Real estate tax bill $11.3B
Worcester Telegram
By Nick Kotsopoulos TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF WORCESTER — The total assessed value for all taxable property in the city has reached $11.3 billion. The figure, which is based on the city assessor's opinion of value for all taxable properties as of Jan.

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Washington Times

Housing deal bust upsets Fairfax County supervisors
Washington Times
By David Sherfinski Fairfax County lost about $2.4 million on a Reston housing complex that went into foreclosure several years ago – news that was not formally relayed to the county's Board of Supervisors until this year. “You don't lose [that amount] …

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Giving Back: Consider real estate for charitable giving
Summit Daily News
Gifts can be made of securities, personal property such as jewelry or artwork and, increasingly, of real estate. Real estate comprises over 35 percent of US household assets and is a major holding on the balance sheets of many donors.

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Hall real estate market on upswing
Gainesville Times
Brad Abernathy, associate broker with The Norton Agency and a member of the Abernathy Cochran Real Estate Group, said the news comes as no surprise. “With all the attractions here in Hall County and all the jobs that are close by, we're in a great spot …

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Economists more upbeat about job growth, housing
CBS News
NEW YORK — A new survey shows economists are growing slightly more optimistic about recovery in the job and housing markets but expect other pillars of the economy to remain weak. The National Association for Business Economists says in a report …

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Los Angeles Times

Celebrity sellers have little effect on home prices
Los Angeles Times
The value of a house has more to do with the individual stamp the person puts on the property, real estate experts say, than a famous autograph on the sales contract. "Typically what adds the value is what they do to the home," said Ellen Galeski, …

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James Hardie Expects Weak US, Australian Housing In Coming Year
Wall Street Journal
By Ray Brindal CANBERRA (Dow Jones)–Weak conditions in the US and Australian housing markets will constrain earnings growth over the coming year, James Hardie Industries SE (JHX.AU) Chief Executive Louis Gries said Monday. The US housing market …
James Hardie posts $613m FY net profit but warns on soft housing marketThe Australian

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Some Louisville-area real estate agents are noticing something that hasn't …
The Courier-Journal
We hear it time and time again — "Eat your veggies!" From the grocery aisle to the farmers market,…- 7:50 pm What is it about rural Kentucky that seems to breed stories about drugs and violent crime? Ask…- 4:35 pm Robin Gibb arrives at Grosvenor …

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Bloomberg

David Jones Seen Luring LBO on Lowest Value Since '04: Real M&A
Bloomberg
With David Jones Ltd. (DJS) trading at the lowest price to its net assets in eight years, the Australian department store's real estate is making it a buyout candidate. Competition on the Internet from American retailers, including Saks Inc. and …

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Washington Times

Housing deal bust upsets head of Fairfax County board
Washington Times
By David Sherfinski Fairfax County lost about $2.4 million on a Reston housing complex that went into foreclosure several years ago – news that was not formally relayed to the county's Board of Supervisors until this year. “You don't lose [that amount] …

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