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Amazon's effect on Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood has been well-documented. From businesses and apartments to a bevy of new restaurants, the neighborhood has taken on an entirely new look in under a decade.

Bill Lenhart, a managing member of Sunbelt Development & Realty Partners LLC, poses near a bike path in the Calico Basin in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area west of Las Vegas Feb.

Kevin Stern of Desert Star Real Estate has his own small firm. "Some people need the structure of a large corporation, an office to go to every day, social atmosphere, whereas I work from my home," he said.

Though real estate suffered greatly in the Great Recession, hope remains among those who depend on it for their livelihood.

Summerview Square is a town-house-style apartment project going up in Norwalk after a previous developer walked away, leaving squalor in his wake.

In Manhattan, parking lots and garages are making way for all sorts of development, especially luxury condominiums.

Patty Canniff , a real estate associate broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Yorktown Heights, is optimistic about the 2012 real estate market in Westchester.

First, you made the decision to buy a home.A Next, you went to a lender and got pre-approved for the amount you can afford to borrow.A Then, because you are very smart and wanted expert advice, you decided to work with a real estate agent .A Finally, your agent showed you a lot of houses. Read more: Is This a Reasonable Offer?

FHA has an Energy Efficient Mortgage program that was put into place to help homeowners cut costs on their electric bills. Energy Efficient Mortgage Program

As a Realtor, one of my favorite things about the business is previewing homes that have just been listed for salea especially when they are grand homes.A But truthfully, with homes of this scale, I want to see the kitchen. The Ultimate Gourmet Kitchen

How do you write about the real estate scene without regurgitating what has been written - and said - over and over again? After all, with 2011 now safely in the rearview mirror, the statistics show that it was the fifth-straight year with a drop in home sales in Las Cruces.

One of Beverly Hills' most ambitious Hard Money Loans teams is lucky to have just received an influx of money.

When violent winds knocked down trees and damaged their home, a Minnesota couple seized the opportunity to start over.

Bankers struggling to deal with faulty foreclosure paperwork just got hit with another major headache. New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, recently tapped by President Obama to head a new task force to investigate mortgage fraud, sued three major U.S.

United States — Sunday, February 5, 2012National mortgage rates on 30-year fixed mortgages remained stable at 3.68% on February 5, 2012, according to Zillow Mortgage Marketplace. As a comparison, state rates ranged from a low of 3.60% (GA, NY) to[…]

Long & Foster's own mortgage company, Prosperity Mortgage®, is chosen by more Long & Foster real estate customers than any other lender. And we're ready to help you too. Prosperity Mortgage joined Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in 1993 to form[…]