Real estate apps can help, overwhelm homebuyers

<!-- [component:byline] --> Raj Aurora has been searching to buy his first home for the last three months, but hasn't wasted time looking at condos he knows he won't like and hasn't even needed to meet his agent, all thanks to real estate apps that Aurora downloaded on his iPhone 5."We've already eliminated 20 to 30 houses without driving around," said Aurora, a 42-year-old chiropractor and Read more [...]

Welland hosting Ontario Cup basketball championships

Hoops excitement won’t end with March Madness and the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball championships taking place south of the border. More than 80 teams from across the province are coming to Welland later this week to compete in the Ontario Cup boys under-12 boys basketball championships. Niagara’s third provincial tournament in as many years, the three-day major atom boys tournament tips off Friday with action taking place at Eastdale, Jean Vanier as well as at the Niagara College Read more [...]

Former Men’s Club for Sale for $224900

A former men's club and bar on Route 378 in Lower Saucon Township is currently listed for sale for $224,900. The former Glow Gentlemen's Club and Bar, 3868 Route 378, is listed by Sonia A. Castro of RE/MAX Vision Realty of Bethlehem. According to a current listing on the Lehigh Valley Association of Realtors' (LVAR) Multiple Listing Service (MLS) website, the 7,300 square-foot, .31 acre property features a paved parking lot for 35 cars and "many electrical and building upgrades." The bank-owned, Read more [...]

PadGadget’s iPad Tips: Calendar Setup and Syncing

By Lory | April 1, 2013 | No comment yet There are a lot of secrets about the iPad that should be obvious to any user, but unfortunately isn’t We dig around in all the nooks and crannies of our Apple tablets in order to bring you as much information as possible for using your device to its fullest potential. Last week, we walked you through setting up mail accounts on your iPad so now you can read work emails, personal emails, and messages from that junk account you set Read more [...]

Victorian-Style, 4-Bedroom Home for Sale in Canton

Each week, Plymouth-Canton Patch will feature a different home to give readers an idea of what the local housing market has to offer. Today, check out this four-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 50290 Colonial St. in Canton Township listed for sale at $295,000. Find the full listing here. Are you a real estate agent with homes for sale? Email rebecca.jaskot@patch.com and we'll try to feature yours next week. Sign up for the Plymouth-Canton Patch newsletter here. Read more [...]

Every welfare cut listed: how much a typical family will lose per week

This list of 42 benefit changes, compiled by the the charity Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), gives a clear sense of the vast scale and complexity of the Coalition's welfare reform programme, which is aimed at saving £18bn a year from the social security budget by 2015.The government's reform of welfare started in 2010. But the six come into effect on or after 1 April include some of the biggest and most high profile cuts, such as the Bedroom Tax, the household welfare cap, and the abolition Read more [...]

Robin Hoods Bay out to plunder Listed Kempton win

THERE is a feast of racing for punters to get stuck into this afternoon, with seven meetings in Britain and Ireland ensuring all tastes are catered for, be it on the Flat or over jumps. At Doncaster the William Hill Lincoln takes centre stage, while there is also Flat action from Musselburgh and Kempton. The Listed Magnolia Stakes is the highlight on the Polytrack, and Ed Vaughan is hoping Winter Derby runner-up Robin Hoods Bay can go one better. Vaughan said: "He's in good form and has Read more [...]