Real Estate
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Through the Roof
By Savita Iyer-AhrestaniWhen the Internet boom hit Ireland in the early 1990s, one of the first sectors of the economy to benefit from the creation of new jobs and the spike in wages was the real estate market.
September 27, 2011
Operation Twist Makes REIT ETFs a Good BetAs equity markets struggle to decide whether or not to like Operation Twist, bond markets have clearly pronounced in favor. For clients with a riskierbut not suicidalflair, ETFs are one way to take advantage of what the Fed has to offer.
September 20, 2011
In China, New Home Sales Are Up, Up, UpWhile U.S. homeowners are lamenting the continuing depression in real estate prices and slack sales in cities across the nation despite record-low mortgage rates, home prices in China are at record highs in all 70 cities.
September 07, 2011
IRS Issues Basis Guidance for Estates Electing Against the Estate TaxThe IRS has dropped the second shoe; giving taxpayers guidance through the complex procedural machinations they must follow to avoid the 2010 estate tax.
September 01, 2011
WisdomTree Reshuffles LineupWisdomTree Investments implemented changes to seven equity ETFs and added a new actively managed ETF called the WisdomTree Global Real Return Fund (RRF).RRF…
August 30, 2011
Iceland Debates Land Sale to Chinese TycoonA Chinese tycoon has already won private landowner agreements in the proposed purchase of a massive tract of land in Iceland that critics worry could provide Beijing with a presence in the North Atlantic.
August 29, 2011
Collapse in home prices leaves seniors on holdUnable to sell their houses, many seniors are opting to stay in their homes instead of moving to senior housing facilities.
August 25, 2011
Real Estate Rebound? Weak Housing Data Hides Seeds of Hope, Analyst SaysWhile this week has produced mostly grim news in the housing sector, a top real estate industry consultant offers a far more encouraging big-picture view of the key economic sector.