A groundbreaking modern residential building, the likes of which Toronto has never seen before, is set to take its place on the edge of one of North America's most colourful and coveted neighbourhoods. The sophisticated and funky N-BLOX at 799...
Home improvement ladder-related injuries increasing in the US
According to new research, more than 2.1 million individuals were treated in U.S. emergency departments for ladder-related injuries. That estimate exceeds an average of 136,000 cases annually. This is the first U.S. study to use national data to...
Companies build new image for prefab homes
Factory-built housing is touting environmental benefits and a fresh look to win a new generation of buyers as the industry continues to fight an image of cheap design and endure the same housing slowdown pummeling conventional home builders. Among...
Welcome to BoKlok (Ikeatown)
BoKlok homes don't exactly come in flatpacks, but they're not far off. The timber-framed buildings are almost entirely prefabricated. They are usually brought to the site on the back of trucks as pre-assembled units, like Portakabins, with the...
The Next Big Boom: Ocean Real Estate?
With land getting so crowded, the age-old fantasy of sea-based living is becoming reality. The first is Hydropolis, a $500 million-plus, 220-room hotel under development near Dubai in the Persian Gulf. Billed as the world's first underwater hotel,...
[mp3] Investing in a foreclosure can be rewarding if you're willing to do your homework
Compared with a year ago, foreclosures are up more than 60% nationally, according to RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosed properties. And the chance of obtaining a bargain is likely to rise as the slowing housing market forces...
KOR's Sunset Silver Lake: Pre-construction Bust?
A blogger's report on KOR's Sunset Silverlake loft project..."As for my own decision not to buy now, I have been spooked by the chilly housing market combined with my uncertainty about the scope and speed of Sunset Junction's gentrification. KOR has...
Urban Glass House, Soho, New York / Philip Johnson and Alan Ritchie
Is a modernist residence the latest luxury accessory of the rich and famous? Judging from the brisk sales of units at The Urban Glass House, a new, luxury condominium project located in Soho New York designed by Philip Johnson and Alan Ritchie, one...
Sleep Deficit: The Performance Killer
Frenzied corporate cultures still confuse sleeplessness with vitality and high performance. An ambitious manager logs 80-hour work weeks, surviving on five or six hours of sleep a night and eight cups of coffee (the world’s second-most widely sold...
Mortgage Applications Dip in Spite of Falling Rates
U.S. mortgage applications fell for the first time in four weeks even as interest rates dropped to a six-month low, an industry trade group said on Wednesday, providing further evidence the country's housing market slump is deepening. via: FOX News
Massachusetts Home Sales Plunge, Prices Drop
Sales of single-family homes plunged in August by a whopping 21.6 percent,to 4,229 homes, compared with figures from the year prior. It was the fifth straight month of sales declines, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors said yesterday. The...
Know Your Numbers: Home Sales
The housing industry is an important component of the U.S. economy, affecting everyone. By looking at data on sales of homes, you can track how well the housing industry is doing, which can help you with decisions about investing in real estate,...
Existing-Home Sales Holding At A Sustainable Pace
Existing-home sales stabilized at a sustainable pace in August, while home prices showed an anticipated decline, according to the National Association of Realtors. [XLS] Total existing-home sales – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums...
U.S. mortgage rates fall
Average interest rates on U.S. 30- and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages fell over the past week. Thirty-year mortgages averaged 6.43 percent, down from 6.47 percent in the prior week, while 15-year mortgages fell to 6.11 percent from 6.16 percent....
Prospects for a potential stabilization in the housing market - Barron's
Barron’s says that if the downturn in the housing market bucks the Street’s opinion and stabilizes in 2007, stocks that have been taken down by investor fear may see upside in the next twelve months as some anticipate a recovery. View the story
United States Housing Characteristics
Americans are very satisfied with their neighborhoods, according to 2005 American Housing Survey microdata released today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The survey also reveals that the median value of...
Americans Marrying Older, Living Alone More, See Households Shrinking
The median age of first marriage was 27.1 years for men and 25.8 years for women last year, up from 23.2 and 20.8 years, respectively, 25 years earlier, according to new information on America’s families and households released today by the U.S....
Apocalyptic Days for Homebuilders
Some truly apocalyptic comments from Don Tomnitz, CEO of homebuilder D.R. Horton, at the Credit Suisse Homebuilders Symposium today. He is expecting 2007 to be worse than 2006, and maybe stabilization by 2008: "We have never seen housing prices and...
Homeownership
The homeownership rate in the second quarter 2006 (68.7 percent) was not statistically different from the second quarter 2005 rate (68.6 percent). Among regions, the homeownership rate in the Midwest was lower than the rate one year ago, while the...
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