Monthly Archives: October 2013

Top 5: See the most expensive homes for sale in Washtenaw County – The Ann Arbor News

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Related story: $1 million homes market rebounding in the Ann Arbor area An 11,237-square-foot mansion on Fox Ridge in Lodi Township and a three-bedroom home on Meadow Creek with “stunning views” of the Huron River in Ann Arbor Township are among the county’s most expensive homes for sale right now. The 11,237-square-foot home at 5035 Fox Ridge is being marketed as “5 acres of heaven” by Real Estate One agent Betsy Lovell-Blackmon. “Built in 2000, but updated with new kitchen and family Read more [...]

Gated community plans for listed Fulwood building back before planning …

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The former Harris Orphanage on the Harris Knowledge Park A plan to add three new homes on the former Harris Orphanage site is returning to the council’s planning committee. Plans to develop the listed building site in Fulwood face objections from local residents and heritage groups. The plans have been submitted by Harris Park Ltd – run by multi-millionaire property tycoon Yousuf Bhailok – and were due to be heard at the September meeting of the planning committee. However, they will Read more [...]

House prices rise even further as sellers demand the asking value on properties

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House buyers paying the asking price for properties in England and Wales has risen to almost an all-time high as house values rose for the ninth month in a row in October. Prices went up 0.5% in the 10th month of the year, property analyst Hometrack reported, putting them 3.1% higher than they were a year ago as the housing market revival continues to gather pace. The proportion of the asking price achieved in October jumped to 95.2%, up from 94.7% the previous month. This is just half a percentage Read more [...]

Village Agenda: Street Pavings, Veterans Day Ceremony

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Approvals for the pavings of several streets, Veteran’s Day ceremony and a first New Year’s Eve event in Patchogue Village are among what’s on the agenda for Monday’s Patchogue Village Board of Trustees meeting at Patchogue Village Hall, 14 Baker St. in Patchogue, at 6 p.m.Streets listed for possible paving include Marvin Street and East 4th Street. Streets listed for the possible installation of curbs and sidewalks include the east side of Rider Avenue from the race track Read more [...]

NSA denies discussing Merkel phone surveillance with Obama

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The US National Security Agency was forced on Sunday to deny that its director ever discussed a surveillance operation against the German chancellor with President Barack Obama, as the White House tried to contain a full-scale diplomatic crisis over espionage directed at allied countries.The Obama administration appeared in disarray as it struggled with the fallout over the disclosure that the National Security Agency monitored the phone conversations of at least 35 world leaders, and that Read more [...]

Jack Ma hints at continued interest in Hong Kong listing for Alibaba

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Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma Yun says he misjudged attitudes towards his company in his failed bid to sell shares in Hong Kong and that he wants to improve the understanding of his business in the city - a fresh sign to some that the potential HK$100 billion deal may yet be done here. "I used to think I knew Hong Kong," Ma told reporters from the city invited to the firm's Hangzhou headquarters at the start of a fresh public relations campaign to try to rebuild the e-commerce giant's reputation Read more [...]

Kuwait bid for British Land would galvanise European listed property

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Kuwait bid for British Land would galvanise European listed property27 October 2013, 08:54 PMKuwait Investment Authority, the nation's sovereign wealth fund, became the focus of speculation late last week over a possible Stg9bn bid for UK REIT British Land. Neither side has commented. But the bid, if it comes, would galvanise the entire European listed sector. News archive. Read more [...]