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22/05/2024Home Repair Contractors

Grafton Group has financial ‘firepower’ for €934m worth of deals, says new CEO – The Irish Times

The new chief executive of Grafton Group, Eric Born, said that the DIY retailer and builders merchants group has financial scope to pursue about £800 million (€934 million) of acquisitions, as it continues to generate strong levels of cash even as its pretax profit slid in the first six months of the year.

The Dublin-based company, which owns the Woodie’s retailing and Chadwicks merchant brands in the Republic, also operates across the UK, Netherlands and Finland, where it has more specialist distribution businesses. Mr Born, who took the helm at the end of last year, said the group’s focus is

22/05/2024Real Estate Online

Scammers can target anyone, even a real estate agent – East Bay Times

Question: My husband, a newly licensed real estate agent, is being scammed. His current client is a homebuyer who wants to move to San Jose. I saw their text messages and emails. It isn’t reassuring. The exchanges are about investing in crypto. Each time my husband emailed a new listing to this client, the homebuyer changed the subject back to crypto. What’s more alarming, the homebuyer wants to discuss our retirement plans rather than homes for sale.

How can I persuade my husband to drop this homebuyer? My husband doesn’t see a problem, but I sure do.

Answer: It would