International removals ‘booming’ say relocation specialists Robinsons

International removals are continuing to boom despite a decline in the housing market here in the UK, ... through the schools •             Cleaning outdoor furniture ready for removal, as any items ... house in the UK. We simply pack people’s furniture and belongings in shipping container [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:00:14

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International removals 'booming' say relocation specialists Robinsons

International removals are continuing to boom despite a decline in the housing market here in the UK, according to relocation specialists Robinsons ... by arranging an online chat through the schools • Cleaning outdoor furniture ready for removal, as any items ... point of view it isn't much different to moving house in the UK. We simply pack people's fu [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:19:31

The Long Process of Applying For A Mortgage

Applying for a mortgage is not something that can be accomplished in a day. In fact, unless both you and your mortgage broker/loan officer are highly motivated, you probably won't even pull it off in a week. It is important to take this step before you even start shopping for a house: in today's market, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 08:01:00

Housing Market continues to increase prices

I don’t understand this hue and cry which real estate companies have been making ... continue to be high. And despite the government notice to sell property on basis of carpet area ... with foreign money and domestic money drying up. Liquidity may be much better now, but people [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 11:57:32

Greening a giant

Japan’s housing market is an oddity in the world for its obsession with newness. More than half of the country’s homes were built after 1980, and only 13% of existing stock are houses that were pre-owned, compared to 66%, 78%, 89% in France, the US and Britain respectively. The roots of this phenomenon go way back [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 04:14:24

Fed calls West’s housing markets feeble

The Fed’s San Francisco unit had its harshest words to date to say about the West’s real estate ... remained feeble during the survey period, and demand for commercial real estate fell further. Despite ... in the commercial office market remained exceptionally weak, with demand for new and existing space [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:20:07

to market.

We're selling our house. I cannot breathe under the weight of this debt. Neither can Caleb. Jack will adjust. We'll be spending all of our time and energy on finishing the painting and other little tidbits, plus refinishing the bathtub and retiling around it + installing a showerhead ( [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 19:15:46

Magical realism

Boing Boing readers predict the next five years and beyond ... design group who condense their projects into downloadable manuals, such as the Walking House ... marketeer gets their comeuppance / announcing the construction of a cooled beach in Dubai. Nice headline [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 00:45:14

"Budget Deficit States Need Trillion Dollar Bail Out?"

... the embattled housing market, and stem the tide of home foreclosures through a loan-modification ... during a conference call with reporters that the plan had been discussed with Congressional leaders [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 00:36:00

Marketing Discount Yet Nice Looking Houses Now

If you don’t actively promoting your business of flipping houses, you are not going to gain substantial profits ... to go in the immediate real estate arenas. Advertise the house yourself and retain the real estate fee. flipping ... value by capitalizing of the financial crisis. Narrow down your target investment areas and where [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:31:10

2008 Listings and Sales Activity Wrap Up...

Another year has gone by the way-side and of course this means tabulating the data for housing in the Kingman market ... a chart that looks back at the average priced sold home figure in each month going back to 2004. I even ... or canceling is down, and sellers that have temporarily taken their home off the market is negligible.I [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:42:00

As The Politicians Battle It Out Ukraine's Economy Tunnels South In Search Of Australia

“In Ukraine, the evidence is still that policymakers do not quite understand the seriousness of the challenges they face,” ... in the European periphery,” Krugman said on the ABC network Dec. 14. “The money has dried up. That’s the new center, the center of this crisis has moved from the U.S. housing market to the European [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 16:01:00

As The Politicians Battle It Out Ukraine's Economy Tunnels South In Search Of Australia

“In Ukraine, the evidence is still that policymakers do not quite understand the seriousness of the challenges they face,” ... in the European periphery,” Krugman said on the ABC network Dec. 14. “The money has dried up. That’s the new center, the center of this crisis has moved from the U.S. housing market to the European [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 16:00:00

As The Politicians Battle It Out Ukraine's Economy Tunnels South In Search Of Australia

“In Ukraine, the evidence is still that policymakers do not quite understand the seriousness of the challenges they face,” ... in the European periphery,” Krugman said on the ABC network Dec. 14. “The money has dried up. That’s the new center, the center of this crisis has moved from the U.S. housing market to the European [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 19:21:00

Property Mangement Companies - What to look for

property-management-companies We haven’t fully given up selling our house, but we’ve entered into a contract with a property management company.  Our old house is for sale and for rent at the same time.  The really good news ... that take care of  “land lording” and marketing your rental house for you.  They do this in exchange [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:02:41

Legislative leaders file budgets leaving most of 'rainy day fund' unspent

Budget Senate.JPG House and Senate leaders just filed separate bills kicking off debate on what's expected to be a hold-the-line state budget this ... " by September 2011. The Senate plan proposes $3.7 billion of spending that's not covered by Combs ... from the Permanent School Fund, battered by recent stock market dips. The House's base budget would [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:50:06

Make Detroit Change Its Ways

Make Detroit Change Its Ways Posted by James O'Rourke on November 21, 2008 thinkprogress ... billion Congress previously allocated to stabilize the financial markets. Both House and Senate plans ... for an additional $25 billion in aid. House and Senate Democrats, led by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Sen [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 00:08:24

