from the furniture business. But knowing the difference between a divan and a davenport hasn’t hurt.

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