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The exquisitely detailed architecture and natural setting will give residents the feeling of living alongside a sun-drenched Bahamian harbor rather than just a few miles from the hustle and bustle of the metropolitan areas of Orlando and Jacksonville. Bike to historic downtown St Augustine, or take a short drive to the beach, cultural activities or world-class Golf Courses. The area is a boat owner’s dream, whether you have your own boat moored outside your home or at a slip within a few minute’s walk away, you will soon be out on the open ocean or fishing a backwater of the scenic Intra-coastal Waterway.
St Augustine, the nation’s oldest city is a wealth of history and charm. The city is home to historic fort Matanzas, Castillo de San Marcos, and the St Augustine lighthouse. Horse drawn carriages provide a charming ride through the enchanting and historic downtown that retains the old world feel provided by the Europeans that first settled here in the 1500s. These enchanting homes are Cranewoods Development’s contribution to continuing that tradition.
The unique collection of single family homes, cottages, town homes and penthouses, all feature stunning water views, looking across Salt Run to Anastasia park, the Atlantic ocean and St Augustine inlet. The unique designs feature superbly detailed balconies to maximize the views.
Although the homes are built with traditional exteriors, the interiors are luxuriously equipped for the 21st Century. Purchasers can choose from a selection of custom designed interiors, which enhance the desirability of these beautiful properties. The interiors contain a level of architectural detail unmatched in the area.
Construction manager HCM Construction is a nationally recognized builder based in Jacksonville, Florida. They are well acquainted with the challenges of constructing architecturally detailed homes in coastal environments. The homes have been exquisitely designed by Cronk Duch Partners, an architectural firm known for its heirloom quality home designs, with a flair for historically accurate detail.
Whether you are looking to relocate to Florida from out of state; wishing to purchase an exceptional waterfront home your primary residence; for investment or as a second home, then any of these outstanding residences would be well worth considering.
To learn more about this unique opportunity, visit the project website at http://www.abacosatsaltrun.com
HCM Construction, founded in 1992 and based in Jacksonville Beach, has broad experience managing projects from concept through completion and works on a variety of projects as builder, general contractor and renovator. For more information, contact 904-270-0270 or visit http://www.hcmconstruction.com
Cranewoods Development, LLC is known for assembling project teams with the creative talent necessary to develop, design and build cutting-edge projects. Cranewoods focuses on specialty and high-demand waterfront markets along the Florida coast. For more information, visit http://www.cranewoodsdevelopment.com
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Prior to 1990, nearly all of the real estate located in Romania was owned by the state. This real estate was owned either directly by the government or by state owned entities. With the overthrow of the Communist regime in that country, there has been a slow and somewhat plodding liberalization of the real estate laws within the country.
The years under dictatorial control left Romanian in worse economic shape that any other Eastern European nation. In addition, unlike some other countries from the Soviet Bloc, Romania has been slow in digging out for years of repression and economic mismanagement. With that said, there is some light at the end of the tunnel that likely will result in more foreign nationals taking a second look at investing in Romania.
In 2007, Romania will join the European Union. It is expected that when this occurs, the real estate laws within Romania will move in a direction to make them more in line with the real estate laws in other EU nations
Investment Property in Romania
At the present time, individual foreign nationals cannot buy and own real estate in the country. In point of fact, foreign nationals cannot even inherit and then take title to real estate situated in that country. The only manner in which a foreign national can invest in real estate in Romania is through a duly established corporation or limited liability company that is established under the statutes and regulations of Romania.
Residential Real Estate in Romania – Single Family Properties
For the most part, there is no foreign ownership of single family dwellings in Romania at this point in time. Because the only manner in which foreign nationals can take title to and own real estate in Romania is through a corporation or limited liability company, there are very few enterprises that have been established for the purpose of purchasing and taking title to single family dwellings.
In addition, although Romania has been working to establish a more stable market economy in recent years, due to the amount of time that it was under the yolk of a dictatorial regime, the real estate market is shaky. The demand for single family residents is spotty throughout the country. A good share of the more recently built single family residences are not necessarily constructed in a particularly sound manner. In addition, many older properties are in a state of disrepair.
