Real Estate Sellers

Redfin, a national real estate brokerage, is announcing plans Thursday to enter the South Florida market. The Seattle-based firm will list and sell homes across Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties — its first Florida market and 22nd...

When sellers say the house comes "as is," buyers start looking around for the problems. After all, no one says "as is" about gems like a commercial-grade kitchen or a built-in sauna. So where are the potential deal breakers, and what if your home...

Few home sellers offer unlimited warranties. One of the increasingly rare examples is L.L. Bean. Not satisfied with an ax you buy there? Return it for replacement, refund or store credit- and no time limit. Unfortunately, most warranties run only a year...

Frank Renaldi Jr., of Bethlehem, has been named district vice president for Region 1 of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors. Region 1 encompasses Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming...

Local lenders say they hope a two-year extension of a government-sponsored refinancing program will encourage more participation from underwater homeowners in South Florida. The Home Affordable Refinance Program was set to expire at the end of 2013, but...

May 15 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Wednesday: * Actavis Inc received and rejected a takeover offer from Mylan Inc last week that valued the generic drugmaker at more than $15 billion, a person...

May 14 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Axa, Diploma and SIG, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Insurance: Socgen starts Axa with buy * Construction: Jefferies raises target price...

A national real estate investment firm has purchased the Starbucks coffee shop on Spencer Street for $1.38 million. The buyer, Agree Manchester LLC, is a subsidiary of Michigan-based Agree Realty Corp. Robert Cohon, a company representative, said Tuesday...

(Corrects former title of Michael Pappagallo to COO of Kimco in first paragraph) By Ilaina Jonas NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - Brixmor Property Group, Blackstone Group LP's neighborhood shopping center business, on Monday said it named Michael...

How hot is hot when it comes to housing markets across the country right now? Crazy hot: Some houses sell within days, sometimes within hours, of listing. Then there are the growing numbers that sell even before they formally hit the market —...

By Steven C. Johnson and Margaret Chadbourn NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - When David Pendery, a corporate public relations specialist, decided to move his family from Colorado to Illinois this year for work, his biggest worry was whether he...

For the past six years, the question "what's my home worth" caused homeowners to wince. With some optimism now in the real estate market and more transactions occurring than have in years, Redfin thinks homeowners and potential homebuyers are ready to...