Homes sales fall in BR area - Baton Rouge Advocate
Realtors sold 417 homes in the Baton Rouge metro area in February, 6 percent fewer than the 443 sold during February 2009. The dollar volume fell 8 percent to $80.8 million last month, compared to $87.4 million in February 2009. The figures, compiled

Council undecided about leaky appeal - Newstalk ZB
The North Shore City Council has not yet decided whether to appeal a decision made in the Supreme Court on liability for leaky homes. The council will soon be handed a multi-million dollar repair bill for leaks in two townhouse complexes after losing

America's $50 Million Homes - Forbes
When brokers and sellers determine an asking price for a home in the double-digit millions, local real estate statistics mean almost nothing. Instead of relying on metrics like "comparables," the industry term for similarly appointed homes that have

Harshest Winter in 31 Years for Europe - AccuWeather.com
House boats and million dollar homes in Westminister were flooded. The recovery will be slow as homes and lives are rebuilt. More expensive home and car insurance, higher flight prices and an increase in electricity costs are just some of the issues

Offshore wind turbines promise jobs and prosperity, but - MLive.com
Fine — just not along the treasured Lake Michigan dunes, looming over million-dollar homes, township residents shouted at a public hearing in December. And then there is the proposal by Norway’s Scandia Wind. A highly organized, well-funded

Jennifer Garner & Violet Afflect: Gelson Girls - Just Jared
I’m sure you all have wonderful marriages where you’re spouses are attatched to your hip 24/7, great wonderful kids, and million dollar homes. It’s sad to wish divorce on people because they’ve got things you don’t.- a broken up home with 2

Ex-NY forex trader handed 15-1/2 year prison term - Reuters
NEW YORK, March 22 (Reuters) - A former New York foreign exchange trader who pleaded guilty to bilking investors out of about $66 million will serve more their personal living expenses, including luxury homes and automobiles." MaCaull and Eisner

Vegas shows at discount prices - Duluth News Tribune
miles east of the Strip, was planned as an upscale, multipurpose resort community with a retail and dining village, condo-hotels, full-service-hotels, golf courses, million-dollar homes, and a casino, all situated around a manmade lake.

Contrarians and the U.S. Dollar - Seekingalpha.com
dollar. The majority of economic against is that above 25%--perhaps 10% of the total vaulation of all homes in the U.S. And, since some 33% of all homes in the U.S. are owned free and clear (50 million mortgages, 25 million homes owned outright

Hollywood's Fix for America's Three and a Half Trillion - Huffingtonpost.com
could keep their homes with that money? How many businesses could keep their employees? How many new mothers wouldn't need to choose between staying home with their baby and working? Mind boggling as it may be, that magic $545 million dollars is