Residential Real Estate in Romania – Apartments
A significant portion of the Romanian population currently dwell in apartments. There has been some movement by foreign nationals to become involved in commercial enterprises — within the parameters established by the Romanian Constitution and related laws — that own apartment buildings or complexes in the country. At this juncture, most investors in such real estate ventures have not made exceptional profits in these ventures. However, there is hope (reasonably placed for the most part) that when Romania is integrated into the EU, the Romanian economy overall and the real estate market specifically will experience growth.
Holiday Property in Romania
tourism in Romania is not, as of this juncture, a significant industry. Therefore, when it comes to the real estate market involving vacation or holiday properties, there is not a significant amount of activity at this juncture. Up until 1990, foreigners were barely allowed into the country in the country. And, any foreigners that were permitted into the country certainly were not allowed to visit most areas in the country. Up until the 21st century, vacation and holiday travel into Romania almost was unheard of.
In reality, Romania is not without its points of interest when it comes to tourism. However, there remains much to be done in regard to reinvigorating the infrastructure of the country before there can be much of a market in tourism. The government is working on these matters at the present time. Once again, when Romania enters into the EU, there is a high probability that there will be an increase in the number of visitors to the country in the future.
Specific steps to buying real estate property in Romania
At the present time, the Constitution of Romania prohibits a foreign national from directly owning real estate in Romania. Even if a foreign national inherits real estate, that foreign national simply cannot take possession and ownership of inherited real estate in that country. This Constitutional provision — and companion statutes and regulations enacted by the government of Romania since 1990 — is not in step with what is in place in other countries that comprise the European Union. Thus, it is fairly to safe to assume that there will be fairly significant pressure on the Romanian government to liberalize its real estate laws to at least permit ownership of real estate in Romania by foreign nationals who reside in one or another of the other EU nations.
With that said, there is not specific proposal on the block at this time to liberalize the real estate laws even for foreign nationals from EU member nations. However, and again, the main underpinnings of the EU involve free commerce between the countries that comprise the EU. Such free commercial activity would be significantly impaired in regard to Romania and other EU nations should the laws (and Constitutional provisions) in Romania remain so stringent (and strident) when it comes to the issue of foreign ownership of real estate in Romania.
With this said, a Romanian company may own real estate in the country even if that company is owned 100% by a foreign national. Obviously, foreign nationals who have an expressed interest in owning real estate in Romania, either for investment purposes or as part of a business enterprise, are establishing companies — corporations or limited liability companies — within Romania.
The process for creating these entities is not that difficult. Generally, foreign nationals are retaining legal counsel in Romania to assist them in establishing these entities. There are lawyers in Romania that now specialize in this type of legal affair.
Provided that a foreign national or group of foreign nationals have duly established a bona fide corporation or limited liability company in Romania, the process for purchasing real estate within the country is not particularly complex on the surface and in and or itself. The process commences with the execution of a preliminary contract for sale. Via this document, the purchase price is established and a deposit is made by the buyer. In most instances, the deposit is set at an amount equal to 10% of the overall purchase price of the subject real estate.
During the interim between the execution of the preliminary or initial sales agreement and the date of the signing of the final agreement conveying ownership of the real estate to the buyer, the purchaser is obliged to obtain any necessary financing that he or she will need to effect the purchase of the real estate. (Again, in the case of a foreign national, the financing arrangements will need to be made by and the mortgage loan issued in favor of a duly established Romanian legal enterprise in the form of a corporation or limited liability company.
At this juncture it is important to keep in mind that Romania is a country fraught with problems when it comes to the title to real estate. The process of checking title to real estate in Romania is convoluted and difficult. Efforts have been made by the Romania government in recent years to clarify this entire process, and to clean up titles to real estate. But, the work and effort in this arena is far, far from complete.
The Romanian government has created a national property registry office. But, the office has been slow in dealing with the myriad of issues pertaining to title to real estate in the country.
Another problem pertaining to real estate in Romania centers on the fact that in many instances that real estate cannot be used as collateral for a loan. In this regard, unlike in nearly every other country in the world, the real estate that is the subject of a sale and for which financing is being obtained, in many instances will not be able to be used as collateral for a loan. In other words, if a person (or company) wants to buy real estate in Romania and needs a loan to do so, that person or company will need to use some other form of collateral for the loan beyond the real estate that is being purchased.
Once again, and has been noted, it is likely that there will be changes to the real estate laws on the books in Romania. Indeed, those changes will need to reach the Romanian Constitution as well. The entry of Romania into the EU in 2007 will be the primary reason that the Romanian government is likely to set upon a course to liberalize the real estate laws (and Constitutional provisions).
