Monthly Archives: July 2014

Homeowners lose appeal over State College ‘tourist houses’

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STATE COLLEGE — A Patton Township couple got bad news Tuesday. The State College Zoning Hearing Board rendered its decision on Craig and Susan Stout’s appeal of a zoning officer’s decision.The four-person board said the Stouts have been operating a tourist house in an area where that isn’t allowed. The Stouts own two houses in the Highlands neighborhood of State College, one on Walnut Street and one on Prospect Avenue. They bought the properties Read more [...]

Zulu Records to survive despite sale listing

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Half the property Zulu Records occupies on West Fourth Avenue is up for sale for $3 million. “We have too much space,” said Grant McDonagh, owner of both the business and the two buildings. “The music industry has changed. CDs don’t sell like they used to. It’s really that simple. They still sell, but it was the majority of our square footage.” McDonagh was reluctant to speak to the Courier about the listing. “I Read more [...]

Is Rob Ford’s Ford Fest party a campaign event?

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is hosting his family's annual public party, Ford Fest, this week in Thomson Memorial Park in Scarborough. But this year, Ford's summertime barbecue season happens to match up with election season. So does that make it a campaign event? At least three of his mayoral opponents say so. They want the city to reject the permit for the Ford Fest barbecue, saying it is during an election and thus a campaign event. On Tuesday, the mayor's brother and campaign manager, Read more [...]

Un-advertised listings distort housing inventory

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No hard numbers exist on pocket listings so their rise and fall comes anecdotally from Realtors. Pocket listings are not illegal. The incentive for a seller to do a pocket listing could be that they need to sell the home quickly and don't want to go through a wide marketing plan with multiple showings and open houses. The agent is promising the seller that they know of enough potential buyers personally that they can get a deal done fast. This usually happens when Read more [...]

Black decor, no windows and a selection of gawdy chandeliers: Inside the 10 …

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The terrace at 52 Kellett Street has been listed for more than $1.8 millionIt has 10 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, a kitchen and industrial laundryThe 171sqm property is currently occupied by Secret Desire brothelProperty failed to sell when it was listed in April 2013 for $1.98 millionBy Emily Crane Published: 12:02 GMT, 22 July 2014 | Updated: 16:13 GMT, 22 July 2014 3 View comments If Read more [...]

China Xiniya Fashion Limited Receives Continued Listing Standard Notice From …

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XIAMEN, China, July 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- China Xiniya Fashion Limited ("xiniya" or the "company" nyse:XNY), a leading provider of men's business casual apparel in China, announced today that on June 20, 2014, the Company received notice from the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE") that Xiniya is no longer in compliance with the NYSE's continued Read more [...]

Faversham war memorial listed to mark World War 1 centenary

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Comments (0) THE war memorial in Faversham is now Grade II-listed as part of a scheme marking the centenary of the First World War. English Heritage aims to list 500 war memorials each year across the country over the next five years. A service takes place at the memorial on the corner of Stone Street and Roman Road every year on Remembrance Sunday, while volunteers are there each week to help maintain the garden. Read more [...]

The emergence of new listed products and instruments

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With the move to exchange clearing, European firms will join US buy- and sell-side firms in creating a new trading environment. However, many questions remain unanswered and challenges confront the industry during this transition. Renaud Huck, head of buy-side, Deutsche Börse Group-Eurex Exchange, discusses the firm’s plans for products and approaches to meet the challenges of the new environment. Watch the QA, Eurex plans products and approaches to meet challenges Read more [...]

R15m Randfontein housing project failed

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However, in turn of events, Doctor Nkosi, a delegate from the department of local government and human settlement told the impatient community that the Mandela day will be utilised to refurbish the vandalised houses so that the process of house allocation can begin afterwards.Earlier this year the area was engulfed in flames when the community went on the rampage in the area because of service delivery and provision of housing in the area.About 200 RDP houses have become a haven for drug Read more [...]