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A first-time condo buyer's guide to evaluating property developers in Singapore
Asiaone
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July 13, 2025
Veteran property investors, as well as industry professionals, tend to know what to expect from a developer's name. This is especially important for new launch projects, where you may not be able to visibly check on the issues yet — you may be...
Estate agent abandoned luxury BMW on M56 after crash - but says he hadn't been drinking
Manchester Evening News
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June 30, 2025
An estate agent who abandoned his luxury BMW on a motorway after ploughing it into a crash barrier insisted he had not been drinking in the run up to the accident. Scott Morgan, 46, lost control of his £100,000 electric i7 M Sport and smashed into...
Frasers CFO defends retail rescue strategy amid fresh scrutiny
TheIndustry.fashion
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July 21, 2025
Frasers Group has hit back at criticism over its acquisition tactics, insisting that its approach to buying struggling retailers is about preservation, not exploitation. The Mike Ashley-founded retail giant, which owns Sports Direct, House of...
Wife of Astronomer CEO is hiding out in $2.4M mansion after Coldplay kiss cam... as family rush to her side and neighbors break silence on her 'disgusting' husband
Daily Mail
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July 21, 2025
The wife of disgraced CEO Andy Byron is laying low at the family's $2.4million Maine mansion while holding crisis talks over her marriage, the Daily Mail can reveal. Megan Byron, 50, had several family members, including her older sister Maura,...
Buying a home for the first time: Exciting, yet stressful
South Central Florida Life
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By Healthy Humans Hendry-Glades Buying your first home is one of life’s most exciting and stressful milestones. Whether you’ve been dreaming about owning a place of your own or are just starting to explore your options, the homebuying process can...
Simon Jenkins: 50 years of saving Britain's buildings, from triumphs and disasters to the great country house we bought for £1
Country Life
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July 13, 2025
Visitors left the gallery with tears streaming down their faces. That is what Sir Roy Strong, director of the V&A Museum, recorded in his memoir of the ‘Destruction of the Country House’ exhibition in 1974. No wonder The Observer called the V&A...
Average property price continues to decline in July: Rightmove
Mortgage Strategy
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July 21, 2025
The average price of property coming to the market for sale has dropped by 1.2% in July to £373,709, the latest Rightmove house price index reveals. The latest data shows that London is the biggest regional driver of new seller asking price falls...
Best of Beth Ashley: There’s a beauty to pools, even if unused
Marin Independent Journal - California
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July 21, 2025
Frankie Frost/IJ archiveBeth Ashley Editor’s note: The IJ is reprinting some of the late Beth Ashley’s columns. This is from 2016. It must be summer. My grandchildren are all out of school, the older ones hard at work. Oscar’s a camp counselor....
Kundli Matching Basics for Harmonious Relationships
The Clinton Courier - Mississippi
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July 21, 2025
Even in a world dominated by dating apps, modern matchmaking, and progressive relationship dynamics, the traditional practice of Kundli matching continues to stand tall as a strong pillar in Indian marriages. Whether you are in a love or arranged...
Condo crisis experts make urgent intervention and reveal what you MUST now do to avoid devastating financial blow
Daily Mail
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July 8, 2025
Florida is currently undergoing the worst condo crisis in history. But the silver lining is that it has become a buyer's market — if you arm yourself with knowledge of what to look for first. Buyers looking for an escape or an investment property...
Buyers from abroad eye winter homes
Kathimerini
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REAL ESTATE PROPERTY The village of Vitsa in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece. [Olga Harami] Greece is becoming a destination for acquiring holiday homes even in less prominent areas of the country, as buying interest from abroad...
I’ve lived with a south-facing garden for the past five years, and this is why I’ll never buy a house with one again
Ideal Home
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July 12, 2025
Ask any estate agent, and they’ll say that a south-facing garden is the ultimate perk. And when my husband and I were in the process of buying our first house five years ago, we decided to pay around £10,000 extra for our home instead of buying an...
Strategic Value of Ongoing Website Administration for Enterprises
Intelligent Living
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July 21, 2025
Your website is more than just an online brochure. It’s your storefront, customer service hub, marketing platform, and often your most valuable sales tool. For enterprises competing in fast-paced industries, having a website isn’t enough. Instead,...
The North Wales seaside locations attracting Cheshire house hunters
Chester Live
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July 12, 2025
Two seaside locations in North Wales are currently attracting house hunters from Cheshire, according to a local estate agent. With its stunning beaches and array of properties boasting sea views, people are venturing over the border in search of a...
Sick of power bills? What you need to know before buying a home battery
WAtoday
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July 12, 2025
Loading A kilowatt refers to the rate at which something can charge or discharge energy, whereas a kilowatt-hour (kWh) measures the amount of energy it can store. For example, a one-kilowatt-hour battery can pump out a kilowatt of energy in 60...
House price growth remains flat in June: Halifax
Mortgage Finance Gazette
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July 7, 2025
House prices remained flat at £296,665 in June after a dip of 0.3% in May, the latest index from Halifax shows. Annual growth has edged downwards to 2.5% from 2.6% the previous month, but activity is picking up pace, according to the lender....
House prices flat in June, says Halifax: Could expected tax rises in autumn and glut of homes for sale lead to falls?
This Is Money
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July 7, 2025
House prices remained almost flat last month, according to latest figures from Halifax. The mortgage lender revealed the average property price is now £296,665 compared to £296,782 last month. This follows from a 0.4 per cent fall recorded in May...
Deputies arrest man for sexually assaulting real estate agent
WLBT - Mississippi
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July 2, 2025
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A man is behind bars and being charged in connection with sexually assaulting and robbing a real estate agent in Pearl. Jerry Glynn Dennis is currently being held at the Rankin County Jail on a $950,000 bond after...
Home Loan Rates Inch Higher for Borrowers: Mortgage Interest Rates Today for July 21, 2025
CNET
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Check out CNET Money's weekly mortgage rate forecast for a more in-depth look at what’s next for Fed rate cuts, labor data and inflation. The average for a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.81% today, up 0.05% from seven days ago. The average rate for a...
House values drop: No cause for concern, realtors say
Otago Daily Times
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July 7, 2025
Despite "huge drops" in house values around Dunedin, realtors say there is no cause for concern. According to the latest QV House Price Index, over the past year Dunedin central values dropped 15.1%, the Otago Peninsula and coastal areas fell 10%...