The riskiness of that bet was underestimated because almost everyone from bankers through regulators to politicians missed one simple truth: that property prices cannot keep rising faster than the economy or the ability to service property-related debts.
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According to Hometrack, the property information service, privately rented property now makes up 26% of London's housing stock, compared with 15% ten years ago.
Lawson said the pre-arranged financing and a focus on customer service (Ygrene opened a physical storefront at 2600 Capitol Avenue to offer one-stop service for property owners and contractors) are intended to speed completion of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water efficiency projects undertaken by qualifying property owners.
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If you do not have the time, ability or inclination to interview renters, place ads, mow the lawn, repair broken appliances, steam clean carpets between renters, etc. you may want to contract with service providers, such as a property-management company, yard service or housekeeping company to ensure that the property is maintaining its value and that you know what your renters are doing.
Safeguard is also looking into building other apps for its REO and Property Preservation service lines, which provide services such as securing a property, debris removal, property maintenance, and rehabilitation on behalf of mortgage holders, Cook said.
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All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners.
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For such a new property, the service at The Siam is extremely impressive.
In their wake, service firms have multiplied, property prices have burgeoned and investment is up.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to a property in Mold, Flintshire, on Sunday where a candle to defrost frozen pipework caused a blaze.
One measure of how expensive REITs have become is capitalization rates, defined as net operating income (profit after operating expenses but before debt service) divided by a property's value.
Our inspectors have a checklist of more than 500 attributes they look for when they visit a property, and service makes up a majority of the list, ensuring only those with superior, consistent performance earn the Five-Star award.
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The Sawtooth cabin-holders are appealing against the proposed increases partly by arguing that it is unfair to compare Forest Service cabins with nearby private property because the owners of the latter face far fewer restrictions on what they can do with their property.
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The hard-core loyalists, combined with the intellectual property behind its email service, could make RIM an attractive buyout target for rivals.
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Johnson kept his at the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, Texas and, according to the U.S. Park Service that continues to maintain the property, loved to spook visitors by taking them for a ride in the Amphicar and pretending to lose control of the vehicle, veering off precipitously into a lake on the premises.
The six groups are: organizations that register country-code top level domains (such as .de, .uk or .jp, ), those that register generic top level domains (such as .com, .org and .net), commercial and business entities, intellectual property interests, Internet service providers and other providers of Internet connectivity, and registrars (the companies that register the names under which individuals or corporations wish to be known on the Web, such as www.greeneurope.org or www.ibm.com.).
While Frette sheets and well-stocked minibars are key perks, he says what really makes a property stand out is its service.
In Germany, after legislators considered a law that would curb Street View, the company allowed individuals to request that photos of their property be removed from the service before it was launched.
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Many of its biggest earners are financial and service companies whose assets, people and intellectual property are easily relocated, unlike those of manufacturers.
However Gabon's Communication Minister, Blaise Louembe, said he had acted to block the site before the service launched in order to "protect intellectual property rights".
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There, officials worry about future property tax revenues and every vital service from law enforcement to food stamps is threatened, says assistant county administrator Dean Arabatzis.
Like they did more than half a century ago, our professional inspectors travel the world, checking in to hotels, dining at restaurants and testing treatments at spas to evaluate more than 500 service and facility standards to objectively score each property.
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said a body had been recovered from the property at about 18:00, although formal identification had not yet taken place.
Add your name to the list of visiting dignitaries and enjoy all this unique property has to offer, including impeccable service and a stunning array of activities.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the holidaymakers were told to leave the property because of the amount of smoke caused by the blaze, which had been first reported at 20:17 GMT.
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The property portfolio here consists of full-service hotels in the upper-upper and upscale segments of the market located in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S. often near the Atlantic coast under such brands as Hilton Worldwide, InterContinental, Starwood and Resorts.
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Your art adviser may introduce you to a property finder, your lawyer to a concierge service.
Meanwhile, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has said there were no smoke alarms at the property.
Matwyshyn said virtual property should be thought of like a "service" instead of something that's actually owned.
Also, since WeGoLook typically does not take possession of the item or property (unless you order our shipping assistance service), the firm warns that it has no control over substitutions or changes that could possibly occur after the observation is made.
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This is no accident: the place was built from the ground up to be the best, with no expense spared, including extensive hidden underground tunnels so you never see maids or room service staff walking around the low rise, spread out property.
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