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Housing correction isn't deterring agents-in-training - The Virginian-Pilot

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 20:45

The Virginian-Pilot

Housing correction isn't deterring agents-in-training
The Virginian-Pilot
But he said he expects the decline to bottom out this year as the home sales market stabilizes. MC Danner, 52, also was among the students in Alpha College's recent class. Before considering a career in real estate, the Virginia Beach resident worked ...

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The most important guy you've never heard of: Chaim Schochet, 25, builds ... - Plain Dealer

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 18:04

Plain Dealer

The most important guy you've never heard of: Chaim Schochet, 25, builds ...
Plain Dealer
The Miami Beach native handles US real estate investments for Optima Ventures, an investor group comprising US businessmen and the principals of the Privat Group, one of Ukraine's largest business groups. Chaim Schochet and Optima Ventures gallery (6 ...

Government moves to identify wind farm sites off Va. Beach - WVEC.com (subscription)

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 18:03

Government moves to identify wind farm sites off Va. Beach
WVEC.com (subscription)
Credit: AP AP | WVEC.com BALTIMORE (AP) -- The government is taking the first step toward developing wind energy off Virginia Beach and several East Coast states and it wants to hear from you. The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Thursday ...

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Rich Cribs: Bridgehampton glass house for $29.95M - Newsday

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 13:13

Newsday

Rich Cribs: Bridgehampton glass house for $29.95M
Newsday
Real Estate Newsday > Classifieds > Real Estate Real LI Buying and selling real estate in the communities of Long Island « Previous postLong Island home sales prices still weak, report says View all posts Rich Cribs: Bridgehampton glass house for ...

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Fannie Mae Partners Seek Bulk Buys in Cities Headed for Recovery - BusinessWeek

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 00:46

Fannie Mae Partners Seek Bulk Buys in Cities Headed for Recovery
BusinessWeek
GTIS Partners, a New York-based investment company, and GI Partners, a private-equity fund in Menlo Park, California, each announced plans in January to spend $1 billion on bulk-buying foreclosed homes as rentals. Financial firms such as Barclays Plc, ...

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About Last Weekend: A Marathon Down Under - Grantland (blog)

Mon, 01/30/2012 - 09:19

About Last Weekend: A Marathon Down Under
Grantland (blog)
4 Syracuse a narrow 63-61 home win over West Virginia. "Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa!" said a group of coal mine owners, speaking to the referees on the phone after the game. "Screwing West Virginia is our job. Back off." No. 3 Ohio State used 17 points ...

Quinn's Corner: Nooga's weekly college hoops notebook - Nooga.com

Sun, 01/29/2012 - 22:27

Nooga.com

Quinn's Corner: Nooga's weekly college hoops notebook
Nooga.com
Overall, the top teams receiving home games are undefeated Murray State, Creighton, Cleveland State, Iona, Oral Roberts George Mason, VCU, Ohio and South Dakota State. Top traveling teams are Saint Mary's, Wichita State, Nevada, Drexel, Long Beach ...

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Cladek's guilty verdict sparks relief, regret for victims - St. Augustine Record

Thu, 01/26/2012 - 23:37

Cladek's guilty verdict sparks relief, regret for victims
St. Augustine Record
A jury in US District Court in Jacksonville on Thursday convicted Cladek, 67, of St. Augustine Beach, on all 14 counts in a Ponzi scheme through which she defrauded investors of as much as $100 million. She is to be sentenced within 90 days.

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Gone, but not for Groton ... - Florida Times-Union

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 15:35

Gone, but not for Groton ...
Florida Times-Union
By MC1 Kim Williams Sailors from the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) volunteered with the non-profit organization Habitat for Humanity during a home build in Virginia Beach, Va., Jan. 18. USS West Virginia, commanded ...

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First Karel trade show of year set for Feb. 5-7 in Edison, NJ - Furniture Today

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 09:45

First Karel trade show of year set for Feb. 5-7 in Edison, NJ
Furniture Today
... the products to the buyer and writing business." The company's other markets this year are set for Long Beach, Calif., May 6-7; Irving, Texas, June 10-11; Edison, NJ, Aug. 19-21; and the new Mid-Atlantic Market in Fredericksburg, Va., Sept. 9-10.

