Monthly Archives: January 2012

Community Calendar of events

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Posted Jan 12, 2012 By EMC News - NOTICeThe Community Calendar will phase out by the end of January. If you would like your events to be listed in the Community Roundup that appears in the EMC each week, please send your information via fax to 613-283-5909, by mail to 65 Lorne St., PO Box 158, Smiths Falls, K7A 4T1, or email emc@perfprint.ca indicating same.- THURSDAY, JANUARY 12Yoga at Tatlock Hall from 7 to 8 p.m. with certified instructor. Call 613-256-3453 for information.If you haven't Read more [...]

Will 2012 be the year of the short sale? – Sarasota Herald

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But the free-fall already may have ended, and some experts say that six out of every 10 homes and condominiums sold over the next two years will be either a foreclosure or short sale.Part of that prediction played out in December when — despite the holidays — foreclosure filings in Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties rose 18 percent from November and nearly 30 percent from a year ago, according to numbers provided Wednesday by RealtyTrac Inc., a California market research firm.The flood Read more [...]

Sino-Forest Short-Seller Block May Go Long on U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks

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Carson Block, the short seller who last year alleged fraud at Sino-Forest Corp. (TRE), said he’s considering investing in Chinese companies that trade on U.S. stock exchanges. “We are very much looking for U.S.-listed Chinese companies with which we can go long,” Block said yesterday in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Erik Schatzker. “I really hope they turn out to be companies that we feel have done things right.” Sino-Forest is among Chinese companies Read more [...]

Getting to know your neighbor: sell your home with confidence at Concord Land …

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Helen Brogan of Springville chose what she thought would be just a part-time job, but she soon discovered that realty was not only something she enjoyed doing, but was a career path she would pursue for more than 30 years.Concord Land Realty is a name that local residents have grown accustomed to seeing on “For Sale” signs on local houses, businesses and lots throughout the years - but many might not know that the business actually stemmed from one created many years ago by former U.S. Representative Read more [...]

Former Essex fast bowler Mervyn Westfield’s spot-fixing trial begins on Thursday

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The indictment issued against him states: “Mervyn Westfield, an employee of Essex Cricket Club, between the 1st day of January 2009 and the 16th day of October 2009, corruptly accepted or obtained monies from another for himself, for agreeing to do, or having done an act in relation to Essex Cricket Club’s affairs, namely bowling in a manner calculated and intended to allow the scoring of runs in a NatWest Pro40 cricket match.” A second charge under the Gambling Act 2005 Read more [...]

Best December home sales in 5 years

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They're not roaring back, but local home sales showed continued signs of improvement last month, with the industry reporting its best December in five years. The Charleston Trident Association of Realtors said preliminary figures show that 785 homes changed hands at a median price of $186,050 to close out 2011. Volume jumped about 15 percent while prices were up 2 percent compared to December 2010. File Home sales The group projected the three-county region will Read more [...]

William and Kate’s gift list: Royals got everything from diamonds to dog toys …

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William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, got some royally Canadian bling during their visit to Canada last summer.A polar bear-themed diamond-encrusted brooch and cufflinks are listed among the most extravagant of the 150 gifts the newly wedded pair received during their official tour of Canada from June 30 to July 8.The loot, fit for Canada's future King and Queen, was listed in a document Tuesday from Clarence House, the royal administrative centre and official London residence of Prince Read more [...]

Ross: Waypoint gets $250 million capital infusion

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(01-11) 14:51 PST -- While the feds and the banks continue to sit on their hands when it comes to addressing the backlog of foreclosed homes, an Oakland real estate investment company is doing something positive about it - and getting richly recognized for its efforts. Waypoint Real Estate Group, which buys, renovates and rents out distressed single-family homes, primarily in hard-hit Contra Costa and Solano counties, has just received a capital infusion worth $250 million from GI Partners, a private Read more [...]

Best Vancouver events this week

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Jan. 12All the Way HomeQueen Elizabeth Theatre, to Jan. 14 Presented by the worthy Electric Company, Tad Mosel’s Pulitzer-winning play concerns a small-town family dealing with an accidental death, and the quiet promise of renewal it brings. As intimate as it is unconventional, the production brings the audience — 140 capacity per night— right onto the stage. Jan. 12The TCP ShowFirehall Arts Centre, 8 p.m., to Jan. 14This dance double bill features a multimedia work that explores Read more [...]