Monthly Archives: September 2012

According to NAR, home inventory down

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According to NAR, home inventory down (Sept. 21, 2012) In a news release issued by the National Association of Realtors earlier this month, a new statistical measurement shows the typ- ical amount of time it takes to sell a home is shrinking, well below the cyclical peak reached in 2009. It was also reported that nationally, the median time a home was listed for sale on the market was 69 days in July, down 29.6 percent from 98 days in July 2011. But in Worcester County, our numbers Read more [...]

Windows broken on listed conservatory in Blackburn park

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20 September 2012 Last updated at 18:57 GMT Police said four youths were seen damaging the building Vandals have broken over 50 windows on a Grade II listed conservatory in a park in Lancashire, police have said. Four youths were seen damaging the building in Corporation Park, Blackburn, at about 21:15 BST on Wednesday. The damage to the conservatory, which was built in 1900, Read more [...]

Shakopee Chamber of Commerce Hosting Meet the Candidates Events

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Correction: An earlier version of this article listed the incorrect email adddress. The correct address is shakopeeelections@gmail.com. The Public Policy Committee of the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce is once again hosting Meet the Candidates events this election season and the public is invited to attend. This year, the Committee has planned two forums; one for the Scott County Commissioner races, and one for the District 55 State House and District 55 State Senate races. We are partnering with Read more [...]

London-listed software group K3 terminates sales process

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UK enterprise resource planning (ERP) software provider K3 Business Technology Group Plc (LON:KBT) said on Tuesday it had put an end to its formal sale process without recommending an offer to the company’s stockholders. Although K3 received a number of indicative proposals, the company could not pick one as it considers all of the offers to be at a level unacceptable to shareholders, it said. For this reason, K3 had decided to cancel the sale process with immediate effect. The company Read more [...]

Brevan Howard listed fund offers liquidity and access to best managers

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With most of their private funds closed to anyone other than strategic investors, accessing hedge funds run by famed hedge fund manager Brevan Howard is now limited to the listed investment companies. Delivering consistent above-market returns has its challenges: in 2011, Brevan Howard, like many other large hedge funds, contemplated handing back cash to investors to preserve the performance of its best strategies. The BH Master fund, the principal recipient of cash Read more [...]

Bespoke contemporary homes

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Ballard Hall at Tapton Park Road, Ranmoor, Sheffield, S10 3GX is set behind Ranmoor Parish Church, which is an iconic Grade II-listed building, having an enchanting and beautiful facade which can be seen across the city. The development was built by Mandale Homes and is being marketed through Saxton Mee.This bespoke development of modern contemporary homes includes 4/5-bedroom detached, 3/4-bedroom semi-detached and 3/4-bed town houses. These eco-friendly homes all come with bespoke Read more [...]

Immense lot for sale in Broad Oaks for $2.15 million

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A pristine piece of property at 5455 Briar Drive in Houston has been listed for sale at $2,150,000. Joan Bynum of Greenwood King Properties is the listing agent. This 55,228-square-foot lot is surrounded by lush greenery, a long driveway and a bridge over a small ravine.  The property provides a country-like setting with the amenities of the city and is suitable for a single family home or several homes. 5455 Briar Drive is 2.0 miles from the Houston Galleria, 3.7 miles from Memorial Park Read more [...]

Nottingham’s Trent Lane Depot will not be listed

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20 September 2012 Last updated at 08:00 GMT The Trent Lane Depot was built to transport goods to and from the sea to the city A demolition-threatened landmark near the River Trent in Nottingham is not to become a listed building. A campaign had begun to save the now derelict Trent Lane Depot, built between 1928 and 1931, which was used as an inland port until the 1970s. But Read more [...]

Albany’s battle of the blight

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ALBANY — The latest snapshot of the city's battle against blight shows that more than half of the 1,750 vacant buildings listed since 2006 are no longer abandoned — because they've been razed or are occupied — but the new report cautions that as many as a third of the 809 remaining derelict buildings may have to be demolished.Of that 809, however, only 164 — or 20 percent — are registered with the city as required by law, the report says. Wednesday's vacant buildings census — Read more [...]