'Old money' behind prestige properties surge: agents - Brisbane Times
Brisbane families with "old money" are behind a surge in prestige property sales, agents say. Despite the fallout in the high-end market from last year, 2010 is proving to be a busy year for those purchasing multi-million dollar homes. According to

Venice labyrinth has some churchgoers balking at - Los Angeles Times
In a neighborhood that has long struggled with gentrification, where million-dollar homes and quirky architectural wonders rise beside peeling bungalows, Murez's offers of help met with some suspicion. Pastor Harold G. Smith, who said he feels OK

Philadelphia's million-dollar condos - Philadelphia Daily News
The April 2 sale of the penthouse condo at 1706 Rittenhouse Square Street for a record $12.459 million didn't exhaust the supply of multimillion-dollar digs on the buyers from the start, visiting their current homes, working with a list of

Grocery Outlet opens May 8th - My Ballard
Who would have thought a discount grocery store would do business in a neighborhood with 1/2 million dollar homes? I have fond memories of the GO in college. Rice Crispies with boxes in Arabic and Russian, 99 cent pints of “mystery” Ben and Jerry

$10.5m boost for Morayfield affordable housing project - Brisbane Times
More than a thousand affordable homes in southeast Queensland will go on the market sooner and cheaper, thanks to a multi-million-dollar boost from the federal government. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced the government would invest $10.5 million

Million-dollar home sales take a dip - Denver Post
Sales of million-dollar homes in the Denver area dipped slightly in March, while the median sale price was up fractionally month-over-month, according to a recently released analysis by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. A total of 34 homes sold

PETCO Foundation Makes Million-Dollar Gift to San Diego - PR Inside
This is the PETCO Foundation’s second million-dollar grant to the San Diego Humane Society and support approximately 6,200 local animal welfare groups across the country to help find homes for more than 200,000 adoptable animals every year.

Nelson's News Is Giving Away Free Six Flags Tickets - WSB-TV Atlanta
You'll see items like celebrity events, concerts, million dollar homes, feature stories, things that you'll want to see and do. Six Flags has given Nelson's News five packs of four tickets each. So each winner will be given four tickets good for this

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