CNN Real Estate

• Scarlett Johansson selling L.A. manse
• Money pit: When a cheap foreclosure costs much more
• 6 ways to ensure remodeling pays off
• The commercial real estate dilemma
• Lost your house? You still have to pay
• Yet another try at foreclosure rescue
• Las Vegas: Most foreclosures of any city in 2009
• New home sales hit 9-month low
• America's most overvalued cities
• Bank of America steps up foreclosure prevention efforts
• Home prices: First drop in 7 months
• Existing home sales sink 16.7%
• 450,000 at risk in foreclosure-prevention program
• Get help - before you fall behind on your FHA mortgage
• States urge action on foreclosures
• Harder to get an Uncle Sam mortgage
• Housing starts fall, but permits soar
• $8 million in assets - and can't get a mortgage
• Homebuyer tax credit: No e-file and four-month delays
• Foreclosures: How bad is your state?

MSNBC

• Mortgage rates edge up slightly
• NYT: No help in sight, more homeowners walk away
• Modest increase seen in home sales activity
• Duplicity in mother-of-all mortgage walkaways
• Some see hints of bottom in housing
• Sales of new homes sink 7.6 percent
• Flaws plague foreclosure relief program
• Home prices rise unexpectedly in November
• It’s likely closing time for these chains in 2010
• Mortgage ‘relief’ leads to foreclosure notice
• Home sales tumble surprise 16.7 percent
• Huge NYC real estate deal goes sour
• Entrepreneurs turn housing bust into boom
• FHA raises fees, tightens loan standards
• Rise in permits could herald building ramp-up
• Builder sentiment index dips in January
• Mortgage relief reaches 7 percent of borrowers

Welcome to Verson 0.1

INMAN

• 3 Super Bowl marketing tips for Realtors
• A love-hate guide to profitability
• Walking real estate tightropes
• Foreclosure cases eased in 2009
• Understanding agents' pain
• Property search site targets Latin America
• Unleash the inventory
• Fed support for mortgage rates to end?
• Crisis at early age motivated NAR leader
• Finding value in loan assumptions
• The debt is a real threat
• Work less, make more
• HUD creates Sustainable Housing office
• Walkaway's Catch-22
• Window trim: from boring to bold
• Agent training, experience trumps brand
• BofA names new short sale, REO exec
• Manhattan apartment prices tumble 11%
• 2020: a vision of real estate's future
• For-sale inventory rises in January

Google News - US

• Resource America, Inc. Reports Operating Results for the First Fiscal Quarter ... - MarketWatch
• BRT Realty Trust Reports Results of Operations for the First Quarter of Its ... - CNNMoney.com (press release)
• Berkadia Provides $28M of FHA, Freddie Financing for Commercial Real Estate - Housing Wire
• Real-Estate Investor Hochfelder Indicted For Larceny - Wall Street Journal
• Competition Bureau calls out real estate rules - Toronto Star
• Cousins Properties Reports Results for Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2009 - MarketWatch
• Commercial real estate roundup - Virginia Business Magazine
• Industrial Real-Estate Investor Terreno Cuts IPO Size Again - Wall Street Journal
• Banks Resume Commercial Real Estate Lending Despite Losses Ahead - Wall Street Journal
• Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. Announces Dates for Fourth Quarter ... - MarketWatch

USATODAY

• How to make your donations to Haiti charities count
• Turning your tax refund into an I Bond may be a smooth move
• Doing taxes may not be fun, but at least it can be free to e-file
• How to pick a tax preparer: Steps to take to protect yourself
• Another COBRA extension helps with health insurance

Today's Home Owner

• Tools Every Homeowner Should Own
• Advantages of Installing Granite Countertops in Your Kitchen
• Homefront Radio Show for February 6, 2010
• How to Locate Buried Utility Lines in Your Yard
• (710) Dream Kitchen
• Importance of Back Priming When Installing Wood Siding on Your Home
• Rate of Return for Home Improvement Projects
• How to Lay Sod and Plant Grass Seed in Your Yard
• What Is the Proper Mowing Height for Grass in Your Yard?
• Workshop Shoe Bag Storage Solution

HGTVPro.com

• It's Tough to Know What 55+ Home Buyers Want
• Builders Need to Act Fast on Home Buyer Tax Credit
• Rise in Housing Permits Could Be Sign of Recovery
• High Unemployment Levels Puts Housing on Slow Growth Track
• Appraisers and Lenders Need to Recognize Added Value of Green Building, Say Builders
• New-Home Sales Decline in December
• Building Industry Leaders: Apartments Will Soon Be in Short Supply
• Builder Confidence Declines in January
• Mature-Market Buyers Look Beyond Buildings, Desire Services
• Groups Offer New Guidance on Indoor Air Quality
• Aid for Haiti
• 2010 Top 10 Green Building Trends
• Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends for 2010
• HUD Probes 15 Mortgage Companies with High Loan Failure Rates
• 2010 Kitchen & Bath Design Trends

