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Ever wonder what’s happening in your neighborhood?
When I was a kid, Mrs Kravitz on Bewitched knew what was going on in her neighborhood. She knew when something was amiss. These days with hectic schedules and both parents usually working – it is harder to stay in touch with our local communities.
EveryBlock collects all of the news and civic goings-on that have happened recently in your city, and make it simple for you to keep track of news in particular areas. We’re a geographic filter — a “news feed” for your neighborhood, or, yes, even your block.
What is going on in the Sunset you ask?
- 7 calls to 311 for assistance – mostly sidewalk related.
- 26 police calls
- 8 business reviews
- pair of lost keys
- 80 building permits
and one miserable cat (or at the very least miserable neighbor)
I can hear a cat howling on Downey or Ashbury Street. S/he is obviously unaltered and frustrated! If this is your cat, please have him/her altered. S/he will be much happier and kittens won’t have to be euthanized. Thanks!
Pending U.S. home sales rise in July
and the dark clouds begin to part . . .
Pending U.S. home sales rise in July
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Boosted by low prices and a home-buyer tax credit, pending sales of existing homes rose in July for the six straight month, the longest streak on record, a real estate trade group reported Tuesday. The pending home sales index rose 3.2% in July, the National Association of Realtors said. The index is 12% above July 2008. Pending homes sales in July rose in the South and West. The index is based on sales contracts on existing homes. The NAR reports on sales of existing homes once the sales closes, usually six to eight weeks later
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Research Resources Useful for Researching Historic Buildings
One can research the ownership history of the building lot without regard to the building upon it. This generally involves a title search of the property going back in time to shortly before the building was built.
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