Biz Memoranda: 03/07/2010n Shelley Quinn-Becker has been awarded the Traverse Area Association of Realtors 2009 Affiliate of the Year Award.Connecticut December 2009 Business StartsThe following business starts were recorded in December 2009 by the Connecticut Secretary of the State's Office. When available, the name of a registered member or officer is given.Home sales set to spring aheadThe number of single-family homes and condominiums placed under agreement in the Attleboro area jumped sharply in February, compared with the previous month and the same period last year.Barrett's bid was most expensive mayoral campaign on recordThursday March 4, 2010 North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- Mayor Richard J. Alcombright won the city’s corner office last November, but former Mayor John Barrett III will go down in the city’s history books as having run the most expensive campaign on record. November’s race is also the most expensive mayor’s race in the city’s history, with the twoCalendarSend calendar items by noon Friday to Lorin Buck at lbuck@fairfaxtimes.com. For more calendar listings, visit www.fairfaxtimes.com.Camira a property hot-spotCAMIRA has topped a list of the city’s top performing suburbs, recording a 9.8 per cent growth over the past quarter. The suburb, where homes average $365,000, out-performed Flinders View, which scored a 9.3 per cent increase with Raceview a 5.5 per cent growth.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.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.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.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.”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.