Good Housekeeping

• Quick and Easy Fixes for Damaged Wood
• How to Find the Right Handyman for Your Home
• Tips for Organizing and Storing Your Favorite Accessories
• Using Luggage as Creative Storage
• The Best Flower Delivery Service
• Home Decor Craft Ideas
• Decorating on a Budget
• TV Cleaning Tips
• Easy Organizing: Tips for Books and Home Library
• 52 Ways to Get Organized
• DIY Christmas Table Settings
• Cleaning and Organizing Kids' Toys
• Organize Your Gadgets
• New Year's Eve Table Runner
• The Best Toys of All Time

Southern Living

• Add Southern Charm to Your Home
• Budget-Friendly Makeovers
• Plant Cool-Season Herbs
• D.C. Apartment Style
• Cozy Comforts Made in the South
• Laundry Room Organization
• Furniture Makeovers
• 2 Days + $200 = New Family Room!
• Secrets to a Prime-Time Vine
• Find the Best Sheets
• Create a Hanging Photo Display

Today's Homeowner

• Tools Every Homeowner Should Own
• Advantages of Installing Granite Countertops in Your Kitchen
• Homefront Radio Show for February 6, 2010
• How to Locate Buried Utility Lines in Your Yard
• (710) Dream Kitchen
• Importance of Back Priming When Installing Wood Siding on Your Home
• Rate of Return for Home Improvement Projects
• How to Lay Sod and Plant Grass Seed in Your Yard
• What Is the Proper Mowing Height for Grass in Your Yard?
• Workshop Shoe Bag Storage Solution

Money

• Will move for work
• Charles Schwab is selling advice
• Tech stocks for the next 10 years
• Turn your gold into cash
• Make sure remodeling pays off
• High-end knives, low-end prices
• Gold fever
• Help! My bill got bumped up
• Investments you can live with
• 10 stocks for the long run
• Find the sweet spot in real estate
• Good financial advice on a budget
• See a therapist for a lot less
• Big no-no for building emergency savings
• Managing a high-income Roth conversion
• 5 things about life settlements
• 7 high-tech workouts
• Top pro picks
• Is our big debt doing us in?
• Money's new More Money blog

Wall Street Journal

• In the Heights
• Katzenberg Buys in Beverly Hills
• Log Cabins, For Under $3 Million

Dave Ramsey

Newsweek

• New Program Seeks Out Food Fraud
• Economy: Weaning The World Off The U.S. Dollar
• Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson 'On the Brink'
• Skip Gates on Black History Month
• It's Time for Obama to Tell the Hard Truth
• The Case Against Layoffs: They Often Backfire
• How Public Policy Can Prevent Heart Disease
• TV Review: Why ‘The Bachelor’ Is Always White
• For Family of Nikki Catsouras, a Victory in Court
• What Is a Life Really Worth?
• Why the Olympics and Other Sports Cause Conflict
• The Curse of the Great American Novel
• Q&A: Director Garry Marshall
• Calderon: We Must Win Battle Against Drug Lords
• Obama's Budget Avoids Hard Choices (Again)
• Football Concussions: Lessons From Spine Injuries
• Advice for Obama From a Self-Proclaimed Cracker
• How Pollsters Shape Debate, Make for Bad Policy
• Stop Freaking Out Over Tebow's Pro-Life Ad
• Can Obama Manage Liberal Backlash Over Budget?

TIME

• Dog Dependents and Other Federal Tax Myths
• Older Moms More Likely to Have Autistic Kids
• Congressman Jack Murtha, War Hero and War Critic, Dies at 77
• Congressman Jack Murtha, War Hero and War Critic, Dies at 77
• Movies: 'Dear John' Tops 'Avatar' at Weekend Box Office
• Why China Needs The U.S. -- And Vice Versa
• Venezuela's Opposition Protests Slur Chavez at Ball Game
• Can New U.S. Ambassador Reboot Syria-Israel Peace Talks?
• Banking: Should Wall Street Cease Proprietary Trading?
• 'Black Hearts': On Green, Iraq's 'Triangle of Death'
• Trying to Revitalize a Dying Small Town
• Republicans Must Embrace the Vital Center

LIFE

• Super Bowl: New Orleans Parties
• The Who: Woodstock to Super Bowl
• Super Bowl Weekend With the Stars
• Yogi, Spud, Hack: Great Sport Names
• Super Bowl Highlights: 02.07.10
• Old Gold: Great Athletes Over 40
• Super Bowl 2010: The Cheerleaders
• The Beauty of Waves
• Brides Gone Wild!
• The Week's Best Photos: 1.31.10
• Super Bowl Halftime: Best and Worst
• LIFE on the Rails: Boxcar Logos
• Hank Aaron: A Legend Looks Back
• Detroit: Still Life
• Extremely Rare Albino Alligators
• Barrel Fever: Women and Their Guns
• Liberace: The Glitz! The Glamour!
• American Power: Beauty and Terror
• In the Details: Funky Cars Up-Close
• Wild City: NYC's Surprising Parks

