Developer considers huge Webster project
Sep 27, 2009 | via Democrat & Chronicle
If developer Tom Thomas gets his way, 300 townhouses and 147 patio homes could someday occupy the former Xerox property on Phillips Road in Webster. Comment?
Most of Monroe's congressional delegation supports t...
Sep 25, 2009 | via Democrat & Chronicle
The popular first-time homebuyer tax credit would be extended, if Monroe County's congressional delegation has anything to say about it. Comment?
Mixed Picture On Housing Sales In NYS
Sep 24, 2009 | via WHTK-AM Rochester
August sales not bad, but still slower than last year at this time. The New York State Association of Realtors is out with its monthly figures. Comment?
New tax credit baits home sales
Sep 19, 2009 | via Democrat & Chronicle
As the first-time home buyer federal tax credit of $8,000 draws to a close, a new incentive is being offered by New York state to entice first-timers to make the leap. Comment?
Religious groups have wide latitude for property tax...
Aug 23, 2009 | via Democrat & Chronicle
At 5,400 square feet with meticulously manicured grounds, a three-car garage and four soaring white pillars gracing its porch, the house on D'Angelo Drive is remarkable even by the standards of its affluent Penfield neighborhood. Comment?
Carney Freezing Bank of Canada Rates in Housing Boom...
2 hrs ago | via Bloomberg.com
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carneya s pledge to freeze record-low borrowing costs through June may be raising the chances of a bubble in home prices even as it helps the economy recover from its first recession in 17 years. Comment?
The Corcoran Group Launches Interactive Real Estate ...
15 hrs ago | via Natl. Relocation & Real Estate
The Corcoran Group, one of New York City's largest residential real estate firms, announced the official release of a real estate app the company developed for the Apple iPhone. Comment?
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Acquires the Deposi...
Friday | via Business Wire
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. today announced that its savings bank subsidiary, New York Community Bank , has acquired all the deposits and certain assets of AmTrust Bank from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation . Comment?
Local layoffs cause rise in foreclosures
Friday | via LIBN Breaking News
The subprime mortgage crisis may be waning, but rising unemployment is expected to keep foreclosures on an upswing in 2010. Comment?
Beige Book: Economy Continues to Make Modest Gains
Friday Dec 4 | via Monitor Daily
The Federal Reserve released its Beige Book on regional economic activity. The report, which is published eight times a year, was compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and based on information collected before November 20, 2009. Comment?
AP analysis: US economy entering sluggish recovery
4 min ago | via Clover Herald
Now that the Great Recession appears over, the economy looks to be entering a Rocky Recovery, in which much of the nation will continue to struggle well into 2010. Comment?
Shoals still in path of Wall Street regulations
5 min ago | via Clover Herald
Sweeping regulations to tame Wall Street and protect consumers in dealings with lenders are on the verge of passing the House but their fate is hardly sealed. Comment?
Mortgage market to stay 'difficult' in first quarter...
9 min ago | via The Sligo Champion
Ireland 's mortgage market will remain "difficult" through the first quarter of 2010 as tighter lending standards and unemployment concerns curb borrowing, a survey showed. Comment?
Wait to claim home buyer tax credit
12 min ago | via Boston Herald
Tops on the agency's list of advice: Cool it for a couple of weeks. Even if you qualify for one of the credits, don't send in any requests to the IRS quite yet. Comment?
Ministers OK foreign property purchases
12 min ago | via Pnompenh Post
The draft law, approved in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Hun Sen, was aimed at a oeattracting investors, facilitating the growth of real estate market, and pushing developmenta , according to a statement from the Council of Ministers on Friday. Comment?