Sunday, February 28, 2010

CC throws BP to Yanks batters - Major League Baseball
TAMPA, Fla. -- The crowd at George M. Steinbrenner Field cheered after CC Sabathia's second pitch shattered the bat of non-roster catcher Mike Rivera, producing a weak flare into center field and the echo of dead wood. You wouldn't compare the

Shopping for Gifts on the Fly - ABC News
After travelling for days between endless business meetings you are finally heading home. And probably one of the last words muttered by a loved before your departure sounded something like: Don't forget to bring me something nice! Singapore?s Changi
Real estate big Keith Rubenstein says $195K, six-week Hamptons 'luxury - New York Daily News
Keith Rubenstein, who owns the Manhattan real estate firm Somerset Partners, contends the oceanfront Southampton home billed as a "deluxe seasonal rental" was a dump. A real estate honcho who paid $195,000 for a six-week summer rental that he says

Alteza Announces its Models of its Luxury Condos Designed by - YAHOO!
Phyllis Browning Company Named Alteza’s Exclusive Real Estate Agency San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) February 26, 2010 -- The developers of Alteza —the luxury high-rise residences nestled in the heart of downtown San Antonio on the banks of its
Haute bourgeoisie buying haughty homes - Thanh Nien Daily

Thanh Nien Daily

Haute bourgeoisie buying haughty homes
Thanh Nien Daily
Ho Chi Minh City's richest neighborhoods are becoming mini-Beverly Hills as wealthy entertainers buy up sprawling million-dollar homes. ...

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Obama wants to halt all home foreclosures prior to loan modification assistance - Raw Story

Raw Story

Obama wants to halt all home foreclosures prior to loan modification assistance
Raw Story
Not everyone was taken by surprise or stupid enough to get a 2% mortgage like the poor suckers who made minimum wage yet bought half million dollar homes. ...

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Seattle Area Waterfront Home Sales, January 2010 - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Seattle Area Waterfront Home Sales, January 2010
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
A small 3 bed/1 bath home on Maplewild Ave sold for just over $350k in January, a surprisingly low price compared to most of the multi-million dollar homes ...

and more »


Jan. sales of million-dollar homes down from December, year ago - Denver Post

Jan. sales of million-dollar homes down from December, year ago
Denver Post
Denver boasted the most million-dollar sales with eight, followed by Boulder with five. • It took an average of 169 days to sell a million-dollar home in ...

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Million-dollar homes in California suffer further sales drop in 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

Million-dollar homes in California suffer further sales drop in 2009
Los Angeles Times
The number of million-dollar-plus homes sold dropped 23.8% to 18621 in 2009 from 24436 in 2008, according to San Diego real estate research firm MDA ...
HOUSING: Million dollar homes still not sellingNorth County Times
California Sees Drop in $1M+ Home SalesTheStreet.com
Sales of million-dollar homes in California dropSan Jose Mercury News
Bizjournals.com -Santa Maria Times -NuWire Investor
all 57 news articles »


Breakthroughs and cash incentives for those that conserve or create new energy - Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal

Breakthroughs and cash incentives for those that conserve or create new energy
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal
... backing of the same folks that got behind Netscape, Amazon, Google, and several other multi-million-dollar ventures – John Dore at Kleiner-Perkins. ...

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Case-Shiller Home Price Index and 7 Months of Home Price Increases - CNM News Network

Washington Post

Case-Shiller Home Price Index and 7 Months of Home Price Increases
CNM News Network
During the real estate collapse, we saw home prices plummet – and any time now people are hoping that they will rise. What used to be million dollar homes ...
UPI NewsTrack BusinessUPI.com

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Welcome to China – a real estate free-for-all like no other - The Christian Science Monitor
I've relayed a lot of these stats here already, but this morning I found a really excellent roundup of Chinese real estate bubble signs. From the Toronto Star : Frenzied developers with access to cheap money are creating a glut of premium office

The Scottsdale Luxury Homes - PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Feb 28, 2010 – The prime real estate that is today home to Scottsdale luxury homes once had the exotic-sounding name of "Vashai S'vash-onih." In the Hokan-Coahuiltecan language of the local Yavapai Indians, this

Mixed bag for real estate cos - Hindu Business Line
Budget proposals may leave the real estate sector with mixed fortunes; ensuring that too much money does not flow in to the real estate sector even as benefits rolled out to the rural and priority sector remain undisturbed. While on one hand, the

Alteza Announces its Models of its Luxury Condos Designed by - YAHOO!
Phyllis Browning Company Named Alteza’s Exclusive Real Estate Agency San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) February 26, 2010 -- The developers of Alteza —the luxury high-rise residences nestled in the heart of downtown San Antonio on the banks of its

