Gold rush unlikely as surface value of land tops mining
William B. Clark of the California Division of Mines says surface real estate has outpaced gold in mother lode districts. Many historic mines are now parks or housing, with little chance of new mining despite high gold prices. Amateur prospecting will persist as a hobby.
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UPI
California
Mother Lode
William B. Clark
California Division of Mines
U.S
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Columbia
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Johnsville
Coloma
Yuba
Downieville
U.S. Mint
Housing Trends Shape Energy Aware Urban Developments
The Journal Scope report for the NAHB cites energy conservation and environmental concerns driving housing location and design. It highlights bypassed sites, climate oriented siting, and cost effective standards, with examples like Dawoods Orinda and Portals Chicago. It notes south facing facades, shading devices, and trees to reduce heat gain.
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Journal Scope
National Association of Home Builders
NAHB
Dawoods
Orinda
Calif
Leon
PUD
Grant Place
Chicago
Chevy Chase
Montgomery Village
Montgomery County
United States
Scottsdale Real Estate Slumps in Q2 1974 Report
The Quarterly Business Review shows Scottsdale real estate dollar volume and units sold fell about 12 percent in Q2 1974 from a year earlier. April to June sales totaled roughly 42.7 million with 920 units sold. Privilege license applications dipped slightly to 358. Bank deposits rose to 304 million as of June 30, up 41 percent from 1973.
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Scottsdale
Quarterly Business Review
Scottsdale Board of Realtors
Phoenix Clearing House Association
Real Estate Lecture Series Resumes Across Arizona
The State Real Estate Department restarts its free lecture program for licensees using a statewide telephone network and color video. The first and third Tuesdays at 7 p.m. audiences in 18 cities will hear a Scottsdale Community College cafeteria session featuring a panel from legal and investigative sections on Changes in the Real Estate Law.
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Arizona
Scottsdale Community College
Westward Ho
Phoenix
Ae.ite
Land use reform gains momentum as federal role grows
A shift from laissez faire to stricter land controls grows as states adopt laws and federal action looms. The National Land Use Policy Act faces opposition from mining and development interests, while states like Hawaii Wisconsin Massachusetts California New Jersey push plans to curb subdivision sprawl and protect farmland and shorelines.
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John Bunker Copley
News Service
United States
Congress
Camelback Inn to Host Arizona Architect Conference
The Arizona Society of The American Institute of Architects will hold its third annual conference at Camelback Inn September 6 to 8. Outgoing president James A. Gresham will preside. Seminars cover architecture landscape process management licensing and firm operations with a banquet and new president elected the same evening. Geoffrey Bridsen of the BBC will speak. an art exhibit and table-top displays joining the Producers' Council will open to the public.
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Arizona Society of the American Institute of Architects
Camelback Inn
James A. Gresham
Tucson
Stuart O. Dawson
Sasaki, Dawson and DeMay
Stuart Rose
AIA
Washington, D.C
Geoffrey Bridsen
British Broadcasting Corporation
Producers’ Council
Fountain Hills welcomes first medical clinic
Osteopathic physicians Drs. Timm McCarthy and William H. Higgins opened the Fountain Hills Medical Center at 12206 Colony Drive with nurse Sharlene Smith. The new clinic marks the town's first medical facility, evolving from the doctors' prior private practices.
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Fountain Hills
Timm McCarthy
William H. Higgins
Fountain Hills Medical Center
Colony Drive
Sharlene Smith
Scottsdale
Real Estate Service Honors Two MLS Members
Joe Freeman of Hal Rich Realty and Jack Quinn of Kennedy Realty were awarded monthly service trophies this week in Scottsdale for top performance. Freeman posted a $276,000 sales volume with a University of Colorado real estate degree, while Quinn sold five units after joining Kennedy Realty in January and is a DePaul University graduate. Ruth, his wife, also works in real estate.
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Joe Freeman
Jack Quinn
Scottsdale
Freeman
Hal Rich Realty
University of Colorado
Quinn
Kennedy Realty
DePaul University
Ruth
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