Japan provides post-cyclone, 110-million-dollar loan to Philippines - Earthtimes (press release)
Manila - Japan is providing a 109.8-million-dollar loan to the Philippines to rebuild infrastructure damaged by two devastating Many roads, bridges, power lines, homes and schools were damaged or destroyed by the two cyclones. Some communities in

Out There: Residents on Long Beach island live in fear - Los Angeles Times
It's a trade-off, living on Naples. In exchange for inhabiting an island with quaint canals where kayakers, paddlers and opera-singing gondoliers float past million-dollar homes, residents of this Long Beach neighborhood live with the anxiety of

Analysis: Neighborhood in Poway best value - San Diego Union-Tribune
He said current prices of homes on the market range from about $350,000 to $800,000, with a few topping the million-dollar mark. Some smaller homes were built in the 1970s and other large ones built in the 1990s. “When people are looking for family

Market for high-priced homes, jumbo mortgages begins to thaw - Washington Post
local buyers, a shortage of homes on the market is a more significant problem than obtaining a loan, said Jeff Brier, a principal with the Martin & Jeff Group of Coldwell Banker in the District. It is not uncommon for million-dollar homes to

Chicago outraged by attack - Irish Examiner
Natasha lives in the Bucktown area, a hip neighbourhood of half million dollar homes, condominiums and apartments let to young workers and students. People in Bucktown often socialise and shop in next door Wicker Park, an area packed with trendy bars

HGTV’S Selling New York: Episode Seven - CBS MoneyWatch.com (blog)
Episode Description: Agents selling spectacular multi-million dollar homes in the Big Apple. This week’s episode of the HGTV series “Selling New York ” (airdate Thursday April 29), has all the strength of a finale — bigger, more luscious

Clubs, cars and shopping with Test Drive Unlimited 2 - DESTRUCTOID
With 20 different types of homes ranging from a cheap shack to the top-shelf yacht, and up to a hundred that can be bought by the player, you’ll need some serious coin to get everything. Hell, between houses, half-million dollar cars, multi-million