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Latitude, Inc. April News
 
logos combinedIt's April and Spring is officially here!  The days are progressively getting longer and warmer, and real estate news is starting to look a bit more positive.  As always, please do not hesitate to call or email us with any of your real estate needs or concerns, and we will try to keep you up to date with market news and insights.

Happy Easter weekend!

-Carly Barnes, marketing

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Tenants Appeal to Lease Auditors for Rent Relief
Checking the math and fine points of a rental agreement can save some tenants 20%
 by Denise Kalette, NREI senior associate editor

Cash-strapped commercial real estate tenants are increasingly turning to the services of lease auditors to pare expenses and free up capital for other uses. The auditors are using Web technology to pinpoint potential areas for cost reduction, while keeping in touch with clients via secure Internet sites. .Read more...
decrease.increaseReal Estate Investor Confidence Up as Cap Rates Go Down
- CRE NEWS

Investors' confidence that commercial real estate markets will rebound are on the rise, and capitalization rates for property transactions are declining.

So says the latest Korpacz Real Estate Investor Survey, which gauges the sentiments of REITs, pension funds, mortgage bankers, developers, insurers and other institutional investors.
  Read more...

How to Create a Jobjob
-By Barbara Kiviat

Later this year, a marketing manager will sit down for his first day of work at HomeAway, a company that helps people rent their vacation homes online. In the firm's sleek Austin, Texas, headquarters, a glass-wrapped building decorated with travel souvenirs, the marketer will flip on his computer and do his job - a job no one has done before. This, you see, will be a brand-new job, one of the most coveted commodities of economic recovery. Read more..

Grant HouseLatitude, Inc. Current Featured Opportunities

Latitude is pleased to highlight 
some beautiful listings! 
 
325 Chapala Street - Downtown office for SUBLEASE more info
335 N. Milpas - Retail/Office/Industrial for SUBLEASE more info
4785 El Carro Lane - 4BR/2BA Single family home for SALE PENDING
57 San Mateo - 3br/2ba Single family home for SALE - SOLD
38 S. La Cumbre - Dental/ Med/ Prof Office for LEASE more info
597 Avenue of the Flags - Retail/Office in Buellton - more info 

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Housing Experts Say Real Estate is Recovering
-Source:  Bloomberg, Kathleen M. Howley & Rick Miller

Some of the nation's top economists believe the housing market has turned and better days are on the way for the housing industry. Read more....

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Just Sold

We are pleased to announce the SALE of a 3 bedroom, 2 bath single family residence located at 57 San Mateo in Goleta, CA.  Latitude, Inc. represented the Seller in the transaction.

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 Commercial Trends: Office
 by: George Ratin, Research Economist  READ ARTICLE

 Small Banks Threaten U.S. Economy
 A congressional panel reports that bad commercial real estate loans are to blame.  READ ARTICLE

Future Foreclosures Could Hamper Housing READ ARTICLE
Latitude, Inc. is a full service commercial real estate company, headquartered in Santa Barbara, on California's Central Coast. While its brokerage and development services are focused on California's Central Coast, Latitude's management and investment expertise have expanded its geographical reach with experience throughout the Western United States.