Real estate big Keith Rubenstein says $195K, six-week Hamptons 'luxury - New York Daily News
Keith Rubenstein, who owns the Manhattan real estate firm Somerset Partners, contends the oceanfront Southampton home billed as a "deluxe seasonal rental" was a dump. A real estate honcho who paid $195,000 for a six-week summer rental that he says

Latest News - dBusinessNews.com
December and from a year ago, although the median sale price rose year over year, according to Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Colorado’s leading provider of luxury real estate services. A total of 27 homes in the metro area sold for

Former Interior Designer Joins Chicago Real Estate Company Dream Town - PR Inside
2010-02-25 22:34:51 - Dream Town Realty is proud to welcome Chicago real estate agent Tina Serafini to its team of buyer representatives and sales consultants. Ms. Serafini is an experienced home stager and interior designer. She joined Dream Town at

Real Estate/Construction - MENAFN
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Over 1,000 Jordanian construction contractors will cast their votes next month to select their association's council, association members said on Saturday. Feb 28 2010 Qatari PM: Lusail City will create 170,000 jobs , The

Fractional real estate conference, Fractional Summit USA, to be - PR Inside
2010-02-23 01:34:33 - Global fractional ownership brand and fractional real estate conference organiser, Fractional Life, is delighted to announce that The Registry Collection exchange program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program, is the

Million-Dollar Homes Sales in South Bay Drop in January, Coldwell - PR.com
DataQuick, the La Jolla-based research firm, reported this week that sales of new and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is part of NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company. NRT has 760 offices and 46,000 sales
Concierge Auctions To Present Two Luxury Properties at Auction in The Strand ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Concierge Auctions To Present Two Luxury Properties at Auction in The Strand ...
PR Newswire (press release)
About Concierge Auctions: Concierge Auctions is the preeminent luxury real estate auction firm serving high-end sellers nationwide. ...
2 luxury Strand homes slated for auctionOCRegister (blog)

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Luxury ski resort developer files for bankruptcy - Reuters

Luxury ski resort developer files for bankruptcy
Reuters
East West Resort Development V LP LLLP said in court documents it was forced to file for bankruptcy as its real estate sales have fallen nearly 60 percent ...
East West Resort Goes BankruptEmii.com
Ski Resort East West Files For Chapter 11Financier Worldwide

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Sun Hung Kai Pays US$434 Mln For HK Site; Above Expectations - Wall Street Journal

International Property Journal (blog)

Sun Hung Kai Pays US$434 Mln For HK Site; Above Expectations
Wall Street Journal
Victor Lui, executive director of Sun Hung Kai's real-estate agency unit, told reporters the company plans to invest HK$6.50 billion to develop the site, ...
Sun Hung Kai Wins Hong Kong's First Land Auction of the YearBusinessWeek
Sun Hung Kai Shines after HK Real Estate AuctionDailyFinance
SHK Prop pays lofty $HK3.37bn for HK land siteBusiness Spectator
BusinessWeek -Wall Street Journal
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Dhalia and Fort Cambridge participate in Stockholm Seminars and Property Fair - Malta Independent Online

Dhalia and Fort Cambridge participate in Stockholm Seminars and Property Fair
Malta Independent Online
There was an excellent response to Dhalia Real Estate's Luxury Living and the Fort Cambridge project, following their participation in two seminars and an ...


Seattle Area Waterfront Home Sales, January 2010 - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Seattle Area Waterfront Home Sales, January 2010
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
A small 3 bed/1 bath home on Maplewild Ave sold for just over $350k in January, a surprisingly low price compared to most of the multi-million dollar homes ...

and more »


Real estate market in stage of stabilization - The Desert Sun

Real estate market in stage of stabilization
The Desert Sun
Million-dollar home sales fell roughly 41 percent, from 403 in 2008 to 236. Distressed home sale activity is continuing to push prices down. ...

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Obama wants to halt all home foreclosures prior to loan modification assistance - Raw Story

Raw Story

Obama wants to halt all home foreclosures prior to loan modification assistance
Raw Story
Not everyone was taken by surprise or stupid enough to get a 2% mortgage like the poor suckers who made minimum wage yet bought half million dollar homes. ...

and more »


Haute bourgeoisie buying haughty homes - Thanh Nien Daily

Thanh Nien Daily

Haute bourgeoisie buying haughty homes
Thanh Nien Daily
Ho Chi Minh City's richest neighborhoods are becoming mini-Beverly Hills as wealthy entertainers buy up sprawling million-dollar homes. ...

and more »


Million-dollar homes in California suffer further sales drop in 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

Million-dollar homes in California suffer further sales drop in 2009
Los Angeles Times
The number of million-dollar-plus homes sold dropped 23.8% to 18621 in 2009 from 24436 in 2008, according to San Diego real estate research firm MDA ...
HOUSING: Million dollar homes still not sellingNorth County Times
California Sees Drop in $1M+ Home SalesTheStreet.com
Sales of million-dollar homes in California dropSan Jose Mercury News
Bizjournals.com -Santa Maria Times -NuWire Investor
all 57 news articles »


Million-Dollar Homes Sales in South Bay Drop in January, Coldwell Banker ... - dBusinessNews San Jose (press release)

Million-Dollar Homes Sales in South Bay Drop in January, Coldwell Banker ...
dBusinessNews San Jose (press release)
February 22, 2010 – Sales of million-dollar homes in Santa Clara County declined sharply in January from December and a year ago, although the median sale ...

