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Lower housing cost and rental prices, more jobs, increased economic growth - these are some of the benefits that a new report said Australia can attain by switching from stamp duty to a remodeled land tax. Panama Papers Update: Leak Identifies NYC Real Estate Players
The Panama Papers was a large document leak that revealed how individuals operating at the highest levels of power made use of illegal offshore shell corporations and tax havens. The list included entities such as the likes of Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping, and a number of big real estate names who plied their trades in New York. New Hampshire Highlights Most Expensive House In Area Yet
A New Hampshire seven-bedroom, 7.5-bathroom home was dubbed as the most expensive listing in the area. On the market for $16 million, the Granite State manor was priced $5.1 million more than the market's prior title holder, a $10.9 million home in Portsmouth. U.S. Homebuyers Flock To Canada; Americans Now Into Vacation Home Purchases
Home buyers like businessman Brian Campbell first saw eight-bedroom homes listed in Mont-Tremblant and quickly the dismissed the idea. He owned one rental property and he was not in the market for another. He changed his mind though after inspecting the numbers more closely. Phone Call-Handling Standards Affect Real Estate Customer Satisfaction
Real estate buyers had been trying to reach agents for a town by town interview recently, and the numbers they had given out simply did not work. Most agents had been in the business for, three decades, so it was unlikely that they were not known in their offices. Yet each time the buyers called the number and punched in the extension, the recorded voice on the other end of the line stated that no such number existed. Macy’s Hires Douglas Sesler, But Went 1% Down on Shares On Same Day
Macy's Inc. announced on Monday that it had hired Douglas Sesler as real estate executive vice president starting Tuesday. The announcement came amid calls from activist investors for larger returns on the retailer's real estate properties. Panama Papers Leak Links Mossack Fonseca To 1983 Gold Heist, Russia's Vladimir Puttin
Panama Papers' documented web of hidden cash and offshore shell corporations revealed an alternate financial world that linked a single law firm with a global rogue's gallery of moguls, criminals, shady agents, and politicians. Vancouver’s March Real Estate Sales Most Profitable Record Ever As Success Prevailed In Several Market Factors
Vancouver real estate's notoriously pricey market had recently set yet another record. More than 5,000 properties in the area were sold in March. In Real Estate, Signals May Surface, But Noise Often Serve As Warning
Real estate signals got observers concerned that more foreclosure lawsuits would be damaging to the market. Settling claims for repayment from homeowners in default had become one of the fairly responsible ways to propose a sale of the home that would cure the default and foreclosure suit. This method could also mitigate further loss and vacancy. Reportedly, this approach was not well received. Saudi Real Estate Transactions Drops By 7.7 Percent in Q1 2016
Saudi real estate saw a decline in transactions at the end of 2016's first quarter. It was the weakest figure on record since 2011.
