Yaris Properties News

Crystal Properties Holdings, Inc. Announces Offers Pending for Key Real Estate Purchases (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Crystal Properties Holdings, Inc. (Pinksheets: CPHG) Board of Directors has approved finalizing offers for bank-owned real estate in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Company has offers pending with Indy Mac, Countrywide and Wells Fargo.

The Connecticut Chapter of the Appraisal Institute presents ... 'Analyzing Properties in Distressed Real Estate Markets' (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Realizing the importance of keeping its members up-to-date on new valuation techniques to measure value in the current economic environment, the Connecticut Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will hold Analyzing Properties in Distressed Real Estate Markets.

Real estate broker firm launches bus tours (Fort Bend Sun)
Missouri City residents Kevin and Cher Riles, owners of Upscale Properties, a Stafford area mortgage and real estate brokerage firm, recently put the wheels in motion on a one-of-a-kind bus tour that connects home buyers with the growing market of foreclosures.

Real Estate Close-Up: Houston (AP via Yahoo! News)
While the rest of the country withered under $4 a gallon gas, Houston and its commercial real estate market thrived.

2 Titusville real estate firms merging (The Titusville Herald)
Howard Hanna Rosewood Real Estate, an affiliate of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, has announced a merger with Town and Country Properties, of Titusville, into Hanna Rosewood's Titusville office.

Cornell Hotel Real Estate Investment Funds Study Finds Anomaly in REIT Dividend Patterns (Hospitality Net)
An analysis of so-called “nontraded REITs” finds that their structure puts long-term investors at a disadvantage, according to a new report about hotel real estate investment funds issued by Cornell's Center for Hospitality Research. The report, “Nontraded REITs: Considerations for Hotel Investors,” finds that REITs – short for real estate investment trusts – can be an attractive buy-and-hold ...

Westport, Conn., real estate firm trying to market Valhalla properties (The Journal News)
There's a slight tone of resignation in Alan Bates' voice as he talks about the prospects of filling office vacancies amid the troubling turnaround in the commercial real estate market.

Emaar Reviews Recruitment Policies Amid Real-Estate Slowdown (Bloomberg)
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Emaar Properties PJSC , the Middle East's largest real-estate developer, is reviewing its recruitment polices as the global financial crisis slows down the regional real-estate market.

Dennis properties to be sold at live auction (Cape Cod Times)
DENNIS – Town officials are hoping to sell two, town-owned properties Tuesday during a live real estate auction starting at 11 a.m. at Dennis Town Hall.

Real Estate Close-Up: Houston (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
While the rest of the country withered under $4 a gallon gas, Houston and its commercial real estate market thrived. Thanks to an economy heavily dependent on the oil and gas industry, the city's office and industrial market posted strong rental and low vacancy figures through the third quarter.