| When the real-estate market is down, the rental market picks up (Asbury Park Press) |
| "As the for sale market collapsed down there and everywhere, the rental market actually saw some strengthening. People have to live somewhere, and the rental market actually saw some strengthening." Greg Russo, Applied Development Co., Hoboken Maintenance technician Mark Hindenach adjusts the balcony door on a new apartment at Pier Village in Long Branch. (SPECIAL TO THE PRESS: MIKE McLAUGHLIN) |
| 12/01/2008 |
| Nigeria: Atlantic Ocean May Sink Lekki, Bayelsa (AllAfrica.com) |
| Scientists and environmental experts have warned that millions of people in Nigeria could be displaced by rising sea levels in the next half century, as ocean surges swamp some of Africa's most expensive real estate and its poorest slums, Reuters reported yesterday. |
| 11/21/2008 |
| Letter: Planetary conjunction in the evening sky (Coastsider) |
| If you’ve gazed west after sunset, you’ve probably seen two bright lights converging over the last month or so. These are the planets Venus and Jupiter, with Venus being the brighter one. On November 30 and December 1 the planets will be about a finger width apart. As a special bonus, they will be joined by the new crescent moon. Luckily, this time, the weather forecast looks good for those two ... |
| 11/26/2008 |
| Fence to Carve Up Fragile Border Preserve (La Prensa San Diego) |
| Another chapter in U.S.-Mexico border relations is about to close. In the waning days of the George W. Bush administration, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is completing construction of a 22-kilometre triple fence along the San Diego-Tijuana border. |
| 11/26/2008 |
| Ruling fails to bury Markiewicz mess (New Haven Register) |
| NEW HAVEN — New Haven Probate Court Judge John A. Keyes has ruled that former clients of J. Markiewicz and Sons Funeral Home whose pre-paid contracts were misused are entitled to refunds of 50 percent to 80 percent of what they paid. |
| 11/24/2008 |
| DHEC changes erode beach protection law (The State) |
| HILTON HEAD ISLAND — If you want to get John Safay fired up, ask him about building huge homes on this island’s flood-threatened beaches. It’s a bad idea, the Hilton Head town councilman says. Safay will tell you how frustrated he is with the state Department of Health and Environmental Control — and its failure to protect beaches from encroaching development. “It defies the imagination,” ... |
| 11/19/2008 |
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