Wondering how to obtain the information and knowledge you need about real estate investing. You can read books about real estate investing, there are lots of books that you can read and all of these can give you information and knowledge. [read more]

The recession has thrown open the gates for a new real estate service – serviced office space providers. These firms offer ready-to-use office space, which can be used from day one. Companies seeking office space need not bind themselves to long term leases or invest in office infrastructure. [read more]

It was a tale of two starkly different opening statements during Samir Cabrera’s first day in court. In a dry, halting and complex explanation of the fraud and money laundering charges against the 31-year-old Fort Myers real estate agent, federal prosecutors described a man who broke the trust of investors when he flipped two south Fort Myers properties without disclosing serious markups in the ... [read more]

Miami real estate offers a wide array of homes for a surefire investment. [read more]

Grubb & Ellis Company , a leading real estate services and investment firm, today released its 2009 Global Real Estate Forecast, which indicates that 2009 will be a challenging year for commercial real estate with the economy starting the year 13 months into what may become the longest recession since the 1930s. [read more]

James Wedgeworth cites an old country music song in describing the area's 2008 real estate business: "Thank God and Greyhound you're gone." [read more]

06 January 2009 Investors in UAE property can expect a capital appreciation of up to 25 per cent by investing into the office market sector for a minimum of five years, as the real estate market is expected to bounce back by then, said property agents. [read more]

2008 was one of the most dramatic years for those who invested their money across stocks, mutual funds, real estate, gold and commodities like oil. Consequently, investors lost billions of rupees in wealth in stocks, mutual funds, real estate and oil in 2008. [read more]

The Forbes.com Investor Team discusses stocks, bonds, oil, currencies, real estate and the Federal Reserve. It's your can't miss guide to investing in 2009. [read more]

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Working out of an Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. branch in Orlando, Florida, Christopher Coulther offered his clients a deal that was hard to resist. Promising a 100 percent return on Costa Rican real estate, he enticed 98 people to invest almost $12 million. [read more]

Year Rate Now at 4.98%, According to Zillow® Mortgage Rate Monitor [read more]

Dorothy Gary never lost her home, but the senior citizen's oversized 24 percent mortgage rate brought her awfully, awfully close. [read more]

Click on the attached chart to see the average Seattle-area rates for 30-year fixed, 15-year fixed and 1-year adjustable-rate mortgages. The weekly chart is created by The Seattle Times with data from HSH Associates. [read more]

Looking to modify your mortgage? Experts are warning you to be careful. Some companies are preying on the vulnerable and making promises they can't always keep. INSIDE: Bill Spencer Tells You What You Should Look... [read more]

While plunging mortgage rates have spawned a frenzy of refinancing, borrowers with larger, so-called jumbo loans are still seeing interest rates in the 7 percent range, prompting many to abandon refinancing plans altogether or resort to creative transactions. [read more]

With mortgage rates at historic lows, lots of homeowners are debating whether to refinance their mortgages these days. True, refinancing can get you out of an adjustable-rate... [read more]

As mortgage rates continue to flirt with 30-year lows, local lenders say they’re seeing a definite uptick in refinancing inquiries, but the historic low rates have done little to convince on-the-fence home buyers to re-enter the market. [read more]

Pittsburgh-area homeowners will soon get court-ordered help to avoid mortgage foreclosures. Allegheny County plans to begin the program on Monday, which a judge ordered to be established in a court ordered signed Dec. 19 with no fanfare. [read more]

Attorney General Jack Conway this week announced a settlement resolving allegations of predatory lending practices against Countrywide Financial Corporation. [read more]

If there's any doubt the national mortgage crisis has hit New Hampshire, consider this: Four years ago, there were 32 foreclosures in Merrimack County; last year, there were 376. [read more]