| Officials offer retail hope for Eastgate
There is hope for Des Moines' Eastgate property.
City Councilman Bob Mahaffey, City Manager Rick Clark and the property's listing agent paid a visit to the Northeast Neighbors association Monday to share that message.
John Knapp, the real estate agent representing property owner Norman Weinstein of Florida, told the gathered representatives from Des Moines' Ward 2 neighborhoods that Eastgate, at East 14th Street and Euclid Avenue, may have an 80,000-square-foot general merchandise retailer operating on it by spring 2009. .
Zillow.com(R) and 11 Newspaper Companies Form Online Real Estate ...
SEATTLE, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading real estate Web site Zillow.com and 11 newspaper publishing companies representing 282 newspapers nationwide announced plans today for a strategic partnership to extend local classified advertising such as for-sale listings and open house information to Zillow's online platform. Local advertisers who place their print and online listings with the newspapers will be able to choose to have their listings and open house ads also displayed on Zillow, one of the largest online real estate sites. Four million people visit Zillow every month, with 70 percent buying or selling a home now, or planning to buy or sell a home in the next one to two years. Home buyers on Zillow in turn will see a more comprehensive set of for-sale listings and open house details in their market.
Local company plans to heat up the real estate market
Doner also said the auction company is very active in working with conventional real estate agents. He said "every property in the auction will offer the professional realtor the same commission structure as the conventional listings. This way the property owners have the benefits of the auction plus the support of all realtors."Every property in the auction will be available for inspection during the three auction open house tours on Feb. 10, 17 and 24 and will have inspection reports, surveys and title work available at most properties. The company will also conduct a bidder seminar on Feb. 22 to fully educate potential bidders on the auction process, answer questions and do mortgage approvals. The seminar is open to the public, but seating is limited, and the company recommends pre-registering on their Web site at www.summitauctiongroup.com.
For Your Information
The For Your Information column appears daily in The Miami Herald's Broward section. You'll find classes, clubs, programs for senior citizens and children, and community entertainment events. On Fridays, Broward's Weekend section features comprehensive listings of the coming weekend's entertainment events and a look at what's ahead.Listings are subject to change without notice. It is recommended that you call before attending an event.WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30Art & Culture Center of Hollywood: Abracadabra Exhibition and Fundraising Raffle, display of works by local and national artists. The artwork will be raffled from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 7. Proceeds benefit the Art and Culture Center. Works are on display 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Feb. 7; 1650 Harrison St., Hollywood; $6, $3 students, seniors and children 4-13, free for members and kids 3 and under.
Kerkorian company buys 35% stake in energy firm
Its board unanimously approved the agreement allowing Tracinda to acquire 36 million shares. The $19-per-share purchase price represents a 23 percent premium to the company's closing stock price Friday. Delta shares rose $3.34, or 21.5 percent, to $18.85 yesterday. .
USA Today's Detroit Tiger prospect report
The Tigers' refortified team at the big-league level has cost them plenty of big-name prospects, but they say their organization will be fine. "We feel good about our system," Tigers assistant general manager Al Avila says. "We are not bare. We have good players. But we are going to replace players with the draft and international signings." .
AG uncovers problems at Information office
Fraser's report cites one case in which a senior executive who already met the bilingualism requirements for her position was nevertheless sent to France for a month of French-language training in July 2006. Ruth McEwan, director-general of corporate services, paid for her own living expenses and flight to the course in Bordeaux, but taxpayers picked up the tuition ($757.61) and the flight back ($2,358.63). There was no indication she used any vacation time for the trip. Ms. McEwan's position has since been eliminated, though she is still on the payroll awaiting an opening elsewhere in the civil service, said a spokeswoman for the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC). The audit also found that the top four executives at the agency were awarded the highest possible annual bonuses, typically worth 3 per cent of salary, without proper justification.
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