Monthly Archives: February 2011

Region’s housing market balanced in January, despite signs of sellers’ market …

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VANCOUVER -- Metro Vancouver's housing market remained in balanced market conditions in January, although there were signs of a sellers' market returning with higher levels of demand in larger communities.“There was a healthy balance between the number of home buyers and sellers in our market in January, but there’s always variation in activity from region to region,� Jake Moldowan, president of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV), said in a statement Wednesday. Read more [...]

Bridgepoint not sold

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BRIDGEPOINT tenants can breathe a sigh of relief that the Spit Junction shopping centre is no longer up for sale. But there’s still uncertainty over how long the property will remain off the market. Centre owner, Singapore-based Centrepoint Properties Limited (CPL), listed the site for sale for the first time in 17 years in October 2009. It was expected to sell for about $40 million but was taken off the market by mid-2010 after no deals were made. “No sale was concluded as no sale Read more [...]

For sale in Wall Street – a mansion in Dalkey

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The Irish Times - Thursday, February 3, 2011Monte Alverno, Dalkey: on website of Wall Street JournalGLOBAL bankers, billionaires and IMF officials hoping to gain an insight into the Irish property market might find some enlightenment in their favourite newspaper. The financial world’s most august daily, The Wall Street Journal, currently has 37 Irish residential properties – from Cork to Donegal - listed for sale on its website. The prices are quoted in US dollars – of course.The top lot – Read more [...]

Gamestop employees get Dragon Age 2 demo ahead of listed Feb. 23 public release

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Working at GameStop is, at times, a pretty soul-crushing gig: long hours, minimum wage pay, thankless customers who trade in garbage bags full of slimy, stinky, long-since-dead game consoles -- it's pretty rough. Fortunately, BioWare's making life a little easier for these poor souls, apparently distributing download codes among GameStop workers for a PC Dragon Age 2 demo to be redeemed through a hidden page on the game's official site. That page isn't without treats for us non-sales Read more [...]

Child found in Bedford County pond listed in good condition today

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Editor's note: Earlier versions of this story reported the wrong date of the incident. The near-drowning occurred Tuesday.The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office and Bedford County Child Protective Services are investigating the circumstances surrounding the near drowning Tuesday afternoon of a 2-year-old boy found by his mother underwater in a pond near the family’s home on Bell Town Road. The child, identified as Hunter Smith by a relative, was in good condition Wednesday morning at Carilion Roanoke Read more [...]

Investors urged to be wary of fads

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Johannesburg - Be on your guard against the fashionable new term “alternative investment” asset managers are currently bandying about. These alternative investments supposedly take the place of ordinary listed shares on the JSE, because our equity is purportedly too expensive in comparison with what’s happening in the rest of the world. But the ideas have yet to become deeds. In short, very little information is being made available about the names of those alternative investments and where Read more [...]

The White House: Warrington’s Answer to Washington DC

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The White House: Warrington's Answer to Washington DC Published by Jo on Wednesday, 02 February 2011 at 10:42 AM Warrington may not be the home of the US President, nor the workplace of government officials. But it has its own answer to Washington DC in the form of The White House; a superb 18th century office property that could easily rival its namesake in terms of prestige and character. Located in Wilderspool business park just south of Warrington, The White House is a Grade II Read more [...]

Five Things You Need To Know Today: February 2

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"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. With the possibility of some weather related cancellations, call ahead to verify that the events listed below are going to take place. 1. Roundup of cancellations/delays * The Town Hall is open today, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. * Trash collection will go on as scheduled, but the D.P.W. asked residents to have their rubbish out by 7 a.m. * Stoughton Public Read more [...]