Property Management on the Rise

Property Management on the Rise [/ewrite] How major economic and demographic trends are creating new opportunities and challenges for property managers. Motivation Whether we embrace it with open arms or resist it every step of the way, we live in an era of rapid technological advance
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California’s Low Listing Inventory Becomes an Issue as Home Sales Rise to Highest Levels in Three Years

Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles, CA) — The California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) reported today that California’s housing market continued to improve in May, with home prices posting solid gains for the third straight month and home sales well above last year’s pa
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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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Asian stocks rise, U.S. jobs gain outweighs Greece (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian shares rose on Monday as surprisingly robust U.S. jobs data bolstered investors’ risk appetite, but the euro sagged on worries over a lack of progress in Greek debt restructuring talks which are vital to containing the euro zone crisis. Yahoo! News: Busines
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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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Shares, euro rise even though Europe worries weigh (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian shares made solid gains and the euro rose on Tuesday, but concerns over euro zone sovereign funding ahead of key auctions outweighed some optimism on the economic outlook elsewhere and kept investors cautious about taking riskier positions. Yahoo! News: Business
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World stocks, euro rise, look to Fed, G20 (Reuters)

Reuters – World stocks and the euro edged up on Wednesday after a rollercoaster week, as investors hoped for comfort on the weak U.S. economy and troubled euro zone from meetings of the U.S. Federal Reserve and Group of Twenty leaders. Yahoo! News: Business News
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