Talking Real Estate

It Takes 10,000 Villages… 
Selma Times-Journal - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
On Thursday, Nov. 3, the Presbyterian Women are having a party in the Warren Room of Selma’s First Presbyterian Church to preview their Ten Thousand Villages Festival.Save to My Web

Famous last words: Gulf-front condos for $30,000 won’t sell 
Pensacola News Journal - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
A two-bedroom condominium on the Gulf of Mexico for sale for $30,000? You wouldn’t believe that price today. Susan Norman thought it preposterous, too — but this was more than 30 years ago, when Perdido Key had a few summer homes and no condos.Save to My Web

$2 million! City getting funds for homes damaged by flooding of 2003 
Decatur Daily Democrat - Feb 17 9:45 PM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released more than $2 million in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, effectively clearing the way for the citys acquisition of an estimated 30-plus flood-damaged homes in Decatur.Save to My Web

Builder hopes to raise $1M with sale of home 
Lancaster News - Feb 18 5:47 AM
INDIAN LAND - Officials broke ground Thursday on a luxury home that’s being built for a good cause. John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, its affiliates, company members and trade partners are sponsoring “High Five for New Orleans.”Save to My Web

Siren Bill Passes Both Houses 
WFIE-TV - Feb 15 8:25 AM
An emergency warning siren bill has now passed both Houses of the Indiana Legislature. The bill, authored by Evansville Republican Suzanne Crouch, would allow a Hoosier neighborhood to petition County Commissioners to buy a warning siren which costs around $5,000.Save to My Web

East-Side Churches Targeted By Burglars 
NBC 4 Columbus - Feb 16 3:09 PM
Central Ohio houses of worship have become targets for criminals recently.Save to My Web

AdvancedTCA carrier board houses up to four hot-swap AdvancedMC modules 
Embedded Systems Programming Magazine - Feb 16 5:24 AM
BARCELONA, SpainKontron, a market leader in embedded computer technology, introduced at 3GSM the AT8400, one of the world’s first commercially available AdvancedTCA carrier board that supports up to four full-height, hot-swappable AdvancedMC modules.Save to My Web

Landslide buries Philippine town; 200 dead 
Syracuse.com - 58 minutes ago
MANILA, Philippines (AP) A landslide rumbled down a mountainside on eastern Leyte island Friday, burying hundreds of houses and a school packed with elementary students. Red Cross officials estimated 200 dead and 1,500 missing.Save to My Web

Timber yard turned to housing use 
BBC News - Feb 16 10:15 AM
Fears over flooding risks have not halted proposals for 24 new houses in a Borders village.Save to My Web