Heisman winner Brown heads college football Hall class May 1, 2009
Named to five Pro Bowls, elected to the Louisiana State House of Representatives in 2001 and served one two-year term, currently a real estate developer in New Orleans. Gino Torretta, Miami, quarterback, 1989-92, Heisman Trophy winner in 1992, led Miami to a 26-2 record as a starter and was part of Miami's NCAA record 58-game home winning streak. (USA Today -- Sports)
Fire Damages Omaha Apartment Complex Apr 19, 2009
Watts said he can't do much with the building until investigators find out what caused the fire and he's able to talk with his attorney, insurance company and real estate agent. Copyright 2009 by. (7 KETV Omaha)
It costs money to spend state stimulus funds Apr 17, 2009
by Anna Jo Bratton - Apr. 16, 2009 05:43 PM Associated Press. (AZCentral -- Business)
Tax credits, lower prices fuel improving housing market Apr 13, 2009
Local real estate professionals point to a new federal tax credit, reduced prices and available money from lenders as reasons for an increase in home sales ... Marlin Brabec of Don Peterson and Associates Real Estate said homes priced under 200,000 are among the best sellers right now ... Shelli Novotny of Premier One Real Estate agreed home prices have come down, which is attracting attention. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
First-Time Buyers Out In Force, Hunting For Home Apr 1, 2009
Realtor Mark Bichols is a 20-year veteran of the Omaha real estate market ... "It's a perfect storm. Everything is as it needs to be for people to take real serious advantage of the market.That means low interest rates, depressed values, ample supply and the $8,000 credit are all creating a shortage of entry-level homes."Good, clean homes that are priced well will sell and it's probably the first time we've been able to say that in a long, long time," Bichols said.The perfect storm may not last... (7 KETV Omaha)
Legislative Centenarian Has No Plans To Retire Mar 27, 2009
In her century of life, Gordon has assisted governors, reported for the courts, worked at the university and worked in real estate. She said the jobs all prepared her for her sergeant-at-arms position, which she's had for the past 25 years. (7 KETV Omaha)
PokerPro Formally Approved by Nevada Gaming Commission Mar 20, 2009
Source: PokerTek, Inc.. MATTHEWS, N.C., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PokerTek, Inc. is pleased to announce that PokerPro, the world's leading automated poker table, was approved today by the Nevada Gaming Commission. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cardinal opens radiopharma production facility Mar 17, 2009
Stay up to date on the latest news from within the commercial real estate industry ... Columbus Real Estate. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Real Estate Records, 3/15 Mar 15, 2009
com - Lincoln, Nebraska - News - Local - Records - Realestate. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Fitch cuts top rating on Buffett's Berkshire Mar 14, 2009
Berkshire generates about half its results from insurance, including auto insurer Geico Corp., but operates more than 70 businesses that offer such things as carpeting, ice cream, paint, real estate services and underwear. Fitch lowered Berkshire's senior unsecured ratings by two notches to AA. However, it affirmed its AAA insurer financial strength ratings on the company's insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries. (Globe and Mail)
Well, They Didn't Drive Them All Off At Once Mar 12, 2009
Much can be learned about the San Francisco real estate market by taking a quick look at 10th and Market streets. A high-rise condo. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Sink pushes for fraud protection Mar 11, 2009
Stay up to date on the latest news from within the commercial real estate industry ... Tampa Bay Real Estate. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Sears buys Israeli search-engine firm Mar 10, 2009
Top Finance Headlines. Top Government Headlines. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Job losses hurt suburban apartment occupancy, rents Mar 10, 2009
Its the lowest occupancy rate since the real estate consulting firm started tracking the suburban apartment market in 2003 ... This years group feature a cross-section of professionals, from a real estate guru who writes. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Streetscape redesign proposed for Plattsmouth downtown Feb 28, 2009
"We also suggest a reconfiguration by taking the real estate of Fourth Street and making it part of the parking lot."We re looking at the idea of pedestrian walks through the parking lot," Silkworth said. ". Local artists could add flair to the west wall in the lot by painting colorful scenes on it. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Miamisburg engineering firm opens Nebraska office Feb 18, 2009
Stay up to date on the latest news from within the commercial real estate industry. News, analysis and ideas that defy the odds and the times. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
More Interactive Classified Sites Launch on Adicio Platform Feb 18, 2009
The latest Adicio Real Estate sites include 12 operated by MediaNews Group, and nine operated by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. Other new sites are owned by Swift Communications, Gatehouse Media's Rockford (Ill. (MediaWeek.com)
