Economy: Page 164
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Realtors Revised Data, but Do We Really Know About Sales?
Getting a handle on how many homes actually sell is a difficult – perhaps impossible – task.
Dec. 29, 2011 -
China's Construction Industry Continues To Grow
The revenue of the 60 largest contractors reached $405.27 billion in 2010, an increase of 29.5 percent over 2009.
Dec. 28, 2011 -
In the Trenches With BIM
Professional Builder wraps up its three-part series about the ins and outs of building information modeling.
Dec. 28, 2011 -
Kennedy-Wilson Provides $54M Refi for Rental Complex in California
The 400-unit building is one of the largest in Oxnard, Calif., between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.
Dec. 28, 2011 -
DEAL WRAP: Lucent Provides $23M for Innovative Mixed-Use in NorCal
A lender recognizes value in a business park that provides working space for local craftsmen and produce sellers, in this week's DEAL WRAP from GlobeSt.com.
Dec. 28, 2011 -
CommerCenters Shifts Focus to International Capital Markets
CommerCenters funds will invest in multifamily properties senior housing, assisted living and medical facilities.
Dec. 28, 2011 -
Commercial Owners to Face Higher Rates
Interest rates are at the lowest levels in decades, but commercial property owners looking to refinance shouldn't expect to lock in those rates any longer.
Dec. 27, 2011 -
Group Refocuses Help for Homeless to Doing Energy Retrofits
HomeAid, which built homeless shelters with housing-industry support, has shifted to energy retrofits while markets are sagging.
Dec. 27, 2011 -
Beech Street Arranges $30M for Multifamiliy Refinance
Problem-solving was a key element to the refinancing for the 274-unit Amberway Apartments in Orange County, Calif.
Dec. 27, 2011 -
Case-Schiller Finds Home Prices Lower in October
Prices declined from September to October in 19 of 20 metropolitan areas surveyed by the widely noted Home Price Index.
Dec. 27, 2011 -
Payroll tax cut passes; paid for with bump in Freddie, Fannie fees
Congress passed the much-debated two-month extension of the payroll tax cut just before leaving town for the holiday, and President Obama signed it into law shortly after.
Dec. 27, 2011 -
800 Brickell Office Tower Gets LEED Certification, New Tenants
Stiles' Richard Stein tells GlobSt.com's Jennifer LeClaire it's still a tenants market for larger, multi-floor tenants in Miami.
Dec. 27, 2011 -
Some Doubt Latest Plan Will Help Abused Homeowners
Observers doubts a Comptroller of the Currency plan for foreclosure review will right many wrongs.
Dec. 26, 2011 -
Decisions Expected by April for Proposed $11B South Africa Refinery
Construction was to start in 2010, but financing is still awaiting all the players' approval.
Dec. 23, 2011 -
November Sales of New Homes Creep Up
Sales of newly built homes were up 1.6 percent in November from October, the third increase in a row.
Dec. 23, 2011 -
Gilbane: Construction Good + Bad = Dim 2012 Outlook
The construction giant looks hard at the sector and expects little improvement next year.
Dec. 23, 2011 -
Workers at All Levels Need to Hang Up Whie Driving
An attorney says it's a big risk for owners or crews to be talking while driving company vehicles.
Dec. 23, 2011 -
Iconic Treasury Building in D.C. Earns LEED Gold
One of America’s most iconic buildings earned LEED for Existing Buildings.
Dec. 22, 2011 -
Remodelers Downsize Their Expectations
This year dispapointed, and remodelers told surveyers that they have a dimmer view for 2012.
Dec. 22, 2011 -
In New York City, Construction Workforce is Majority Minority
Minorities' share of construction jobs in New York has climbed, and Asians were the biggest gainers.
Dec. 22, 2011 -
Foreclosures Aside, Consumers' Debt Load Returning to Normal
Average financial obligations for individuals are coming into line with the 25-year average.
Dec. 22, 2011 -
Report: Foreclosures Soar 20+ Percent as Banks Shed Inhibitions
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency says foreclosures jumped 21.1 percent from the year before, so more empty homes will be hitting the market.
Dec. 22, 2011 -
Equity One Sells 36 Shopping Centers for $473M
The owner said the deal was a strategic move to help it concentrate in Boston, New York, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Dec. 21, 2011 -
Builders Sue to Block New NLRB Election Rules
Associated Builders and Contractors and the Chamber of Commerce want a court to ban rules for shorter representation elections.
Dec. 21, 2011 -
Home Resales Rise 4%
Sales of previously occupied homes in the U.S. rose 4.0 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.42 million.
Dec. 21, 2011
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