Real estate activity remains strong in Kentucky

HousingStatsInfographicJan18 LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 28, 2018) — Coming off a record-breaking year in 2017, the real estate market in Kentucky continued its run of strong sales activity and increasing home values in January. Total home sales in January were the second highest on record at 3,024,
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While we won't know for sure the identities of all of this year's Oscar winners until host Jimmy Kimmel kicks off the festivities on ABC this Sunday, the small cottage industry of Academy Award predictions has plenty of thoughts on the subject. Fortune rounded up some of the leading forecasts for Oscars
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Programming note: Money Stuff will be off for the next few days, back on March 8. Materiality. How much money does YouTube make? It is a secret: Alphabet Inc., which owns YouTube, does not break out revenue for it separately. Alphabet's Form 10-K gets as granular as “Google properties revenue,”
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President Donald Trump is warning the U.S. will use “all available tools” to prevent China's state-driven economic model from undermining global competition, the latest warning to Beijing as America readies a host of trade actions. China hasn't lived up to the promises of economic reforms it made when
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Spring is the time of year when the most homes go on the market. Let's talk about some of the ways to get the most money for your home when it's time to sell. Photos – Anyone who knows me knows that bad real estate photography is one of my pet peeves. Over 90% of buyers start their search online
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HOBOKEN, NJ — Hoboken High School recently hosted “Fortune” playwright George Cameron Grant in honor of Black History Month. According to a news release from the school, the internationally produced and award-winning playwright spoke to students and answered their questions about the
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Dating is blissful and exciting, but sometimes tough on the pocketbook. With upscale movie theaters and dinner bills reaching new, wallet-exploding prices, daters' bank accounts are groaning. But who says love has to cost a fortune? There are a variety of choices around San Diego that are romantic,
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“Notably, the weighting only got above 25 percent for the final four months of the dot-com bubble when share prices were going insane.” … This implies that valuations in the industry are considerably less stretched than during the dot-com bubble — and that the sector's hefty share of the benchmark U.S.
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Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal plans to cut commercial time by 10 percent in prime time, joining competitors that are trying to woo younger viewers accustomed to watching shows ad-free on services like Netflix Inc. NBCUniversal, which owns the NBC broadcast network and cable channels like USA
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Between December 2012 and May 2014, Mario Sasso, a 60-year-old Haverstraw man, allegedly stole nearly $200,000 from one victim and about $127,000 from another by fraudently claiming the funds would be used in financial investments in real estate in Yonkers and the Bronx, prosecutors said.
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The Royal Commission, which is examining misconduct in the banking sector, may end up being the catalyst that moves the mortgage industry away from commission-based payments to fixed fees, according to a new report from the Australian Financial Review. On Monday, the commission, led by the
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Premium Table, Reservation for 10, Logo Recognition at the event, 1/2 page full color ad in the special section. Price$5,500. Quantity. 0. Fee$0. Total$0. Click to unlock hidden ticket. Checkout. Event Information. The Awards Program will take place on March 22nd from 5pm-8pm at SugarHouse Casino's
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Spotify Ltd. filed for its direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange, the streaming music company's unique move to become a publicly traded company. The company is forgoing a traditional initial public offering and skipping the marketing roadshow and share-price setting process that goes with it.
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More than 200 guests gathered at the Pearl Stable Wednesday for the Business Journal's first Commercial Real Estate Business Pulse event, “Opportunities and Challenges in Local Commercial Real Estate for 2018.” The event began with a market presentation from USAA Real Estate Co.'s Global
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“I'm interested in investing in real estate. How do I get started?” I've heard this question many times over the course of my real estate career. The answers depend on what you have to get started with in terms of available cash, investing experience and familiarity with various types of property as well the
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Wayne LaPierre, the head of the National Rifle Association for nearly 30 years, has often found himself at the center of controversy. But over the last week, in the wake of a deadly Florida high school shooting that left 17 dead, LaPierre and the NRA have been under especially strong scrutiny. A growing
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Few topics seem to rankle President Trump so much as America's “very bad deals” with its trading partners. But the U.S. isn't alone in taking a tough stance on trade. International tensions are running high, and could come to a head this year as the U.S. renegotiates NAFTA, runs up deficits with Europe,
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Vertical farming startup Bowery says it's building the most technologically sophisticated indoor farm in the world. Courtesy of Bowery. By Beth Kowitt. 11:06 AM EST. Indoor vertical farming startup Bowery is in the process of building a second facility which it claims will be the most technologically
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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Deloitte & Touche has agreed to pay the U.S. government $149.5 million to settle claims it failed to uncover fraud at the failed Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday. Taylor Bean had been the 12th largest
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MONTREAL, QC and NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–(Marketwired – February 28, 2018) – Engagement Labs (TSX VENTURE: EL) announced today it has expanded its roster of TotalSocial® clients into a new vertical by signing its first-ever agreement with a leading U.S.-based Fortune 500 retailer. The contract
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