Kitchen Cabinet, LHS club to hold candidates’ events

ELLWOOD CITY – The Ellwood City Kitchen Cabinet residents group and Lincoln High School’s Government Club will co-sponsor a pair of meet-the-candidates events later this month. There will be a forum for Ellwood City Area School Board candidates on April 25, followed by a session for Ellwood City Council on April 30. Both events will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Ellwood City Municipal Building second-floor auditorium. Earla Marshall, a founding Read more [...]

A Home for the Really Rich: Singapore Mansion Listed for $242 Million

Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants The 85,000-square-foot site on an an elevated lot at 33 Nassim Road includes a two-story home, swimming pool and tennis court. A mansion in the heart of Singapore’s central shopping district has just gone on the market – for the low, low price of $242 million. The 85,000-square-foot site lies just near the city’s Botanic Gardens, next to the city state’s main shopping district, Orchard Road. Included in the price is a two-story home, swimming Read more [...]

How to Buy Your Dream House When It’s Not for Sale – CNBC.com

As the housing market heats up, eager buyers are refusing to wait until the for-sale signs appear. Instead, they are knocking on the doors of attractive properties, leaving letters in strangers' mailboxes, scanning foreclosure listings and surfing the Web for prospects. The direct approach worked for contractor Jerry Spring, 56, and his wife Kathryn, 62, who found themselves drawn to a house on a large corner lot in Richmond, Virginia, three years ago. But the house was not on the market.The Read more [...]

How to Buy Your Dream House When It’s Not for Sale

As the housing market heats up, eager buyers are refusing to wait until the for-sale signs appear. Instead, they are knocking on the doors of attractive properties, leaving letters in strangers' mailboxes, scanning foreclosure listings and surfing the Web for prospects. The direct approach worked for contractor Jerry Spring, 56, and his wife Kathryn, 62, who found themselves drawn to a house on a large corner lot in Richmond, Virginia, three years ago. But the house was not on the market.The Read more [...]

How to Buy Your Dream House When It’s Not For Sale

As the housing market heats up, eager buyers are refusing to wait until the for-sale signs appear. Instead, they are knocking on the doors of attractive properties, leaving letters in strangers' mailboxes, scanning foreclosure listings and surfing the Web for prospects. The direct approach worked for contractor Jerry Spring, 56, and his wife Kathryn, 62, who found themselves drawn to a house on a large corner lot in Richmond, Virginia, three years ago. But the house was not on the market.The Read more [...]

Royston Hospital finally listed as "asset of community value"

Campaigners fighting to save Royston Hospital from being sold to private developers have moved one step further towards their goal. The Royston Hospital Action Group (RHAG) and Friends of Royston Hospital have succeeded in temporarily protecting the London Road site now it has been listed as an “asset of community value”. North Hertfordshire District Council recognised the site’s status after the two campaign groups requested the land and buildings be placed on its list of assets to safeguard Read more [...]

Newly Listed Homes for Sale in Clawson This Week

If you're in the market for a home in Clawson, take a look at these recently-listed properties: Three-bedroom, one-bathroom house at 602 Broadacrew Avenue in Clawson has 1,499 square feet and was recently listed for sale at $90,900. For more information, call Century 21 Campbell Realty at 248-398-0100. Three-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 150 Knollwood in Clawson has 912 square feet and is listed for sale at $89,900. For more information, call Realty Executives Associates at 586-726-4600. Four-bedroom, Read more [...]

Listed building owner battles council over repairs

A MAN from Farnborough believes he may have the upper hand in a row with a council over a listed building that has been left in a "poor state". Kevin Smyth, of Sandy Lane, has obeyed Rushmoor Borough Council’s request that he carries out repair work on a historic former cottage behind his home. However, the 50-year-old feels he may ultimately win the ongoing dispute after recruiting former Rushmoor councillor Charlie Fraser-Fleming to help argue his case that it should actually be demolished. Conflict Read more [...]

3 Newly Listed Homes for Sale in Fenton

If you're in the market for a home in Fenton, take a look at these recently-listed properties: Four-bedroom, three-bathroom house at 16069 Pavilion Drive in Fenton is listed for sale at $359,923. For more information, call Keller Williams Realty-Gateway 810-422-5789. Five-bedroom, four-bathroom house at 4410 Oak Tree Trail in Fenton has 2,304 square feet and is listed for sale at $330,000. For more information, call the Woelkers Group at 734-357-0645. Three-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 7140 Mcguire Read more [...]