Where Is Mayberry?
Where can I find a decent place to live, raise a family, retire, enjoy life?Five best old-world towns to visit
Posted on April 12, 2012
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Over the past century, urban development and expansion have robbed many of the world’s towns and cities of their old-world charm. However, there are certain wonderful pockets of the globe that still provide us with unique snapshots of the past. These towns have changed little since their heyday, allowing us to get a first-hand view of life in a bygone era.
World’s Top 10 Cities In Terms Of Economic Importance
Posted on April 11, 2012The Knight Frank “Wealth Report 2012″ has listed the top ten most important cities of the world, in terms of economic activity.
The ten cities have been chosen on the basis of their growing economic importance to the high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), or those having over $25 million of investable assets).
The Wealth Report 2012 is published by Knight Frank, a London-based independent global residential and commercial property consultancy, in partnership with Citi Private Bank, Citigroup’s wealth management services arm for ultra high net worth individuals, law firms, and institutional investors.
- See more at the International Business Times
Home price shifts in top 10 cities: CoreLogic
Posted on April 11, 2012WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The following is a list of year-on-year home price moves in the top ten cities in February, as compiled by CoreLogic.
Nationally, prices fell 2% compared to Feb. 2011, or a 0.8% decline when distressed sales are excluded. Mark Fleming, the chief economist for CoreLogic, said there’s a deceleration in the pace of house price decline.
“The continued strength of sales activity and tightening inventories in many markets are early and hopeful signs that prices will continue to stabilize and improve in the coming months,” he said.
By state, West Virginia had the strongest price growth, of 8.6%, while Delaware had the steepest drop, of 11.2%. From the peak, prices have dropped 34.4%.
- See more at Market Watch
Top 10 Cities In the U.S. With the Best Music Scenes
Posted on April 11, 2012Take out three of the major cities with massive music scenes – New York, Los Angeles and Nashville — and how would the rest stack up? Livability.com just ranked the top ten cities in the U.S. with the best music scenes. To determine the top ten cities in America based on music scenes they researched “music and travel media rankings and accolades about scenes, venues and record stores,” before asking musicians and other people for their insights. They ended up with some classic names: Athens, Minneapolis and Portland and Chapel Hill top the list; all cities that have earned their street cred through the years. Some of the other names might surprise you though. Who did they miss?
- Find more at SpaceLab.tv
Top ten cities paying highest average salary for tech jobs
Posted on April 11, 2012Data from CyberCoders, a recruiting firm, reveals which cities pay the highest average salary for technology jobs.
What CyberCoders data reveals is that well-known technology hubs such as San Jose, San Francisco and New York’s silicon alley rank highest in pay versus smaller cities such as Phoenix, St. Louis and Tampa. Ranking first overall is the bay area’s San Jose, followed by New York, Boston, Los Angeles and rounding out the top ten – the city of Dallas.
- See article in Tech Journal
Introduction to Where is Mayberry?
Posted on April 10, 2012Where is Mayberry? Where can I find a town like the one where Andy Griffith was sheriff, Barney Fife would nip problems in the bud and Ope Taylor grew up with good Christian values and where you could take evening walks without fear? This was the question I asked myself when a new shopping center was built against our back fence and we couldn’t do anything about it. Is there a town like Mayberry, NC? I would like to move there!
This site was built with the intention of finding the best place where you can hang your hat. Literally, where is the town or city that best meets my needs in raising my family, finding the best work, retire, make the most of my money, etc? I’m still looking but here are links to many of the best many of our friends in the publishing business have determined. Have fun.
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