When Arthur Lasenby Liberty laid plans for the London department store that still bears his name, his dream was to metaphorically dock a ship in the streets of London laden with luxuries from the four corners of the British empire. Having founded the business in 1875, he died before seeing the store in its current location built in 1924. Liberty on Great Marlborough Street was constructed from the timbers of two Royal Navy vessels – HMS Impregnable and HMS Hindustan – and it transported customers Read more [...]

Collectibles merchant says its strong pipeline of valuable stock puts it on track for strong growth this yearThe sale of a rare Edward VIII 1937 gold sovereign for a record £533,000 by Stanley Gibbons helped the UK-listed antiques dealer to strong growth last year. The purveyor of precious rarities - from stamps and coins to jewellery and memorabilia - reported good sales growth in the 12 months to March, with revenues up 10pc to £56.9m. The rare Edward VIII 1937 gold sovereign Read more [...]

In another sign of increasing demand across the property market, figures published yesterday reveal that lending by banks for property purchases rose for the fifth successive month in May. The amount being borrowed was, however, still lower than at this time last year. The Times links the continuing surge in the volume of lending to the "certainty" provided by the election result in May. The increase, from 42,020 approvals in April to 42,530 in May, is the fifth consecutive monthly increase Read more [...]

By Mari Saito SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and eBay Inc sharply cut the number of Confederate flag products on their sites a day after vowing to remove them, but in a sign of the difficulty of removing controversial content, Nazi-era memorabilia are listed on both sites. EBay specifically bans their sale while Amazon bans the sale of "products that promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexual or religious intolerance or promote organizations with such Read more [...]

SAN FRANCISCO Amazon.com Inc and eBay Inc sharply cut the number of Confederate flag products on their sites a day after vowing to remove them, but in a sign of the difficulty of removing controversial content, Nazi-era memorabilia are listed on both sites.EBay specifically bans their sale while Amazon bans the sale of "products that promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexual or religious intolerance or promote organizations with such views."It is difficult to enforce a complete ban on Read more [...]

CORRECTION: This story originally reported that the grain elevator is operational based on an application provided to the city. It has been changed to reflect that the property owner shut down the elevator in 1992. Owner Cathy Richardson's name also was incorrect in the original posting of this story.    More than six months after the property was listed for sale, a petition to landmark the grain elevator and silos could complicate the sale of 0.6 acres that includes the former Lafayette Feed Read more [...]

Somewhere Hank Hill is inquiring about how much he could earn from liquidating his propane stock options. The home that legendary Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry and his family resided in during the team’s heyday is currently on the market in the Dallas area for just under a million dollars. RELATED: Mavericks head coach lists Dallas mansion The 4,000-square-foot home on 4510 Hallmark Drive was custom-built in Read more [...]

Video Image A wrap of of the nation's property market for the week ending June 20th Rosemary and Jorge Castillo, with daughters Sasha, 10, and Leah, 7. The family purchased a Leichhardt home Read more [...]

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Ministers are poised to sanction an inaugural sale of shares in the Government's Green Investment Bank (GIB), a state-backed lender to green infrastructure projects, in a move that will accelerate the Conservatives' £50bn post-Election privatisation spree. Sky News has learnt that advisers from Bank of America Merrill Lynch have been drawing up plans with Whitehall Read more [...]

Carmel, CA, Realtor Announces Luxury Home Listing in Pebble Beach - The house that inspired Jackie Kennedy book is now listed for sale.CARMEL, CALIFORNIA - Author Tina Santi Flaherty has announced that her Pebble Beach home, Over the Top, is now for sale. The home inspired Flaherty to write What Jackie Taught Us: Lessons from the Remarkable Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.Flaherty, an award-winning author, met the famous First Lady when they were neighbors in the same New York City apartment Read more [...]