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Paying a price for houses that aren't homes
One of the oddest things is that everyone thinks of real estate in terms of investment...Next to latte addiction and breaking and entering, real estate is the hottest hobby in town...Geez. Doesn't anyone buy a house just to live in any more? One of the oddest things is that everyone thinks of real estate in terms of investment...Next to latte addiction and breaking and ente... more
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US Missile Kills 20 in Pakistan "N. Waziristan"
MIRANSHAH: A US missile destroyed a house in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan Friday, killing around 20 people, mostly foreign nationals. MIRANSHAH: A US missile destroyed a house in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan Friday, killing around 20 people, mostly foreign ... more
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Michigan home sold for $1.75
A woman on eBay purchased an abandoned home in Saginaw, Michigan for $1.75 (one hundred and seventy five cents.) She mustpay $800 in back taxes, and cleanup the home, which she plans to resell.
As economic disaster continues, I wonder if more 'great housing deals' are on the horizon. A woman on eBay purchased an abandoned home in Saginaw, Michigan for $1.75 (one hundred and seventy five cents.) She mustpay $800 in b... more -
Dubai Night Life
Dubai is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the Persian Gulf. Its emirate’s main city, sometimes called “Dubai City” to distinguish it from the emirate. Dubai is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the Persian Gulf. Its emirate’s main city, sometimes... more
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iPad Tower - iPod inspired tower by Omniyat in Dubai’s Business Bay
iPad Tower - Omniyat’s iPod inspired tower at Business Bay, Dubai: Real estate developer Omniyat Properties is planning to launch projects worth more than Dh3 billion in 2007, starting with a tower inspired by Apple’s iPod MP3 player. The company will announce at least two residential projects and one commercial development and will open its account in February with the innovative iPad residential tower in Business Bay.
The 23-storey building, which is scheduled to bring more than 200 units onto the market in 2009, was designed by Hong Kong-based architects James Law Cybertecture International. The tower will sit atop a docking station angled at six degrees to give the exact look. iPad Tower - Omniyat’s iPod inspired tower at Business Bay, Dubai: Real estate developer Omniyat Properties is planning to launch proj... more -
Cityscape Dubai 2008
Cityscape Dubai 2008, all set to take place from October 6-9, will showcase the potency of the UAE real estate market and it’s imperviousness to global property recession coming next month. Cityscape Dubai 2008, all set to take place from October 6-9, will showcase the potency of the UAE real estate market and it’s impervi... more
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New tentacle-like towers for Dubai
These were announced only a few days ago and really caught my eye. The tallest has 94 floors and should be just under 400m tall. I think 400m is the absolute limit there because of the proximity of the airport. Also I think the towers in the background might just be placeholders as opposed to showing their final design These were announced only a few days ago and really caught my eye. The tallest has 94 floors and should be just under 400m tall. I thi... more
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Fastest Growing City in South Asia
Lahore is fast becoming the choice of living and destination of leading businesses; hence the migration rate from the rural areas to city has gradually increased in last two decades. People migrate from rural areas surrounding Lahore and smaller cities to elevate their standard of living, in search of better financial growth and to explore career opportunities and educational resources. This massive migration has caused a booming effect on property business in Lahore where migrated segment of population search for homes and other residential and commercial property to settle down in the city as their first priority. To meet the need of ever increasing housing demands, Lahore is expanding to accommodate new housing schemes. These residential schemes are being built keeping the low cost housing in focus which is in highly demand these days. Lahore is fast becoming the choice of living and destination of leading businesses; hence the migration rate from the rural areas to c... more
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Fire retardant chemical found in children
A fire retardant chemical used in electronics, toys, and furniture has been detected in children’s blood at triple the levels found in their mothers, the Environmental Working Group reported last week.
In a small pilot study of 20 families, the non-profit environmental group tested blood samples from mothers and their young children—ages 18 months to four years—for the presence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a hormone-disrupting chemical.
In 19 of the 20 families, concentrations of PBDEs were typically three times as high in children as in their mothers, said Sonya Lunder, the study’s author. One child had six times the level of the chemical that was detected in her mother.
“To us, this raises concerns that kids live very differently in the same environment than their parents do and those kid-like behaviors put them at risk for contaminant exposure,” Lunder said in a telephone interview.
Lunder said young children are exposed to more of these substances because they play by putting their hands and other household items in their mouths after touching furniture or appliances that contain PBDEs. They also eat more and drink more, proportionally, than their mothers do, and food and drink can contain these chemicals, she said.
