Keep Up on the Latest Real Estate News

If you're buying or selling in Dallas, keeping up on what's happening in real estate news will increase your market knowledge. These stories are supplied by RealEstateJournal.com, a part of the Wall Street Journal. The articles contain a cross-section of happenings in the world of real estate news. Here, you'll find news that ranges from the latest on flipping condos to stories about making a home from an old 747! These articles are updated regularly.

WSJ.com: Developments
A Trophy on the Market in D.C.	3/16/2010 4:09 PM
In the latest test of the high-end office-building market in Washington, a German real-estate fund is looking to sell the onetime headquarters of the now-defunct Evening Star newspaper on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Whats Next for the Fed and Mortgages?	3/16/2010 12:46 PM
The Federal Reserve is bringing its mortgage-purchase program to a close. That will leave investors, homebuyers and the housing sector to watch nervously in the coming months as the industry tries to recover without new support from the Fed.
The Snow Piled on the Problems for Landlords	3/16/2010 11:21 AM
But, the wintry weather didn't just affect the home builders, who usually get all the attention from this report. The apartment sector also felt the chill.
An Odd Way to Measure the Success of Mortgage Mods	3/16/2010 7:44 AM
The Obama administration has an odd way of assessing the results of its $50 billion Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP.
BofA Breaks Into Another House but Finds No Parrot	3/16/2010 7:32 AM
Is something seriously wrong with Bank of America Corp.s procedures for dealing with other peoples real estate?
Barclays: Foreclosure Backlogs Are Worst in Florida, New York	3/15/2010 11:02 AM
A recent report from analysts at Barclays Capital sheds light on how court procedures and efforts to delay foreclosures have swelled the backlog of busted home mortgages in some of the nation's hardest-hit housing markets.
Navigating the Mortgage Minefield	3/15/2010 10:36 AM
Even if a borrower has good credit, there may be other stumbling blocks on the road to your 30-year fixed. Here's what you need to know:
Mortgage Fraud Declines but Remains Virulent	3/14/2010 11:00 PM
First American CoreLogic, a real estate information supplier, compiles an index of the rate of fraud on home mortgages. A version of the index that excludes subprime loans peaked in 2007 at about 112 (on a scale that equates the early-2005 level to 100). It has since dropped to 84.
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Spring Selling Season	3/12/2010 1:27 PM
After polling builder communities in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Texas and Californias Inland Empire, Ticonderoga Securities Analyst Stephen East says the spring home-selling scene is coming along nicely.
Friday Diversion: Sarkozy’s Ex-Wife Buys; Pete Sampras Sells	3/12/2010 10:34 AM
Tennis star Pete Sampras lists a 20 acre property in the gated Lake Sherwood community in Thousand Oaks, Calif., for $25 million.