""Valuation Partners, LLC"":http://www.valuationpartners.com/, a national real estate valuations provider based in Sugar Land, Texas, recently[IMAGE] announced that it is providing Appraiser Proximity Certifications on all new orders that provide proof...

""QualityFirst Real Estate"":http://www.qualityfirstreal*]}*estate.com/index.php, a San Diego-based real estate company specializing in REO properties, recently[IMAGE] launched a new company Web site, providing real world expertise regarding short sales and foreclosure sales...

...consumers and real estate agents about the potential perils and pitfalls of short sales, the ""California Department of Real Estate"":http://www.dre.ca.gov/ (DRE) has issued a consumer alert, Jeff Davi, DRE commissioner,...

...the real estate valuation firm ""Clear Capital"":http://www.clearcapital.com say it just might mean the rapid deterioration in the housing market will have a shorter lifespan than originally feared. Clear Capital reported...

The housing market in Connecticut seems to be on the road to recovery. According to a report released Tuesday[IMAGE] by ""The Warren Group"":http://www.thewarrengroup.com/portal/Default.aspx, a Boston-based provider of real estate data...

...""other banks."" With regard to loans secured by residential real estate, most banks â€" 79.2 percent â€" reported essentially no change in their standards on prime mortgages over the past...

...""Grubb & Ellis"":http://www.grubb-ellis.com/, a real estate services and investment firm based in Santa Ana, California, the amount of available space in the U.S. office market may be overstated, giving tenants...

...Real Estate Group. Other affiliates include its lending group, Mountain Funding, LLC, and its management and special servicing group, Mountain Asset Management, LLC. Peter Fioretti, CEO of Mountain Real Estate...

""Countdown To Buy"":http://countdowntobuy.com/, a next generation online real estate marketplace based in Bethel, Connecticut, announced Tuesday that it has entered the Georgia marketplace and will be featuring recently foreclosed properties...

Realtor Cindy Simpson, head of the ""Simpson REO Team"":http://www.simpsonreoteam.com/, was recently named by ""Prudential Georgia Realty"":http://www.prudentialgeorgia.com/ as the No. 1 agent for most homes closed in 2009. [IMAGE] Simpson was...