Election 2008: A Big Win for Green Real Estate
It's shortly after 11 p.m. EST on November 4, 2008, and Barack Obama
has just been declared president-elect of the United States.
Countrywide closes 40% of remaining wholesale fulfillment centers
More consolidation and reduction from Countrywide Wholesale. It makes
perfect sense as the company has greatly reduced volume on strict
underwriting guidelines from Bank of America and lesser demand.
What caused the mortgage mess?
Some people blame a fair-lending law for the mortgage meltdown and the
resulting global financial crisis. Evidence shows otherwise.
What it means. Don't confuse this week's Buzzword with school or community zoning. Rather, in the context of heating and cooling, zoning refers to dividing a home into two or more areas where you set different temperatures.
This is The Union
by architect and developer Jonathan Segal Architect. The project gets
its name from its prior life as the union hall for San Diego’s textile
manufacturing business.
When It Goes Bad You Dump It
It’s Friday desk clearing
time for this blogger. “It has a been several years, and several real
estate transactions, since Kianoush Etemadi, 57, and her daughter,
Paris, 16, had a home of their own.
Green Home 101: "Greenovating" Your Kitchen
The kitchen is the heart of any home. The average American spends three to five hours a day in the kitchen
– preparing food, eating, hanging out, entertaining, standing in front
of the fridge (with the door closed, of course) trying to figure out
what to make for dinner.
Outgrown Your House? How to Make Room
In a housing slump, homeowners who feel they've outgrown their homes may think about remodeling rather than trading up to a bigger house.
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More news from around the net..
- After big jump, pending home sales fall again [MSNBC]
- What You Get For.. $700,000 [NYT]
- U.S. real estate market woos foreigners [IHT]
- Surprise - Affluent Long Island Hit hard by Subprime Crisis [Planetizen]
- 2009 Conforming Loan Limits Unchanged, FHFA Says [Housingwire]
- Pricing Penthouses [WSJ]
From around the region..
- From Friendly Home to Friendly Neighborhood [Washington Post]
- Habitat for Humanity, Montgomery County to revamp foreclosed homes [WBJ]
- Toll road changes hand [Fairfax Times]
- Emergency Mortgage Help for Marylanders [WUSA]
- Metro plans to replace and expand MetroAccess fleet during next five years [WMATA]
- Coming to terms with I-66 [Connection]
- 'Project Weatherization' Gets Home Ready for Winter's Chill [Sun Gazette]
- Virginians could see fewer cul-de-sacs, traffic lights [Examiner]
