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.

Taking stock of real estate bubble trouble (Outer Banks Sentinel)
The real estate market is hot, hot, hot and everyone wants a piece of the action. The National Association of Realtors reported that 36 percent of homes sold in 2004 were second homes. Of those, 64 percent were for investment purposes.

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

Investing in real estate trust (New Straits Times)
AXIS, the first real estate investment trust (REIT), to be approved on Aug 3 under the January 2005 guidelines issued by the Securities Commission (SC), was over subscribed by 18.36 times by institutional investors and 3.72 times by the public.