A Hint Of The Nightmare To Come

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “For four years the Neal family called a two-family house in New Haven, home. The Neals have had their house on the market for a year and a half. They’re frustrated but patient. They understand this is a tough time to sell [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 21:25:41

Beijing

Beijing 15th January 2009, 11:29 am Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong on Tuesday dismissed claims that the municipal government’s drive to build more ... . The Olympic city, like many other cities in the country, has seen skyrocketing house prices. However, prices ... affordable housing will dampen the city’s real estate market. The municipality unveiled plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:29:26

The True Cost of a Home: How Green Trends Might Save the Housing Market

There’s a paradigm shift going on in the US real estate sector ... of their disposable income on their homes in 2006. Another harrowing fact: housing expenses went up 64.9 ... will reverberate among home owners who will be less likely to find themselves living in homes they cannot [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 06:28:09

Indianapolis Home

by Ok Kim Many people when they decide to put their home up for sale will decide that spring is the best time for doing it ... your house up for sale when the market is healthy and lots of properties are available do some research beforehand. Take time to see what price houses similar to your own have currently been sold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:57:04

Democrats Fed Up With Bailed-Out Banks

Bring on the finance regulations. That’s the message this week from a growing number of Democratic leaders, ... congressional Republicans oppose more industry regulations, arguing that free markets work best ... of the House Financial Services Committee, largely [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 01:37:21

Is this the Bottom of the Housing Market?

Data released today reveals an unexpected 7.4% jump in the pending home sales index ... be the perfect time to buy a dream property on the cheap... This from Today's Financial News: Although ... it. There are a lot of properties on the market in a similar situation, especially recently built homes [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 19:56:11

For $30M You Get An Historic Mansion With Assorted Ghosts

As runaway slaves swam across the Potomac River traveling along the Underground Railroad, ... plans to build Darnall and Harbin Halls. But the Halcyon House has a deep history reaching far beyond ... House.Today, Prospect Street’s historic Halcyon House, which went on the market on Aug. 30 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 01:50:00

Trutap decimates headcount, keeps skeleton staff, looks for sale

Trutap, a leading UK mobile startup, is to let go almost 80% of its staff after failing to hit its window for a second round of funding ... in a second round of funding, after securing initial investment in 2006 from private equity house ... models, especially in emerging markets like Brazil and Russia. Trutap, the free mobile social [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 12:01:36

Memphis Home

by S. Kim When you are buying a home this can be a very stressful period in your lives ... . This means that you pay part of the interest at the time the sale closes and so you end up with a much ... market prices for houses similar [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:22:00

Hugo Boss Cellphone

Hugo Boss Cellphone 19 December 2008, 18.00 | Posted in Gadgets | 1 comment » After Prada and Armani, ... , they are all black and they have the same buttons. From a high end luxury fashion house we expect ... a new market, at least from a design perspective. Somebody who purchases one of these phones [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 16:48:21

"DLF makes a grand entry in the "Manchester of India"

/India PRwire/ - DLF Commercial Complexes Limited announced their expansion plans in the commercial space arena of Ludhiana with the launch of its ... office complexes and retail outlets. The Galleria is an easily accessible, free from city congestion ... the ground and first floors · The second floor will also house a mini air-conditioned market [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:44:19

Market Leverage Announces GreenLinks

Market Leverage has just announced GreenLinks, the Online Advertising Industry’s first affiliate help videos ... videos here. Videos designed by Market Leverage’s in-house technology and production teams feature ... Leverage has been recognized by INC. Magazine for its growth over the past three years [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:57:54

Home Insurance Companies’ Computerized Models Yield High Rates

Hurricane Andrew, in 1992, brought havoc on Florida homes and on insurance companies, with over $15.5 in reported damages ... of the new models, the price of insurance for houses located near the Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern ... . The real estate market along the coast is full of houses for sale, and has a dearth of buyers. “A lot [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 04:01:07

American people are selfish

By Chant Mayer I LIVE in Glendale, Arizona, USA. I am a 36 year old female, married and have a 10 year old house in the suburbs of a multi-million dollar area. Of course ... of only 5k and a few dogs to feed. It is not even remotely possible to sell a house in the market [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 21:47:42

Another Orange County Housewife House Goes on the Block

SELLER: Simon and Tamra BarneyLOCATION: Pointe Circle, Ladera Ranch, CAPRICE: $1,599,000SIZE: 4,300 (approx.), 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathroomsDESCRIPTION: Tuscan Beauty! This very desirable plan 3 sits on a pie shaped lot ... have put their Ladera Ranch tract house on the market with an asking price of $1,599,000. Do y'all [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 17:38:00

Fed Says 4.5% Mortgage Rates Coming Soon, Others Say It is A Pipe Dream

Will the purchasing of 500 million in mortgage backed securities help the housing market? ... as they are, if you can get in at 4.5 percent. So those on the sidelines will stay there. That does not sell homes. Another great [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 13:56:10

