Monthly Archives: June 2011

Developing permanent affordable housing is difficult but achievable

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<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 8-->Imagine the following hypothetical scenario that plays itself out time and time again across the country and right here in the city of Muncie.Ten years ago, Nancy bought a house in Muncie with substantial public assistance. The city used funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to acquire blighted property and prepare a site for redevelopment.This land was then sold to a developer at a much reduced cost for the construction of housing that will Read more [...]

House almost untouched in 100 years (with no bathroom, toilet, drains or …

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By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 10:49 AM on 19th June 2011 It doesn't have a bathroom, heating, drains or even a toilet, but that has not put off scores of interested buyers.Even though the house has been virtually untouched in 100 years they reckon its a bargain at £250,000.Its stunning location in the Yorkshire Dales, near Sedbergh, means the house is probably worth £1.5 million when it is renovated. House that time forgot: The four-bedroomed manorial farmhouse called Dandra Garth Read more [...]

Maybe Dad Wants a New House for Father’s Day

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Fewer than usual open houses are scheduled for this Sunday, Father’s Day. But maybe Dad would like a new house this weekend! 

Please check times carefully since some are different from the usual open houses this weekend. Further information on open houses and real estate is on the Garden State Multiple Listing Service website.

The source is the Garden State Multiple Listing Service.

Residents and Businesses Owe State Billions

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If everyone who owes the state sales and income tax had paid their bills, California might not even have had a budget deficit to deal with this month. The $8 billion owed to the Franchise Tax Boardand the $1.9 billion owed to the Board of Equalization add up to $9.9 billion — slightly more than the $9.6 billion deficit that state legislators and Gov. Jerry Brown are trying to eliminate. Both agencies have lists posted online of the several hundred people and businesses that owe them the most Read more [...]

Realtors say ‘it’s a buyer’s market’ for homes

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By BOBBY WARRENStaff WriterWOOSTER -- Anyone remotely interested in buying a home should be looking at the inventory available."It's a buyer's market. For a buyer right now, they should be out looking," said Jim Hand, president of the Wayne-Holmes Realtor Association and a Realtor with RE/MAX Showcase.The number of listings in the two-county region are starting to rise. The 233 properties listed in May, the last month for which there are figures, are 22.6 percent higher than April's Read more [...]