Stock index futures signal steady open (Reuters)

Reuters – Stock index futures pointed to a steady open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.02 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.05 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.2 percent at 4 a.m. ET. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Exclusive: Greek PM Papademos expects debt swap deal in days (Reuters)

Reuters – Greece expects to conclude difficult debt talks with private creditors within days and negotiations with the EU and the IMF on a new bailout deal by the middle of next week, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos told Reuters on Friday. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Top Landlord Tax Deductions – Why You Can’t Afford to NOT Own Investment Property

The best tax deductions for landlords and other owners of investment properties. Itemized deductions. Real-Estate:Property-Management Articles from EzineArticles.com
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Landlords Poised to Regain Upper Hand In Recovering Office Market

Office space absorption doubled during 2011 as the office-using job base expanded and vacancies declined across nearly two-thirds of U.S. submarkets, CoStar Group reported this week in its Year-End 2011 Office Review & Outlook. The report presented to CoStar clients found that po
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Distressed Sales Rise in California as Lenders Push Through REO Inventories and Short Sales

According to the California Association of Realtors (CAR), the California Pending Home Sales Index dropped as expected between November and December, tracking the annual seasonal slowdown. However, the index was higher than a year ago for the eighth straight month, a trend that bodes
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Obama’s State of the Union Address Draws Praise, Suggestions from Multiple Real Estate Sectors

President Barack Obama In President Obama’s recent State of the Union address, he mentioned helping the U.S. housing market recover sooner than later. His comments are now drawing some praise and concerns from various the real estate sector executives. Cindy Chetti, Senior Vice
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Spain, Portugal Hotels Enjoy Revenue Uptick in 2011

According to STR Global, double-digit revenue-per-available-room (RevPAR) growth was reported in Lisbon, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands year-to-November (YTD) 2011 compared to the same time frame in the year prior. The double-digit RevPAR growth resulted mainly from incre
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WGCompass Names New CFO

WGCompass Realty Partners LLC named Caite Corripio, CPA as chief financial officer in its West Palm Beach office. Starting as a controller with WGCompass in 2010, Corripio has taken charge of property accounting, corporate finance, human resources, and information technology. Corripio
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Marcus & Millichap Sells A 144-Unit Apartment Building

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