Monthly Archives: April 2014

Singapore Stock Probe Highlights Firms’ Ties

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SINGAPORE—Months after a multibillion-dollar plunge of three stocks spooked investors in Singapore's small-capitalization firms, a criminal probe into the crash has put a spotlight on extensive connections among companies, investors and executives. Singapore is one of Asia's most important stock markets, and it is known more for conservative dividend-paying trusts than for volatile trading. But the tumble in the shares of the three companies last fall wiped out more than $6 billion in combined Read more [...]

Imposing house is Grade II Listed

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Worlington House in Worlington, is an impressive Grade II Listed village house with beautiful formal gardens which is believed to date back to Stuart times. The timber framed property has painted gault brick and fishscale tiles under plain tiled roofs with gable and central chimneys.A superb family home it has undergone extensive restoration but has retained a wealth of period features including sash windows, 19th century windows with flat-arched head, exposed timbers, Read more [...]

For sale: Get a glimpse inside a $1.7M condo on Ann Arbor’s South Main Street

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Related story: Market heats up for high-end condos in downtown Ann Arbor Curious what $1,725,000 million can buy you in downtown Ann Arbor? A 4,644-square-foot loft above Four Directions on South Main Street was listed for sale for that price two weeks ago, as the market heats up for high-end condos in downtown Ann Arbor. The condo, originally constructed in the 1860s and rehabbed by architect Carl Luckenbach in 2007, features two bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and a two-car garage. There Read more [...]

Firefighters battle major blaze at Grade II listed Berkshire home

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Sixty crews tackle house blaze in Berkshire Last updated Sun 6 Apr 2014 UK Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service are at the scene Credit: Richard JonesMore than 50 firefighters have been tackling a blaze at the Grade II listed house in Hurst. Fire broke out at about 6.45am in one part of the Tudor building, with 10 crews from Berkshire called to the scene. A family of four including two young children were evacuated safely, along with a maid. Three ambulances were called to Read more [...]

Thunderbirds-themed house on sale for £3 million (missiles not included)

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Thunderbird is currently listed for sale by Sotheby's Realty, and with an asking price of just under £3million, the property has attracted a huge amount of interest from budding buyers. Steve Issacs, Head of Region for UK Sotheby's International Realty, said: "Thunderbird is a very well-known property. People from out of the area often ask us about it so there is no doubt the design is memorable. "Although the house is contemporary, it is far removed from some of the square Read more [...]

At least 35 more Buildings Listed as Hazardous in Fenghua

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Political consultant twice gave clients in judge races bad advice – Las Vegas Review

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David Thomas is an inactive attorney in good standing who was admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in 2003. The political consultant who owns David Thomas Policy Communications at least twice has given his judicial clients poor advice and exposed them to criticism for campaign practices. The most recent problem occurred in 2010, when he organized a fundraiser for 11 of his clients and dubbed it an event for “The Magnificent Eleven.” Five weeks after the Sept. 1, 2010, event, the Standing Committee Read more [...]

Missoula Mercantile listed for sale at $4.5 million

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The historic Missoula Mercantile is up for sale, with its owner asking $4.5 million for the downtown Missoula icon.Octagon Partners purchased the building for $2.3 million in 2011 and has since spent roughly $1.2 million on demolition, abatement and improvements, said J.P. Williamson, a founding partner of Octagon.The Virginia-based development firm specializes in the redevelopment of historic buildings and envisions the former Macy’s as a mixed-space property, Read more [...]

Room at the top: London’s super-prime housing market

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Where Hampstead Heath meets Highgate Hill, behind steep red-brick walls, there is a garden. In the garden, hidden by a protective coppice of tall trees, there is a house. If we were to step through the heavily boarded gates, edge past the 24-hour security, and through those trees, we'd find the shell of a mansion on whose lawns George VI played tennis; in the 1940s Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret sipped tea on the parterre. Witanhurst is the second largest private residence in London, narrowly Read more [...]