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TOLLAND - The real-estate ad alone makes the Twining Lake property on East Otis Road sound like a fishing and hunting Eden in the Berkshire foothills with 843 undeveloped acres, a 125-acre lake and 900 feet of Farmington River shoreline.

Sometimes the wait to close on a new home can be excruciating, and having to wait some more for an appraiser who has to jam yet another home into an already bursting schedule doesn't make things any easier.

NZX-listed property businesses with real estate worth more than $2 billion are examining damage to their Christchurch buildings.Kiwi Income Property Trust, Goodman Property Trust, DNZ Property Fund and Millennium & Copthorne Hotels...

Photos by Joe Epstein/For The Star-Ledger Mike and Jessica Gromek had their Scotch Plains home inspected before purchase, and they say the inspector overlooked chimney problems, above, resulting in $18,500 in repairs. They say the inspector said he would contact...

Property management is a relative newcomer in Hong Kong's business scene. It began around 40 years ago offering cleaning, repair and maintenance services in public places, said Fan Cheuk-hung, managing director at Synergis Holdings (2340).

The rules favour the vendor, so take every precaution you can

By Jennifer Meyer Staff Writer Teresa Garman owned “low-cost housing that’s been well kept up” for 30 years, but troubles with the city of Ames’ year-old rental housing code are forcing her to say, “I want out.”

Q: How important is it for a buyer to hire a professional to inspect a home before making an offer? A: Initially, you'll want to ask permission from the listing agent to do a presale inspection, but they're costly - they can run upward of $700 - so if... Real estate broker - Inspection - Real estate - Business - United States

WHAT'S NEW Aqua Journeys Swim School, which features infant aquatics, has opened at 1 S. Old Kings Road, Ormond Beach. Owner Kathy Appell offers swimming lessons for all ages, from survival skills for infants to stroke classes for older...

Regulations that took effect this week require the owners of properties with septic tanks to pay a $170 fee to the county and provide proof that the tanks have been inspected and pumped when the property they're on sells.

The demand for snagging services is on the rise in Dubai as more real estate projects are nearing completion, though in phases.

DOVER — The Housing Partnership, a nonprofit affordable housing development organization based in Portsmouth, is offering a free, four-part homebuyer education program in Dover through its Homeward Bound program.

Homefix: Dwight Barnett answers home-improvement questions. This week's topic is on home inspections.

Nursing home operator ordered to pay $43.5 million in wrongful death lawsuit

Baltimore-based Prime Outlets is now part of the Simon Property Group Inc. following the completion of a $2.3 billion sale, Simon said this week. Prime owned 22 outlet centers in major metropolitan areas, including Washington, D.C., and Orlando, Fla. With the completion of the deal Simon has 63 outlet centers with about 25 million square feet. Simon [...]

SA's top end real estate market is poised for a mini boom this spring, as it bounces back from the battering taken during the global financial crisis.

It's something few buyers appear to include when calculating the price of homeownership, but closing costs sometimes can be the tipping point in a sale.

The three mayoral candidates for the Queenstown Lakes District Council were in a collegial and relaxed mood at yesterday's public forum jointly hosted by the Wanaka Chamber of Commerce and the Otago Daily Times. read more

RISMEDIA, September 3, 2010—U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced an unprecedented agreement with the nation’s top mortgage lenders to offer selected state and local governments, and nonprofit organizations a “first look” or right of first…

A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants. United States - Inspection - Business and Economy - Real Estate - Business