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Japanese homes flooded after waves surge across Pacific - New Zealand Herald

Globe and Mail

Japanese homes flooded after waves surge across Pacific
New Zealand Herald
Picturesque beaches were desolate, million-dollar homes were evacuated, shops in Waikiki were shut down, and residents lined up at supermarkets to stock up ...
Waves of fear dissipateTODAYonline
Tsunami Warning Lifted in HawaiiKEYC
Tsunami spares US, takes aim at JapanThe Associated Press
Philadelphia Inquirer -Poughkeepsie Journal
all 12,490 news articles »


Jan. sales of million-dollar homes down from December, year ago - Denver Post

Jan. sales of million-dollar homes down from December, year ago
Denver Post
Denver boasted the most million-dollar sales with eight, followed by Boulder with five. • It took an average of 169 days to sell a million-dollar home in ...

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New buyers, unexpected places fuel Buncombe's home sales comeback - Asheville Citizen-Times

New buyers, unexpected places fuel Buncombe's home sales comeback
Asheville Citizen-Times
Half-million or million-dollar homes in ritzy developments around golf courses or on high mountain ridges have grabbed headlines in recent years, ...

and more »


Case-Shiller Home Price Index and 7 Months of Home Price Increases - CNM News Network

Washington Post

Case-Shiller Home Price Index and 7 Months of Home Price Increases
CNM News Network
During the real estate collapse, we saw home prices plummet – and any time now people are hoping that they will rise. What used to be million dollar homes ...
UPI NewsTrack BusinessUPI.com

all 699 news articles »

Sterling Custom Homes Recognized in Austin Business Journal's Book of Lists - PRLog.Org (press release)

Sterling Custom Homes Recognized in Austin Business Journal's Book of Lists
PRLog.Org (press release)
Sterling Custom Homes has built luxury, award-winning homes for over 20 years in many of the Austin areas private gated and resort golf communities. ...

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Real estate big Keith Rubenstein says $195K, six-week Hamptons 'luxury' house ... - New York Daily News

New York Daily News

Real estate big Keith Rubenstein says $195K, six-week Hamptons 'luxury' house ...
New York Daily News
Keith Rubenstein, who owns the Manhattan real estate firm Somerset Partners, contends the oceanfront Southampton home billed as a "deluxe ...

and more »


Hong Kong Luxury Home Tax May Drive Speculators to Mass Market - BusinessWeek

Earthtimes (press release)

Hong Kong Luxury Home Tax May Drive Speculators to Mass Market
BusinessWeek
24 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong raised taxes on luxury homes for the first time in more than a decade, a move some analysts said may backfire by fueling ...
Hong Kong warns of higher risk of property bubbleMarketWatch
HIGHLIGHTS- Hong Kong's 2010/11 budgetInteractive Investor
Property balancing actThe Standard
FXMarketAlerts.com -Property Week News -Earthtimes (press release)
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Toll Brothers Boasts Better Bottom Line - Forbes

Boston Globe

Toll Brothers Boasts Better Bottom Line
Forbes
Luxury home builder Toll Brothers posted a loss of $40.8 million, or 25 cents per share for its fiscal fourth quarter, as compared to a wider loss of $88.9 ...
Toll Brothers shrinks loss; write-downs lowerMarketWatch
Toll posts smaller Q1 loss | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/25/2010Philadelphia Inquirer
Toll Brothers Reports FY 2010 1st Qtr ResultsCNNMoney.com (press release)
BusinessWeek -TheStreet.com -FOXBusiness
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Dream home: Creating a masterpiece - Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Sun

Dream home: Creating a masterpiece
Baltimore Sun
You can spend that much on a luxury automobile these days." Since that time, he added two parcels for his total of over 20 acres. ...

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Price Drops Seen for Newport Beach Luxury Homes - I-Newswire.com (press release)

Price Drops Seen for Newport Beach Luxury Homes
I-Newswire.com (press release)
A slow economy and sluggish market activity have driven down home values across the city, and many Newport Beach Luxury homes have had to be repriced. ...

