Spring carnival beckons after Bagman bags Balaklava Cup

Bagman, ridden by Brad Rawiller, wins the Balaklava Cup. Picture: Jo-anna Robinson Source: The Advertiser SAM Kavanagh set Bagman for The Advertiser Newspapers Balaklava Cup (1600m) and the tough galloper didn't let them down, showing his class to prevail in yesterday's Listed event. Everything fell into place for the young Morphettville trainer, who flew Group Read more [...]

US Home Sales Moving at Faster Pace, Time On Market Down 27 Days From …

Lawrence Yun According to the National Association of Realtors, the typical amount of time it takes to sell a home is shrinking, and for traditional sellers is now in the range of historic norms for a balanced market, well below the cyclical peak reached in 2009.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.  The median reflects a wide spectrum; one-third of homes purchased in July were on the market for less than a month, Read more [...]

PAC in warning over Northern Ireland’s listed buildings

5 September 2012 Last updated at 07:42 GMT Michaela Boyle said NI risked losing a part of its history and culture is NIEA did not act sooner Some of Northern Ireland's listed buildings are in danger of being lost forever unless they are given greater protection, a watchdog has warned. Stormont's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said the body responsible for safeguarding the buildings Read more [...]

33000 new homes for a city ‘bulging at the seams’

DERBY has earmarked sites for 33,700 new homes and a link road between the A50 and A38 within the next 13 years to cope with its growing population. Major housing developments have been listed for around the edge of the city boundary, particularly to the south at Findern, Stenson Fields, Chellaston, Shelton Lock and Boulton Moor. ​ Fields off Wragley Way The city council will now consult the Read more [...]

Festival is music to county residents’ ears

Bryan Copland • Published 5 Sep 2012 09:30 0 Comments Jump to first paragraph. Share this Haddington Pipe Band provided a musical spectacle when its members marched through the town on Saturday. Music lovers flocked to Haddington for a weekend of excellent music and delicious food at this year's Trad on the Tyne Festival. After a successful first year which saw the event short-listed for Best Small Festival at the Scottish Event Awards, this year's festival Read more [...]

Software co. exec opts to sale 4BD in The Woodlands

Russell Coombes and Jodie Coombes have listed for sale a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 22 Lyreleaf Place in The Woodlands for $269,999.The Coombes acquired the property in June 2006. The 2,322-square-foot house was built in the Village of Alden Bridge in 1999. Sondra Petermann of Re/Max The Woodlands and Spring is the listing agent.Russell Coombes has been the global alliance director of HP Alliance at Red Hat, a provider of open source solutions. Before joining the company in May Read more [...]

Randy Moss listed as starter by 49ers

Randy Moss has caught on with the 49ers. (David J. Phillip / AP) Randy Moss has managed to do what Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson and Plaxico Burress could not: He is listed as the starting wide receiver on the San Francisco 49ers’ depth chart. Moss, 35, is attempting a comeback after a season away from the NFL and is listed as the starter opposite Michael Crabtree. Mario Manningham and Kyle Williams are listed as the backups for the 49ers’ 4:30 p.m. (EDT) opener against Read more [...]

Recently-Sold Homes Of The Highest-Paid Stars

Each year we wait with bated breath to see who topped Forbes’ list of highest paid celebrities. Okay, maybe not. We do, however, enjoy perusing the list and cross-referencing with celebrity listings on the Realtor.com blogs to see where the top dogs live. This year’s biggest earners have some amazing crash pads to call home, but with a yearly salary over $50 million is that any surprise? Here’s a look at some of the amazing houses these stars have recently unloaded. Read more [...]

Apple invites media to event, hints at iPhone 5

NEW YORK (AP) - Apple Inc. on Tuesday invited reporters to a news conference next week in San Francisco with a message that suggests that it will reveal the iPhone 5, as expected. The email invitation shows a big "12," for Sept. 12, casting a shadow in the shape of a "5." Various unconfirmed reports have pointed to Sept. 12 as being the day Apple Inc. shows off the new phone, which is expected to go on sale a week or two later. Read more [...]