The volume of deeds recorded in Plymouth County during April represented a six-month high for the number of monthly sales. While this might appear to be an encouraging statistic for those watching the market closely, Register of Deeds John R. Buckley Jr.

Two Vancouver men have been arrested and charged following complaints of fraudulent real estate transactions totalling more than $30 million, police said.

When it comes to real estate, Brooklyn is a tale of two boroughs. The number of mortgages issued boroughwide dropped 18% in 2007, but in predominantly minority neighborhoods the number plummeted by more than half.

Financing for commercial real-estate may be harder to come by for at least another half year, according to a survey of those in the industry that included brokers, lenders, commercial mortgage bankers, title insurers, contractors, investors and engineers.

The housing downturn has been under way for a while now, so it’s hard to believe that many homeowners could still think their homes are appreciating these days.