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A Village Down the Block At a ?cohousing? project planned for Fort Greene, Brooklyn, the residents will share all decisions and some meals. posted on November 28, 2008 07:23:54 pm Big Deal: A River House Listing, 18 Years Later Few stories can rival that of Arlene Farkas, whose husband of more than 30 years, Bruce R. Farkas, moved out of their 14-room duplex apartment at River House in 1990, 18 years ago. posted on November 28, 2008 01:52:22 pm Habitats | Newark: A Bird?s-Eye View of Tomorrow Toni Griffin lives in a former office building that was converted into 317 rental apartments ? the first new luxury building in Newark in more than 40 years. posted on November 28, 2008 07:06:22 pm Streetscapes | 869 President Street, Brooklyn: A Different Drummer of a House A walker in Park Slope will not find anything else like Stewart Woodford?s arresting red brick house at 869 President Street. posted on November 28, 2008 04:10:13 pm Living In | Hempstead Village, L.I.: Economical Homes, Bustling Transit Incorporated in 1853, Hempstead Village, L.I., is described in the census as being the oldest and most populous village in New York. posted on November 28, 2008 04:04:35 pm The Hunt: Hello, Doorman Bryan Drury rents an apartment in Brooklyn that his parents bought as an investment. posted on November 28, 2008 03:07:27 pm Mortgages: Lenders Become Proactive Lenders are asking that anyone with a debt-to-income ratio exceeding 38 percent contact the company that sends the borrower?s monthly mortgage bill. posted on November 29, 2008 06:13:16 pm In the Region | New Jersey: Opening Doors for the Disabled For some good-hearted groups seeking to house the disabled, there is a silver lining to the cloud over the residential market. posted on November 29, 2008 04:49:41 pm The Sell: The Paintings and the Price Came Down A new broker suggested a more aggressive purge of possessions and a price of $935,000 to sell a one-bedroom in London Terrace Towers, on West 24th Street. posted on December 01, 2008 10:56:17 am Big Deal: A Condo Checks Out, a Hotel Checks In A converted prewar office building on a commercial block in Murray Hill is now a condominium. posted on November 28, 2008 02:06:27 pm Spotlight: Taking a Stroll Along the High Line The High Line, a park being created atop an old elevated railway in the West Chelsea area of Manhattan, offers a retreat from street life. posted on November 29, 2008 04:55:05 pm A Retreat Outside of Hanoi The American writer Nguyen Qui Duc has settled in Tam Dao to enjoy the cool mountain air, walk in the pine forests and gaze at the dramatic vistas. posted on November 28, 2008 04:46:26 pm Havens | Yamhill County, Ore.: Rural Vistas, Natural Healing and Pinot Noir Sitting in the state?s northwest corner, not far from Portland, many of the county?s open hills have been transformed into vineyards. posted on November 28, 2008 02:06:53 am In Florida, New Condos on the Block Once viewed primarily as a means to sell foreclosed properties, auctions are increasingly being used to jump-start sales in new developments. posted on November 28, 2008 04:31:34 am Your Second Home | Mortgages: The Tighter Loan Market At a time when homes ? especially second homes in some regions ? are dropping in price, it?s getting harder to get a loan to buy one. posted on November 28, 2008 01:16:58 am Breaking Ground: Royal Island & Epic Residences & Hotel A private island residential resort, and a waterfront residential and hotel development. posted on November 28, 2008 01:29:40 am Living Here | First-Floor Master Suites: At Ground Level ?There?s something very pleasant about walking out the door into the main part of the house. Meanwhile, the kids are upstairs in their own world, and we have ours.? posted on November 28, 2008 03:50:31 am On the Edge of a Fjord For Jeff and Tina Leopold, who built their dream home next to a fjord, 30 minutes south of Oslo, the vista of water, islands and pine trees provides daily inspiration. posted on November 27, 2008 02:53:54 am International Real Estate: For Sale in ... Bavaria, Germany A two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath apartment with views of Lake Starnberg and the Alps in Feldafing, Germany is for sale for 2,850,000 Euros ($3,548,600). posted on November 26, 2008 03:50:39 am Property Values: What You Get for ... $400,000 A one-bedroom loft in Phoenix, a house on 10 acres in Halifax, Vt., and a house in a gated subdivision in Kill Devil Hills, N.C. posted on November 26, 2008 03:52:24 am