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Les Calvert
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Nations from all over the globe are fond off its richness in cultural values, economic development, industrial development and all time government authorities have maintained healthy relations of India at global level. On the ground of development in various sectors India have achieved high ranks, as a result nations from all over the world look India always as a hot platform for the commercial ventures.
According to intellectuals and experts for the last 10 years India has become hub for outsourcing the work from developed nations and multinational even medium and small level of companies are outsourcing the part of their work to India. Due to development of knowledge base mass and fast IT developments in India, boom of outsourcing to India took place in recent years. The favorite areas where worldwide nations found India is best for outsourcing are Web development, Business process, Knowledge process, Technical & non technical support from call centers, Billing services, HR hiring, Accounting, Tax processing, Biotech research, telesales/telemarketing, etc. Today IT software and web development services are primary demand of the outsourcing firms. With the gradual interest of developed nations and support of the Indian government Outsourcing revolution took place and results in creation of Offshore Development Centers in various parts of India. They had started rendering services like offshore software outsourcing to clients, offshore web development, website development and many other customized IT services.
Role of Indian government for the outsourcing revolution for the last many years
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From the early 1990s India has adopted the rule of globalization liberalization and privatization on the domestic front as well as international trade. On the ground of these liberal policies various sectors of Indian business took pace in the productive manner such as before 1994 Indian telecom sector was under government control, then in year 1999 new telecom policy encourage private participation. Establishment of EOUs (export oriented units), STPs (software technology parks) and FTZs (Free trade zones) by the government has encouraged FDIs (Foreign Direct investment) to India. On the ground of outsourcing, India had started with medical transcription and recently reached to business process and web development services to outsourcing firms.
<b>Role of IT developments in Outsourcing Revolution in India</b>
IT outsourcing revolution is also an integral part of the total outsourcing, for the last ten years high profile IT companies have established their offices in India and made India a hi-tech hub for IT & web development services. Some of the multinational firms are IBM, Motorola, Yahoo, HP, Oracle, and Microsoft who have increased opportunities for the Indian market. The powerful role of The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) also cannot be denied for the IT developments in India and ultimately helping hands for IT services to offshore outsourcing. There are more than 1000 registered Indian IT companies as member of NASSCOM are contributing in providing services outside the India.
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[First published on the Doing Things Differently blog - #61 - Tighten Our Belts]
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I was the columnist in The London Paper last week, suggesting that the recession is a good thing. Readers vote on whether they want more of you… and 96% did. I also had many comments calling this point of view “refreshing” and “inspiring”. In this, I hear a whispered hope for a move away from ‘business as usual’ to a more enjoyable and equitable way of running our economy.
At its best, this shake-up wake-up call will prompt us to re-prioritise and re-allocate resources. It will make us more aware of where we use money as an excuse to see ourselves as separate from others. Instead of this isolation, we will find ways of leaning in to human energy as our most precious resource and recognise our interdependence.
A great example of this is Liftshare - an organisation that works to bring about sustainable change by encouraging individuals to do things together. There are now 290,000+ people registered and several inspirational stories have emerged.
Sandra from Clacton-on-Sea started car-sharing as a way of saving petrol and impact on the environment and found that “two people who led separate lives have now become great friends, with all the benefits and opportunities that new friendships offer”. They socialise regularly, found they had tons in common, and get to chat, laugh and sing along to 60s and 70s music on the way to and from work.
Similarly with Emma from Swindon, her initial motivations were financial and environmental and says “I have benefited in ways I never imagined, including socially. The company is great, we share ideas, and we exchange knowledge about the local area – where the best markets are, what’s on at the theatre. As I know we have to rely on each other at a particular time of day, I’m much more efficient at work. I can no longer stay late to get things finished so I don’t faff about any more, I just get it done.
And there are wider community benefits, as Clare from Herefordshire describes: “We also pick up and drop off a regular prescription for a friend who has retired and finds it difficult to get to the doctors”.
With lifshare, we see the Triple Bottom Line of a solid, sustainable venture – intending to bring about economic, environmental and societal/inter-personal benefits through its activities. As we tighten our belts and make changes economically, perhaps we’ll also tighten our belts as a community, finding afresh how fulfilling it is to need each other.
