Real Estate Here and There

What's happening in real estate locally, nationally and internationally? Get the news here in future, with snippets of news from all over.

We've written about REITs recently, and their investment potential going forward. The school board in Austin, TX is committing a lot of money to real estate investment.

A real estate investor tells us about investment scams and infomercials that get novice investors into trouble.

The homebuilders are still taking it on the chin, with D.R. Horton posting huge drops in orders.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson calls for more help for the housing industry.

That's real estate here and there for October 17, 2007.