New Owner To Revive Omaha's Twin Towers Feb 10, 2009
"I think it's going to be a real positive for the city," said Shawn Ilg of Deeb Real Estate. Local experts said the revamped north tower will fit in well with the new development already going on in the Turner Park area. (7 KETV Omaha)
Nebraska's Low Foreclosure Rate Falls Mar 30, 2008
an online real estate marketplace, said court records show one foreclosure-related filing for every 3,320 households in Nebraska during February. Nationwide, RealtyTrac found one foreclosure-related filing for every 557 households. (7 KETV Omaha)
Signature Statue ``Spirit of American Youth'' Hoisted by Crane to Take Center Stage at Caruso's The Americana at Brand, Thursday, March 20 Mar 20, 2008
Source: The Americana at Brand. Dramatic arrival of recreation of Donald De Lue statue that stands at The Omaha Beach Memorial in France marks milestone in countdown to opening May 2. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Ballantyne Achieves Net Revenue of $51.5 Million and EPS of $0.02 in 2007, a Period of Industry Transition Mar 18, 2008
Ballantyne Achieves Net Revenue of $51. 5 Million and EPS of $0. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
NCAA Selection Committee Gets It Right Mar 17, 2008
Real Estate Responsible for. Join us today for a career that will. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
UNO to host debate between Esch, Carter Mar 15, 2008
Esch is an attorney by training who has spent the past two years working for his family's real estate company. The 32-year-old surprised many with a stronger-than-expected showing against Terry in 2006. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Park Place building sold to REIT Mar 5, 2008
It is Wells Real Estate Investment Trust's first acquisition in Wisconsin ... -based Wells Real Estate Funds, which is not affiliated with Wells Fargo, said Wells REIT II's strategy is to acquire real estate with quality tenants, such as Wells Fargo ... Milwaukee Real Estate. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Former Medicine Chest building on the auction block Mar 1, 2008
The auction will be conducted by P.J. Morgan Real Estate and Auctioneers, Omaha. Information can be had by calling Adam Watson, Realtor at 402-319-6105, Erick Mueller, Auctioneer at 402-660-1044, or Tom Zoucha, Auctioneer at 402-677-6380. (Missouri Valley Times News, IA)
Leaders Imagine Omaha In 2028 Feb 26, 2008
"I can only see it getting better," said Trenton Magid of Coldwell Banker Real Estate ... Van Deeb of Deeb Real Estate said the downtown condominium craze is likely to go west, too ... "That's going to bring a whole new landscape to our real estate community," Deeb said. (7 KETV Omaha)
Bankers: Farm income up amid stagnant economy Feb 23, 2008
"Smaller banks still have quality in their real estate loans. Things are just getting worse for big banks and mortgage companies, but they made their own bed.". The farm equipment sales index soared to 75. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
DIRECTV Delivers Local HD Programming To Customers in the Omaha, Neb. DMA Feb 15, 2008
DIRECTV Delivers Local HD Programming To Customers in the Omaha, Neb. DMA: Financial News - Yahoo. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Buffett's Berkshire buys stakes in Kraft , GlaxoSmithKline Feb 15, 2008
Real solutions for your real estate needs. Choose from the selections below. (USA Today -- Money)
Area bankruptcies Feb 3, 2008
Jason G. and Amber C. Wingo of Green Forest, doing business as Landmark Legacies real estate investments, with debts of $300,634. Michael John Steele of Harrison with debts of $261,269. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
ILCC Show Choir Fest is today, Wednesday Jan 22, 2008
NECC offers real estate, computer classes. today's front page. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Thieves' Highway Jan 8, 2008
The Central Pacific was shaken, but the Associates held on, amassing their greatest wealth in the years that followed as they squeezed merchants and farmers with exorbitant freight rates and profited from the sale of real estate in the Los Angeles basin. One by one, Huntington's partners died Stanford less than two years after his university opened its gates. (BusinessWeek)
Year of meltdown crawls to a close Jan 1, 2008
It was the year the residential real estate industry slid from sublime to subprime - "and we still haven't hit bottom," said Miami-based real estate analyst Lewis Goodkin of ... Paul Puryear, director of real estate research for Tampa-based stockbroker , saw 2007 as "very cautious." He wondered, out loud and in print, what the industry types "are seeing that we aren't." ... "The airbags went off this year in the real estate vehicle, because the brakes were never used in the five years before the... (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Oil refinery plants, Gateway, Wells' sales top business stories of '07 Dec 30, 2007
In conjunction with the start of the Frontier service, Sioux Gateway launched a new marketing slogan, "FLY SUX,'' which plays up the airport's unflattering three-letter identifier code. After years of fighting to change the identifer, local officials decided to make the best of it, splashing the irrelevant slogan on T-shirts, and its Web site.After the Journal published a story in mid-October about the self-depreciating marketing campaign, it attracted widespread media attention, with everyone... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Douglas County Treasurer's Office Offers Online Payments Dec 22, 2007
