The number of vacant properties, including foreclosures, residences for sale and bvacation/b homes, rose from 18.4 million a year earlier and 18.7 million in the second quarter, the U.S. Census Bureau said in a report today. ... Also during Levy's Black Sea visit, the mayor of coastal city Rize, Halil bBakirci/b, criticized Israel's "policy of occupation" and said that Turkey's stance on Israel would "not change as long as it continues," according to a report in Turkish ...
