Archive for April, 2011
$10 Million Stradivarius to be Auctioned for Japan Earthquake Victims
In 2008, Nippon Music paid more than $10 million for a 1721 violin built by Antonio Stradivari in a private sale. The instrument, named “Lady Blunt” for an early owner, the English aristocrat — and granddaughter of Lord Byron — Lady Anne Blunt, is one of 600 Stradivari instruments existing today, according to the Wall [...]
A luxury fortress high above the Sunset Strip
The three-level contemporary home sits along the spine of narrow promontory with unobstructed views that stretch from the San Gabriel Mountains to the Getty Center. A luxurious fortress of concrete, glass and steel presents an imposing profile near the end of a winding drive high above the Sunset Strip.
Richmond-area home sales rise but market hampered by foreclosures
Home sales in the first three months of the year in the Richmond area rose 15 percent from the same period a year ago, but prices continue to fall, according to figures released Friday by the Richmond Association of Realtors.
Details on the Potomac Crest neighborhood
20854 BOUNDARIES: Cedar Ridge Drive to the north, Foxcrest Court and Potomac Crest Drive to the east, Turncrest Drive and Potomac Crest Drive to the south, and Cobble Creek Circle to the west. SCHOOLS: Beverly Farms Elementary School, Herbert Hoover Middle School, Winston Churchill High School. …
Builders offer a variety of incentives to help sell new homes
Area home sales rise but market hurt by foreclosures
Home sales in the first-quarter in the central Virginia region rose 14 percent from the same period a year ago.
Bargain prices help reduce glut of foreclosures – msnbc.com
WASHINGTON — A wave of foreclosures is forcing down home prices in most major U.S. cities. But economists and real estate agents point to what they call a key first step for any housing recovery: a decline in the glut of homes for sale in markets hit …
How to make rentals more attractive as the American dream evolves, adapts
Years ago at the University of Maryland, I taught “Economic Determinants in Architecture,” an elective course introducing architecture students to the real world of capitalism and showing how that world influences design and development. Students learned that market and financial conditions, alon…
FHA mortgages may still beat loans available from private-sector rivals
Although it has raised fees, the FHA continues to offer much higher and more flexible maximum debt-to-income ratios, far more generous underwriting and lower down payments than conventional lenders. Is the Federal Housing Administration losing some of its post-boom, post-bust oomph? Is the Obama administration’s plan to gradually throttle back the FHA’s home mortgage insurance [...]
WHAT’S FOR SALE: A Short Edifice by a Name Architect
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES – In the column “What’s for Sale,” Los Angeles Downtown News looks at everything from condos to multi-family buildings to vacant lots now on the market. We hope that regular snapshots of individual properties will make for a wide-ranging survey of the overall state of Downtown real estate.