PBDEs build up in the blood and tissues. Two forms of PBDEs are no longer made in the United States but are still present in items in U.S. homes, the study said.
The largest volume of PBDEs is in electronics in a form called Deca, which is banned in European electronics and in some U.S. states, according to the study.
The study cited peer-reviewed tests that showed a single dose of PBDEs given to mice on a single day when their brains were growing rapidly could cause permanent behavior changes, including hyperactivity.
Lunder said there have been numerous studies of the toxic effects of fire retardants on adults, but few on how these substances affect children.
A spokesman for the Bromine Science and Environment Forum, a trade group, took issue with the environment group’s study, saying that even the highest levels of PBDEs detected were relatively low, and that Deca was barely found in the children.
“Flame retardants save actual human lives, and no illness, ailment or harm to any human anywhere has ever been reported as a result of exposure to Deca, even among those who work producing the material,” the spokesman, John Kyte, said in an e-mail.
Kyte said the flame-retardant manufacturers group supported monitoring and analysis of “potential concerns” raised by the environmental group’s study.
Lunder said young children are exposed to more of these substances because they play by putting their hands and other household items in their mouths after touching furniture or appliances that contain PBDEs. They also eat more and drink more, proportionally, than their mothers do, and food and drink can contain these chemicals, she said.
PBDEs build up in the blood and tissues. Two forms of PBDEs are no longer made in the United States but are still present in items in U.S. homes, the study said.
The largest volume of PBDEs is in electronics in a form called Deca, which is banned in European electronics and in some U.S. states, according to the study.
The study cited peer-reviewed tests that showed a single dose of PBDEs given to mice on a single day when their brains were growing rapidly could cause permanent behavior changes, including hyperactivity.
Lunder said there have been numerous studies of the toxic effects of fire retardants on adults, but few on how these substances affect children. A fire retardant chemical used in electronics, toys, and furniture has been detected in children’s blood at triple the levels found in... more -
Dubai Skyscraper Beautiful Diagram
Only highrise buildings that have a drawing are shown, ordered by official height. Includes buildings of built, under-construction and proposed status. Only highrise buildings that have a drawing are shown, ordered by official height. Includes buildings of built, under-construction an... more
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Dubai in 2050
I’ve seen the future and it’s full of skyscraper after skyscraper. But what else would you expect the future vision of Dubai to consist of? As you can see below, some bright spark has pictured the future and lo and behold the Dubai skyline is full of extremely tall, extremely contorted designed buildings. I’ve seen the future and it’s full of skyscraper after skyscraper. But what else would you expect the future vision of Dubai to consis... more
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Burj Al Alam” Ultra Luxury Retail Mall Planned in Dubai
A leading Dubai based real estate developer, Fortune Group, announced yesterday that its high-end retail offering - The Corporate Mall, which is planned to be in the world’s tallest commercial tower, Burj Al Alam, Dubai, has drawn an extremely positive investor response from the ultra-luxury segment of the retail sector. A leading Dubai based real estate developer, Fortune Group, announced yesterday that its high-end retail offering - The Corporate Mall... more
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Dubai A NEW WONDER OF THE WORLD
Currently under construction in Dubai, Hydropolis is the world’s first luxury underwater hotel. It will include three elements: the land station, where guests will be welcomed, the connecting tunnel, which will transport people by train to the main area of the hotel, and the 220 suites within the submarine leisure complex. It is one of the largest contemporary construction projects in the world, covering an area of 260 hectares. It will open at the end of 2007. Currently under construction in Dubai, Hydropolis is the world’s first luxury underwater hotel. It will include three elements: the la... more
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Real Estate Market Continues to Soften
C-FAX 1070 - Victoria,BC,Canada
THE REAL ESTATE BOARD SAYS THERE WERE MORE PROPERTIES FOR SALE ON THE MULTIPLE LISTING SYSTEM LAST MONTH THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME SINCE 1996. ...
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Triple Threat; Hannah, Ike, & Josephine Brewing Up Trouble
MIAMI (CBS4) ― Tropical Storm Hanna continues to blast the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and Haiti with gusty wind and torrential rain.
At 2 p.m., the center of Hanna was located about 420 miles southeast of Nassau; at latitude 20.6 north, longitude 72.9 west.
Hanna has drifted to the west-southwest for much of Tuesday. The storm is expected to begin moving to the northwest Tuesday night or Wednesday. On this track it will move over the southeastern Bahamas Tuesday evening and central Bahamas on Wednesday.
Hanna grew into a hurricane Monday but was downgraded Tuesday morning.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to 70 mph with higher gusts. Hanna could regain hurricane strength Wednesday or Thursday.
