Talking Real Estate

Home Slides Onto Road In Monte Rio 
The Sonoma County Fire Department’s dispatch center said one of three red-tagged houses on Starrett Hill Drive in Monte Rio slid onto Moscow Road around 1 p.m. this afternoon.

Atlanta Community Offers Amenities of Earlier Age 
A New Urbanist community in Atlanta is trying to re-create a way of life that has largely disappeared in the age of the automobile. Houses tend to be close together; streets are easy to walk. While often found in the suburbs, neighborhoods like Glenwood Park are increasingly showing up in cities.

Emir receives delegations 
DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani received yesterday at Sheraton Doha hotel members of the British Houses of Lords and Commons on the periphery of the 6th Doha Forum on Democracy Development and Free Trade currently in session in Doha. The delegation comprised of Baroness Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Rawlings, Lord Holme L, Mike Ghabbes and Lord Haul Ligelford.

Man Missing After Northern Calif. Mudslide 
MILL VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - A 73-year-old man was reported missing early Wednesday after going outside as a 10-foot wall of mud slid into his house in rain-soaked Northern California. “We’re still considering this a rescue operation,'’ said Fire Battalion Chief Greg Moore. Three other houses on the man’s street were evacuated in the hilly community about 10 miles north of San Francisco. Recent

UZBEKISTAN: Living without news 
TASHKENT, 10 April (IRIN) - A crowd of young Uzbek men gather near their houses in the Chorsu district of the capital, Tashkent, to exchange news about local and international affairs. A lucky few have cable TV and access to Russian and international news but most have to rely on local sources.

Kiwis Search For Clothes and Satellites 
After three months as NZs most searched for item, Apples ipod has been replaced by Pumpkin Patch & Roxy clothing, Hamilton houses and a misplaced Optus B 1 Satellite.

Indian cement results seen mixed, outlook strong 
MUMBAI, April 10 (Reuters) - Indian cement companies are set to produce a mixed bag of quarterly results, but surging prices and booming demand from heavy investment in houses, shopping malls and roads should boost earnings in the coming quarters.

One in three in UK considering buying property abroad 
According to UK retail lender Barclays, 37% of British people are considering buying houses abroad, however many underestimate the cost involved.