Real estate board hands out more than $10K to eight local charities

The charities that benefited focus largely on providing shelter-related services to those in need of them. “It is such a perfect fit … to help support these charities since the heart of our industry is helping people find homes,” said Caroline McDonald, interim board president. In the last decade, members'
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$1,145,000 Macartney Lawson to Silverman Marsha; Lot 103 Bimini Bay Estates; Dec. 6. $1,130,000 Ceshker Sandra, Smith Sandra to Nissen David, Nissen Ingrid V; Longboat Shores; Dec. 5. $1,050,000 N N Pavlovic Family Associates LLC to San Marco 14 LLC; San Marco Plaza Unit 14; Dec. 4.
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Girish M. Thakkar, property manager, Arenco Real Estate, said: “Investors are highly interested in Dubai real estate market because of the high return on investment. Dubai will always set itself apart because of its diversified offering and those looking to invest can be confident because of the well placed
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Her effort to focus more on ethics in real estate goal is accented by her adoption of a #livethecode hashtag reminder to the real estate professionals who are members of the Seacoast board, which is based at Pease International Tradeport. According to Kulberg, the need to reemphasize the code comes
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The buyer included several investment firms: Nuevo Perris, a joint venture among Wood Investments, a Laguna Beach-based real estate investment and development company; Joel Farkas, a real estate development company based in Colorado; and SandTree Holdings, an El Segundo-based private
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As China continues to transform disputed territory in the South China Sea into features capable of sustaining air and naval bases, Vietnam is also upgrading areas it occupies. Images taken by DigitalGlobe satellites in September show new facilities including a possible dry dock on West London Reef in
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South Africa's ruling African National Congress plans to begin voting on Monday for a new leader to replace President Jacob Zuma in a tight race between his former wife and his deputy. The vote at the party's national conference in Johannesburg follows a bitter dispute over a decision to exclude almost
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Prefabricated Housing Market development trends and marketing channels are analysed. Finally, the feasibility of new investment projects is assessed, and overall research conclusions are offered. In a word, the report provides major statistics on the state of the industry and is a valuable source of
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The organizations have asked for complaints the agencies have filed in federal court or through administrative proceedings alleging violations of the Military Lending Act. That law, among other things, limits the interest rate to 36 percent on certain loans to service members and their families. The law
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ValuEngine downgraded shares of SodaStream International (NASDAQ:SODA) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Friday, December 1st. SODA has been the subject of several other reports. Zacks Investment Research raised SodaStream International from a hold rating to
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The government is planning to launch mortgage- and tax-related measures designed to control the price of Macau housing and promote the healthy development of the real estate market, the Government Information Bureau said in a statement. According to the note, Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On
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Japan's exports grew for a 12th straight month in November, as external demand fueled the nation's longest stretch of economic growth since the 1990s. A yearlong recovery in exports has kicked Japan into higher gear, fueling record profits and rising capital spending during the longest economic
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“There's a lot of waiting and seeing,'' Sir Gerry Grimstone said in a Bloomberg TV interview with Tom Mackenzie on Friday. “I'm confident it will turn out alright in the end, but the transition time — when the thing is still settling down — as you can imagine, this is causing uncertainty not just between China
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finance company Freddie Mac in 1998 as a principal economist, died Oct. 6 at his home in Fredericksburg, Tex. The cause was coronary artery
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Twenty NatWest bank branches are to close in Wales. The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) announced it would shut the branches in May and June next year. The bank said the closures were due to changes in the way people use its services, with customers choosing to bank online or on mobiles instead.
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AGNC Investment logo Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC increased its position in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,310,629 shares of the real estate investment
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House prices have risen significantly from their low point after the Great Recession. Homeowners' equity (HOE)—the market value of U.S. households' residential real estate minus the value of home-secured debt—has increased even more in percentage terms; this is because leverage in the form of
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The AIB 'Build a Bank' challenge, which is now in its 16th year, is an exciting and fun way for Transition Year students to set up and run their own school bank. The competition is of huge benefit to the students involved as it introduces them to the world of business and banking. It teaches them new skills
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A group of conservative economists appear to be backing off their claim, embraced this week by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, that Congress's proposed corporate tax cut would lead to 3 percent economic growth within a decade. The nine conservative economists, in a letter Thursday to two
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Home sales surged in Calgary last month, likely a result of new mortgage rules that come into effect in the new year, says the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB). A total of 1,411 homes changed hands in November, up 15 per cent from a year ago and comparable to long-term averages for the month,
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