Pair of related house deals total $36 million

This has been a busy month, real estate-wise, for Palm Beachers Jeffrey A. and Nicola Marcus, who have upsized to a North End oceanfront residence after selling the award-winning custom house they built in Midtown. The two deals totaled $36.14 million, according to deeds recorded within a few days of each other.Jeff Marcus, a private-equity manager, paid Discount Tire mogul Bruce T. Halle and his wife, Diane, $23.24 million for their 13,035-square-foot beachfront house at 1075 N. Ocean Blvd., according Read more [...]

Today at the Buxton Festival & Fringe – Sunday July 20

Listings for the Buxton Festival and Buxton Festival Fringe for Sunday July 20. DAILY EVENTSDuring opening hours (closed Mondays) DERBYSHIRE OPEN 2014: Buxton Museum Art Gallery (7) (VA)During opening hours (closed Mondays) TAKEN FROM THE LANDSCAPE: Kate Pheasey (7) (VA)Daily 10:30am to 5:30pm WITHIN THE FRINGE: Buxton High Peak Artists (86) (VA)Daily (except July 25-27) 10:30am to 5:30pm SQUARE ROOTS: The Green Man Gallery (86) (VA)Daily (except July 9-11) 9:30am Read more [...]

Today at the Buxton Festival & Fringe – Sunday July 20

Listings for the Buxton Festival and Buxton Festival Fringe for Sunday July 20. DAILY EVENTSDuring opening hours (closed Mondays) DERBYSHIRE OPEN 2014: Buxton Museum Art Gallery (7) (VA)During opening hours (closed Mondays) TAKEN FROM THE LANDSCAPE: Kate Pheasey (7) (VA)Daily 10:30am to 5:30pm WITHIN THE FRINGE: Buxton High Peak Artists (86) (VA)Daily (except July 25-27) 10:30am to 5:30pm SQUARE ROOTS: The Green Man Gallery (86) (VA)Daily (except July 9-11) 9:30am Read more [...]

Drive begins to collect school supplies for needy students

A massive Quad-City effort called the First Day Project, designed to provide young children with new school supplies, got underway Saturday, and one very active site was Bethany Baptist Church in Moline.Dozens of volunteers — from four different Baptist churches around the Quad-Cities — united to stuff 300 backpacks that will be distributed to children at Maple Ridge Apartments in Rock Island.Illinois letter carriers also fanned out across Rock Island Read more [...]

Al Kazeem disappoints on return as Amralah lands Listed Doom Bar Stakes for …

By Tom Peacock Published: 14:17 GMT, 19 July 2014 | Updated: 15:12 GMT, 19 July 2014 View comments Multiple Group One winner Al Kazeem had to make do with fourth on his return to action at Newbury as Amralah clinched victory in the Doom Bar Stakes.Al Kazeem claimed the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh, the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot and Sandown's Coral-Eclipse during a stunning Read more [...]

Newly-Listed TSB Says Yes To £1.4bn UKAR Bid

TSB Banking Group, the UK's seventh-biggest lender, is plotting an audacious takeover bid for a £1.5bn taxpayer-owned mortgage portfolio just weeks after floating on the London Stock Exchange. Sky News has learnt that TSB's chief executive Paul Pester has expressed an interest in acquiring the residential loan book from UK Asset Resolution, the Government's 'bad bank', which was put up for sale last month. The move is designed to accelerate TSB's expansion at a time when its growth prospects Read more [...]

Newly-Listed TSB Says Yes To £1.4bn UKAR Bid

State 'Bad Bank' Plots £1.5bn Mortgage Sale Updated: 3:07pm UK, Tuesday 03 June 2014 By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The state-owned 'bad bank' which holds the remnants of Bradford Bingley and Northern Rock is to sell a £1.5bn mortgage portfolio that will attempt to exploit buoyant demand for UK housing market assets. Sky News has learnt that UK Asset Resolution Read more [...]

‘Putin is a pariah – he must now be treated as such’

For sure, Putin did not want developments to unfold in the way they have done. The rebels had, shortly before the Malaysian airliner was downed, just boasted about their prowess in picking Ukrainian military planes from the sky. They ended up picking the wrong target. Their minders in Moscow will be furious with them, knowing that the events of the past 48 hours will set back the rebels’ cause. In recent weeks, as the Ukrainian authorities had regained a few footholds in Read more [...]

Generalife wins the Listed Winter Stakes

By Australian Associated Press Published: 06:43 GMT, 19 July 2014 | Updated: 06:43 GMT, 19 July 2014 He may not be at the top of the Darley tree, but Generalife's second successive stakes win has cemented him as a valuable member of Sheikh Mohammed's Australian team.The four-year-old was unchallenged in betting as the $2.60 favourite for Saturday's Listed Winter Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill and lived up to expectations.Kerrin Read more [...]

Listing a home with no photos a bad idea

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Q: I’m putting my house on the market and there were some repairs and things that needed to be done before we could take pictures. They aren’t quite done yet, and my Realtor doesn’t want to take the photos or put the house on the market until the house is “totally finished.” Can’t we just list the house without the photos and put them in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) when they’re ready? I don’t understand why we have to wait. We’re missing precious time Read more [...]