Articles for City Property

Remote work is tanking home prices in the heart of London
1 week, 1 day ago

Remote work is tanking home prices in the heart of London

Live Mint  

He was usually at his desk by 6 a.m., and worked up to 100 hours a week. Commuting long hours, from his home some 30 miles south of central London to the British capital’s historic financial district, felt like an unnecessary extra burden. “That whole environment where people worked in the City for really long hours and wanted an apartment …

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Gangs cheating people with forged documents arrested
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Gangs cheating people with forged documents arrested

The Hindu  

The city police busted a gang that cheated many people promising them jobs as ticket collectors in the Indian Railways. The gang not only collected money over several instalments promising jobs but also sent them fake appointment orders in registered posts. Fake GPAs In another case, CCB busted a gang that had created a fake general power of attorney in …

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This California beach city just barred people from smoking in their own apartments, condos
4 months, 2 weeks ago

This California beach city just barred people from smoking in their own apartments, condos

LA Times  

A jetty protrudes into the Pacific Ocean in Carlsbad, where the City Council this week voted to ban smoking in multifamily residential properties. The beach city Tuesday became the first in San Diego County to expressly ban smoking and vaping of cannabis and nicotine products inside all local multifamily residential buildings. “This is a painful and alarming health hazard.” Officials …

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Letters to the Editor: This family’s hoarding nightmare could happen to any of us
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: This family’s hoarding nightmare could happen to any of us

LA Times  

To the editor: It is shocking that hoarder David Ferrera’s mother can obliterate city services using the feeble excuse that she is “an enabler. To the editor: That neighbors would be in fear for their lives and family’s safety is exacerbated by the threat of fire that could decimate their properties and potentially cause death. To the editor: Something is …

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Realty eyes stability and recovery
7 months, 1 week ago

Realty eyes stability and recovery

China Daily  

A property construction site in Yantai, Shandong province. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY The recent wave of supportive policies for the beleaguered property industry will guide the real estate market toward stability and recovery, experts said. "We believe the worst is behind the property market," said Chen Sheng, president of the China Real Estate Data Academy. "The recent real estate policies …

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LGBTQ+ people in Huntington Beach feel a growing hostility
8 months, 1 week ago

LGBTQ+ people in Huntington Beach feel a growing hostility

LA Times  

Huntington Beach radiates California cool. But trans activist Kanan Durham says Surf City USA and Orange County in general have grown more and more unwelcoming — in some cases hostile — for members of the LGBTQ+ community. When Huntington Beach’s conservative-majority City Council voted last year to ban the display of most flags on city property — including the rainbow …

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‘Brady Bunch’ house in Studio City sells for $3.2 million, more than $2 million below May list price
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Brady Bunch’ house in Studio City sells for $3.2 million, more than $2 million below May list price

LA Times  

The Studio City house that was used as an exterior on “The Brady Bunch” was overhauled in recent years to make its interior and backyard match the sets from the TV show. The “Brady Bunch” house, renovated by HGTV, has sold for more than $2 million below its original asking price. An inside look at the “Brady Bunch” house in …

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Amsterdam unveils new coalition, with focus on equal opportunities
2 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam unveils new coalition, with focus on equal opportunities

Dutch News  

Amsterdam’s new coalition administration was formally unveiled on Wednesday morning, pledging to focus on equal opportunities, a sustainable future and responsible growth. ‘The room to manoeuvre is very tight and we have to make choices.’ Among the policy measures unveiled on Wednesday morning were a commitment to invest €60m in shoring up disadvantaged parts of Noord, Nieuw-West and Zuidoost, a …

Amsterdam unveils new coalition, with focus on equal opportunities
2 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam unveils new coalition, with focus on equal opportunities

Dutch News  

Amsterdam’s new coalition administration was formally unveiled on Wednesday morning, pledging to focus on equal opportunities, a sustainable future and responsible growth. ‘The room to manoeuvre is very tight and we have to make choices.’ Among the policy measures unveiled on Wednesday morning were a commitment to invest €60m in shoring up disadvantaged parts of Noord, Nieuw-West and Zuidoost, a …

California moves to return beach seized from Black couple
3 years, 3 months ago

California moves to return beach seized from Black couple

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers unanimously moved Thursday to allow the return of prime beachfront property to descendants of a Black couple who were stripped of their resort for African Americans amid racist harassment a century ago. “Bruce’s Beach became a place where Black families traveled from far and wide to be able to enjoy the simple pleasure of a …

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Hobart Council wants to stop Airbnbs popping up but some owners want the right to choose
4 years ago

Hobart Council wants to stop Airbnbs popping up but some owners want the right to choose

ABC  

Louise Elliot and her husband have three houses — one of which is listed on short-stay accommodation site Airbnb. Key points: A report shows Hobart has the highest percentage of Airbnbs on a private rental market in Australia The city council is looking into whether and how to put a cap on Airbnbs The State Government says the short-stay sector …

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Recovery Is Slow In The Florida Panhandle A Year After Hurricane Michael
5 years, 3 months ago

Recovery Is Slow In The Florida Panhandle A Year After Hurricane Michael

NPR  

Recovery Is Slow In The Florida Panhandle A Year After Hurricane Michael Enlarge this image toggle caption Greg Allen/NPR Greg Allen/NPR A year after Hurricane Michael slammed Florida's panhandle, communities there are struggling, and rebuilding is slow. When Michael roared through Panama City with winds over 150 miles per hour last October, it ravaged public housing and aging apartment complexes …

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