Open Houses: Homeowner-Listed for Under $1 Million

If you're in the market for a new house, you've come to the right place. East Hampton Patch has compiled a list from realestate.aol.com of some open houses in the area this upcoming weekend. Here are some of the open houses: 5 Old Pine Dr., East Hampton Price: $2,395,000 Bed/bath: 5/6 Day/time: Saturday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 8 Chatfields Ln., East Hampton Price: $1,349,000 Bed/bath: 4/4 Day/time:  Saturday, noon to 2 p.m. 11 Huckleberry Ln, East Hampton Price: $1,150,000 Bed/bath: 4/3 Day/time: Saturday, Read more [...]

Listed building status halts pub demolition plan

CONTROVERSIAL plans to demolish a popular Cranleigh pub and construct 11 houses on the land have been withdrawn by the developers after the building was listed by English Heritage. The Little Park Hatch, which sits on the edge of the Park Mead estate, Bookhurst Road, has been accorded Grade II status by the organisation, meaning the pub building must be retained. The pub has operated at a loss for several years with little investment for renovations, and its owner, Punch Taverns, had agreed to sell Read more [...]

Homes sell faster than ever in Bay Area

Tight inventory - a dearth of homes for sale - is driving bidding wars throughout the Bay Area, sending prices up and leaving scores of disappointed would-be buyers. Homes that do hit the market sell within days. So few homes are listed for sale that agents are resurrecting old ways of drumming up business - going door to door, leaving cards and flyers and writing personal letters, asking owners if they're interested in selling. Social networking and e-mail blasts are being used to increase Read more [...]

Geithner’s Home Under Contract One Week After Listing

Timothy F. Geithner, who finished his term as U.S. Treasury secretary in January, has found a buyer for his house in Bethesda, Maryland, just a week after listing the home for $995,000. Geithner’s four-bedroom property on Ogden Road is under contract with some contingencies, but isn’t dependent on a buyer selling a current house to close the deal, according to the website of brokerage Redfin Corp. It was listed March 14. The quick deal is a contrast to Geithner’s Read more [...]

Wawasee Cancels Saturday Events

SYRACUSE — It was inevitable given how the weather has been this week, but Wawasee made it official with its three varsity sports scheduled for in-season matches this Saturday. The Jim Eger Relays at Elkhart Memorial have been canceled, which Wawasee were scheduled to have both the boys and girls track teams active. No make-up date was announced for the Relays. The Wawasee season opener for the softball program was canceled Saturday afternoon, negating the game at Westview. No make-up date was Read more [...]

Vantreight Central Saanich farm listed to sell for $20.4 million

The Vantreight Farm, famed as the country’s daffodil capital and a family venture since 1884, is for sale. Asking price for the 384 acres in Central Saanich is $20.4 million. Thirty-two acres of the property have been approved for 57 waterview residential lots. That portion of the property is listed for $15.7 million. The majority of the property, 352 acres, remains within agricultural zoning. The residential Read more [...]

Vantreight Central Saanich farm listed to sell for $20.4 million

The Vantreight Farm, famed as the country’s daffodil capital and a family venture since 1884, is for sale. Asking price for the 384 acres in Central Saanich is $20.4 million. Thirty-two acres of the property have been approved for 57 waterview residential lots. That portion of the property is listed for $15.7 million. The majority of the property, 352 acres, remains within agricultural zoning. The residential Read more [...]

Embezzler’s elaborate Englewood vacation home listed for sale – Sarasota Herald

Off it all went to the highest bidder.In the following weeks, the Englewood vacation house that was built with stolen money stood empty as the nation's worst government embezzler went to jail.This week, the house officially went up for sale as the government tries to liquidate the last big ticket item belonging to Rita Crundwell.On Valentine's Day, Crundwell was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to stealing more than $53 million from the city government in Dixon, Read more [...]

Upcoming events at Hunterdon County Family Success Center – Hunterdon County Democrat

The Hunterdon County Family Success Center (FSC) is proud to announce the following events and presentations during the weeks of April 1 and April 8. All programs will be held at the FSC, located at 3 East Main St. in Flemington. April 2, 4, 9 and 11 3–5 p.m. Homework Helpers Student volunteers from Hunterdon Central High School, many of whom are members of the National Honor Society, will be available for kids of all ages who need help with their homework. Contact the FSC at 908-237-0465 Read more [...]