Broker: Vail Valley real estate slower, but still 'good' (Vail Daily)VAIL ? Tighter credit and a slowing economy have slowed real estate sales across the region this year. But, while sales volume is down everywhere, the average price of homes in Garfield and Summit counties is still on the rise.

The Life Aquatic with Skip Izon (Grand Bend Strip)Skip Izon has been building boats since 1973; the first boat he built was a houseboat built while a student at the University of Western Ontario. He read every book and magazine he could get his hands on and took a three-year correspondence course in yacht design from Stamford, Connecticut.

Spherics, Inc. Successful Bidder May Make MHRA Submission (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. , Assignee of the assets of Spherics, Inc. for the benefit of creditors, announced today that all pharmaceutical intellectual property will be sold at a sealed bid auction on October 10, 2008.

Residents file lawsuit (Portsmouth Daily Times)Eleven citizens residing in the area of Grandview Avenue and adjacent streets have filed a lawsuit asking the city of Portsmouth be forced to purchase their property because of declining value they say was caused by the combined waste water and sewer system.

MODEST LOOKS CAN BE MISLEADING IN LAKEVIEW (New Orleans Times-Picayune)THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Lakeview, one of the neighborhoods hit hardest by the floodwater of Hurricane Katrina, is still in the process of rebuilding. The area is bounded roughly by Robert E. Lee Boulevard on the north, I-610 on the south, Orleans Avenue on the east and West End Boulevard on the west.

Property tours trend makes debut in Hawai'i (Honolulu Advertiser)Hawai'i's housing market isn't in big trouble like some other states, but one local real estate firm recently introduced a product that's popular in more troubled Mainland markets: the foreclosure property tour.

Real estate still sound long-term investment (New Haven Register)Q: Is this a good time to turn a primary residence into a rental property? If we can recover our costs from year to year, from the rent received and the tax benefits, is real estate a good investment now? During, say, a 10-year to 20-year period, what sort of appreciation might we expect?

You Must Ready Your Miami Real Estate Property for Sale to Gain Great Deal (Turks.US)As you ready your Miami real estate property for sale, you have to bear in mind that there are basics that can help you get the best deal that you ever dream of. Indeed, you need to catch the attention and get the interest of possible buyers in order to achieve great deal.

Judge extends deadline in bankruptcy plan (Erie Times-News)A judge has given the owner of the Lovell Place apartment complex more time to get out of bankruptcy. The bankruptcy reorganization plan for Lovell Place Limited Partnership is now due by Oct. 14 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Erie. The deadline had been Aug. 15.

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