City’s Westminster Club up for sale

Westminster Club may be selling its penthouse space on Columbia Street, but it isn't prepared to go down without a fight.Formed in 1889, the business and social club has been located on the top floor of the Westminster Building since it opened in 1922. On Monday, the Westminster Club's penthouse floor at 713 Columbia St. was listed for sale at $2.15 million."It was a painful decision to come to," said Allen Domaas, president of the club. "In the end, it wasn't hard. We had been taking progressively Read more [...]

Church of England welcomes money to offset VAT on alterations

17 May 2012 Last updated at 15:57 GMT Wakefield Cathedral is one of hundreds of religious buildings in need of repair The Church of England has welcomed a £30m government offer to fund alterations and repairs to the Church's 12,500 listed buildings. The package is designed to offset a change in tax duty that will see 20% VAT charged on church alterations. The government's Read more [...]

April Housing Reports Show More Homes for Sale, Higher Prices

(Source: Chelsey Levingston Dayton Daily News, Ohio (MCT) — The first reports on April housing market activity show some of the area’s gains at the start of the year carried over last month. Early estimates released Wednesday and today for April, part of the busiest time of the year for home-selling, show sellers listed their houses in the Dayton-Springfield region for higher prices than in March. Meanwhile, foreclosure filings continue to fall. Realtor.com released Wednesday its Read more [...]

American Realty Capital’s subsidiary Realty Capital Securities is Engaged to …

NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- American Realty Capital ("ARC") announced today that Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. ("HTA") has retained ARC's broker dealer subsidiary, Realty Capital Securities, member FINRA / SIPC, to act as a non-exclusive financial advisor in connection with HTA's contemplated listing of Series A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under Read more [...]

Greggs takes £70m pastying

Chief Ken McMeikan blasted ministers for sticking by plans to slap 20 per cent VAT on hot pies and pasties while the Eurozone teeters on the brink. Shares have fallen 13 per cent since March when the Chancellor announced the move, which will affect a third of Greggs’ sales. Analysts accused George Osborne of living “in a different universe”, and said uncertainty over whether the VAT rise will go ahead in October could hang over the stock all summer. Wayne Brown at CANACCORD Read more [...]

Short listed

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has given Liverpool permission to speak to manager Roberto Martinez, following an approach from the Carling Cup winners. The Anfield side are seeking a manager following Wednesday's departure of Kenny Dalglish. And Whelan told Sky Sports News on Thursday night: "If Liverpool are serious then I may lose him." Whelan has always said he felt the Spaniard was destined to manage one of Europe's top clubs and he would not stand in his way should one come Read more [...]

Here comes the bribe: Calgary house-seller offers $5000 wedding gift

CALGARY — Rebecca and Dean Klug are willing to sweeten the deal a little bit, if you'll buy their Calgary home.Trying to stand out in the city's heated housing market, they say their New Brighton neighbourhood home, listed for $409,900, would be perfect for newlyweds.Their listing reads as follows: "Paying It Forward! This home is the owners 1st matrimonial home they want to offer a $5k gift toward the wedding of the buyers of this home to keep the good karma going!" says the listing by realtor Read more [...]

2012 Charlotte Race Weeks Events Guide

Welcome to TNI’s annual look at things to do in Charlotte during All-Star and Coke 600 weeks. If you’re in town, or on your way, below is a list of things for you to do while you’re here. If you know of an event occurring in town not listed please feel free to add it in the comments. We hope you enjoy your time in the Queen City! Daily Events Thursday, May 17 – The Sprint Pit Crew Challenge is one of my favorite events of race weeks in Charlotte and Read more [...]

Zsa Zsa Gabor selling house

Zsa Zsa Gabor has put her house up for sale. The 95-year-old actress - who has suffered a string of health problems over the last two years - and her spouse Prince Frederic von Anhalt have listed the 8,878 square foot Bel Air property for $14.9 million because it has gotten ''too big to manage'', said listing agent Robert Erickson. The property - which nine-times wed Zsa Zsa bought in 1970 - includes seven bedrooms and a swimming pool on more than an acre of land. It was previously put up for sale Read more [...]