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blog: Economic Aspects Of Real Property: A Brief History And Origins of Real Estate. - 07/05/09 04:39 PM
Where The Term Real Estate Come From.
A Brief History And Origins of Real Estate.
Definition: Real Estate
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The Industrial Revolution.
The industrial revolution was one of the great equalizers in human history, The use of machines for manual labor freed many peasants for different tasks, and allowed a privileged few time for education and specialization into new fields of labor opened up by the mechanization of industry. Cobblers, seamstresses and cabinetmakers found that their once invaluable skills were now obsolete, leaving them to return to the land and the coal … (2 comments)
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blog: Investor Report: Section 1031 - 06/08/08 02:18 PM
Investor Report: Section 1031
by Kenneth R. Harney
Here's some great news for the thousands of real estate investors and brokers who use "Section 1031" (ten thirty-one) tax-deferred real exchanges every year: Congress has backed off its latest plan to narrow the definition of "like kind" for real estate swaps.
That's important because under current tax law, real estate investors have broad flexibility in choosing properties and structuring exchanges. For example, they can exchange a rental house for farmland, an apartment building for a commercial shopping strip. They can even exchange office buildings for mineral rights.
San Antonio … (2 comments)
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blog: Real Estate Outlook: Index Says Positive Growth Underway - 04/24/08 12:13 PM
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Real Estate Outlook: Index Says Positive Growth Underway
by Kenneth R. Harney
You might not hear much about them on TV or in the papers, but there are some economic signs popping up right now that are -- at the VERY least -- encouraging for housing and real estate.
Take the gold standard of all forward indicators for the U.S. economy -- the Conference Board's "Index of Leading Indicators," which is based on a broad survey of industry data and predicts economic activity three to six months down the road.
The latest Conference Board index registered its first increase in … (2 comments)
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blog: Selling Your Home In a Market Full of Foreclosures - 04/18/08 11:19 AM
by Phoebe Chongchua
Take a look in just about any neighborhood and you may find the sign of distressed times. Foreclosures are on the rise and that can cause a lot of panic for sellers who aren't in the same financial crisis.
"We're in a very price-sensitive market and obviously in any buyers' market that's the case," says Chris Heller, President of The Heller Real Estate Group, Inc. at Keller Williams.
The increase of awareness about foreclosures is stimulating buyers to keep fishing and pushing for even lower prices for homes.
"So the sellers who are not in … (3 comments)
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