Washington envoy has listed no goals: DPP’s US representative

Homecoming envoy King Pu-tsung (金溥聰) made his Legislative Yuan debut on Wednesday, taking questions and briefing a packed room on the future of Taiwan-U.S. relations. King's report misses the mark, said the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) at a separate venue in Legislature. “I was left with strong impression after reading King's report: It is different from the reports of past administrations,” said Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), who himself had served a year as Taiwan ambassador to the U.S. Read more [...]

Local listed property in SA overpriced – RE:CM

Local listed property in South Africa is overpriced at current levels and investors should avoid the industry until prices are reduced to fair value. The listed property market is currently trading at about a 45% premium to reported net asset value (NAV) of underlying property values. The sector is more expensive than it has been for a number of years and there is therefore no margin of safety to offer investors protection from a permanent loss of capital. Listed property Read more [...]

OlyCAP sells homes: Social-service agency can’t afford to maintain homes used …

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Holiday Events in Iceland (ZR)

As testament to the increasing number of visitors to Iceland during the holiday season, a multitude of events are on offer in the capital and around the country. This year there were Christmas markets in several locations, tours and events at the Árbær Open Air Folk Museum, Maritime Museum and Reykjavík Family Park and Zoo. There’s also been a buffet of Christmas concerts and album launches. In the lead-up to Christmas, popular Icelandic musicians Retro Stefson, Ásgeir Trausti, Hjaltalín, Read more [...]

10 Recently Listed Marblehead Homes

Here’s a closer look at 10 local homes that were recently added to the real estate market in Marblehead.

The photo gallery attached to this post offers a look at the exterior of these properties and our map to the right of the gallery pinpoints their locations in town.

Information compiled using MLS data courtesy of Aol Real Estate.

Deval Patrick’s Home up for Sale

more big Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, has listed his Milton home for sale. The home was purchased by Patrick and wife, Diane, for $560,000 in 1989. It was first put up for sale in 2010 with an asking price of $1.725 million. Failing to sell then, the house has now been listed again with a lesser asking price of $1.5 million, reports Realtor.com "There's no question that the governor's house was overpriced originally," John Maxfield, an agent Read more [...]

St. Charles County’s entertainment calendar for Dec. 26

EVENTSLego Club will meet from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Dec. 26 at the Spencer Road Branch of the St. Charles City-County Library District, 427 Spencer Road, St. Peters. For children grades K through 5. Register at www.youranswerplace.org.Polar Pals Stories and Crafts will be from 11-11:45 a.m. Dec. 27 at the Boone's Trail Branch of the St. Charles City-County Library District, 200 Fiddlecreek Ridge Road, Wentzville. For children ages 2 1/2 to 6. Register at www.youranswerplace.org.A Happy Read more [...]

Seattle area homebuilding

After a long, recession-induced hiatus, Seattle-area builders are starting to build houses again. It's another facet of the local real-estate market's modest recovery in 2012. Sales volume is up, in part because of record-low interest rates. Prices have bounced back from last winter's post-bust lows. Experts generally anticipate more of the same for 2013. New-home construction is on a pace this year for its best showing since 2007. Builders and analysts expect that surge, too, will continue Read more [...]

Seattle area sees surge in new homes

After a long, recession-induced hiatus, Seattle-area builders are starting to build houses again. It's another facet of the local real-estate market's modest recovery in 2012. Sales volume is up, in part because of record-low interest rates. Prices have bounced back from last winter's post-bust lows. Experts generally anticipate more of the same for 2013. New-home construction is on a pace this year for its best showing since 2007. Builders and analysts expect that surge, too, will continue Read more [...]