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Building Richter homes a family affair
If some people are the glass-half-full type and some are glass-half-empty, then Pat Richter is glass-overflowing. The Libertyville-based custom homebuilder gushes with enthusiasm for his craft, despite being at it for 27 years.
"I build houses with you,...Tags: Conservation, Endangered Species, Natural Resources, Crime, Law and Justice, Wildlife
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Biggest home sales of 2009 in the L.A. area?
It's not always easy to pinpoint the biggest sale of the year. Mega-million-dollar transactions can take place outside of the Multiple Listing Service, with the homes marketed by agents as "pocket listings." Other times, the buyer and seller work...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Alcoholic Beverages, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Real Estate Sellers, Property
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Hanks thinks big. Make that 'biggest'
There's "Big," and then there's big. Box office giant Tom Hanks has purchased the 14,500-square-foot Pacific Palisades home of veteran producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, according to area real estate sources.
The sales price is listed at...Tags: FX (tv channel), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (movie), Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Beverly Hills, Property
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New HUD rules aim to get rid of closing cost surprises
Remember the bad old days of 11th-hour mortgage cost shocks and mystery junk-fee charges? Remember when the "good-faith estimates" your lender gave you upfront said closing costs would be about $2,000, but somehow they ballooned to $3,500 on the final...Tags: Mortgages, Local Government, Companies and Corporations, Money and Monetary Policy, Politics
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Legal battles over real estate transactions increase
When it comes to lawsuits, real estate agents and brokers tangle mostly among themselves. But disgruntled buyers or sellers who believe they've been so wronged that they are willing to spend the time and money to take their realty professionals to court...Tags: Real Estate Agents, Judges, Montana, Lawyers, Connecticut
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If offer to buy seems fishy, the money might be illicit
If anyone approaches you with an offer to buy your house that seems even the least bit out of the ordinary, there's a possibility that the money for the deal is coming from illegal drugs, prostitution or some other aspect of organized crime. There are no...Tags: Real Estate Agents, Fraud, Organized Crime, Public Employees, Washington (U.S. state)
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Start house-hunting now to qualify for tax credit for first-time home buyers
First-time home buyers had better get a move on if they hope to take advantage of the $8,000 federal tax credit. The window of opportunity is closing rapidly. To qualify for the credit, any transaction involving a first-time buyer must close before...Tags: Politics, Thanksgiving, Marketing, Real Estate Buyers, Washington (U.S. state)
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Consumer agency could protect future home buyers and mortgage borrowers
Had there been a federal watchdog consumer protection agency on duty during the early years of this decade, could it have prevented the housing boom and bust that put millions of homeowners into foreclosure and sucked trillions of dollars of equity wealth...Tags: Politics, Washington (U.S. state), Real Estate Buyers, Real Estate, Homes
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Complaints erupt about lowball home valuations
It's by far the hottest controversy in real estate this summer, and it could directly affect the value of your house -- probably negatively -- by tens of thousands of dollars. The issue concerns lowball valuations and the new rules guiding appraisers...Tags: Property, Washington (U.S. state), Homes, Consumers, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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HUD scrutinizes 'admin fees'
Does it matter whether a real estate agent charges you a flat commission rate -- say 6% -- or quotes you a flat rate but adds hundreds of dollars on top of that as a separate charge labeled an "admin" or administrative fee? A top federal housing official...Tags: Real Estate Agents, Crimes, Contracts, Alabama, Real Estate Sellers
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Real estate agents: They aren't all the same
When Bruce Hahn wanted to sell a portion of his Cedar Creek property in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley a few years ago, he listed the parcel with a local broker who offered his services as a "dual agent." And when the broker landed a would-be buyer, Hahn...Tags: Real Estate Agents, Real Estate Sellers, Washington (U.S. state), Real Estate Buyers, Property
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Prosecutors paint Blagojevich as Imelda Marcos of Illinois
From his meticulously tailored suits to his crisp, white shirts and silky, blue power ties, Rod Blagojevich shows up at his corruption trial each day looking like a million bucks. Actually, as it turns out, the cost of that sartorial splendor is closer to...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Colleges and Universities, Tony Rezko, Barack Obama, Prosecution
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