Bank rode real estate boom, fell with its declineBroadway Bank isn't really a bank the way a lot of people understand it. The Giannoulias family's enterprise writes only a small amount of single-family mortgages or loans to small businesses. Where it puts its money is real estate development and commercial property. The strategy paid off handsomely in the last decade, making Broadway among the most profitable banks in Chicago.No taxing time for real estate: GovtThe government has said the net impact of the service tax on real estate construction would be only 3.3 per cent, since construction attracts service tax only on 33 per cent of the value.Qatar Real Estate Full-Year Profit Falls 31% to $59 MillionMarch 4 (Bloomberg) -- Qatar Real Estate Investment Co. said full-year profit fell 31 percent to 214 million riyals ($59 million), according to a statement to the bourse today.Prime real estate in Morocco offers a solid investmentAccording to leading international agent Knight Frank, luxury and prime property in Morocco, particularly in the cosmopolitan city of Marrakech, is in high demand from discerning professional investors and second home owners from around the globe, who are seeking a relatively lower-risk real estate investment in a country less affected by the recession than others like the UK and USA.Growing Demands on Florida Real Estate HomeIf you are planning to own your home, then the Florida real estate is the perfect place for you. Now there are lots of people who are considering this market for their investment plan.NC Elections Hearing Focuses On Real Estate DuesElection regulators will examine how North Carolina's Realtors funded efforts to oppose local tax increases on land sales and whether it was legal to use mandatory member dues to pay for the undertaking. The State Board of Elections plans to meet Thursday to discuss a 2008 complaint against the North Carolina Association of Realtors by Wake County real estate agent Becky Harper. Harper said the ...Snowfall totals from around regionThese snowfall totals were reported by spotters to the Observer and to the National WeaEarnhardt Ganassi Racing/ Atlanta Motor Speedway Advance NotesNEWS RELEASE Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates 8500 Westmoreland Drive * Concord, NC 28027 USA Phone (704) 662-9642 www.earnhardtganassi.com http://www.earnhardtganassi.com> Atlanta Motor Speedway Advance Notes Race: Kobalt Tools 500 on Sunday, March 7 Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (1.54 miles) Location: Hampton, Ga.Alan Ford - Live Sports Blogging - Shelby vs. Newton-Conover girls basketball (2A West Regional semifinals) starting ...Live blogging - Shelby vs. Newton-Conover girls basketball 2A West Regional semifinals Starting around 5:30 p.m.Frank M. SavageA memorial service for Frank M. Savage, 41, of Metasville Road, was held Saturday, February 27, 2010, at Morningside Baptist Church, Lincolnton, with Pastor Dan Fernandez officiating. He died Tuesday, February 23, at his residence.Claude Earl JohnsonFuneral services for Claude Earl Johnson, 89, of Tignall, formerly of Haywood County, N.C., were held Tuesday, March 2, 2010, in the Waynesville, N.C., chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Rev. Roy D. Cates officiating.
