Posts Tagged ‘condo buyer’

Condo fee at closing legalized under bill

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

What started out as litigation here is now legislation in Trenton that will limit but also legalize a standard practice of charging an upfront fee to condominium buyers.
The bill, which has passed both chambers of the Legislature and is now on the governor’s desk, will allow condominium associations, only through their master deed or bylaws, [...]

‘Wellness’ becomes condo selling point

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Would you like a shiatsu massage with your new condo? How about a bone-density test?
Arizona’s Canyon Ranch, regarded as the most glittering brand in the $10 billion spa industry, has branched into real estate, and on Wednesday will roll out a marketing campaign for the 67-story condo-hotel at Huron and Rush Streets that will bear [...]

Builders’ Confidence In Condo Market Slips Again

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Builder confidence in the condominium housing market eroded significantly in the first quarter of 2007, according to the latest results of the Multifamily Condo Market Index (MCMI), released today by National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The component of the MCMI that tracks current conditions in the condo market stood at 23.1, down nearly [...]

Tour to offer a new look at condo options

Friday, May 11th, 2007

Like the final minutes of a TV makeover show, construction crews and designers are scrambling to put the finishing touches on some downtown condominium models for the big reveal this weekend.
More than 2,000 people are expected to tour 13 downtown condos Saturday on the Downtown Living Tour.
Developers and the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce first [...]

Selling high-end condos, one cinephile at a time

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Today represents a milestone for the Toronto International Film Festival, with the official groundbreaking for its long dreamed-of year-round home (known for now as Bell Festival Centre) on a parking lot at the corner of King and John Sts.
More than a thousand guests have been invited to a bubbly celebration at the Fairmont Royal York [...]

High life at a price: Fees feed carefree condo living

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

The courtyard at The Enclave of Hillsboro Village is half the size of a football field.
The urban condominium in Nashville, Tenn., features a clubhouse, fitness center and Internet café, not to mention a wine cellar with private bottle storage. A concierge will feed the dog when owners are out of town and help haul groceries [...]

Do your homework to assess condo fees

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

The courtyard at The Enclave of Hillsboro Village is half the size of a football field.
The urban condominium in Nashville, Tenn., features a clubhouse, fitness center and Internet cafe, not to mention a wine cellar with private bottle storage. A concierge will feed the dog when owners are out of town and help haul groceries [...]

Jerome buyers quiet on plans for hotel

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

ASPEN - A representative for the Chicago-based development firm that is buying the Hotel Jerome said it will be weeks before any plans for the downtown Aspen landmark become public.
Elysian Worldwide LLC, headed by David Pisor, has the Hotel Jerome under contract to purchase from the Oklahoma Publishing Co. within 60 days.
If Elysian stays true [...]

Majority of condo buyers looking for a lifestyle, not just a home

Friday, March 9th, 2007

PHILADELPHIA - Here’s something almost everyone knew before today, but let’s make it official: The majority of condo buyers are looking not just for a home, but for a lifestyle.
It’s not that lifestyle doesn’t play a role in other kinds of housing. The very fact that families have gotten smaller over the last 30 years [...]

While Edmonton’s population booms, 1,000 apartments a year are lost to condominium conversions

Sunday, March 4th, 2007

EDMONTON - Barbara Hagensen remembers scrambling to find an apartment when she arrived in Edmonton during the boom of the early 1980s.
More than 25 years later, the city and province are booming again. But her 1981 search was a cakewalk compared to the task she may now face — finding a new, affordable apartment in [...]

Developers’ new office showcases the possibilities

Sunday, March 4th, 2007

WALNUT HILLS - Condo buyers here could get the sense they’re in an extravagant Spanish-style villa rather than just a place to select appliances or carpet when they step into this showroom in a building that formerly housed Jones the Florist.
Cincinnati developers Ed Horgan and Al Merritt spent $300,000 - $150,000 to buy the 107-year-old [...]

Council Approves Condo Plan

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

A development company’s plans to put a 15-unit condominium at 509 East Schubert Street drew fire from several neighbors at Monday night’s Fredericksburg City Council meeting, but, in the end, the governing board granted permission for the three-pronged request.
Speaking for Austin-based Terrus Development, James Cromier asked that the city change the Land Use Plan at [...]


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