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Ralph Bivins

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Ralph Bivins is a veteran journalist with extensive experience in writing about real estate for newspapers, magazines and Web publications. He also serves as publisher and editor-in-chief of RealtyNewsReport.com, a Web site that caters to realty professionals. He is former president and chairman of the board of the National Association of Real Estate Editors, a non-profit journalists group. Bivins has won numerous awards, including the Texas Headliners Club award for best business writing in the state of Texas 

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Real Estate roundup

The hottest new home trends: Experts reveal the 8 must-haves buyers are demanding

By Ralph Bivins

02.16.13 | 3:30 pm

LAS VEGAS — Whether it’s built-in cabinetry to accommodate your poodle or ultra-luxury wine cellars that would make Ernest Gallo jealous, you can always count on the International Builders Show ...


A Healthier Home

Step inside Disney's house of the future: New Vision shows green living can be luxury living

By Ralph Bivins

11.20.12 | 12:59 pm

ORLANDO — Living in a sustainable house doesn’t mean you can’t be comfortable, too. Consider the Vision House. It’s a housing exhibition in Disney’s Innoventions center in ...


Real estate round-up

Vacation homes are back: Tuscany, Provence & Palm Springs are next hot markets

By Ralph Bivins

06.30.12 | 12:48 pm

The vacation home market is making a comeback after a couple of rocky years.  People still want a place for recreation, and the seashore, the mountains and even vibrant urban ...


Real Estate Round-Up

The Top 10 apartment building trends: What your new place is going to look like

By Ralph Bivins

02.21.12 | 2:10 pm

Trends come and go in apartment living. Apartments outfitted with harvest gold appliances of the 1970s are now harder to find than a Yeti’s fossil. Today, everybody wants an ...


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It's no fantasy: Real estate is recovering across the nation, but progress is slow

By Ralph Bivins

11.25.11 | 10:00 am

The mood seemed a little lighter this year at the annual convention of the National Association of Realtors in Anaheim, Calif.. Hey, Disneyland was just around the corner, literally within ...


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