Archive for March, 2008

National Real Estate profit up 14% (AME Info)

Kuwait-based National Real Estate Co. has announced that its profit rose 14% in 2007, reported Bloomberg. The company’s full year net income advanced to 39 million dinars ($146.9m) or 55.22 fils a share from 34.3 million dinars or 49.20 fils a share in 2006.
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ACI Real Estate in strategic tie-up with Al Odaid (MENAFN)

ACI Real Estate in strategic tie-up with Al Odaid
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Real-estate speculator to appeal Fayette citation (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Allegheny County real-estate speculator Ernest Liggett has filed notice of his intent to appeal to Superior Court a $1,157 judgment entered against him for a building code violation on a structure he owns in Brownsville.
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ACI Real Estate in strategic tie-up with Al Odaid (Khaleej Times)

DUBAI — ACI Real Estate, an affiliate of Alternative Capital Invest GMBH of Germany, has signed a strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi-based Al Odaid Real Estate.
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NDP skeptical about TransLink’s real estate plans (Kelowna Capital News)

Bruce Ralston, NDP MLA for Surrey-Whalley. TransLink is making a bet on Metro Vancouver’s hot real estate market with the hope of raising $1.5 billion over the next 10 years.
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Good News in Phoenix Real Estate

At last, some good news for the Phoenix real estate market? Well, yes, but…
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FTI Buys Real Estate Advisory Firm (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Business advisory firm FTI Consulting Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy Schonbraun McCann Group, a privately held real estate consulting firm, in a cash and stock deal valued at $125 million.
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A Sea Change for Real Estate Agents (NPR)

Real estate agents — average age 51, with the majority female — are facing career decisions in the current housing crisis. Three agents are profiled: One veteran is trying to ride out the slump, while two others are looking for new jobs now that the boom has gone bust.
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Real Estate Success Using Streetwise Principles

Success is based on the perfection of a few key principles and whether you are talking about how to become a world champion martial artist, survives three tours in combat, or running a million dollar business the principles are the same. These key principles are a defined purpose or goal, specialized knowledge, speed, maximum efficiency [...]

Maui real estate agent hit on tax charges (BizJournals)

A Maui real estate agent has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple tax violations.
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