How to Certify Your Building As a LEED Green Building
How to Certify Your Building As a LEED Green Building The construction industry has developed guidelines for certification for the Green building friendly, offered through the U.S. Green Building Council. (USGBC) has a unique scoring system and method to score a building as Green qualified called “leadership in Energy and Environment Design. (LEED) has been [...]
Report: 1 in 5 U.S. homeowners underwater
Report: 1 in 5 U.S. homeowners underwater One of every five U.S. homeowners owed more on their mortgage than their home was worth in the fourth quarter, real estate Web site Zillow.com said on Wednesday. Real estate - Zillow.com - United States - Business - Business and Economy
Desolate malls, empty offices may come soon
Desolate malls, empty offices may come soon
Over the next several years, failed commercial real estate loans could litter U.S. cities with empty stores and offices and cause hundreds of bank failures, a watchdog report says.
United States - Commercial property - Real estate - Bank failure - Business
Economy needs stronger housing market
Economy needs stronger housing market January’s uptick in housing starts confirms that the housing market has bottomed out. But it’s going to have to do better than that to sustain a real economic recovery. Real estate economics - Economy - Business - Real estate - Residential
Distressed homeowners get temporary reprieve
Distressed homeowners get temporary reprieve Citigroup Inc. plans to let homeowners on the verge of foreclosure stay in their homes for six months — if they turn over the deed to their property. Foreclosure - Real estate - Business - Investing - Citigroup
Energy Performance Certificates - Part of the Solution
Energy Performance Certificates - Part of the Solution It is now more than two years since Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) were introduced. EPCs not only show the energy efficiency of a property, the likely fuel costs and carbon dioxide emissions, but also give recommendations on how to improve the energy rating and deliver energy cost [...]
Mall developer offers $10 billion for rival
Mall developer offers $10 billion for rival Mall owner Simon Property Group is making a $10 billion offer to acquire its ailing rival, General Growth Properties. Simon Property Group - General Growth Properties - Real estate - Business and Economy - Business
Obama unveils $1.5 billion in housing aid
Obama unveils $1.5 billion in housing aid
President Barack Obama used a campaign push for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to announce a new fund to support homeowners in five states hit hardest by the housing crisis.
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Economy needs stronger housing market
Economy needs stronger housing market January’s uptick in housing starts confirms that the housing market has bottomed out. But it’s going to have to do better than that to sustain a real economic recovery. Real estate economics - Economy - Business - Real estate - Residential
Cleveland tops list of miserable U.S. cities
Cleveland tops list of miserable U.S. cities
Forbes: Cleveland takes the top spot in our third annual ranking of America’s Most Miserable Cities. Cleveland won the position thanks partly to its high unemployment and lousy weather.
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