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Dal Corriere della Sera.IT: Lettera a mia figlia che vuole andare via Bene, la prima cosa che mi viene in mente è quella vecchia canzone struggente di Luigi Tenco.... La solita strada, bianca come il sale...... Qui le strade non sono bianche, e non ci sono campi da arare, siamo a Milano, bambina, quella città che dovrebbe essere la metropoli italiana, quella…See More

Yahoo News: Can Italy Get Back on the Path of Economic Growth?http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/italy-back-path-economic-growth-005039120.htmlSee More

See the full video >> ...the World Bank ranks Italy 73rd in the World for the ease of doing business: after Belarus and Botswana.In a country where unemployment is at a thirteen year high of 11%, and youth unemployment is at 36%, will new legislation encourage growth?See More

Financial Times Person of the Year: Mario Draghi‘Whatever it takes’: the Italian determined to save the euro...http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8fca75b8-4535-11e2-838f-00144feabdc0.htmlSee More

According to DINK Life, San Francisco is the best place for "dual income, no kids couples", aka DINKs.http://blog.sfgate.com/ontheblock/2012/12/06/sf-top-city-for-dink-couples-rich-in-dink-worthy-real-estate/See More

Strong sales volume,limited inventory, renewed buyer confidence and higher prices. Please read the very informative report.http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b908b1fc#/b908b1fc/1See More

Below you will find the summary of a very illustrative discussion from Sotheby’s International Realty general counsel, Sanoj Stephen, Esq. on the new healthcare tax which applies to some real estate transactions after January 1, 2013.     “By now you’ve probably heard about the new tax that will go into effect soon on all real estate transactions as part of the new federal health care legislation, right? Well, that’s not really accurate.  Yes, a new 3.8% tax will go into effect on January 1,…See More

The Draper family will receive its prestigious 2012 Innovation Catalyst Award (ICA).Every year VC Taskforce honors an individual or group in the venture capital community for distinguished work in innovation and entrepreneurship.  The Draper family has, over three generations, invested in and grown hundreds of start-up companies, many of which have become household names, such as Activision, Hotmail and Skype. This year’s ICA Event Gala will be held on Tuesday, October, 30, 2012.…See More

https://intranet.sothebyshomes.com/files/2nd%20Qtr%202012.pdfThe San Francisco market is pretty strong "For Q2, 2012 the average sale price was 3.4% above the listing price".See More

This is the new big commitment of Tim Draper, the well known VC. Read the article:http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county-times/ci_20930398The pilot program has just ended. Today I was in a meeting with Tim Draper and people who taught at the Draper University. The feedback were great.See More