Saturday, July 31, 2010

Hang Lung Properties' Underlying Net Profit Soars - Wall Street Journal

The Standard

Hang Lung Properties' Underlying Net Profit Soars
Wall Street Journal
... though he said he remains optimistic on the luxury property sector, thanks to robust demand driven in large part by home buyers from mainland China. ...
Real Estate Won't Sabotage Hong Kong ETFTheStreet.com (subscription)
Hang Lung sense China opportunitesRTHK

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Nobody's home, yet - In Hillsborough, newness is this house's top selling point - San Francisco Chronicle

Nobody's home, yet - In Hillsborough, newness is this house's top selling point
San Francisco Chronicle
Burlingame-based luxury home builder SPE Construction purchased the lot at 600 Pullman, which is in the sought-after Carolands subdivision, for $2.1 million ...



Elite Hong Kong land auction boosts glitzy property market - AFP

Sydney Morning Herald



Greek Villas Marked Down 45% as Crisis Hits Island Homes - Bloomberg

Greek Villas Marked Down 45% as Crisis Hits Island Homes
Bloomberg
Prime Minister George Papandreou, having raised taxes and cut civil- service wages, is imposing luxury property taxes to convince voters that the wealthy ...

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Damon Dash loses NYC property to auction - Digital Spy

Damon Dash loses NYC property to auction
Digital Spy
... (£60179) a month on a $7.3 million (£5596013) mortgage on two Manhattan apartments, has lost his luxury property through an auction earlier this week. ...

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High-dollar homes represent 32 percent of all sales - Steamboat Pilot

High-dollar homes represent 32 percent of all sales
Steamboat Pilot
Doug Labor, of Buyer's Resource Real Estate, said this week that during the first half of 2010, 27 million-dollar-plus homes have sold, representing 32 ...



Poll: Economic doldrums defined - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Poll: Economic doldrums defined
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
... that forces hard-working Americans from their homes while at the same time bailing out Wall Street executives and paying them million-dollar bonuses. ...

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Former Janus manager faces million dollar loss on house - INDenverTimes.com

Former Janus manager faces million dollar loss on house
INDenverTimes.com
While there are signs that the 7-million home market in the Denver area is picking up (see a previous blog, Million-dollar home showing rise) it's because ...



One of the Biggest Foreclosure Auctions in US History Continues in Miami Saturday - PR Web (press release)

One of the Biggest Foreclosure Auctions in US History Continues in Miami Saturday
PR Web (press release)
They include million-dollar and half-million-dollar mansions and homes that homebuyers will be purchasing for as much as 50-60% less than the properties' ...

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Over 900 dead as floods sweep Asia - AFP

AFP

Over 900 dead as floods sweep Asia
AFP
The European Commission said it had given Pakistan 30 million euros (39-million-dollar) in humanitarian aid to help the most needy, including those hit by ...

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EU gives Pakistan 30 million euros in humanitarian aid - Hindustan Times

EU gives Pakistan 30 million euros in humanitarian aid
Hindustan Times
"The European Commission has adopted a 30-million-euro (39-million-dollar) humanitarian aid decision to assist the most vulnerable people in Pakistan in ...

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Colorado Luxury Home Sales Climb as Wealthy Bargain-Hunt - Housing Watch

Colorado Luxury Home Sales Climb as Wealthy Bargain-Hunt
Housing Watch
Meanwhile, The New York Times reports that a growing number of homeowners with million-dollar-plus mortgages have simply stopped making payments. ...

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Armed men rob home of Bobcats' Stephen Jackson - Detroit Free Press

FOXSports.com

Armed men rob home of Bobcats' Stephen Jackson
Detroit Free Press
Three men broke into the home in a gated community of million-dollar homes around 2:45 am Wednesday. Jackson was in Texas for a camp and his wife was not ...
Armed men rob home of ex-Warrior Stephen JacksonSan Jose Mercury News
Armed men rob home of Bobcats' Stephen JacksonThe Associated Press
Gunmen break into home of Bobcats' Stephen JacksonPhiladelphia Daily News
On Public Speaking (blog) -Arizona Daily Star -The Augusta Chronicle
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Over 900 dead as floods sweep Asia - AFP

AFP

Over 900 dead as floods sweep Asia
AFP
The European Commission said it had given Pakistan 30 million euros (39-million-dollar) in humanitarian aid to help the most needy, including those hit by ...

