’Bula city manager takes a pay raiseOn Jan. 11, City Manager Anthony Cantagallo said he would take off one day a month without pay, as many of the city’s employees are doing, to help reduce the city’s anticipated $862,000 deficit this year.House in fatal Detroit fire had illegal utility serviceSylvia Young left her home on the city's west side Tuesday to find much-needed comfort for her family on a cold winter night. The mother of seven went shopping for space heaters after DTE Energy cut off gas and electric service at her home on the 4900 block of Bangor near West Grand Boulevard about 3 p.m. Tuesday because the utilities were hooked up illegally.Garden City recycling program is a big hitSince Garden City has started their recycling program they have collected almost 75 tons of household materials.Union City adapts after fireThe fire that struck Union City in November changed its downtown forever.Tulare housemates may wind up homeless after their residence is condemned by a city inspectorEight Tulare housemates living in a home without electricity face city-imposed eviction that likely will leave them homeless, the landlord says.Fumigating home explodesOKLAHOMA CITY -- If you're thinking about using a fogger to get rid of bugs in your home, Oklahoma City Fire Department officials hope you'll read the instructions on the can first. Leroy Jenkins does too. In his 30 years of renting homes, Jenkins has never seen one of his properties look like this. As he walks through his property near SE 53rd and Bryant, it looks like a bomb went off inside.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.Real Estate Transfers, 3-4-10Real Estate Transfers, 3-4-10Qatar 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.Real Estate Wonk: Baltimore still on firm's 'lowest performing' listAs a number of metro areas post home-price gains, the Baltimore market is still declining, a real estate data firm says in a new report. Prices were down 3.4 percent vs. a year ago and 1.8 percent compared with the previous quarter, Clear Capital said.U.S. Stocks Trim Gain as Fed Says Real Estate, Loan Demand WeakMarch 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks trimmed gains after the Federal Reserve said commercial real estate and loan demand remained weak in January and February and labor markets were still “soft.”