Do Things Differently
1) If you had one tenth of your current income, what would you do differently? Make a list. Then assess: in what ways would any of this be preferable? What could you gain as side-effects of these changes? Plato said “Necessity is the mother of invention”. In which ways would your decreased income increase your creativity and innovation?
2) Now return to your current level of income – but keep those new ways in place. What would you do with all that extra money?? Which deeply fulfilling lifestyle benefits would all that abundance bring you?
(c) Corrina Gordon-Barnes, 2008
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The Greater Woodfield Convention & Visitors Bureau is happy to announce the addition of three unparalleled tourist and event destinations to its membership. All the three facilities are located 26 miles northwest of Chicago.
Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center
July 2006 marked the grand opening of a $224 million 45 acre futuristic complex housing the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center which accommodates a 100,000 sq. ft. pillar-free exhibit space emphasized by 30 foot ceiling. The Exhibitor friendly convention environment, 10 minute access from O Hare Airport and other major highways, large docking area and sophisticated high technology has already attracted more than 70 event bookings. Our goal is to attract small to medium size Trade Shows from every market segment that are looking for a state-of-the-art user-friendly facility says Randy Griffin, the Area Marketing Director.
Meeting facilities comprise of 48,000 total sq. ft. of innovative and high-tech meeting space with wireless/high-speed Internet access, teleconferencing and videoconferencing capabilities, onsite audiovisual and tech support services. These resources are ideal for business events that require seamless and modern apparatus.
Visitors to the Renaissance also enjoy 500 luxurious technologically advanced guest rooms, which are characterized by 32-inch flat panel HDTVs, alarm clock radios with MP3 & iPod connectivity, in-room refrigerators, note-book computer safes, and bathroom vanity mirrors with defogging system integrated with LCD TVs. All these conveniences make the Renaissance a memorable experience for both the leisure and business traveler.
For more information regarding the Renaissance, its upcoming events, or booking inquiries visit: http://www.ci.schaumburg.il.us/vos.nsf/schaumburg/convention-center
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Sears Centre
October 2006, launches a brand new Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL. The 11,000 seat
indoor multi purpose family entertainment, cultural and sports center is expected to draw in excess of 142 events and 750,000 annual visitors. The October 26 grand opening, featuring a concert by Duran Duran, will inaugurate the Sears Centre as a world class entertainment venue. This will be followed by a series of high profile events that include concerts by Bob Dylan on October 27, Lionel Richie and Chaka Khan on October 29.
Major sports teams have already chosen the Sears Centre as their home arena. The Chicago Hounds Hockey Team, which has drawn more than 18 million fans in its 15 years, will play most of its regular games at the center. The popular Chicago Storm soccer team recently announced its move to the Sears Centre for the 2006 07 season. In an effort to expand to the Midwest Chicago market for the 2007 season, the National Lacrosse League selected the Sears Centre to host the Chicago Shamrox Lacrosse Team home games. As a member of the United Indoor Football League (UIF), the new Chicago indoor football team will be playing at the Sears Centre as well.
Whether attending an entertainment or sports event, visitors to the Sears Centre will appreciate many top of the line amenities that consist of more than 7,500 cushioned seats, 43 luxury suites with two lounges on a private suite concourse, 4,000 available parking spaces, and close proximity to major highways.
For more information regarding the Sears Centre, its upcoming events, or booking inquiries visit: http://www.searscentre.com
CoCo Key InDoor Water Resort
Opening in November 2006 is the 65,000 sq. ft. CoCo Key Indoor Water Resort located inside the Sheraton Chicago Northwest Hotel in Arlington Heights, IL. Inspired by the historic Florida Key West, the Chicago CoCo Key will be the largest and newest family attraction and water park in the Midwest. Year round, families and business travelers will relish 84 degree weather at the indoor resort making the combination of Florida like relaxation and wild enchantment a very welcome feature to the Greater Woodfield Convention & Visitors Bureau community.
This 190,000 gallon high-tech water park offers various signature attractions with spectacular lighting. Four thrilling body and raft waterslides will drive the young or young at heart wild. The Parrots Perch Play Island takes interactive adventures to the next level with water cannons, spray nozzles and a huge thousand gallon bucket dump. Giant whirlpools present a relaxing tropical experience. A movie size theatre screen will make movie watching while floating on a tube a whole new discovery.
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