William M. Daley, President Obama's new chief of staff. Photographer: Tim Boyle/Bloomberg William Daley, President Barack Obama’s new chief of staff, can defer the payment of capital gains taxes on his sale of almost $8.3 million of JPMorgan Chase Co. shares, based on government ethics rules. Daley filed a notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday on the sale of 186,190 shares of JPMorgan, where he was vice chairman. As Daley Read more [...]

Most of the time, missing items are the result of misunderstanding and not outright deception. To minimize the possibility of these misunderstandings, the buyer and seller can take a few precautionary steps. Sellers should familiarize themselves with the local customs relating to what conveys with a sale, and note on the listing agreement and sales contract any nonconformity with those customs. Sellers should carefully review the listing-agreement inclusions and exclusions addenda and confirm Read more [...]

Betsill Brothers Construction Co. has put up 90 percent of its property holdings for sale - from undeveloped oceanfront lots to possible commercial developments on Maui and the Big Island - to "reduce the debt and overhead" of the company, the Realtor for the Maui-based company said Thursday afternoon."This is just a prudent act by the Betsills to strengthen their financial position," said Allen Yap, senior vice president and principal broker with Clearly Maui, an entity of Betsill holdings.Yap Read more [...]

Betsill Brothers Construction Co. has put up 90 percent of its property holdings for sale - from undeveloped oceanfront lots to possible commercial developments on Maui and the Big Island - to "reduce the debt and overhead" of the company, the Realtor for the Maui-based company said Thursday afternoon."This is just a prudent act by the Betsills to strengthen their financial position," said Allen Yap, senior vice president and principal broker with Clearly Maui, an entity of Betsill holdings.Yap Read more [...]

Jessica Hill, AP 50 Cent's Hollywood takeover grows more imminent as the rapper/aspiring film mogul's Connecticut mansion has been listed for sale by one of the biggest real estate brokerages in the country. 50's 50,000 square foot Farmington, Conn. estate boasts 52 rooms, and rests on 17 acres of property, according to William Raveis Real Estate's Exceptional Properties Division. "Mr. Jackson's home is truly an escape from the ordinary. The property provides an indulgence for the senses Read more [...]

The Ford Focus, a vehicle that was Britain’s best-selling new car for 10 successive years, will soon be available to buy as a fully electric version. The Focus BEV has already been tested on British roads and whilst it is not currently listed as eligible for the government’s £5,000 electric car grant, there is little doubt that it will meet the criteria when it reaches forecourts in 2012. Ford claims the electric Focus will have a Nissan Leaf-beating re-charge time of 3-4 hours with a Read more [...]

Jay Pena CORPUS CHRISTI - Two young men were arrested Thursday night for robbing people who had posted electronics for sale on Craigslist. The case started in the afternoon when a man called police from the Motel 6 on Paul Jones resident at the Wharf Apartments reported he had been contacted about a Playstation 3 console and two Read more [...]

The listed holding firm said offer prices were unattractive and the market was unstable. "In its special meeting [on Friday], the Board of Directors of Filinvest Development approved to defer the equity fund raising activity of the Corporation due to volatile market conditions," the company said in a disclosure. "While there was ample demand from investors for an offering to be completed, the board has decided that the proposed offer price of its equity shares would not reflect the true Read more [...]