Many consumers aren’t aware that even a small additional payment into their home loan account every month can make a big difference.

Property taxes to increase if voters pass $6 million bond

The figures are in – roughly. If Boone County voters approve the $6 million Wagon Wheel Bridge bond issue in the Nov. 2 general election, property owners may see an estimated increase of an additional 35 cents per $1,000 of taxable value of their property taxes.

Homes in firing line of growth

TENS of thousands of homes have been earmarked for "investigation" for big transport projects but shocked owners are only finding out when they try to sell.

This attractive property houses a range of modern serviced offices and provides

This attractive property houses a range of modern serviced offices and provides a wealth of business services including meeting room access, broadband connection and administrative support.

Nursing Homes Broaden Offerings To Turn A Profit

Nursing homes around the country are remaking themselves because of consumer demands and the economic realities of selling a service nearly no one wants.

Real estate briefs

Collier Real Estate Transactions from July 12-25, 2010

YOUR PLACE TO CALL HOME: It matters who your Realtor represents

If you are looking to buy or sell a home, you probably haven't given much thought to who the Realtor you are working with is actually representing.

YOUR PLACE TO CALL HOME: Who does your Realtor work for?

You walk into an open house on Sunday afternoon and talk to the Realtor there about the home you are viewing. When you start to share information about your housing needs, the Realtor stops you and says, "We need to talk about agency."

FloorPlanOnline Launches YouTube & Realtor.com Video service for its Real Estate Virtual Tours

FloorPlanOnline launches video creation and posting service for YouTube, Realtor.com and any other site that accepts video uploads. The new feature is included at no additional cost for any active FloorPlanOnline Real Estate Virtual Tour.

Business Briefs

Realtor named outstanding agent Andover Gus Gewecke has been selected as the outstanding agent for the month of July by Century 21 Gross and Jansen Realtors in Andover.

Scotts Bluff County is not immune to foreclosures

Request a three-month list of home loan defaults from the Scotts Bluff County Register of Deeds and you’ll get a list of more than 75 homes. Foreclosures aren’t just hitting Phoenix, Detroit and Los Angeles, but are here at home as well.

Former realtor and Coca Cola executive Clarence Achterhoff has died at age 92

He used to own and operate C.L. Achterhoff Realty and Quality Beverage

Mortgage rates drop to another new record

Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the 10th time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy. Business - United States - Mortgage - Financial Services - Mortgage loan

Homes Evacuated On Nantucket As Earl Approaches

Homes in the Madaket area of Nantucket are being evacuated.

Residents' homes smashed by quake

Some Canterbury homes have been totally smashed by this morning's 7.1 magnitude earthquake, with others also suffering substantial damage.

Mortgage rates hit decades-low of 4.32 percent

Washington -- Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.

Mortgage Lender Accused Of Housing Discrimination

A Hamilton County mortgage company is accused of housing discrimination.

Homes flooded near Ballarat

Emergency crews are evacuating homes in and around Ballarat, as heavy rain falls across Victoria.

Real estate tumbles in August

August was not good to the Greater Victoria real estate market. A total of 425 homes and other types of properties were sold through the Victoria Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service.

Mortgage rates set new record lows, might hold steady next week

Treasury bond yields, which influence the home-loan rates, have surged since Tuesday. Mortgage rates fell for the 10th time in 11 weeks, setting fresh record lows, Freddie Mac reported Thursday. But a rebound in Treasury yields in the last two days raises the possibility that home-loan interest costs won't fall again next week.

Homes evacuated in gas mains fire

Several homes are evacuated and roads closed after a gas mains erupts in flames in a Leeds suburb.

Real Estate Weekly: Home-buyer tax credit not likely to make an encore

The real-estate industry was abuzz with chatter earlier this week about the government offering another home-buyer tax credit, after Shaun Donovan, HUD secretary, said on CNN that it was too early to tell if the credit would make a return.

Southland Log Homes Announces Strategic Sourcing Relationship with Monarch Windows and Doors

Southland Log Homes, provider of America’s Favorite Log Home™, is pleased to announce a new strategic sourcing relationship with Monarch Windows and Doors. Monarch, a Woodgrain Millwork Company, based in Anniston, Alabama, will provide its Majestic line of wood and aluminum clad windows to Southland Log Homes’ customers.

Realtor says Savoy halted

The Savoy Condominium project proposed for downtown Duncan is on the rocks, the News Leader Pictorial has learned. “The rumours are true,” realtor Alex Robertson of Royal LePage Duncan Realty said of reports the four-story, Mediterranean-style project was on the rocks.

Real estate market stumbles

August was not good to the Greater Victoria real estate market. A total of 425 homes and other types of properties were sold through the Victoria Real Estate Board's Multiple Listing Service, down 102 from 527 in July and 339 from August of last year.

Shift in home loan availability

The cost of mortgages is continuing to fall and they are becoming more accessible to some borrowers, figures show.

Property-tax bills reflect lower values

Property-tax bills are in the mail, and many Phoenix-area homeowners will be happy to see they owe less this year. The 2010 assessments will finally begin to reflect the region's plummet in home values, although tax bills are not declining nearly as far as the recent plunge in home prices.

Mariner Real Estate acquires loan portfolio

Mariner Real Estate Management LLC said Friday that it worked with bank regulators to buy a portfolio of real estate loans worth about $760 million.

Florida Realtors® Honors Award Winners at Convention: Cynthia Shelton Named 2010 Realtor of the Year

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Florida Realtors® recognized Cynthia Shelton, CCIM, CRE and CIPS, and the 2009 president of Florida Realtors, as 2010 Realtor of the Year. CCIM, CRE and CIPS are special designations awarded upon completion of required courses that provide additional training and expertise; they stand for Certified Commercial Investment Member, Counselor of Real ...

Property cooling measures timely, but will not affect sales: Wing Tai

SINGAPORE : Recent measures to cool the property market are timely, said Edmund Cheng, deputy chairman of property developer Wing Tai Holdings.

Property tax measure survives twists and turns

SACRAMENTO - For months, legislation to restore a government program that postponed property-tax bills for thousands of low-income seniors and disabled residents was sailing along.

Property tax hikes in New Jersey will hit 23.5 percent factoring in loss of rebate

The average property tax hike in New Jersey will be 3.3 percent this year — and will hit 23.5 percent after the loss of the homestead rebate is factored in, a statewide review of new tax rates show.

Property gets spring in its step

Despite property price growth softening during winter, new listings and sales still resilient across Sydney.

Homes facing foreclosure in 17 cities

Every week, homes throughout Orange County are scheduled for foreclosure auctions. The owners can be millions of dollars in debt, or owe just a few thousand. Auctions are frequently postponed. But homes in foreclosure or put on the market as short...

Homes sought for escaped snakes

Homes for several stray snakes that have been found slithering around the capital are being sought by animal officers.

Mortgage rates at record lows

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mortgage rates have fallen to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks.

Homes approved despite flooding concerns

Plans for 27 homes in Upper Cambourne were given the green light, despite concerns about the village’s flood-prone drainage system.

Realtor group's golf tournament in St. Lucie County to help low-income home buyers

The Realtors Association of St. Lucie Foundation Inc. will hold its annual golf tournament Sept. 24 at Gator Trace Golf & Country Club in Fort Pierce.

Real-estate bargain hunters have ghost of a chance in Taipei

Taipei - Real estate prices are staggering in Taiwan's capital Taipei. The average worker needs to save the complete earnings of more than two decades to buy an apartment, so people in their 20s have to be resourceful if they want a place to call their own.