Taking Your Final Walk-Through
The final walk-through is the last chance you'll have to inspect your new house prior to closing. It's an important event, because once the home is yours it's way more...

First Gulf Bank makes its debut in Abu Dhabi real estate market (Gowealthy)
First Gulf Bank (FGB) has announced the launch of two major real estate developments in the emirate of Abu Dhabi - Ocean Terrace and Seashore Villas.

Negative real interest rates sustain Dubai property boom (AME Info)
Underpinning the Dubai property boom is the highly beneficial economic phenomenon of negative real interest rates, which makes real estate a strong investment.

Real estate calendar (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Real estate seminars for buyers First-time buyer seminar. 10 a.m. today. Free. Integrity Lending and Re/Max Results, 9140 Baltimore St. NE., Suite 140, Blaine. 651-485-9693. REAL ESTATE SEMINAR. What you need to buy, sell or refinance a home. 10 a.m. today; 4 p.m. Sun.; 6:30 p.m. Tue. Free. Marc Schubbe, 7600 Parklawn Av., Suite 200, Edina. 952-838-8848. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

Spirit Finance completes $815M sale-leaseback deal with ShopKo (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Spirit Finance Corp. Friday announced its largest-ever acquisition, the $815.3 million purchase of the real estate assets of ShopKo Stores Inc.

American Mortgage Acceptance Company to Present at the 2006 NAREIT Institutional Investor Forum (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----June 2, 2006--American Mortgage Acceptance Company today announced that the Company will participate in the 2006 National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust's Institutional Investor Forum in New York City on Thursday, June 8, 2006 at 2:10 p.m.

Is Your Home a Hybrid?
That's what a condo, townhouse, or co-op is often called. Each of those three types of properties carries a different type of ownership and none have the same characteristics as...