Trading volume during at the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) during January 2012 totalled 811,283 contracts, an increase of four per cent from the 778,157 contracts traded in January 2011. This was the busiest...
Historically rich and rooted in tradition, yet distinctly modern. Culturally diverse and still defiantly proud and patriotic. Texas is forged from contradictions, merging seamlessly to create a unique and spirited destination. We invite...
While the housing market has a long, hard road ahead of it, signs abound that the market is finally in the throes of a genuine, sustainable recovery. Among the key statistics and forecasts...
The National Council for Sustainable Development on Jan. 4 said it put out to tender the construction of 400 low-cost houses in the Embera Wounaan district. Main activities include: construction of piles to...
Construction on several projects, including a private jet terminal, a mega-yacht marina and a resort, is to begin and continue in 2012, said Prime Minister & Minister of Finance, Dr Denzil Douglas, reports...
Venezuela and Iran signed new agreements in several economic and social areas during the visit to Caracas by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, reports South Sentinel (Jan. 11, 2012). Following private talks, Venezuelan President...
Home buyers' confidence in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China declined 3.2 points sequentially to 106.6 points in the four quarter of 2011. The decline was mainly due to the government's policies with the aim...
HEADNOTE On November 15, 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a conference to explore what has been driving the large and rapid increases in Midwest farmland values. Academics, industry representatives, and...
Byline: Samuel S. Spencer Jr. As a community banker in New Mexico for more than three decades, I am compelled to respond to recent news articles and opinion pieces that overstate the level...
Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN Noisy gates draw complaints Homeowners near the entry of a gated subdivision off Airport Road say in a lawsuit that the gates are disturbing them. Michael A. Martinez and...
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is ready to add the former Market Square Arena site to a growing list of downtown redevelopment projects. Unlike past attempts at transforming the vacant site, the city will...
An apartment building spree downtown is getting fresh fuel with an $85 million development proposed for surface parking lots just south of the Cosmopolitan on the Canal. The plan--first reported on IBJ.com on...
With the recent implementation of a 2 percent cap on property taxes, local governments around the state have been looking for ways to reduce costs. The Town of Brookhaven's answer: automating its tax...
Greccio Housing is preparing to close on two apartment buildings that will increase their inventory of affordable housing by more than 30 percent. Lee Patke, Greccio executive director, said he couldn't discuss specifics...
Throughout most of the 1900s, building was welcomed on Long Island. With thousands moving east from the city, communities grew exponentially and construction boomed. Ambitious developers turned vacant fields into neighborhoods and small...
LAKE FOREST, Calif., Jan. 26, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Professional Community Management of California, Inc. (PCM) and Associa announced the promotion of Michelle Thomson to Regional Director of West Coast Associa Services. In...
Two Nassau County women have been charged with allegedly stealing hundreds of identities nationwide through a Craigslist scam and using them to file fraudulent tax returns seeking more than $500,000 in refunds and...
The average sales price for a home in foreclosure in the New Orleans area from July through September was less than the second quarter price and down from the comparable period in 2010,...
Rachel Dalton The old adage 'my house is my pension' - predictably popular in an era when house prices boomed - is now accepted to be an unwise approach to retirement saving. But...
A private investment group, consisting of a mother and her two sons, has purchased a 65-unit apartment building in Salem for $5.7 million. Built in 2009, the Wellesley Apartments feature 37 two-bedroom and...