In the first half of 2007, home and condo sales in Washtenaw County fell nearly 16 percent compared to the same period in 2006 - the largest midyear sales drop in at least seven years, statistics show.
“The inventory of homes is still very large and getting larger, in my opinion,” said Timm Williams, an [...]

As you make your summer travel plans, know it’s getting tougher to get a good deal on a hotel room. Leisure travel is up. So is business travel. And Consumer Reports found there are other reasons why great room rates are hard to come by. But with a little know-how, you can still get a [...]

Plagued by a chronic shortage of local workers, Wintergreen Resort has tried every tack but lassos to fill its staff: It has recruited 15-year-old high school kids. College kids. Seventy-five-year-old retirees. Foreign students in work exchange programs.
Still not enough.
This season’s idea: Jamaicans.
This Blue Ridge Mountains ski resort three hours southwest of Washington — playground for [...]

Fewer homes and condos sold in Lee County in February 2007 than in February 2006, and the prices they sold for were lower than a year ago as well, according to numbers released Friday by the Florida Association of Realtors.
There were 149 Realtor-assisted condo sales in Lee County in February, compared to 195 in February [...]

At its regular meeting held on February 22, 2007, the Board of Directors of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. declared a $2.00 per share quarterly dividend, payable in cash on March 28, 2007, to holders of record of Common Shares as of the close of business on March 19, 2007.
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White Mountains is a Bermuda-domiciled [...]

When you made the decision to get into the real estate business, did you consider how you were going to get out of the real estate business? Did you consider that all the work you would be doing to build your identity, i.e., your “brand,” and your contacts, i.e., your sphere of influence (SOI), might [...]

Edward J. (Ted) Lawson, CEO, President and Chairman of the Board of 21st Century Holding Company,, an insurance holding company, today commented on Company guidance.
Mr. Lawson said, “Due to a series of accounting issues, I am hereby removing previously issued guidance for calendar year 2006. I am, however, hereby reiterating guidance for calendar year 2007 [...]

Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. announced that on February 6th, 2007, its wholly owned subsidiary Elscint Limited (”Elscint”) has signed Heads of Terms for the sale of the entire issued and paid up share capital of S.L.S. Sails Limited, being the wholly owned subsidiary of Elscint which owns and operates the “Arena” Shopping and Entertainment [...]

American General Life Insurance Company (American General Life) and The United States Life Insurance Company (United States Life), member companies of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), have enhanced their Platinum Income Annuity(SM) with a new feature to help consumers offset the effects of inflation. The Platinum Income Annuity, an immediate fixed-income annuity product, now includes [...]

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. announced that, as a part of its previously announced exploration of its strategic alternatives, it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell certain assets of the retail mortgage banking platform of its wholly owned taxable REIT subsidiary, The New York Mortgage Company, LLC (”NYMC”), to IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., [...]

Spring Garden residents and the developers of what has become known as the Barnes Tower appear close to agreement on construction of a complex featuring a 37-story condominium high-rise at 22d and Spring Garden Streets.
Developers Daniel Katz and Dalia Shuster posted legal notices Friday around what is now the Best Western Center City Hotel detailing [...]

Edward J. (Ted) Lawson, CEO, President and Chairman of the Board of 21st Century Holding Company, an insurance holding company, today said, “We currently have no claims reported from the tornados that hit the central part of Florida today and expect very few, if any, to be reported in the forthcoming days. The amount of [...]