Homicide houses listed on the markekt

The former tinnie house where Christchurch teen Hayden Miles was allegedly brutally murdered is up for sale. The ramshackle Linwood property is being sold for $429,000 and is being billed as a "spectacular villa". Miles' remains were found at nearby Ruru Lawn Cemetery last December after a four-month missing persons hunt turned into a murder inquiry. Police forensically scoured the Cashel St property where they believed "an incident of interest" occurred on August 22, last year, the day the Read more [...]

Restaurant, tiki bar for sale

CRISFIELD -- A popular waterfront tiki bar and the adjoining Olde Crisfield Crab Steakhouse that have been closed since last summer are now listed for sale at $1.25 million, putting to rest numerous rumors about its future."As of the 2012 season, Old Crisfield is closed and for sale. Thank you for your patronage and support," the restaurant's website: announced.Tillie Doyle, a real estate broker with Tull Price in Crisfield, also spread the word on Facebook this week."I just put it out there Read more [...]

Surprise Euro nominee Davies still in shock after being listed with Messi

By Chris Wheeler PUBLISHED: 21:50 GMT, 17 July 2012 | UPDATED: 22:40 GMT, 17 July 2012 Welsh wonder: Les Davies of Bangor City has been shortlisted by UEFA for their player of the year award He is currently being mentioned in the same sentence as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but there seems little chance of it turning Les Davies’ head. Not while there is a shift at his local factory to be negotiated and a three-bed terrace home to return to when it’s over.Bangor City Read more [...]

NSW prepares to sell more heritage-listed houses

Ben Hurley The NSW government’s Land and Housing Corporation is preparing to sell another tranche of heritage-listed houses to private owners, in an ongoing program that is turning the public housing area of Millers Point into an exclusive harbourside suburb. Former public houses overlooking Lend Lease’s upcoming Barangaroo precinct have been sold for upwards of $1 million to owners on 99-year leases, after the NSW government decided in June 2010 to sell properties to raise money for newer Read more [...]

Small business owners positioned to sell

If you're looking to buy, or sell, a small business, now might be a decent time. The trend lines in terms of sales volume and prices are going in the right direction, according to a report by BizBuySell, an online business marketplace in San Francisco. As reported by brokers in the five Bay Area counties the study considered (San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa and Marin), the number of businesses sold or listed for sale increased significantly in the second quarter, as did Read more [...]

Listing grows for BSE, but stocks lose value

With the listing of 26 new companies in the first six months of 2012, the Bombay Stock Exchange maintained its distinction of having more avenues for equity investment than any other stock market in the world. But the value of shares traded witnessed a 22.2 per cent dip in rupee terms and 32.5 per cent in dollar terms during the period. What is more, the value of trades on India’s premier bourse amounted to just $59.7 billion, paltry in comparison to the share trading value of $7.1 trillion Read more [...]

Michigan governor finalizing plan to raze Detroit empty homes

As the next step in an April deal between financially strapped Detroit and the state of Michigan, Governor Rick Snyder is finalizing a plan to tear down thousands of abandoned houses in a bid to make the city safer.Detroit has been hard-hit over the past four decades by a steep drop in population, a steadily eroding tax base and crippling budget deficits, resulting in countless barren streets punctuated by vacant lots and burned-out buildings.The state plan, likely to Read more [...]

Upcoming Phoenix Area Workshops, Entertainment & Events (Issue #38) – About

In this issue: a meteorite birthday party, a classic concert film, teen swim, dive in movie, back to school pool party, dancing, solar cooking and making a picture frame. This column includes announcements of seminars, workshops, community events, fundraisers and other programs for which there is an admission charge, a donation expected or you are otherwise expected to spend money, such as shopping events. Advance registration is required at some these events, so you might see them listed here Read more [...]

Slowdown in property sales in Canada

Property sales in Canada declined in June as the number of new homes listed for sale rose, according to the latest data from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).National resale housing activity edged lower on a month on basis in June 2012 while price gains remained strong in Toronto, accelerated in Calgary and continued slowing in Greater Vancouver.Sales fell 1.3% on top of a 3.4% decline posted in May. National activity was down from the previous month in slightly more than half of Read more [...]