Real Estate
Burj Khalifa, the world tallest tower, is silhouetted at sunset in Dubai, on November 30, 2010. The construction and real estate sectors in Dubai has registered a near five percent fall in 2010, a top Dubai government official said, adding that the sector was hit hard by the financial crisis.
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Board changes at Suffolk Bancorp
months, from May 2010 through December of last year.Gaviola, 56, is the principal of Gaviolas Montauk Market and an East End real estate company, Chris-Nic Properties.Cohen succeeds Thomas S. Kohlmann, a former chief executive officer of the bank who is retiring Read more »
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Log homes have a rustic charm that isn't always simple
DiOrio wanted a rustic home, but his heart sank when his real estate agent drove him up to a West Milford, N.J., log house in 1999."It was not really what I was thinking of," DiOrio recalled. "The whole thing was slathered with this obnoxious brown paint."But Read more »
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Hamptons real estate booming at top, bottom
total cost to rent this 21/2-acre Water Mill estate for the summer: $760,000. The listing price: $12.9 million. The Hamptons real estate market has always been a world of its own, kept spinning by the wealth of hedge-fund big shots, international jet-setters Read more »
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Investors plan soccer stadium for Haiti shantytown
-- A local sports hero, a New York real estate developer and a well-known architect are teaming up to build a soccer stadium in Haiti's notorious Cite Soleil, hoping to revive the seaside shantytown known throughout the hemisphere for its extreme poverty and Read more »
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East Hampton home sales bolster green fund
a sign of resurgence in high-end home sales, an East End land preservation fund collected almost 22 percent more in real estate taxes last month than it did during the same period in 2011.The surge stems from strong home sales in East Hampton.The Peconic Bay Read more »
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Newcastle Limited Buys 2nd Investment Property in Chicago's Bucktown Neighborhood
outlook enabled us to close with cash and meet the seller's need for flexibility." Newcastle Limited is a Chicago-based real estate advisory and investment firm serving institutions, corporations and investors. The firm helps clients use real estate strategically 5/31/12 from MarketWire Read more »
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TEXT-Fitch downgrades DECO 12
is performing well, as expected given its underpinning by long leases to Tesco Plc ('A-'/Stable). However, with commercial real estate financing conditions so strained, and vacated property of all quality grades subject to high haircuts, the loan is increasingly 7:56 AM from Reuters Read more »
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Architect: Cahaba Heights set for boom in construction
with business in the neighborhood said Cahaba Heights is primed for a building boom, with some big players in commercial real estate quietly scouting potential targets. Reebals said interest in commercial property is being driven by a combination of location 7:37 AM from Birmingham Business Journal Read more »
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First installment of real estate taxes due
– The first installment of real estate taxes is due by Monday. Taxes may be paid at most county banks, by mail or in person at the Treasurer’s Office at the DeKalb County Administration Building, 110 E. Sycamore St. in Sycamore from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 7:21 AM from Daily Chronicle Read more »
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Downtown Cleveland real estate swinging back from recession
was printed from Business First The downtown Cleveland real estate market is garnering some renewed interest from corporate tenants despite a 19.2 percent vacancy rate for high-end properties, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Insurance brokerage Britton-Gallagher 7:21 AM from Business First of Columbus Read more »