Real estate firms look beyond the house (Stuff)

Real estate firms look beyond the house (Stuff)
Big Brand real estate agents Ray White and LJ Hooker want to sell more than just the house. Both have plans to offer a one-stop shop for not only mortgages, but also house and car insurance and even personal insurance, wealth management and trust services.

Aviv wins Tel Aviv real estate tender (Haaretz Daily)
Real estate company Aviv recently won a Tel Aviv tender to develop 132 dunams in the Kfar Hadar neighborhood in the western part of Hod Hasharon. Some 1,500 units will be built there, said Tel Aviv municipality official Eli Levi. The deal gives the city 31 percent of the rights in the project.

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.

Real Estate Live (Washington Post)
Join Post Real Estate Editor Maryann Haggerty as she discusses all aspects of the local real estate market.