Hanna's path is uncertain. One forecaster at the National Hurricane Center says "it could hit anywhere from Miami to the Outer Banks of North Carolina."
A hurricane warning remains in effect for the central and southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. A tropical storm warning is in effect for the northern coast of Haiti from Le Mole St. Nichoas to the northern border with the Dominican Republic.
Hanna is expected to produce 4 to 8 inches of rain over the southeastern Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos and eastern Cuba; some isolated areas could receive up to 12 inches. Rainfall of 6 to 10 inches is possible over the Dominican Republic and Haiti which could cause life threatening mud slides and flash floods. Swells from Hanna are expected to increase the risk of dangerous rip currents along portions of the Southeast coast over the next couple of days.
NASA has delayed the move of the space shuttle Atlantis from an assembly building at Florida's Kennedy Space Center to the launch pad by at least one day. The move had been scheduled for Tuesday in preparation for an October mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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TS Ike Strengthens In Central Atlantic
MIAMI (CBS4) ― The ninth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Ike, has strengthened a little over the central Atlantic.
At 11:00 a.m. the center of Tropical Storm Ike was located about 1,110 miles east of the Leeward Islands, near latitude 18.9 North and longitude 45.0 West. The storm is headed west at 18 mph, with maximum sustained winds near 60 mph with higher gusts. This general motion is expected to continue during the next two days.
Some strengthening is forecast in the next few days. Some models show the storm becoming a hurricane on Wednesday.
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Tropical Storm Josephine Forms Off Africa
MIAMI (CBS4) ― Along with Tropical Storms Hanna and Ike, South Florida now has to keep an eye on Tropical Storm Josephine.
The tenth Tropical Depression of this year's hurricane season has formed into Josephine in the far eastern Atlantic.
At 11 a.m., the center of Josephine was about 120 miles south-southwest of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands; latitude 13.2 north, longitude 25.3 west. The system is moving to the west near 15 mph and is expected to track to the west and northwest over the next several days. On this forecast track the center of TD 10 will remain south of the Cape Verde Islands and pass them Tuesday night.
The system's maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph and some strengthening is expected in the next 24 hours.
The next update on Tropical Storm Josephine will be at 5 p.m. MIAMI (CBS4) ― Tropical Storm Hanna continues to blast the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and Haiti with gusty wind and torrential rain. ... more -
Burj Dubai becomes world’s tallest tower
Burj Dubai becomes world’s tallest tower
Times of India, India - 5 hours ago
DUBAI: Burj Dubai, Emaar Properties’ famed tower under construction here, has reached a new record height of 688 metres. The developer claims the tower … Burj Dubai becomes world’s tallest tower Times of India, India - 5 hours ago ... more -
Builders regroup as market searches for a bottom
In slow market, developers offer 'test drive' of condos
Boston Globe - United States
If real estate values climb in the intervening time, the renter would be able to buy the property at a discount. And Carruth developer Trinity Financial is ... In slow market, developers offer 'test drive' of condos Boston Globe - United States ... more -
One Republican Ticket: Eleven Houses
While Palin cannot compete with McCain's eight home record, she's got three domiciles.
According to the governor of Alaska's 2007 financial disclosure form, Palin and her husband own a primary residence and two vacation properties.
Add the White House and the vice presidential residence at the Naval Observatory and the combined total will be thirteen.
That would be a lucky number for McCain and Palin. While Palin cannot compete with McCain's eight home record, she's got three domiciles. ... more -
Quick Tips For Serious Real Estate Investors
You want to have a lot of leads and your marketing will bring them to you. Drive those leads into a local number even if you are not local to them. They are going feel secure. The prospect list that you are mailing to is going to feel more secure if they are calling a local number than if they are calling an 800 number. The perception of an 800 number is that it is a big company, but if it is a local number then it just must be the guy down the street that buys houses. You want to have a lot of leads and your marketing will bring them to you. Drive those leads into a local number even if you are not l... more
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Pakistan Housing.pk - Find New Properties
More than 20 million internet users in Pakistan.
Increasing every two seconds by another person.
In today’s busier than ever world everyone wants to have the easiest possible ways of doing business.
Housing is one of the major basic needs.
In order to provide facility Pakistan Housing is introducing a web portal for Housing.
Housing Portal will serve 82+ Housing Industries.
Housing Portal simplifies the way of doing online business with its unique features and cutting-edge technologies. More than 20 million internet users in Pakistan. Increasing every two seconds by another person. ... more
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