December 2008

The Parisian Pyramid

The first skyscraper to be erected in Paris in 30 years has been unveiled by Mayor Bertrand Delanoe. Designed by Swiss architecture agency Herzog & De Meuron, the 50-storey pyramid-like tower rising 180 meters will be built at the Porte de Versailles in Paris.

The building is expected to include offices, a luxury hotel, luxury [...]

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Aussie Grabs Wizard At The Eleventh Hour

The battle to take control of Wizard Home Loans, as reported a few weeks ago by Marquette Turner, is over. Despite expectations that National Australia Bank would take control of the brand and franchise network, the race has been won by Aussie Home Loans.

GE Money has offloaded its Australia and New Zealand mortgage offshoot [...]

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Barack Obama’s Hawaiian Hideaway

Returning to his former home of Hawaii as President-elect, Barack Obama and his family are enjoying a 13-day vacation.
Obama is secluded at a compound of oceanfront estates, guarded by seven-foot walls made of stone and lava rock and situated along a quiet sliver of snow-white-sandy beach.

The Kailua Estate seems is ideal for a Presidential retreat, [...]

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COMPETITION: Calling All Designers!

Marquette Turner Luxury Homes were awarded the World’s Most Outstanding Luxury Agency Under 2 Years Old in 2008 by the Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate, and we would like a design to use on our marketing material.
Any one from anywhere can enter this competition via the award winning 99designs website.
Read the DESIGN BRIEF to [...]

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The Most Livable (and Unlivable) Cities In The World

The annual survey for 2008 by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has found Vancouver, Canada to be the most livable city in the world.

Vancouver

The EIU ranked 127 cities, based on their personal risk, infrastructure and the availability of goods and services.
All the cities that fell into the “most livable” bracket were based in Canada, Australia [...]

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Live In A Gangster’s Paradise

You can soon own a notorious piece of history from Chicago, Illinois, according to the Chicago Tribune.
No, this story isn’t related to Governor Blagojevich, as timely as this might be.
The modest, red-brick home once owned by prohibition gangster, Al Capone, will go on the market in early 2009  for approximately $450,000 USD.
The South Side, two-flat [...]

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