Real Estate trend: Flat-rate option gains popularity (Springfield Business Journal)

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.

UC IRVINE HIRES NOTABLE PROFESSOR TO HEAD NEW CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE (BuildingOnline)
IRVINE, CA -- Professor Kerry Vandell, who headed one of the nation's top real estate programs at the University of Wisconsin/Madison, will become executive director of the recently launched Center for Real Estate at UC Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business, according to the school's dean, Andy Policano.

Real estate investor rescues Allentown Halloween Parade (The Morning Call)
A 23-year-old real estate investor said Wednesday he will put up the necessary money to keep Allentown's annual Halloween parade going.

Discount real estate brokers stir up industry (Sun-Sentinel)
The problems, Christine Polys says, started soon after she saw Home Discovery's billboard on Sample Road and decided to sell her home through the discount real estate broker.