The Hermitage, a colonial Bracknell, Tasmanian homestead listed

The 1825 colonial Tasmanian homestead, The Hermitage, with Liffey River frontage at Bracknell has been listed for sale. The 77-hectare holding dates back to when the Cressy Land Company built the house as part of its extensive agricultural land on the Norfolk Plains. The Cressy Company was a private partnership of seven members, formed in London in 1825. Read more [...]

Coach house plan drop-in session

Coach house plan drop-in session 9:23am Thursday 26th July 2012 in Your Town Smithills residents will have the opportunity to meet the people who want to develop the historic Smithills Coaching house into 29 houses. A public drop-in meeting will be held at the grade II-listed building next week. Smithills Coaching House Read more [...]

Western Springs Listed in Top 20 ‘Transit Suburbs of Metro Chicago’

The Village of Western Springs scored 15th among Chicago suburbs in a recent report on the “Top Transit Suburbs of Metropolitan Chicago,” placing highly for its station building, platform and community connectivity, but getting knocked for lack of local bus service and downtown amenities. According the report, prepared by DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, the Village’s Metra location “has a superb station building with a nicely-adorned and spacious waiting Read more [...]

Royston Group to Sell Best Buy in Jacksonville Florida – Virtual

The Royston Group has listed for sale a NNN Best Buy in Jacksonville Florida. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) July 26, 2012 The Royston Group has listed for sale a 45,687 square foot single tenant net lease retail box leased to electronics juggernaut Best Buy. The property is located in Jacksonville Florida. The building sits on 5 acres of land and is leased to Best Buy on an absolute triple net lease basis for 20 years. The building was constructed in 1999. Rob Sutton and Greg Cortese of The Royston Read more [...]

Microsoft Surface Tablet Listed on Swedish Website for $1003

Released amid much excitement and fanfare, the Microsoft Surface tablet was shrouded in one particular mystery at its debut: How much would it cost? Wednesday, Swedish website Webhallen listed a retail price for the upcoming tablet: 6,900 Swedish kronor, which is $1,003.51 in U.S. currency. That price is for the ARM-powered Surface tablet, which is running Windows RT with 32GB of storage. The Microsoft Surface Pro, a higher-end unit packing 128GB of disk Read more [...]

Listed events back on agenda

The Government is to revisit which sporting events should remain available on free-to-air television. Jeremy Hunt: Announced another review will take place in 2013 A fresh review will be launched next year, culture secretary Jeremy Hunt confirmed on Monday. Among the event which will be scrutinised will be the Olympics which is currently on the 'crown jewels' list which must be shown Read more [...]

Former Lehman President’s New York Home Listed for Sale

A mansion on New York’s Long Island owned by Joseph M. Gregory, the former president and chief operating officer of bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., is up for sale for $22 million. The 10-acre (4-hectare) Lloyd Harbor property has a 15,000- square-foot (1,400-square-meter) main residence and a 6,000- square-foot guest house, according to Zillow Inc.’s website. The estate has six bedrooms and nine bathrooms, according to Read more [...]

Right on the money: Buying a house in Flint is cheaper than buying a car … – The Flint Journal

Griffin Moores | MLive.com A house on Hazelton Street is for sale by Burrell Real Estate in Flint. FLINT, MI -- Rosemary Robinson had lived in Flint for a couple of years before she decided it was time to buy her first house. So why did the 25-year-old decide to buy a home in Vehicle City? "The prices," Robinson said. "They are cheaper than renting." A list put out by 24/7 Wall St. put Flint as No. 2 of 10 cities where buying a house can be cheaper than a car. Local people in the real estate Read more [...]