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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Houston Housing Market Ends 2011 in Positive Territory

According to the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR), after several months in which home sales figures were skewed by the effects of the 2010 homebuyer tax credit, the Houston real estate market concluded 2011 solidly in the black. December marked the seventh straight month of incre
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Orlando Home Prices Jump 12% in December, End 2011 in the Black

Orlando, FL (ORLANDO, FL) — According to the Orlando Regional Realtor Association (ORRA), Orlando’s median home price spiked in December and was enough to nudge the 2011 cumulative year-end median 1.29 percent above that of 2010, and end the year in the black. The cumulati
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U.S. Mortgage Rates End 2011 Near Record Lows

Frank Nothaft Based on Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), average fixed mortgage rates finishing the year near their all-time historic lows helping to keep homebuyer affordability high. Averaging 3.95 percent, the 30-year fixed has been at or below 4.00
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Value of Miami’s Top 20 Luxury Residential Sales in 2011 Spike 24% Over Last Year

13 Star Island, Miami Florida According to Miami-based luxury real estate firm Zilbert Realty Group, Miami’s upper-end real estate market enjoyed a significant lift in 2011. Mark Zilbert, President of Zilbert Realty tells the World Property Channel, 2011’s 20 most-expensiv
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Time short for S&P to end 2011 higher (Reuters)

Reuters – With two weeks left in the trading year, the euro-zone debt crisis will remain the primary impediment to pushing the S&P 500 index into positive territory for 2011. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Time short for S&P to end 2011 higher (Reuters)

Reuters – With two weeks left in the trading year, the euro zone debt crisis will remain the primary impediment to pushing the S&P 500 index into positive territory for 2011. Yahoo! News: Business News
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2011 B-to-B Marketing Needs Survey

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Orlando Single Family Home Sales Spike 18% in October, Biggest Increase in 2011

Orlando, FL (ORLANDO, FL) — According to the Orlando Regional Realtor Association (ORRA), sales of existing single-family homes in October 2011 jumped 18% over last October’s home sales pace, marking the year’s greatest month-over-month increase in sales of this home
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September 2011 Commercial Repeat Sales Analysis Now Available

CoStar released the latest findings of the CoStar Commercial Repeat-Sale Indices (CCRSI) last week anlayzing commercial property sales that closed through July 2011. View the press release for the full analysis. CoStar developed the CoStar Commercial Repeat-Sale Indices to provide a c
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