Archive for August, 2011
Homeowners insurance premium hikes sought in Ga. – Ledger-Enquirer
ATLANTA — A year after most Georgia insurers increased homeowners premiums 9 to 23 percent, a new wave of increase requests is pending. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/pufLIH) that State Farm, Georgia’s largest writer of homeowners …
Dairy store owner banks on location for his success
PLAINVILLE – When Sanjay Desai found out that a former bank on West Main Street was for sale, he decided that would be a good location for another convenience store.
Home of the Week: Compound once a lair for military secrets
This massive gated compound was once part of the Lookout Mountain Air Force Station, which produced classified films and still photos of nuclear experiments after World War II. Today the Sunset Strip-area residential space includes art galleries, a theater and a sound stage.
Your question answered: Foreclosures falling in Watertown
The question Are home foreclosures still happening in Watertown? If so, how many?
Foreclosures made up 31 % of home sales in 2nd quarter – Waterbury Republican-American
WASHINGTON — Foreclosures made up roughly one-third of all home sales nationwide this spring. While that’s a smaller share of sales from the previous quarter, it’s six times the percentage of foreclosures in a healthy housing market. Foreclosure sales …
Ultra-green office building breaking ground
The Bullitt Center on Capitol Hill will set a new standard for green development. The building will generate as much energy as it consumes.
HP Offering TouchPad Owners Free Applications – Tom’s Guide
HP’s TouchPad fire sale had shoppers whipped into a frenzy within a matter … HP was overwhelmed by the demand for the TouchPad and now it seems the company is treating new TouchPad owners to some free applications. “How does a cool, refreshing, and …
Homeowners insurance: six tips for a storm – The Christian Science Monitor
Hurricane Irene is bearing down on the East Coast. In its path are cities that haven’t taken direct hits from a hurricane in years, and in some cases decades. Hurricane insurance: Do you have it? Need it? Six things to know. Hurricane Irene update …
Foreclosures a third of all home sales this spring
Foreclosures made up roughly a third of all home sales this spring. While that’s a smaller share of sales from the previous quarter, it’s six times the percentage of foreclosures in a healthy housing market.
Matthew Perry buys custom house in Sunset Strip area
Steps lead from the infinity pool down to a theater, which has velvet seating for nine, a $12,000 projector and 2-inch-thick underwater pool windows. Actor Matthew Perry has bought a newly built custom house in the Sunset Strip area for $8.65 million. That might explain why he put his West Hollywood condo up for sale [...]