The Kool Aid They’re Drinking In Florida

The Charlotte Sun reports from Florida. “The annual Fishkind Report released Tuesday by Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund projects Florida’s economy to rally last among all states, and possibly not until 2011. All Florida housing markets will be down through 2009, according to the report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:20:54

Rural Housing Avoids Pitfalls of Escalating and Declining Value Seen Elsewhere This Generation

...From Bill Bishop in his 8 January '09 column at New West.net and Daily Yonder.com:The DivideReport: When the House Bubble Burst, Rural Prices Kept SteadyThe country is going into contortions to deal with the collapse of the housing market. The collapse took place [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:13:00

50% off Seattle Airfare on Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines latest 3-day airfare sale features half-price flights between Seattle and cities across the country. Gourmet coffee houses, Pike Place Fish Market, the Space Needle, and the Intiman Theatre are just a few of spots waiting for you when you arrive. This airfare sale is also good for Seattle [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:36:38

Docudharma Times Tuesday September 16

The Fundamentals Of The economy Are Sound If? You Live On Dune, In Parallel Wingnut Universe, In A Cave Or Your Name Is John " ... Henry M. Paulson Jr., in separate appearances at the White House, to reassure markets that Wall [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 01:58:10

Curbly Recession Busters: Getting Buyers Through The Door

I'm absolutely not a real estate expert, but I am something that seems far rarer these days. I'm a first time buyer. If you've got a house to sell in an increasingly stagnant market here are a few cheap or free ... . I know that you know this but it really can't be stated strongly enough. As buyers our first view of most houses [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 21:24:55

Consultant eyes flat-at-best O.C. housing market

Welcome to Eyeball 2009! This is our holiday gift to you: Two weeks of outlooks on local real estate conditions! ... new home construction in OC in 09 — less than 08’s trough. Also much of the land development [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 20:00:03

Pioneering African Art Collector Robbins Dies

Planning your private museum was all the rage until financial markets collapsed ... an adjoining town house, then another and another. Eventually he assembled 9 town houses, 16 garages and 2 carriage houses. Warren M. Robbins, Collector of African Art, Dies at 85 (New York Times) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 03:47:18

Escape The Rat Race With A Tiny House [Housing]

It's not just supermarkets that are shrinking—you can also build yourself a 90-square-foot house to shack up in with your hunched-over spouse and ... in Seattle, plans to move within the next few months from the Craftsman-style two-story house she shares ... to the tightening credit market and the fact that home prices remain high in Seattle, despite [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 22:51:40

Weekend Review - Washington D. C. - Dec 5, 2008

Bill Smith, ARRA Editor: Be sure to catch the conclusion at the end of this post ... for their autos and the repair parts needed over the years, now they wish for us to pay for their poor marketing ... and proceeded to lose the House in 1994. . . . tensions spring from the very nature of Congress [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 15:49:00

January Beige Book

From the Federal Reserve: January Beige Book - Second District–New York Construction and Real Estate Housing markets in the District have been ... contracts negotiated in late 2007 and early 2008. Based on current contracts, overall apartment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:27:05

Good Riddance

Jump to CommentsNoon tomorrow, kids. The Chimpy Preznitzy officially ends at noon tomorrow. Can you believe it’s almost over?Original DVD cover ... out, and in these tough economic times many of them are scrambling to find new jobs. High-ranking White House ... administration have seen an already shaky job market collapse. The traditional avenues of [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:34:44

13 Fear Is Real: Meet The Contestants

On Wednesday, January 7 at 8 PM ET on The CW, 13 lucky or should we say, ... scares and lots of beware of the dark moments, all designed by a mastermind of terror. In addition ... Diego, California) Occupation: Marketing and Product Specialist Favorite Horror Films: “House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 17:00:03

Bar Refaeli Metallic Hot at Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party 2008

Bar Refaeli Metallic Hot at Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party 2008 More... Lifestyle MySpace to connect users with US presidential debates Greenland's Inuits blast EU plans to ban ... Hideous' Attack Britney Spears Puts Her Summit House on the Market Lindsay Lohan Acknowledges [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 11:02:35

Sunday open houses

There are several open houses you should visit this Sunday ... market cost. Units #3 & #4 could be combined into a 1374+/- square foot duplex.  The list ... for prices in the $570 - $620 per square foot range. OPEN HOUSE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 12:00 - 2:30 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 00:15:05

House Update ~ Chronicles of a Real Estate Nightmare ~ Kitchen Part 3

These first 2 pictures are what were taken when the house was on the market. Cute kitchen and sun porch right? ... it started to flood under the side wall. After we pulled up the old moldy carpet and linoleum I sat [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:53:22

SoCal renters’ inflation at 8-year-low

• Click to enlarge SoCal’s cost of living in rental housing rose at a 4 ... : What to sell, buy this 3-b home for? H.B. market snapshot: Sale closes on $3.75M house Bad economy ... to buying a house — rose 3.7% last year, also the lowest since 2000. Total SoCal housing costs — [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 08:38:23

10 Books to Recession-Proof Your Life

Lay-offs, plummeting stocks, and crashing housing markets -- the news just keeps getting grimmer and grimmer ... lay down the facts -- and help you plan a healthier economic future. Bulletproof Your Job by Stephen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:24:47

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