Officials on Friday unveiled their new online payment method that allows residents to pay their real estate taxes by logging on to the. Payments can be made with a Mastercard or Visa, or through a checking account. (7 KETV Omaha)
Youngest liver transplant recipient now healthy 21-year-old Dec 21, 2007
It is not uncommon to share family photos around the holidays. But few families have the Kodak moments that fill the albums of Moses Dennis and his son Morgan. (KARE)
Colo. apartment vacancies dip Dec 12, 2007
Real estate professionals consider it significant because it's not skewed by the highest and lowest rents. Related Industry News. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Funerals set for mall shooting victims Dec 12, 2007
Flynn was a real estate agent who wrapped gifts in the Von Maur department store during Christmas because she loved the holiday season. The mother of three was killed when Hawkins unleashed a hail of bullets last Wednesday in the store. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
More Omaha shooting funerals held Dec 12, 2007
$7 online stock buys. from Kaplan University. (MSNBC -- Crime)
What your CEO drives says a lot about the dude Dec 11, 2007
Real estate developer Donahue Peebles primarily drives an '06 Mercedes-Benz CL550 probably worth slightly less than $100,000 new, but he also owns an '06 McLaren SLR, an '04 Ferrari 360 Spider, a second Mercedes, an '06 Chrysler 300 SRT8 and an '06 Jeep Commander. Supercharged, of course. (USA Today -- Autos)
Episcopal Diocese Secedes Over Gays' Role Dec 9, 2007
The decision is almost certain to spark a court fight over control of the diocese's multimillion-dollar real estate holdings and other assets. The head of the U.S. denomination had warned Bishop John-David Schofield of the Fresno-based diocese against secession. (CBS News)
REALTOR Killed in Omaha Mall Shooting Dec 8, 2007
REALTOR Magazine Online: The real estate professional's business support tool ... mall shooting on Wednesday was Beverly J. Flynn, a real estate salesperson with local brokerage NP Dodge Co. ... Daily and weekly real estate news, trends, NAR press releases, convention coverage, plus new online exclusive features and columns. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Innocent lives cut short Dec 8, 2007
Beverly Flynn took time out from her real estate career to wrap gifts at Von Maur, fellow gift wrapper Janice Hopkins told KETV. ... The Omaha resident made a practice of planting a rose bush in the yard of every home she sold, NP Dodge real estate company spokeswoman Susan Young told AP.. (CNN -- US)
Mall security takes no holiday Dec 8, 2007
The past year's faltering real estate market had uneven effects in the Baltimore metropolitan area. . (SunSpot.net)
Holiday Cheer Shattered in an Instant Dec 7, 2007
- The Von Maur department store in December is so full of holiday spirit that one real estate agent took a job wrapping gifts _ not for the money but just to be part of the cheery bustle ... "I'm not kidding, you'd never meet a more honorable and loyal man."I'm sure he got in front of other people" at the store, and took a bullet that might have hit someone else, she said.Maggie Webb was dead, too _ the youngest victim. A Von Maur's employee, she would have turned 25 on Dec. 19.Co-worker Dianne... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
President Bush Discusses Housing Dec 7, 2007
We should not bail out lenders, real estate speculators, or those who made the reckless decision to buy a home they knew they could never afford. Yet there are some responsible homeowners who could avoid foreclosure with some assistance -- and in August, I announced a series of targeted actions to help them. (White House News Releases)
Bush Plan Would Freeze Subprime Rates Dec 7, 2007
"We should not bail out lenders, real estate speculators or those who made the reckless decision to buy a home they knew they could not afford," he said. The proposal was developed in negotiations led by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson with the mortgage industry. (CBS News)
Lives, loves cut horribly short Dec 7, 2007
"A fine human being has been taken from us prematurely," wrote Sandy Dodge, president of NP Dodge, the real estate company where Flynn also worked as an agent. Flynn was known there for her signature housewarming gift: a rosebush planted in the new homeowner's yard. (USA Today)
Bronzed bombers Dec 7, 2007
He does speaking engagements, sells memorabilia on his Web site, dabbles in real estate and works with community organizations helping troubled youth. He recently authored a book about the golden era of Cornhuskers football. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
A Peek At The Mortgage Relief Plan Dec 6, 2007
com's real estate section ... com's real estate section. (CBS News -- World)
Controversy over riverfront land continues Nov 28, 2007
She told the council the Millers want to own the land instead of continuing the long-term lease for two reasons -- to obtain more favorable financing and to create a real estate trust. "Financing has proven more costly to construct on leased land, since financial institutions can only tie their investment to the improvements themselves," Heagel said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Bet The Farm Nov 23, 2007
