Discount real-estate brokers spark a war over commissions (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Discount real-estate brokers spark a war over commissions (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Patrick McCrea figured his four-bedroom home in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights, featuring new hardwood floors and a hot tub, would "kind of sell itself." So he decided to use a discount real-estate broker rather than pay a standard commission of about 6 percent.

RAM reaffirms ratings of ABS Real Estate's ABS (The Edge Daily)
RAM has reaffirmed the respective ratings for the Class A, B, C1 and C2 Bonds issued by ABS Real Estate Berhad (AREB). The underlying assets have performed as expected and continue to support their valuations.

Real estate index shows slight drop in confidence (Austin Business Journal)
Real estate index shows slight drop in confidence