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General Growth secures two-week loan extension General Growth Properties Inc., the owner of two major shopping centers in San Antonio, has reached an agreement with its syndicate of lenders for a two-week extension on mortgage loans totaling $900 million. (GGP) posted on December 01, 2008 11:24:52 am Sunrise Solar expands footprint into Asia Sunrise Solar Corp. has opened its first permanent international office in Beijing, China, which it will use to pursue solar energy projects throughout Asia. (FSLR) (KYO) posted on December 01, 2008 10:23:57 am Easley fast-tracks $700M in spending N.C. Gov. Mike Easley will ask the Council of State to fast-track more than $722 million in construction projects in an attempt to stimulate the state’s economy. posted on December 01, 2008 10:17:39 am Pipeline down to slow trickle It might not be the locations and plans of Greater Cincinnati’s largest projects that are plagued in today’s economy, but mixed-use development in general. Focused on the concepts of new urbanism and walkability, town center-like projects gave people the option to live, work and play without hopping in a car, and were very popular two years ago. But the last several months of economic crises have killed or stalled many of these proposals. The Wall Street crisis has threatened banks’ ability to loan. Those that can make loans are taking on a whole lot less risk. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am Firm redesigns office as own marketing tool Zsolt Vamosi didn’t let a racquetball court, running track or swimming pool get in the way of his vision for Intertech Design’s new office space. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am White above, green below The roof is white, but everything beneath it is green at the new headquarters building for the Cincinnati Herald newspaper on Burnet Avenue in Avondale. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am Student union gives campus living room Ever since it was nicknamed “the Concrete Jungle,” Northern Kentucky University’s campus lacked a hub. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am Bannister project has new goals; developer drives for more city aid, big tenant The $1 billion plan to redevelop the Bannister Mall area cleared a significant hurdle on Nov. 20, when a state agency approved $30 million in tax credits for the project. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am Construction slowdown brings job cuts at architecture firms The downturn in the construction market has local architecture firms redrawing their staffing plans. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am CBIZ/MHM signs deal to buy NYC-based accounting firm CBIZ Inc. will make the largest acquisition in its history, signing an agreement on Nov. 24 to buy Mahoney Cohen & Co. for an undisclosed amount. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am Premier to lease space downtown Dayton’s largest hospital group is expanding its downtown presence. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am MedImmune to double size of its Gaithersburg HQ The region’s largest biotech is hitting yet another growth spurt. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am Leading edge: Architecture firms feel the pain Rusty Meadows of Perkins and Will Inc. has taken to his knee to beg for business, he says, only half joking. At SmithGroup, Russell Perry held an all-staff meeting to announce a small round of layoffs. And Greg Zahn of Zahn Design Architects is fending off rumors that his firm is closing. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am Arlington hopes new art electrifies Rosslyn area Rosslyn’s future is getting a little brighter. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am Tax hikes hit downtown landlords in the wallet Local landlords struggling to find tenants to fill empty spaces in downtown office buildings are facing another obstacle: property taxes that, for some, have increased as much as 143.7 percent in the last three years. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am California investment group puts Downtown Pittsburgh Verizon building up for sale A prominent California investment company, which entered the market four years ago with the more than $50 million purchase of Gateway Center, is putting its only other Pittsburgh property on the market. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am In Washington, real estate agents switch to smaller firms, or quit For real estate agents battling one of the worst housing market downturns in recent memory, the future holds two options: Get out of the business or figure out a way to survive. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am Fewer join Realtors group As more real estate agents abandon the business, they’re leaving behind a gaping budget hole for the Seattle-King County Association of Realtors. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am Pioneer Square wins ShareBuilder?s 18-month space search After 18 months of looking for new headquarters space — and twice being shouldered aside as Microsoft wolfed down entire buildings — Dan Greenshields has finally found a new home for ShareBuilder Securities Corp. in Seattle’s Pioneer Square. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am Rival bloggers Ellis and Harris exemplify real estate?s angst For a reflection of Seattle’s residential real estate market, look no further than the heated disagreements captured recently on two popular blogs. posted on December 01, 2008 12:00:00 am

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Putting Knowledge Management to Work for Real Estate Organizations "Knowledge Management" has become an increasingly popular corporate term over the last decade. But what does it mean to one and one's real estate organization? Generally, knowledge management can be summarized as the processes and tools that allow an organization to efficiently capture, maintain, and utilize its information. By organizing information and keeping it current, an organization significantly decreases time lost on the dreaded "Reinvention of the wheel." posted on December 01, 2008 11:39:46 am Waiting for a Winning Hand: Retail and Multifamily Hold All the Aces, While Other Property Types Wait for Economic The 21st century's opening years have proved fairly risky for most investors. Those who rode the 1990s' rising economy and bull market found the odds suddenly shifting against them after spring 2000. For the most part, investors experienced a substantial and unpleasant net worth decline between 2000 and 2003. Yet real estate was the exception. Incredibly, since the economy peaked in 2000, the median single-family home price has soared from $139,000 to $177,500, according to the National Association of Realtors. posted on December 01, 2008 11:39:46 am Financial Services Firms Need To Design For Trust Trust is a critical component of building relationships with financial services customers. But Forrester's expert evaluations uncover many areas where firms do a poor job of building trust. To improve, firms must explicitly focus on trust-building principles whenever they design or evaluate interactions. How? By dealing with personal information appropriately, anticipating and answering questions, helping users correct errors, and treating interactions as part of a dialogue. posted on December 01, 2008 11:39:46 am Putting Price Tags on Houses: Zurich Cantonal Bank Knows Its Market, Down to the Square Meter Owing to the concentration of wealth in and around the Swiss Canton of Zurich, the housing market there is a dynamic one for renters and buyers, lessors and sellers alike. Zurich Cantonal Bank (ZKB) recognized that the Swiss real estate market was no longer simply a bricks-and-mortar one. The bank saw growth potential and room for cost-saving strategies if statistical information could be made readily available both to its mortgage staff and to property seekers. SAS helps ZKB achieve a 97 percent reduction in evaluation costs, near zero percent default rate. posted on December 01, 2008 11:39:46 am The New Form 8-K: Interpretive Issues for REITs and REOCs The changes in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules require public companies to make greatly expanded disclosures with significantly shorter deadlines. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and other real estate operating companies face particular challenges in applying some of the new SEC rules. This article discusses several of the most significant practical issues confronting REITs under the new SEC rules. posted on December 01, 2008 11:39:46 am

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