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Meriton washing away stale spots
June 30th, 2008
Meriton washing away stale spots.
Meriton Group is a consortium of personnel engaged in the business of development and construction of various group housing projects, commercial malls in northern India for last 20 years.
The group has many prestigious projects to its name. One such project is Orange County in Indirapuram. Orange County is spread [...]
Paint diva designs mellow model home
June 30th, 2008
Paint diva designs mellow model home.
To achieve this, designer/ TV personality Debbie Travis combined patterns and pops of colour in the Celebration model at Tribute Homes” Imagination site in Ajax.
‘When you open your front door, however much you”ve got in terms of family and kids, you want to have some element that relaxes [...]
Cardboard Spinning May Be an Ad Fad, But Downtown Businesses Say
June 29th, 2008
Cardboard Spinning May Be an Ad Fad, But Downtown Businesses Say.
‘Things become in vogue and something becomes trendy, and it appears that the condo and apartment buildings are using them the majority of the time,’ said Larry Steven Londre, an advertising professor at USC and owner of Londre Marketing Consultants.Londre notes that there can be [...]
Don”t let fears of the credit crunch put you off buy-to-let
June 29th, 2008
Don”t let fears of the credit crunch put you off buy-to-let.
PEOPLE who have only recently bought a buy-to-let property or have been thinking of becoming a buy-to-let landlord may be having second thoughts about whether this is likely to be a good investment. But recent changes to CGT could influence the timing of buying or [...]
California city that is in bankruptcy may become the model for others
June 29th, 2008
California city that is in bankruptcy may become the model for others.
In recent years, the traditionally blue-collar city has attracted more professionals to its Victorian homes near its historic downtown, as well new suburban developments that offered spacious homes at seemingly affordable prices.
But, after years of rising real estate prices, Vallejo was hit [...]
Warne”s Royals maintain unbeaten home run
June 28th, 2008
Warne”s Royals maintain unbeaten home run.
Captain-coach Shane Warne has continued to inspire, taking a stunning catch and three wickets as Rajasthan maintained its unbeaten home record with a 65-run mauling of Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.
The Royals were put into bat at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur and promptly capitalised, storming to [...]
Blackstone to open Beijing office
June 27th, 2008
Blackstone to open Beijing office.
Blackstone opened an office in Mumbai in 2005 to handle private equity and real estate investments and followed that up last year when it opened a satellite office in Hong Kong from where former Hong Kong financial secretary Antony Leung is directing operations as chairman of Blackstone Greater China. Earlier this [...]
Blackwell unveils Goldeneye”s “Bond Suites” in London
June 27th, 2008
Blackwell unveils Goldeneye”s “Bond Suites” in London.
‘The properties now being marketed at Goldeneye will continue this impressive heritage,’ adds Collins. ‘We expect the historic lifestyle that Jamaica has to offer will attract buyers from across the globe.’
Speaking of PURE”s involvement with the Goldeneye project, Collins added: ‘The unique heritage of Goldeneye was, of course, [...]
PA passes resolution for reinstatement of CPA membership
June 26th, 2008
PA passes resolution for reinstatement of CPA membership.
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah moved a resolution in the House that stated that the Punjab Assembly apply for immediate reinstatement of its membership in the CPA, on approval of the application by CPA’s executive committee; that the House agrees to abide by the provisions of the CPA [...]
Residents told of demolition proposals in mailed brochure
June 26th, 2008
Residents told of demolition proposals in mailed brochure.
Up to 67 council houses, seven private homes and four empty properties could be knocked down.
But the DVRC spokesman said no detailed plans had been decided and further consultation would be undertaken in the next few weeks.
City councillor Les Thomson said: ‘We have written [...]