India Sees Record Rise in House Prices as Affordable Units Get Little Relief

Housing prices in India are the highest in the world, according to the most recent research from London-based Lloyds TSB International Global Housing Market Review.  Prices in a country of 1.21 billion residents have increased 284 percent since 2001, after inflation. That number
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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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WTC Retail Site Among Crop of Downtown NY Venues Expected to Produce Record Sales

The new World Trade Center retail complex will aim to replicate past success. National Real Estate Investor
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ARMs Hit New Record Lows in U.S. as 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Average 3.98%

Frank Nothaft Based on Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), fixed mortgage rates changing little and remaining near their historic lows while adjustable-rate mortgages averaged new record lows. The 30-year fixed has averaged at or below 4 percent for the f
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Single-Tenant Property Sales Surge To Record Numbers

With money to burn but still having a strong aversion to risk, investors have increasingly turned single-tenant properties into one of the hottest commercial real estate plays in the country. For the last quarter of 2010 and first two quarters of this year, CoStar Group shows that sal
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U.S. Mortgages Rates Continue To Set New 60-Year Record Lows

Frank Nothaft According to Freddie Mac’s latest weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), fixed-rate mortgages remaining near their 60-year lows as ongoing investor concerns over the European debt market kept Treasury bond yields low. The 30-year fixed averaged 4.09 percent,
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U.S. Mortgage Rates Hit 50-Year Record Lows This Week

Frank Nothaft According to Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showed that mortgage rates, fixed and adjustable, reaching all-time record lows providing further incentive for those homeowners looking to refinance. The 30-year fixed averaged 4.15 perce
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