Asian Property refocuses on middle market

Asian Property Development has sharpened its competitive edge by reorganising to focus on the middle-income market with residences priced up to Bt2 million and after-sales service.

Consumer demands and the economic realities are forcing nursing homes to change the way they does conduct business. One winning strategy: luring younger patients. Nursing home - Business - Health - Nursing - Law

Homes evacuated amid tyre blaze in Glasgow

A MAJOR fire at a tyre storage centre today led to homes being evacuated and several road closures.

Hot Property: Old Firehouse In Pittsburgh For Sale

PITTSBURGH -- Here's a hot property: A two-story firehouse is for sale in Pittsburgh. City officials said Engine House No. 16 has 6,500 square feet of space, 16-foot ceilings and a full basement. It was built nearly a century ago and is in fair condition.

Buyers real estate co. celebrating 20 years

Buyer's Brokers of the Seacoast, a local real estate company, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The original company, Hall-McGee Realtors LLC, was established even earlier, but in 1990 owner brokers Beverly Hall and Carolyn McGee embraced...

SBI may continue with teaser rates

KOLKATA: State Bank of India (SBI) might continue with eight per cent concessional home loan rate even after September, a top official of the bank said.

Property taxes to increase if voters pass $6 million bond

The figures are in – roughly. If Boone County voters approve the $6 million Wagon Wheel Bridge bond issue in the Nov. 2 general election, property owners may see an estimated increase of an additional 35 cents per $1,000 of taxable value of their property taxes.

Retirement? Not just yet, say many

Vancouver Realtor Jerry Rolling is past retirement age and expects he’ll still be working for the next two years. He could probably retire tomorrow, he said, but at a reduced income. He’d rather keep working than lower the standard of living he and his wife enjoy, traveling to see their children and attending community events, he said. “My wife and I are still healthy and enjoying the business ...

This attractive property houses a range of modern serviced offices and provides

This attractive property houses a range of modern serviced offices and provides a wealth of business services including meeting room access, broadband connection and administrative support.

Nursing homes are changing how they operate

Even as America skews older, the demand for nursing homes has declined so staying profitable is a driving force behind some nursing homes...

Locking in a mortgage rate

When is the timing right to lock in your mortgage rate? With a rate lock, lenders are obligated (with a few exceptions) to offer a home loan at an agreed-upon rate regardless of whether mortgage rates have changed between the time of the loan approval and the closing date.

Locking in a mortgage rate

When is the timing right to lock in your mortgage rate? With a rate lock, lenders are obligated (with a few exceptions) to offer a home loan at an agreed-upon rate regardless of whether mortgage rates have changed between the time of the loan approval and the closing date.

Niagara County Real Estate Transactions

Following are real estate transactions over $5,000 as listed in records of the Niagara County clerk’s office for the week ending July 30. •Lauren Court, John T. Sokaloski; Jacqueline M. Sokaloski to Renee Yacono; Paul A. Yacono, $180,000.

Erie County Real Estate Transactions

Following are real estate transactions over $5,000 as listed in records of the Erie County clerk’s office for the weeks ending July 23 and 30. •88 Turnberry Drive, Marsha Joy Sullivan to Andrew Ponkow, $705,500.

Property tax rise expected

State-funded homestead credits will go away next year, and several tax experts predict that property tax bills will rise, especially for rural homeowners who are unlikely to benefit from recently enacted tax caps.

UAE mortgage lending up 12.7% in H1 2010 – cenbank

Mortgage lending among the UAE's 51 banks rose by AED18bn to AED159.8bn in H1.

Care homes earmarked for closure are spared the axe

TWO care homes in West Lothian have been saved from closure. West Lothian Council has now ruled out closing Whitdale Care Home in Whitburn and Limecroft Care Home in Dedridge,

Beijing tightens mortgage lending again

Beijing's financial institutions have tightened mortgage lending once again, and 80 percent of banks have canceled the 30 percent discount on the interest rates of the mortgages for first-time home buyers by reducing the interest discount rate to about 15 percent, reporters from Beijing Times learned from local home agencies, such as 5i5j, on Sept. 6.

Property transactions published Sept. 6, 2010

These property transactions were filed with the Saratoga County Clerk’s Office from Aug. 19 to Aug. 31. Property transactions list seller, buyer and transfer tax. Specific addresses are supplied when available. The following are listed by town in the form of seller, buyer and purchase price.

