Market for luxury homes selling for around $1.5 million is heating up

Houses in that upper price range have returned to the market, and prospective buyers are more ready and able to snag them. Overall, sales of homes in the price range of $1 million to $2.5 million jumped 28.8 percent from 2012 to 2013, according to Rockville-based multiple-listing service MRIS. Moreover, MRIS data shows a 17.8 percent increase in cumulative new listings priced between $1 million and $2.5 million in 2013, compared with 2012.“The main thing is that everyone is just comfortable in Read more [...]

North Korea proposes family reunions with South

The North said the reunion programme would provide fresh momentum to improving ties following years of high tensions. The South's unification ministry, in charge of inter-Korean affairs, said it would send its own proposal later for the date and other details on family reunions. In early January South Korean President Park Geun-Hye had called for a family reunion event to be held around the time of the Lunar New Year. But the North rejected the offer, citing planned South-US Read more [...]

VIDEO UPDATE: ‘Major’ blaze destroys part of listed home between Bolney and …

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Grade II listed building turned into affordable homes

7:30am, Fri 24 Jan 2014 Last updated Fri 24 Jan 2014 UK Merthyr Tydfil The building used to be a brewery and then became an iron foundry. Credit: Wales West HousingMerthyr Tydfil's iconic Grade II listed Vulcan House is officially opening after a £2m redevelopment. Formerly a brewery and then an iron foundry, it became the centre of activity for the Chartist movement in the 19th century. Vulcan House has been made into 15 affordable homes for local people. Read more [...]

Super Bowl Tickets Listed for Thousands of Dollars Online

Now that the Super Bowl is coming to the New York metro area, if you want your chance to finally see the big game in person, get ready to pay up. NY1's Jon Weinstein filed the following report.At 6:30 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, MetLife Stadium will be the center of the universe. And you can be there, for a price.Right now, ticket re-seller StubHub says that the average ticket cost on their site is $3,500. Yes, $3,500."It's about 33 percent more expensive than tickets have been typically sold in Read more [...]

Super Bowl Tickets Listed for Thousands of Dollars Online

Now that the Super Bowl is coming to the New York metro area, if you want your chance to finally see the big game in person, get ready to pay up. NY1's Jon Weinstein filed the following report.At 6:30 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, MetLife Stadium will be the center of the universe. And you can be there, for a price.Right now, ticket re-seller StubHub says that the average ticket cost on their site is $3,500. Yes, $3,500."It's about 33 percent more expensive than tickets have been typically sold in Read more [...]