Real Estate NewsReal Estate news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.ZipRealty co-founder leads statewide MLS e...- August 15, 2008 Scott Kucirek, a former executive for a major Prudential brokerage company and for ZipRealty, a high-tech, publicly traded brokerage company, has been hired to lead a statewide multiple listing service ...http://www.topix.net/business/real-estate/2008/08/ziprealty-co-founder-leads-statewide-mls... Median home prices fall around US- August 14, 2008 Median home prices fell in more than three-quarters of U.S. cities in the second quarter, the latest sign of the breadth of the housing market decline, according to new data Thursday.http://www.topix.net/business/real-estate/2008/08/median-home-prices-fall-around-us?fromrs... New job for Illinois' first lady- August 14, 2008 Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich is getting a new job. She's expected to start work next month at a a nonprofit Chicago homeless agency that's received more than $2 million in state funds since her husband ...http://www.topix.net/business/real-estate/2008/08/new-job-for-illinois-first-lady?fromrss=... RIL-Vornado JV to invest $500-m in mall- August 14, 2008 Under the JV, RIL and Vornado Realty Trust will commit up to $250 million each to acquire, develop and operate retail shopping centres across key cities.http://www.topix.net/business/real-estate/2008/08/ril-vornado-jv-to-invest-500-m-in-mall?f... Parking Wars - The Best of Season One- August 14, 2008 Welcome to Philadelphia! No parking in the crosswalk--not even one wheel. Three unpaid tickets or more gets you the boot.http://www.topix.net/business/real-estate/2008/08/parking-wars-the-best-of-season-one?from... Woman Pleads Guilty In Tax Scandal- August 14, 2008 A Prince George's County real estate agent has pleaded guilty in a scheme that prosecutors say defrauded the D.C. tax office out of nearly $50 million.http://www.topix.net/business/real-estate/2008/08/woman-pleads-guilty-in-tax-scandal?fromr... Retail Sales Drop for First Time in 5 Months- August 14, 2008 Retail sales fell in July, the weakest performance in five months, as shoppers shunned autos and other big ticket items.http://www.topix.net/business/real-estate/2008/08/retail-sales-drop-for-first-time-in-5-mo... Newcastle Investment had loss in funds in second quarter amid subprime charges- August 13, 2008 Newcastle Investment Corp., a real estate investment trust, reported Monday it swung to a loss in second-quarter funds from operations as it took a charge on its holdings of subprime securities.http://www.topix.net/business/real-estate/2008/08/newcastle-investment-had-loss-in-funds-i... The AH&LA and Tom Corcoran talk with Hospitality Lawyer about the 3...- August 13, 2008 Hospitality Lawyer with the 3 most important issues facing the hospitality industry today and what you can do about them.http://www.topix.net/business/real-estate/2008/08/the-ah-la-and-tom-corcoran-talk-with-hos... Burton City Council forks over $89,500 for Martha Avenue home for fire station expansion- August 13, 2008 Some residents question whether the city is overpaying for a small two-bedroom house that will be demolished to make way to expand a fire station.http://www.topix.net/business/real-estate/2008/08/burton-city-council-forks-over-89-500-fo... |