Citigroup and JP Morgan Suspend Foreclosure
Both Citigroup Inc. (C: 3.58 -0.83%) and JP Morgan Chase (JPM: 25.2804 -3.47%) announced Friday they have enacted temporary foreclosure moratoriums.
Green Depot: Another Signal 'Eco' is Moving Mainstream
On Thursday an “eco-Home Depot” opened in Manhattan, its shelves
flooded with products short on volatile organic compounds and long on
recycled content.
No one home: 1 in 9 housing units vacant
A record 1 in 9 U.S. homes are vacant, a glut created by the housing boom and subsequent collapse.
How Banks Are Worsening the Foreclosure Crisis
The bad mortgages that got the current financial crisis started have produced a terrifying wave of home foreclosures. Unless the foreclosure surge eases, even the most extravagant federal stimulus spending won't spur an economic recovery.
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Results and Suggestions from the Energy Audit
This week
the energy auditors returned to take another look at my house and
present their conclusions. They brought their FLIR thermal imaging
camera to check along walls for gaps in insulation, and presented their
conclusions and ideas for me to improve the heating efficiency of my
house.
Boston's Hancock Towers, New England's tallest building, is facing foreclosure
It looks like the next wave of foreclosures could come in the commercial real estate market.
Rich Losers Giving Houses to Wives: Retroactive Trend
Another day, another reason for the simmering rage of the proletariat to explode in revolutionary anger against the rich! Even more rich, rich Wall Street bastards have pulled shady real estate stunts. The rage; it burns!
Why Door Sweeps and Adjustable Threshold are Important to Energy Savings
When I did weather stripping on the doors in my house, it helped to reduce the draft.
A Guide to Greening Your Apartment
Before Kari Volkmann-Carlsen sat down to write “Green Renting Revolution” (Jan.-Feb. 2009), my fellow editors and I dug into Utne Reader’s
alt-press library—1,300 publications and growing— and scouted
ecofriendly advice for apartment-dwellers. Wouldn’t you know it, the
alternative press is chock-full of savvy tips for greening your rental
pad.
ADDITIONAL NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGION:
- Local Leaders Create Stimulus Spending Wish Lists [WJLA]
- Virginia share of stimulus hovers near $3 billion [Fairfax Times]
- Steep Nosedive in Sales Tax Revenue Besets F.C. Budget [FCNP]
- Rockville condos on auction block [WBJ]
- What's Doug Jemal Going to do with the Maxim [Housing Complex]
- Cut 121 City Jobs? [Alexandria Gazette]
- Remodeling the Process [Reston Connection]
- Home Sales Continue Resurgence, While Prices Remain Down [Sun Gazette]
- Home Prices in Northern Virginia Nearing Bottom; DC Has Farther to Fall [Developments]
- Arlington's Ave. Wages Rank 4th Among Big U.S. Counties [Arlington Gazette]
