Groups Look to Establish International Real Estate Data Standards (GlobeSt.com)

Groups Look to Establish International Real Estate Data Standards (GlobeSt.com)
WASHINGTON, DC-The US division of the Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate has teamed up with the Appraisal Institute to set comprehensive uniform international data standards for the real estate industry.

O&Y Real Estate Investment Trust Declares September Distribution and Announces Suspension of DRIP (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
O&Y Real Estate Investment Trust today announced that the Trustees of O&Y REIT have declared a distribution in the amount of $0.0917 per limited voting unit , representing $1.10 on an annualized basis.

Real Estate trend: Flat-rate option gains popularity (Springfield Business Journal)
The Springfield real estate industry has seen an influx of new agencies in the last few years, led by the so-called discount or fee-based brokerages that offer flat rate closing costs.