Archive for October, 2007

Auction of Kaufmann House Raises Concerns

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

The Kaufmann House, a 1946 glass, steel and stone landmark built on the edge of this desert town by the architect Richard Neutra, has twice been at the vanguard of new movements in architecture — helping to shape postwar Modernism and later, as a result of a painstaking restoration in the mid-1990s, spurring a revived [...]

Victoria Government makes $24m stamp duty from 1320 auctioned properties

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

The State Government is estimated to have made more than $24 million in stamp duty yesterday as a record 1320 properties were auctioned in Victoria.
Estate agents shared more than $11 million in sales commission from yesterday’s results.
Almost 9300 properties have been auctioned in the past three months - an increase of 85 per cent on [...]

Arizona State to auction 400 acres north of Loop 101

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

A 400-acre parcel will go up for auction next week at the Arizona State Land Department, one of the largest parcels the department has put up for sale north of Loop 101.
The land in question is north of the Reach 11 Sports Complex and tucked behind two cemeteries, including National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. [...]

Irish IAVI Auctioneers blame property slowdown on government

Friday, October 26th, 2007

The head of the Auctioneers Institute has blamed the slowdown in the property market on Irish Finance Minister Brian Cowen.
Robert Ganly, President of the Irish Auctioneers and Valuers Institute, said the current stamp duty regime was overcomplicated, and that it and uncertainty over future plans was discouraging mobility within the market.
In his annual address to [...]

Philippine government-foreclosed housing properties for disposal

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Over 40,000 government-foreclosed housing properties for disposal
Government is disposing to the public over 40,000 foreclosed housing units of its key shelter agencies (KSAs) nationwide.
Vice-President and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Chairperson Noli de Castro said the government is prepared to offer these properties at six percent interest rate and with an amortization period [...]

Real Estate Auctions In California.. Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee.. Homes For Sale

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Press Release
Is It Time To Buy?
“If you are working with someone who really knows how to negotiate”..says Scott Partridge of Community Real Estate. When Scott is working with a client he figures what the price of the home will be in the next 8-12 months or more”I do not care what the price of the [...]

Galway home auctioned for record 2.15million euro

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

A house in one of the city’s most desirable addresses sold for a record €2.15million when it went under the hammer on Friday, prompting a city auctioneer to claim that Galway is bucking the national trend of a slump in the market.
Last year, a similar property on the same road sold for €1.5m at auction.
Bidding [...]