YOUR PLACE TO CALL HOME: It matters who your Realtor represents

If you are looking to buy or sell a home, you probably haven't given much thought to who the Realtor you are working with is actually representing.

YOUR PLACE TO CALL HOME: Who does your Realtor work for?

You walk into an open house on Sunday afternoon and talk to the Realtor there about the home you are viewing. When you start to share information about your housing needs, the Realtor stops you and says, "We need to talk about agency."

Mortgage data pool looms

(EXCLUSIVE) Homebuyers' mortgage histories are set to be shared among banks from next year - if the privacy commissioner gives the go-ahead.

Business Briefs

Realtor named outstanding agent Andover Gus Gewecke has been selected as the outstanding agent for the month of July by Century 21 Gross and Jansen Realtors in Andover.

Australia Mortgage Bond Rules Are Negative for Smaller Banks, Moody's Says

Australia’s regional banks face higher costs to sell mortgage-backed bonds after the regulator released new guidelines on how some notes should be treated when calculating reserve buffers, Moody’s Investors Service said.

Big banks extend hand to Victorian flood victims

Home loan repayments suspended, credit card relief offered. 6 Sep 2010 3:30 PM

Rescue from foreclosure? Frustration, anger grow

When he tried to change the terms of his home loan, Michael Guzman was rejected because the bank didn't consider his joblessness a long-term...

Property transfers

Monday September 6, 2010 Adams Aug. 30 Genevieve C. Zepka sold property at 23 Victory St. for $1 to Genevieve C. Zepka and Susan G. Zepka. Wendy S. Gipp, Gipp, Stanley W. Revocable Trust and Gregg T. Gipp sold property at 4 Edmunds St. Unit M201 for $155,000 to Thomas J. Turner and Esther M.

UAE bank mortgage loans rise by Dh18bn in H1

UAE banks boosted mortgage credit by nearly Dh18 billion in the first half of 2010 to reverse a sharp slowdown through 2009 because of a downturn in the sector and a post-crisis lending tightness, official figures have shown.

Property trusts assess quake damage

Property assets owned by listed property trusts have escaped Saturday's earthquake in Christchurch relatively unscathed, with only minor damage reported so far.

Prosecutors: Erie area mortgage fraud defendant's requests 'devoid of merit'

Former mortgage office manager Francis R. Conti, serving a federal prison term for his role in a local mortgage-fraud scam, argues in court papers that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting a commonly used federal fraud law should get him released from prison and his sentence modified.

9/6 NAMES & FACES

Gary Coker and Jackie Robertson of Prudential Palms Realty have earned the GRI designation from the Graduate Realtor Institute. The designation is earned by completing a national program of specialized and advanced education. Coker joined Prudential Palms in January following a career in resort management, vacation rentals and vacation ownership. Robertson is an agent in the firm’s Palmer Ranch ...

Intellectual property rights protection improving in China

China's intellectual property rights protection system is improving thanks to a cooperative project between China and the European Union, senior officials said.

DNZ sells property to reduce debt

DNZ Property Fund Ltd has announced a conditional sale of a Whangarei property for $13.5 million, to help to reduce debt.

Homes go under as Buckland bursts banks

BUCKLAND River burst its banks at the weekend, sending water through homes and prompting the establishment of a relief centre at Bright.

Realtor Helps Nab Suspected Robber

A local Realtor helped police nab a person suspected of stealing medication from homes.

Real estate demand declines further

By Sarmad Qazi The level of demand in real estate in Qatar hit its lowest point of the year last month, as indicators declined further, real estate researcher Century 21 said in its monthly report.

Homes evacuated as floodwaters rise

RESIDENTS have begun evacuating their homes in the north-eastern Victorian town of Wangaratta because of rising floodwaters.

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Loan waiver to come under tax net in new regime May create hardships for debt restructuring cases. Corporates going in for debt restructuring may face rough weather on the income-tax front when the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) comes into play from April ...

Real estate career night offered

FITCHBURG -- Realtors from EXIT New Options Real Estate will be holding a free real estate career night at 7 p.

Home owners to be moved off interest-only mortgages

Home owners with interest-only mortgages are being made to pay higher monthly payments after being moved onto costly capital repayment deals amid fears of a double-dip in house prices.