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LP Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results - MarketWatch (press release)

LP Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
The increase in sales price accounted for approximately a $72 million dollar increase in both operating results and adjusted EBITDA from continuing ...

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Tour of mayoral candidates' homes - Toronto Star

Tour of mayoral candidates' homes
Toronto Star
A profile of the candidates as homeowners: Rob Ford's home is a modest well-kept grey brick 1950s-style bungalow in a treed enclave of million dollar homes ...

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Million-dollar home showings rise - INDenverTimes.com

Million-dollar home showings rise
INDenverTimes.com
If you had the money, would you buy a million dollar home today? Vote at the bottom of this blog. ...

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High-dollar homes represent 32 percent of all sales - Steamboat Pilot

High-dollar homes represent 32 percent of all sales
Steamboat Pilot
Doug Labor, of Buyer's Resource Real Estate, said this week that during the first half of 2010, 27 million-dollar-plus homes have sold, representing 32 ...



Poll: Economic doldrums defined - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Poll: Economic doldrums defined
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
... that forces hard-working Americans from their homes while at the same time bailing out Wall Street executives and paying them million-dollar bonuses. ...

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Nobody's home, yet - In Hillsborough, newness is this house's top selling point - San Francisco Chronicle

Nobody's home, yet - In Hillsborough, newness is this house's top selling point
San Francisco Chronicle
Burlingame-based luxury home builder SPE Construction purchased the lot at 600 Pullman, which is in the sought-after Carolands subdivision, for $2.1 million ...



Greek Villas Marked Down 45% as Crisis Hits Island Homes - Bloomberg

Greek Villas Marked Down 45% as Crisis Hits Island Homes
Bloomberg
Prime Minister George Papandreou, having raised taxes and cut civil- service wages, is imposing luxury property taxes to convince voters that the wealthy ...

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Family Is Selling Huntington Hotel, Nob Hill Fixture, but Allure Is Faded - New York Times

Family Is Selling Huntington Hotel, Nob Hill Fixture, but Allure Is Faded
New York Times
Real-estate investment trusts, high-end hotel companies and “high-net-worth individuals” who have made luxury hotels a hobby in recent years have been ...

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Luxury home sales rise - Charleston Post Courier

Luxury home sales rise
Charleston Post Courier
Local real estate experts say luxury-level buyers can't resist the deals on reduced-price property, while others are returning to the market as their ...

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Luxury brands use 'by invitation only' to pamper customers - Economic Times

Luxury brands use 'by invitation only' to pamper customers
Economic Times
The 'By Invitation Only' concept has often been a smart way for luxury brands to pamper their loyalists. Extending across categories such as real estate, ...



The Property Portal DreamHomesdot.com Celebrates 1 Year of Selling Luxury Real ... - PR Web (press release)

The Property Portal DreamHomesdot.com Celebrates 1 Year of Selling Luxury Real ...
PR Web (press release)
Real Estate agents and advertising fees can quickly add up to thousands of dollars. Dream Homes at www.dreamhomesdot.com is a international luxury real ...

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Concierge Auctions to Present Luxury Bank-Owned Residence in Kona, Hawaii at ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Concierge Auctions to Present Luxury Bank-Owned Residence in Kona, Hawaii at ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Luxury buyers and sellers nationwide are realizing that the Concierge Auctions process is the future of luxury real estate sales." 72-3203 Punaloa Place is ...

