Proposed Idaho law takes aim at new, Internet-driven realty services
The Idaho House Business Committee on Monday voted to recommend passage of a bill that would require real estate firms to present offers and counteroffers to their clients. The bill is designed to curb the practice by some companies of posting homes on the Multiple Listing Service while allowing clients to represent themselves...

Realogy's Alex Perriello to Deliver Keynote at Online Real Estate Conf
Alex Perriello will deliver an address about how to market real estate on the Web during the National Real Estate Online Convention & Exposition on Feb. 22. Admission is free. Perriello oversees the CENTURY 21, Coldwell Banker®, ERA and Sotheby's International Realty brands.

Real Estate in India
Australian real estate consultancy major LJ Hooker, with significant presence in South East Asia through 700 odd franchisees, is foraying into India’s red hot realty market. The Australian company will open its account here with the first franchisee in Bangalore followed by Mumbai.

Fear of Realty and Hostage Situations
Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books, added three police officers: Detective John M. Coyle, Captain Cecil Pearson and Commander Eric R. Radli. Detective Coyle was also added to LAPDAuthors.com, a website that lists only Los Angeles Police Department police officers who.....

Golf course realty: Specialty keeps Georgia-based course broker Hilda Allen
In her 16-year career, Hilda Allen has brokered more than 20 golf course real estate deals worth nearly a billion dollars. She has sold golf courses to doctors, lawyers, used-car salesman and former PGA Tour pros and won praise from the National Golf Course Owners Association

..To buy Properties in Gurgaon
Then this is the high time to explore the opportunities galore in Gurgaon realty sector which is on a constant upswing.

NorthStar Realty Finance Prices Ninth Collateralized Debt Offering
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF - News) announced today the pricing of an $800 million collateralized debt obligation, N-Star Real Estate CDO IX, Ltd. (�CDO IX�). The offering is the ninth CDO issuance sponsored by NorthStar.

HomeGift Realty Saves Consumers Thousands of Dollars, Supports Charities
HomeGift has secured cash refunds to more than 100 home buyers and sellers while also giving more than $100,000 to area charities through a one-of-a-kind program that is altering the real estate landscape.

Program benefits Habitat for Humanity and homebuyers and sellers
Home buyers and sellers in the Boston area can now get cash rebates on real estate commissions and support Habitat for Humanity under a new pilot program that has been rolled out in Boston. The innovative program is part of an agreement between Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston and HomeGift Realty Inc., a Massachusetts real estate company.

How to Commit Tax Fraud, Courtesy of RealtyTimes.com
Wow...huge gaffe at Realty Times when one of their "expert columnists" gives advice that would probably ensure, at the least, an audit and fines. Hope she's no one's CPA this season.

Air America Radio Gets OK for Auction
Air America Radio, the liberal news and talk radio network, has won bankruptcy court approval to sell its assets at an auction Friday, starting with a $4.25 million bid from a consortium of purchasers formed by the chairman of SL Green Realty Corp.

Rejected Reviews, Part II
The ZipRealty site allows registered users to post reviews on homes listed on the site. All of the reviews are moderated for content before posting. Some of the reviews that didn't make the cut are funny. Some of them are listed here.

Record Breaking Month
Record-Breaking January for Farm Land Sales and Auctions: Stock Realty and Auction Company

Trump Las Vegas Tower Two Reservation Opportunity
If you want to buy a hotel condo at Trump Las Vegas prior to the April 8 release date, Luxury Realty Group has some limited special financial incentive opportunities for buyers committing to reserve now. This is the first condo hotel project on the Strip and there are none in existence today on the Strip.