New home buyers boost property sales

The latest figures from the The Real Estate Institute of WA shows the volume of Perth property sales in the March quarter reached its highest level in two years. The median house price is up slightly to $465,000. More >

30-year mortgage rate falls to 3.88%

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped near its all-time low this week, making home-buying and refinancing a bargain for some. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan fell to 3.88 percent from 3.98 percent. That’s just above the rate of 3.87 percent reached in February, the lowest since long-term mortgages began in the 1950s. More >

Home owners has an opportunity to reduce mortgage rate

Economic recession has resulted in rising unemployment which has increased the incidents of home re-possession by mortgage lenders. On the other hand interest rates have come down considerably in last few years. These two trends now offer opportunity for home owners to reduce their mortgage payments by exploring the refinance option. But this is not a simple process, it is almost as complicated as securing an original mortgage. More >

Commercial Real Estate Roundup for 4.6.12

Sheltering Arms Hospital leased 28,172 square feet at 13700 St. Francis Blvd. in Chesterfield County. Primatics Financial, LLC leased 12,222 square feet at 1001-1063 Technology Park Drive in Henrico County. MCV Associated Physicians leased 6,317 square feet at Glen Forest Professional Center in Henrico County. More >

The week in Real Estate

Investment-home sales surged by 64.5% in 2011, the National Association of Realtors reported this week in its annual Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey. More >

Renting in Minnesota just became easier

Renting can be a headache especially for individual home owners that has to move out of Minnesota because of a new job. There are many risks inherent in renting a house including background check of the tenants, ensuring collection of timely rent collection and speedy response to a tenant’s complaint. For a renter ensuring the prevention of damage to the property by a rouge tenant is also very important. More >

Mortgage war combatants losing taste for battle

Canada’s lenders are growing weary of the mortgage war. Having been drawn into a price battle after Bank of Montreal (BMO-T 59.290.440.75%) dropped mortgage rates to historic lows in a rush to grab market share, some lenders have lost their appetite for thinning margins. More >

Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust announces closing of $9.7 million

Today announced the successful closing of a single tenant, fully leased income producing industrial property for a total purchase price of $9,700,000. The property is located at 1345 Redwood Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has a total rentable area of 112,340 square feet and is situated on 9.9 acres, with 4.0 acres of future development land. More >

Bhoja Air line re-launches its commercial operations

Bhoja Air re-launched its commercial operations after more than a decade of non-operation recently. The Karachi-Lahore-Karachi flight took off at 18:00 PST from Karachi and arrived in Lahore at 19:40 PST on schedule. More >

Florida Commercial Real Estate Market Looks Good for Recovery

In Florida, the commercial real estate market shows growth and is apparently headed towards recovery. Economists commenting on commercial real estate predict that the economic recession will be left behind in 2012. Commercial markets in the state of Florida are ready to move up once again. More >