CNN

• Rep. John Murtha dead at 77
• Haitian may have lasted month in rubble
• Doctor charged in Jackson's death
• Up to 20 more inches of snow for D.C.
• Elizabeth Smart kidnapper pleads guilty
• Ripples of Dubai killing spread
• Stop dementia with Mediterranean diet?
• Body found in plane's landing gear bay
• 3 shot during New Orleans celebration
• Jillette: Obama's 'stupid' jab at Vegas

Associated Press

• Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty
• Lawyer: Wife mulled extorting Ill. murder suspect
• Government shut down as DC, region dig out of snow
• World's tallest tower closed a month after opening
• AP Interview: NY's Paterson lashes back at rumors
• Obama's health care summit: Just for show?
• Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
• Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
• Police: Man tries to buy crack with credit card
• Super Bowl is most watched TV show ever

Google News

• John Murtha, US defense appropriations chair, dies - Reuters
• Factbox: Republican healthcare reform proposals - Reuters
• 'Enemy cannot hinder Iran's progress' - Press TV
• Ethics veto override fails in state Senate - Albany Times Union
• Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Arrested - TIME
• Abbas under 'intense' pressure from EU to return to talks - Jerusalem Post
• Explosion Unlikely to Slow Gas Plant Development - ABC News
• Quinn: Ill. lt. governor hopefuls should speak up - Washington Post
• Decision time for Ukraine's Tymoshenko - BBC News
• Tea Party: Life imitating art in Nashville - Los Angeles Times

Google News - Real Estate

• Real-estate association's rules challenged by federal competition watchdog - Lethbridge Herald
• Real-Estate Investor Hochfelder Indicted For Larceny - Wall Street Journal
• Beware the pitfalls of a rental property - Globe and Mail (blog)
• Real estate comparison tool site launched for Canada investors - Canadian Mortgage Broker News
• Vancouver Real Estate Sales Surge Ahead Of Winter Olympics - NuWire Investor
• Industrial Real-Estate Investor Terreno Cuts IPO Size Again - Wall Street Journal
• Banks Resume Commercial Real Estate Lending Despite Losses Ahead - Wall Street Journal
• Expect to hear more talk of Canadian real estate bubble - Globe and Mail
• Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. Announces Dates for Fourth Quarter ... - MarketWatch
• Soured NYC deal portends property storm - Globe and Mail

Globe & Mail

• Beware the pitfalls of a rental property
• Competition Bureau's MLS challenge ‘disappointing,' CREA says
• Get a sweet deal on Valentine's Day
• Ready to bank on your smart phone?
• RBC had early red flag on fraudster, suit claims
• Low risk, high growth come together in 2010
• RBC staff flagged fraudster Earl Jones in 2001, suit claims
• Small portfolio keeps it simple
• Job loss forces rethink on retirement
• Six pitfalls to avoid to get the most from your RRSP
• Help for choosing the right credit card
• The hot housing and mortgage edition

Toronto Star

• Give your entertainment armoire a makeover
• Shop like a Pro: Red-hot Valentine's Day decor
• 'Throw as you go' key to a clean house
• Birth of a Condo: Blade inspires some edgy marketing
• Relaxed ruffles replace modern lines in bedroom
• The 905: Invasion flies under snobby radar
• Building on optimism over condos
• Travis: Historic items add warmth to home
• Weisleder: Important little details should be in agreements
• Diary of a mad hoarder
• Is the economy preventing you from paring down?
• Toronto existing home sales skyrocket 87 per cent
• A smarter way to cook
• Vintage grain sacks are hot decor item
• Recycled condos: More than the sum of its parts
• 'Tenant-friendly' buildings get thumbs up
• Developer should pay city bill with condos, committee says
• Dupuis: Housing demand will require assertive planning
• On the agenda
• Heron has been hiding his talents

Financial Post

• Building an ETF portfolio from the ground up
• Sorting out the foreign ETFs
• Why it's a good time to buy Buffett's Berkshire
• Picking the pearl of stocks
• Bond King buys Canada
• Beware 696-year TFSA investments
• Investors like sugar in their coffee
• Hollywood's got a smash hit
• A prescription for financial success
• Seeking income in a post-trust world
• What's next for Canada's banks
• Buy American
• Boomers get set for the next stage
• The last shall be first
• Canadians get a new way to buy gold
• Don't expect 60% gains in 2010
• Put some creativity in your portfolio
• Rates may rise despite BoC deadline
• Outlook for silver looks bright this winter
• So you want to be a green investor …

CBC - Money

• Brudenell trucking company carries on after fire
• Competition Bureau challenges real estate group
• Canpotex makes potash sale to China
• Dealerships overwhelmed with Toyota recall work
• Baffinland could get Nunavut iron mine funding in 2010
• John Thain lands atop CIT
• Retirement savings gap grows: poll
• Mackenzie pipeline's numbers questioned
• Home sales forecast to rise 13.3%
• January housing starts increase 5.8%
• CAW disputes Timmins closures
• Ontario to partially guarantee Nortel pensions
• Toyota set to deal with Prius brake problem
• Earl Jones victims apply to sue Royal Bank
• RBC knew of Jones account oddity, memo shows