Monthly Archives: August 2013

Hamilton Island Round House listed at $4.5 million

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A $1500 a night holiday home on Hamilton Island has been listed for sale at more than $4.5 million. The Round House, designed by architect Peter Conley and built in the late 1980s is a four bedroom home, all with en-suites, a media room, a curved staircase and a salt water solar heated infinity pool that wraps itself around the exterior. At 31 Melaleuca Drive the 4112 square metre luxury getaway can sleep 14 people. It includes a one-bedroom cottage with a private driveway at the bottom of the property. The Read more [...]

Spain: Webber chasing Listed glory at San Sebastian

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Australia Day: won a handicap chase at Taunton back in May   PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)   Spain: Australia Day will once again fly the flag for Paul Webber at San Sebastian in northern Spain in pursuit of one of Europe's richest Listed prizes, the €68,000 Copa de Oro (5.30). The versatile ten-year-old missed out on the prize 12 months ago when Darryll Holland was forced to contend with tack problems after exiting the stalls awkwardly on his way to third place. Australia Read more [...]

Would you live in a house of horrors? Muswell Hill flat where serial killing …

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It’s a fairly innocuous note at the end of a property listing that quietly alludes to the shocking history of the bargain price flat up for sale.And the history of Flat 23D in leafy Cranley Gardens, Muswell Hill is nothing if not shocking.For this is not just the attic apartment where notorious serial killing necrophile Dennis Nilsen butchered his victims, it is also the property where the stench of drains clogged with rotting body parts eventually led to his capture.It would appear a number of Read more [...]

Wallin audit exposes large loopholes in lobbying rules

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In August 15, 2011, according to Deloitte, Wallin attended a business lunch with “Individual #52, a representative from a financial advisory services firm relating to potential investment in Saskatchewan potash.�The lobbying database shows Wallin, who represents Saskatchewan in the Senate, was lobbied by the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and the Australian company that wanted to buy it, BHP Billiton.There are no lobbying contacts listed for the the date of the business lunch from Read more [...]

New homes hit record

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[B]The property market remains upbeat as the number of newly registered housing units continue to skyrocket. One of Quality Houses’ Q Twelve offerings. A total of 125,000 new registrations are expected this year, a 15-year high. Amid concerns about the high potential of a real estate glut, the Bank of Thailand recently cautioned housing developers to beware of oversupply, particularly of condominiums along skytrain routes, and potential mortgage defaults Read more [...]

Ariel Castro’s knife just the latest in long list of odd items for sale on eBay

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- According to a story posted earlier today on cleveland.com, a seller on eBay has posted for sale what he claims to be a knife taken from the former home of Ariel Castro. The sale brings to mind a list of odd items the media has reported being sold online over the years. We'll examine 8 of the oddest eBay listings over the years. Hooray for Hollywood: In 2007, the original Hollywood sign was put up for sale on the auction site. The final bid came in at just over $450,000. (Los Read more [...]

Two exceptional country houses with history

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Penny Churchill finds two gems on the property market - country houses which are truly exceptional As one of New York's trendiest designers of contemporary jewellery, Dorset-born Stuart Moore knows how to spot a diamond in the rough. He and his French-born wife, Sylvie, had been looking for an English base from which to expand their European operation for more than two years when, in 2003, they drove up the drive to dilapidated, Grade I-listed Whitestaunton Manor near Chard, Somerset, and immediately Read more [...]

Wallin likely on the hook for further expenses

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Pamela Wallin will likely have to repay some of the expenses that auditors asked the Senate to rule on.The audit into the Saskatchewan senator’s expenses found she claimed a total of $121,348 in expenses that should not have been claimed, but flagged another $20,978 in expenses – mostly for “networking events” – that may have been improper. The auditors asked the Senate for an “interpretation” on those expenses. More Related to this Story How the PMO will withstand backlash from Read more [...]

Canadian home sales hold steady in July

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OTTAWA, Aug. 15, 2013 /CNW/ - According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales were little changed on a month-over-month basis in July 2013. Highlights: National home sales edged up 0.2% from June to July. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity came in 9.4% above levels in July 2012. The number of newly listed homes edged down 0.4% from June to July. The Canadian housing market has tightened but remains in balanced territory. The Read more [...]