One-on-One Interview: Giles Underhill of Vision Homes

Name and business title: Giles Underhill, Director, Vision Homes. Where is your firm developing new homes? We mainly build new homes in London. We have a portfolio of developments in SE1, a new mews development in Battersea, and further projects in Sloane Avenue, Brixton and Kensington. Outside of London we are working on plans for an exciting development in Farningham, Kent. What types of properties are Vision Homes building? We work on a wide range of projects, from listed period conversions Read more [...]

ULM names VAPA activities

<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 12-->The University of Louisiana at Monroe's School of Visual and Performing Arts has announced the upcoming events for August and September. All events listed are open to the public.VAPA welcomes Dr. Derle Long as the new director of the School of Visual and Performing Arts and Dr. Gary Ratcliff as the school's new associate director.AUGUSTFaculty exhibitThe ULM Art Faculty Exhibit showcasing creative research in various artistic disciplines will run Aug. 20 through Read more [...]

Rejection of short-listed candidates: Urdu university teachers reject HEC …

RECORDER REPORT Array ( ) ) --> The officers and officials of police here will celebrate their Eid by ensuring provision of peaceful atmosphere on the sacred occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, thereby, expressing their abiding love and affection for the country. This was stated by CCPO, Ahmad Raza Tahir on the eve of the festive occasion.He said that every officer and jawan should Read more [...]

Ayres Hall, Tyson House Added to National Register of Historic Places

Two of the university’s most well-known buildings, Ayres Hall and Tyson House, are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They join the Hopecote guest house as the three UT buildings listed among the 113 Knoxville-area properties on the register. Ayres Hall Ayres Hall is a four-story, brick and limestone building, long recognized as a campus icon. Completed in 1921, the building has 88,256 square feet and sits atop The Hill, just south of Cumberland Avenue. Ayres Hall is one Read more [...]

Listed developers post earnings hike

Villar-led Vista Land Lifescapes, Inc. boosted its January-to-June net income by 25% to P2.19 billion while Century Properties Group, Inc., recorded a 91% surge to P944 million. Anchor Land Holdings, Inc., on the other hand, saw its first-half net income rise by 32% to P460.52 million. The country’s real estate Read more [...]

House members’ VIP loans excluded from subpoena

WASHINGTON — A Democratic committee chairman overrode his own subpoena three years ago in an investigation of former subprime mortgage lender Countrywide to exclude records showing that he, other House members and congressional aides got VIP discounted loans from the company, documents show. The procedure to keep the names secret was devised by Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y. In 2003, the 15-term congressman had two loans processed by Countrywide's VIP section, which was established to give Read more [...]

Innovation Group Listed in Leading Industry Analyst Firm’s 2012 Hype Cycle for …

The Innovation Group plc (Innovation Group) today announced the company has been listed as a sample vendor in Gartner's "Hype Cycle for PC Insurance, 2012" published by Kimberly Harris-Ferrante on July 27, 2012. The "2012 Hype Cycle for PC" Insurance serves as a guide to assist companies in evaluating emerging trends and technologies and their role within the property and casualty (PC) insurance sector. This Hype Cycle should be used by chief information officers (CIOs), chief Read more [...]

Canada home sales moderate in July

Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:29am EDT * Sales of existing homes off 0.01 pct in July from June * Homes newly listed for sale down 3.3 pct from June* Average prices down 2 pct from a year earlierBy Claire SibonneyTORONTO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Sales of existing homes in Canada steadied in July from June and prices were down 2 percent on average from a year earlier, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Wednesday, another sign that a long real estate boom is starting to Read more [...]