Clients will need to put up at least $250,000 to buy 100 acres in fringe areas of the Midwest, like North and South Dakota, and twice that to buy into hot markets, like Illinois and Iowa, says Lee Vermeer, the firm's vice president of real estate operations. Watch your leverage as you would with a pig. (Forbes)
Sixteen Cass County groups to receive endowment grants Nov 16, 2007
Contributions large and small come in the form of cash, appreciated securities, real estate and end of life bequests that leave a lasting legacy. The Cass County Endowment Fund invests and administers these funds and makes the funds available each year for distribution to qualified organizations. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Critics: Food safety system stymied by fragmented inspections Nov 7, 2007
NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION. In the months ahead, Congress will consider several proposals to reform the system, including creation of a single food safety agency, an idea both the FDA and USDA oppose. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Ballantyne Reports Q3 Earnings and Updates Progress of Digital Cinema Businesses Nov 7, 2007
You no longer need to remember symbols. Simply type in a company name or stock symbol for instant results. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Home Sales Sluggish In $200K-$500 Range Nov 1, 2007
-- The housing crunch that much of the nation is experience is not as bad in Omaha, local real estate experts said on Wednesday ... Real estate broker Van Deeb said Omaha homes in more moderately priced neighborhoods are selling OK, but higher-priced homes are having problems. (7 KETV Omaha)
Allco to boost real estate business Oct 23, 2007
Established in 2001, Sydney-based Rubicon Holdings is the parent of Rubicon Asset Management, which is responsible for the ASX-listed real estate funds Rubicon America Trust, the Rubicon Europe Trust Group and the Rubicon Japan Trust ... Allco managing director David Clarke said the company wanted to boost its property business and become a leading global manager in several core asset classes including real estate ... Dr Fell, the chairman and managing director of Rubicon, will become the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Black Hills Corp. transformation begins Oct 19, 2007
Observer wrote on Oct 18, 2007 7:42 PM:" Great news for Rapid City. These sort of moves are what will begin the transformation of the city into an economic engine for the region. Hani Shafi had better get the Rushmont steel rising. These sort of jobs will increase the demand for quality downtown residential real estate. ". Send us your Rapid Reply. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Achievements for Oct. 14, 2007 Oct 16, 2007
Sherie Grass, recently a former ReMax First Choice agent, has over 11 years of real estate experience. Grass is knowledgeable in every aspect of the real estate transaction and has a positive, vivacious personality ... As "North America's Leading Discount Real Estate CompanySM," Assist-2-Sell provides home sellers with full brokerage services for a low flat fee, saving consumers nationwide more than 800 million in commissions. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Ballantyne Acquires Leading Cinema Screen Manufacturer, Marcel Desrochers Inc. (MDI) Oct 16, 2007
Source: Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc.. - Accretive Acquisition Expands Ballantyne's Product Lines and Leverages its Distribution Reach. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Docking the yacht: Cribs of billionaires Sep 24, 2007
In the case of high-profile properties like the Harkness Mansion that financier J. Christopher Flowers bought in 2006 for $53 million, or the Duke-Semans mansion that real estate mogul Tamir Sapir acquired last year for $40 million word is sent out that the owners are interested in selling ... "Activity takes off in December and January for trophy properties," says Jonathan Miller, president of real estate appraisal firm Miller Samuel. (MSNBC -- Business)
Driver In Fatal Crash Wants Conviction Set Aside Sep 15, 2007
Miller told the judge that she is trying to get her real estate license and she can't get it unless the conviction is set aside. "We don't see the need to set it aside," said Brent Diers, Katie's father. (7 KETV Omaha)
Germany's Thomas Bihl Captures First-Ever WSOP Bracelet Won Outside U.S. at World Series of Poker(R) Europe Presented by Betfair.com Sep 10, 2007
Germany's Thomas Bihl Captures First-Ever WSOP Bracelet Won Outside U.S. at World Series of Poker(R) Europe Presented by Betfair. com: Financial News - Yahoo. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
World Series of Poker(R) Europe Presented by Betfair.com Sets Historic Records for HORSE, Pot-Limit Omaha Prize Pools Sep 9, 2007
World Series of Poker(R) Europe Presented by Betfair. com Sets Historic Records for HORSE, Pot-Limit Omaha Prize Pools: Financial News - Yahoo. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Play Commences at Inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Presented by Betfair.com Sep 8, 2007
Play Commences at Inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Presented by Betfair. com: Financial News - Yahoo. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