Big tax mines that could blow up your return - MarketWatch

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 00:01

Big tax mines that could blow up your return
MarketWatch
Plus, homeowners who took part in the 2008 first-time home-buyer tax credit — for that year, that tax break was an interest-free loan, not a grant — face their second year of loan repayments. And taxpayers who converted their individual retirement ...

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The truth about STAR bonds - Montgomery Advertiser

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 20:08

The truth about STAR bonds
Montgomery Advertiser
Since then, about a dozen other states, including West Virginia, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho and, most recently, Illinois, have adopted some form of the financing mechanism. Among the attractions at the Village West in Kansas City are a ...

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Avian Marketplace: Back to Basics with Toys - PetProductNews.com

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 06:04

PetProductNews.com

Avian Marketplace: Back to Basics with Toys
PetProductNews.com
A downturn in spending has altered the sales landscape at Golden Cockatoo, a retailer and manufacturer in Deerfield Beach, Fla. Customers are moving away from stainless-steel materials due to reduced availability and substantially higher prices ...

Urban Outfitters a big draw? Sure. Downtown savior? Maybe. - The Virginian-Pilot

Sun, 01/22/2012 - 21:54

The Virginian-Pilot

Urban Outfitters a big draw? Sure. Downtown savior? Maybe.
The Virginian-Pilot
By Carolyn Shapiro Since Bobby Wright started buying property on Granby Street more than 10 years ago, he's chased Urban Outfitters. Whenever he and his marketing staff collected information about Hampton Roads - from demographic surveys to the launch ...

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The College-Aid Shuffle - Wall Street Journal

Fri, 01/20/2012 - 18:22

The College-Aid Shuffle
Wall Street Journal
"If you are thinking about buying a new car or renovating your office, go ahead and do it then," the author Mr. Chany says. Elizabeth Johnson, 53, decided she had to start planning early if she wanted to afford the tuition bills for her two sons. ...

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Surf Expo Increases Buyers - Apparel News

Fri, 01/20/2012 - 03:57

Apparel News

Surf Expo Increases Buyers
Apparel News
Surf Expo is a crucial stop for brands to connect with key East Coast specialty-store buyers. Those included 17th Street Surf Shop stores in Virginia, Ron Jon and Maui Nix stores in Florida, and BC Surf and Sport and Heritage Surf and Sport shops in ...

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Khalif Mitchell turns down Dolphins to stay with CFL - The Province

Tue, 01/17/2012 - 11:32

Khalif Mitchell turns down Dolphins to stay with CFL
The Province
"I didn't sign in the NFL because I actually had the power to say I don't want to come right now," Mitchell explained from his home in Virginia Beach, Va. "If you're looking at life through your bank accounts you'll never find peace.

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Suspected drug dealers court date set - WAVY-TV

Mon, 01/16/2012 - 23:47

WAVY-TV

Suspected drug dealers court date set
WAVY-TV
The search warrant says several of the buys happened inside the building, located in the 6000 block of Virginia Beach Boulevard. In Aug. 2011, the drug ring took a major hit. Norfolk police officers from the Vice and Narcotics Unit were at a home on ...

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How to prepare the home that sells - The Virginian-Pilot

Mon, 01/16/2012 - 00:01

The Virginian-Pilot

How to prepare the home that sells
The Virginian-Pilot
By Toni Guagenti When Lee Costic approached a real-estate agent about selling his parents' house in Virginia Beach's Thalia neighborhood last fall, he thought it'd take months to sell. He had some statistics working against him: The selling time for a ...

Commercial real estate transactions: 19 condo units sold at the Beach - The News-Press

Sun, 01/15/2012 - 01:11

Commercial real estate transactions: 19 condo units sold at the Beach
The News-Press
The buyer is the owner of the Robb & Stucky furniture store's name and other intellectual property — acquired earlier this year in a bankruptcy auction. The commercial property is located along Tamiami Trail, just one block north of Fifth Avenue South ...

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