Monthly Archives: July 2011

Is FSBO Still Relevant?

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Posted Wednesday July 20, 2011 -- 4:42pmBy Zac SchultzTwitter @zschultz15 Madison: In fall of 2008, Sandy Mouras and her husband went shopping for their first house and found this small home on Upham Street. "We definitely fell in love with the house because of the charm when we saw it," says Sandy. The house was listed on the For Sale Read more [...]

Get strategic with social networking

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While it appears more people than ever are interested in networking, most of us are terrible at it, metro Phoenix networking gurus say. To get the most out of the experience, you must do more than pass out business cards at happy hours or shake hands at mixers. The key is to forge strategic relationships with people who like and trust you, experts say. In this sputtering economy, good networking has become more important than ever. It's often the only way to find out about jobs that aren't publicly Read more [...]

For-Sale Ups & Downs

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SAN FRANCISCO -- BizBuySell.com, a leading online marketplace for business-for-sale listings, has released its second-quarter 2011 data on how convenience stores and gas stations across the nation are selling. While closed transactions across all business types showed a healthy increase in second-quarter 2011, median revenue of the businesses sold decreased by about 6%. C-stores and gas stations were no exception. The current median asking price of c-stores for sale is $170,000. At the end of second-quarter Read more [...]

Katla claims Naas prize for Grogan

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1 of 1 Katla (7-2) collected the second Listed prize of her career in the Dark Angel EBF Sweet Mimosa Stakes at Naas. John Grogan's pride and joy looked set for a comfortable victory when taking the lead off Empowering courtesy of a smart turn of foot over a furlong out. But Empowering stuck to her guns really well and, in the end, Katla was all out to repel the game runner-up by a short head, with the John Oxx-trained Read more [...]

Flats plan will restore ‘iron works’ church at Dowlais

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20 July 2011 Last updated at 10:28 GMT The Grade II listed church in Merthyr Tydfil was paid for by the owner of Dowlais Iron Works A Grade II listed church in Merthyr Tydfil with connections to the Dowlais Iron Works is to be developed into 20 apartments. St John's in Dowlais houses the tomb of the iron works' owner John Josiah Guest, who paid for its construction. His tomb's Read more [...]

Kate Middleton’s Old Car for Sale on eBay

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AP Forget those commemorative plates, now you can own Kate’s car! A Volkswagen Golf once owned by the Dutchess of Cambridge is being auctioned on eBay UK. The blue compact – often seen in paparazzi photos of Middleton while she was being courted by Prince William – was purchased in 2001 for £10,818 (approx. $17,000.) According to its current owner, Sonny Brazil, the two-door had about 60,000 miles on it before it was sold by Kate’s brother, James, to Brazil's Read more [...]

LSE trebles share price in 10 years as a listed company

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StockMarketWire.com - London Stock Exchange (LSE) Chairman, Chris Gibson-Smith said that its AGM marked its tenth anniversary of its listing as a public company. He said that in that time the share price had nearly trebled, the LSE had paid about 150p in ordinary dividends per share and returned nearly £1bn. to shareholders by way of buy backs, special dividends and other returns. He also commented that the last twelve months have seen a renewed focus on the future of exchanges such as the Read more [...]

‘Homes not welcome on that Barnt Green site’

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Buy photos» Tristan Harris 20 July. Updated: 20 July 14:37 RESIDENTS in Barnt Green are being urged to have their say on Banner Homes Midlands Ltd's redrafted proposals for land off the village's Fiery Hill Road, opposite the railway station, at an event Wednesday (July 27).The consultation, between 4pm and 8pm at the Friends Meeting House, 6 Sandhills Road, follows an open meeting at the Parish Centre, which was Read more [...]

Live Racing This Week

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List of live rowing coverage this weekend, compliled from press releases, Twitter feeds, and submissions. If there is a broadcast we missed, let us know. Live Coverage this weekend: FISA will be streaming audio of the U-23 Championship on their website www.worldrowing.com The organizing committee will also be streaming video on www.roei.tv; racing begins Wednesday at 4pm local time. Read more [...]

Leeds Consultants Handle Brighton Pier Sale

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20 July, 2011 Leeds Consultants Handle Brighton Pier Sale Leeds-based GVA Humberts Leisure has announced that Brighton's landmark Grade II* listed Pier is for sale for the first time in over 25 years.   Acting on behalf of the current owners, the Noble Group, GVA Humberts Leisure advises that the disposal will involve the sale of the entire issued share capital of the Brighton Marine Palace Pier Company, which was established Read more [...]