Latest Real Estate News:

Ronnie Polaneczky: D.A. not so good at handling real-estate matters (Philly.com)
AND NOW, for your reading pleasure, I present a cautionary tale about real-estate investment. Fear not - it has a happy ending. Still, Alison Trimble's story raises a frustrating question:

Hedge Funds Sprout in Gaps in Real-Estate Lending (New York Times)
With money still tight, investors in real estate are forced to turn to hard-money lenders, who charge high interest for short-term loans. More often than not these days, those lenders are hedge funds, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Eye slain Brooklyn couple's real estate firm for clues (New York Daily News)
Investigators think the financial records of a real estate company might solve the mystery of who killed a Brooklyn couple in their bed last month, the Daily News has learned.

Real estate titan nabbed in 17M scam (New York Daily News)
A wealthy developer who once headed one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the city was arrested Wednesday and charged with stealing morethan $17million from banks, friends and family.

Real estate investment leader capital case (Calgary Sun)
Edmonton beat Calgary to the No. 1 spot on a list of the top 10 Alberta towns for real estate investors. Real estate expert Don Campbell, president of the Real Estate Investment Network, released his Top 10 list yesterday and once again ranked the Alberta capital the highest.