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Turning old CBD offices into prime new homes - Business Times (subscription)

Turning old CBD offices into prime new homes
Business Times (subscription)
Redevelopment plans are also motivated by climbing luxury home prices which contrast sharply with falling office rents. City Developments said at its ...

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British lottery winners gift home, car to maid - IBNLive.com

British lottery winners gift home, car to maid
IBNLive.com
... couple who scooped a £56 million ($96.24 million) jackpot have rewarded their hardworking house cleaner with a home worth $4 million and a luxury car. ...

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Toll Brothers buys luxury home development in Wake Forest - WRAL.com

Toll Brothers buys luxury home development in Wake Forest
WRAL.com
Wake Forest, NC — Luxury home builder Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) is acquiring the massive Hasentree community in Wake Forest, the company said Friday. ...
Toll Brothers Acquires Hasentree Community Near Wake Forest; Luxury Home ...dBusinessNews Triangle (press release)
Toll Brothers now owns HasentreeNews & Observer
Builder buys golf propertiesTrading Markets (press release)
Carolina Newswire (press release) -Triangle Business Journal
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What Hong Kong Is Doing Right - Wall Street Journal
As in many other parts of the world, a homeowner who defaults on a mortgage loan in Hong Kong doesn't just risk losing the home; the borrower's bank savings and other assets are fair game, too. By contrast, in much of the U.S. nonrecourse loans—in

Oscar fashion’s back story - Los Angeles Times
Forget about the movies: At Oscar time, in homes across America, armchair fashion critics give thumbs up or thumbs down to the clothes worn on the red carpet or on stage as presenters and awardees glam it up. But for everyone who looked at Björk in

Jim Ingraham: Branyan is sign of Indians' confusion - News-Herald.com
That they think they have such a strong group of pitchers that they can spend what few discretionary dollars they have on another hitter On the surface, signing a free agent who hit 31 home runs the year before sounds like a sound move.

Public lands or zoos for wild horses? - Harness Link.com
commit millions upon millions of future dollars every dollar that program costs taxpayers. "The Salazoo plan is yet another raid on the public funds by special interests", says EWA's John Holland. BLM has spent more than $2 million in 2009

Iraqi rivalries largely unresolved ahead of March vote - Arizona Daily Star
BAGHDAD - Iraq is a week away from a parliamentary election that is supposed to showcase a peaceful democracy poised to stand on its own feet after U.S. forces go home. While there have been successes, the vote also underlines the deep ethnic and
Oscar fashion’s back story - Los Angeles Times
Forget about the movies: At Oscar time, in homes across America, armchair fashion critics give thumbs up or thumbs down to the clothes worn on the red carpet or on stage as presenters and awardees glam it up. But for everyone who looked at Björk in
Japanese homes flooded after waves surge across Pacific - New Zealand Herald

The Guardian

Japanese homes flooded after waves surge across Pacific
New Zealand Herald
Picturesque beaches were desolate, million-dollar homes were evacuated, shops in Waikiki were shut down, and residents lined up at supermarkets to stock up ...
Waves of fear dissipateTODAYonline
Tsunami Warning Lifted in HawaiiKEYC
Tsunami spares US, takes aim at JapanThe Associated Press
Philadelphia Inquirer -Poughkeepsie Journal
all 12,568 news articles »


Obama wants to halt all home foreclosures prior to loan modification assistance - Raw Story

Raw Story

Obama wants to halt all home foreclosures prior to loan modification assistance
Raw Story
Not everyone was taken by surprise or stupid enough to get a 2% mortgage like the poor suckers who made minimum wage yet bought half million dollar homes. ...

and more »


Real estate market in stage of stabilization - The Desert Sun

Real estate market in stage of stabilization
The Desert Sun
Million-dollar home sales fell roughly 41 percent, from 403 in 2008 to 236. Distressed home sale activity is continuing to push prices down. ...

and more »


New buyers, unexpected places fuel Buncombe's home sales comeback - Asheville Citizen-Times

New buyers, unexpected places fuel Buncombe's home sales comeback
Asheville Citizen-Times
Half-million or million-dollar homes in ritzy developments around golf courses or on high mountain ridges have grabbed headlines in recent years, ...

and more »


Haute bourgeoisie buying haughty homes - Thanh Nien Daily

Thanh Nien Daily

Haute bourgeoisie buying haughty homes
Thanh Nien Daily
Ho Chi Minh City's richest neighborhoods are becoming mini-Beverly Hills as wealthy entertainers buy up sprawling million-dollar homes. ...

and more »


Seattle Area Waterfront Home Sales, January 2010 - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Seattle Area Waterfront Home Sales, January 2010
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
A small 3 bed/1 bath home on Maplewild Ave sold for just over $350k in January, a surprisingly low price compared to most of the multi-million dollar homes ...

and more »