At The Water Cooler: September 14, 2008
September 14th, 2008 Categories: At The Water Cooler, News Wire
Interesting stories that bubbled to the top of the cooler this week:
Real Estate News:
Lease-to-own housing plan leaves renters cold (Toronto Star)
Condos still tilt averages (National Post)
Most Canadian cities’ homes overvalued by 25%: UBC study (National Post)
Canadian housing starts rise in August (Toronto Star)
Ex-biker’s clubhouse a fixer-upper (Toronto Star)
Home staging too much the rage (National Post)
Toronto Living & Urban Affairs:
City eyes coffee cup ban (Toronto Star)
Railing against change (National Post)
A mighty wind blows against proposed Bluffs’ turbine (National Post)
Once again we’re left holding bulging bins (Toronto Star)
Furniture store corners the market (Toronto Star)
Everything old is new again in Cabbagetown Tour (Toronto Star)
US Real Estate News:
A tale of two cities and their condos (National Post)
More U.S. lenders may fail, Greenspan says (Toronto Star)
Pending U.S. home sales fall (Toronto Star)
Movie star’s ex guilty in Vatican property scam (Toronto Star)
More To Life Than Real Estate (No, Seriously!):
How very European of you! (National Post)
Faceless no more: social networking comes with a price (Globe and Mail)
TIFF ‘08: More days, more contenders, please (Toronto Star)
The beauty of sharing a $37,000 diamond necklace (Toronto Star)
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Thanks for the great links.
Aloha,
Keahi
I love this post, it’s a great way to highlight what’s happening in your area. I’m sure your local readers really enjoy this.