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Luxury Home Purchases In Colorado Resort Towns On The Rise (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post (blog)

RealVail

Luxury Home Purchases In Colorado Resort Towns On The Rise (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post (blog)
A recent resurgence in the high-end mountain real estate market may be a sign that the wealthiest investors are feeling more confident about the state of ...
Colorado Luxury Home Sales Climb as Wealthy Bargain-HuntHousing Watch

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S. Boston luxury complex is for sale - Boston Globe

Boston Globe

S. Boston luxury complex is for sale
Boston Globe
Park Lane is owned by a joint venture of developer Joseph Fallon and Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC. The team is also working together on the current ...
For sale: Southie housing towersBoston Herald
Fallon, Cornerstone put Park Lane Seaport on the blockBizjournals.com (blog)

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Luxury home sales rise - Charleston Post Courier

Luxury home sales rise
Charleston Post Courier
Local real estate experts say luxury-level buyers can't resist the deals on reduced-price property, while others are returning to the market as their ...

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Luxury Home Purchases In Colorado Resort Towns On The Rise (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post (blog)

RealVail

Luxury Home Purchases In Colorado Resort Towns On The Rise (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post (blog)
A recent resurgence in the high-end mountain real estate market may be a sign that the wealthiest investors are feeling more confident about the state of ...
Colorado Luxury Home Sales Climb as Wealthy Bargain-HuntHousing Watch

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Atlanta office space remains hard to fill - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Atlanta office space remains hard to fill
Atlanta Journal Constitution
When the real estate markets crashed in Dallas, Houston and other then-booming Texas cities two decades ago, the event helped ignite a ...



Reclusive 104 year-old heiress Huguette Clark enters hospital - leaving ... - New York Daily News

New York Daily News

Reclusive 104 year-old heiress Huguette Clark enters hospital - leaving ...
New York Daily News
She amassed a real estate portfolio that would make Donald Trump blush. There's the 15000-square-foot Fifth Ave. apartment overlooking Central Park where ...

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High-end luxury home sales on the rise at Miromar Lakes - Naples Daily News

High-end luxury home sales on the rise at Miromar Lakes
Naples Daily News
Closings on luxury homes sold at $1 million or more have increased by 50 percent in Lee and Collier counties in the first seven months of this year, ...



Reclusive 104 year-old heiress Huguette Clark enters hospital - leaving ... - New York Daily News

New York Daily News

Reclusive 104 year-old heiress Huguette Clark enters hospital - leaving ...
New York Daily News
But a 104-year-old heiress whose life is shrouded in mystery has forsaken the lap of luxury for a nondescript hospital room somewhere in the city. ...

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Concierge Auctions Successfully Sells Luxury Lakefront Home in Huletts Landing ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Concierge Auctions Successfully Sells Luxury Lakefront Home in Huletts Landing ...
PR Newswire (press release)
It is a transparent and proven method for identifying value and selling luxury homes in a defined timeframe. Buyers are able to name the price amidst the ...
Concierge Auctions to Present Custom River Valley Ranch Residence At Live ...PR Newswire (press release)

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Telemark Executives Participate in Manila Workshop on Sustainable and Net Zero ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Telemark Executives Participate in Manila Workshop on Sustainable and Net Zero ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Hamptons Luxury Homes, Inc. (www.hlxhomes.com) is a regional construction services company that builds and maintains custom homes, luxury vacation homes and ...

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Nobody's home, yet - In Hillsborough, newness is this house's top selling point - San Francisco Chronicle

Nobody's home, yet - In Hillsborough, newness is this house's top selling point
San Francisco Chronicle
Demand is so high in the area that the few developers who are getting the financing to build luxury homes are selling them very quickly. ...



Play's the thing - Boston Globe

Boston Globe

Play's the thing
Boston Globe
Kiawah is a carefully-developed barrier island with nature trails winding between pristine beaches, salt marshes, ponds, luxury homes, and award-winning ...

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Concierge Auctions to Present Luxury Bank-Owned Residence in Kona, Hawaii at ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Concierge Auctions to Present Luxury Bank-Owned Residence in Kona, Hawaii at ...
PR Newswire (press release)
"Our ability to efficiently find the market value of luxury homes is the key to our platform. Luxury buyers and sellers nationwide are realizing that the ...

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Luxury homes sales on the rise at Miromar Lakes - Naples Daily News

Luxury homes sales on the rise at Miromar Lakes
Naples Daily News
Closings on luxury homes sold at $1000000 or more have increased by fifty-percent in Lee and Collier Counties in the first seven months of this year, ...

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