Monthly Archives: May 2011

Treger eyes break-up of platinum producer Sylvania

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"As part of this process the company should consider the merits of spinning off its Northern Limb, Everest North and iron ore mining projects." Africa Asia Capital (AAC) – Sylvania's largest shareholder – has major ties to listed miner Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) and is seen by many as a natural fit for a buyer. Platinum has the lowest extraction costs in the mining sector because it is processed by treating chrome dumps. It costs roughly $400 (£246) to produce Read more [...]

Confidence back in UK property sector

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Shares in UK-listed property companies have seen a dramatic re-rating over the past year, in spite of wider fears over growth in the real estate market. Returning confidence among investors appears to be well-placed so far given strong recent results. Last week, Land Securities surprised with a rise in asset values that was well ahead of expectations, leading to a surge in property stocks. British Land is expected to follow suit with similarly bullish numbers on Monday. Read more [...]

How to market old mansions

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Unique features Indeed, sellers of mansion homes often find that their best features – their uniqueness – can also make them the white elephants of real estate.Many times, 20th-century mansions in Fort Wayne, including 4700 Old Mill, have remained in the same family since they were built, Thrasher says. That means original features often are intact, and many are quite specific to the era of the house or the taste of previous owners.That can be a good thing in the case of Old Mill’s grand foyer Read more [...]

Happening now: Furry Faces Foundation plant sale, pet adoption

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Happening now: Furry Faces Foundation plant sale, pet adoption May 22, 2011 at 1:05 pm | In Gardening, How to help, Pets, West Seattle news | 2 Comments As listed in our “West Seattle Sunday” daily preview, lots going on today in addition to the events on Alki; we stopped by one inbetween events at the beach. Furry Faces Foundation is in the second day of the first weekend of its annual series of fundraising plant sales at 3809 46th SW (just Read more [...]

Listed brokers lag market on low volumes, interest

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Retail brokerages in India are passing through a tough phase, with stock prices of listed brokers falling by an average of 23% this year, underperforming the broader market, which has fallen 10.8% in the same period.Yet, many of the larger brokers are trying to scale up diversification plans to shore up growth prospects.The market slump this year has been accompanied by a fall in volumes in the cash segment, and a lack of retail investor appetite has hit most brokers hard. Average cash volumes so Read more [...]

A state of distress

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Michelle Greene bought a foreclosed home in Covington for $30,100 late last year, and it's worth $80,000 today.Laura Schatz is thrilled to pay just $87,000 for a Pleasant Ridge fixer-upper, despite months of uncertainty on when the deal will close.And Jeff Bardua of Independence is just glad to finally sell the house he's been trying to unload for a year, even at a $42,000 loss.Crazy deals like these are roiling the local housing market, turning the usually busy spring home-buying and selling Read more [...]

Seaside’s annual Child Safety Fair

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Most expensive and cheapest Bay homes

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A modest three-bedroom home set on a large beachfront section is the most expensive house with an asking price listed for sale in the Western Bay.Realestate.co.nz shows the Western Bay's 10 most expensive houses for sale start with a $7.9 million beachfront property on Oceanbeach Rd, Mount Maunganui.Other top-end properties were not included in the Bay of Plenty Times Weekend report as their prices were unlisted or they were not listed on Realestate.co.nz.The Read more [...]