Monthly Archives: January 2011

When Luck Plays a Role in Selling a Home

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“Some people think the next Realtor will make all the difference, or be the lucky charm, or maybe just provide a fresh start,” said Linda Grotenstein, an agent with Coldwell Banker in Montclair. “Of course, in today’s market,” she added, “really the most important thing is price.” Or luck, added other brokers based in towns around the northern part of the state. Some say they see themselves as harder-working than others; several suggested that they were particularly Read more [...]

Temasek’s sale of Fortescue stake triggers sell-off

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Temasek Holdings’ sale of its A$876.5 million ($879 million) stake in Australian iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group triggered a sell-off in the open market yesterday as investors tried to digest why the tight-lipped Singaporean investment company would want to cash in. The sale was completed through a Morgan Stanley-led block trade after the market closed on Wednesday. While it wasn’t clear when Temasek made its investment, as the stake wasn’t large enough to trigger Read more [...]

Temasek's sale of Fortescue stake triggers sell-off

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Temasek Holdings’ sale of its A$876.5 million ($879 million) stake in Australian iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group triggered a sell-off in the open market yesterday as investors tried to digest why the tight-lipped Singaporean investment company would want to cash in. The sale was completed through a Morgan Stanley-led block trade after the market closed on Wednesday. While it wasn’t clear when Temasek made its investment, as the stake wasn’t large enough to trigger Read more [...]

Daniels listed in new presidential poll – WSBT

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A new ABC News poll lists Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels as a Republican who could win the presidential nomination for his party. The poll  shows Daniels is lumped in with several other possible candidates, many of them governors or former governors.  A the top of the list are former governors, Arkansas's Mike Huckabee, Massachusetts's Mitt Romney and Alaska's Sarah Palin.  All three have roughly 20 percent support indicating the race for the Republican Read more [...]

Odeon retains listed status

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A decision will be made on the former Odeon cinema building later this week THE former Odeon Cinema is to retain its listed status because of its historical benefits – but the owners say that it will now remain an ‘empty, functionless building’ and that they are scrapping their £40 million plans to regenerate the area. Environment Minister Freddie Cohen announced today that he had decided to keep the 1951 building as a Site of Special Interest because it ‘deserved a chance to survive’. C Read more [...]

Top marks for schoolhouse conversions

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“When you take on a project like this, you need to dig in, adopt a wartime mentality and be prepared to make camp inside the building,” she declares. “I’m in my mid-fifties, this is the place I want to live for the rest of my life and if it takes five years to get it right, so be it.” Even hard-headed developers have to play the long game when it comes to school conversions. Take the Barnsbury Place project in London’s Islington, where a disused Edwardian school has been Read more [...]