Is population density compatible with public safety? This is a question often asked with the increasing effects of carbon footprints in metropolitan areas that needs to be addressed by a reduction in driving and vehicular mileage. What comes to the fore is the need to design a densely populated, compact and walkable community into an [...]
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Devil in the Details
If you easily get bored or befuddled when you read a long paragraph, then you may be in trouble when it comes to signing contracts or documents. It’s very important that you read the fine detail of a document before signing it or you will regret it. Although to some, reading it may be a [...]
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Owning a Condo is Expensive
Cheap condos these days are extremely rare, if not non-existent. However, you may notice that the prices go up every year. According to a condominium-specialist realtor, a good benchmark for operating costs or “housing fees†should be 30 cents a month per square foot of private property. So where does those fees go to? The [...]
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Why Urban Rental Prices Fall
Mainly because of the loss of so many jobs that is rendering more and more people unable to pay their rent. The economy is a general indicator of the health of the real estates business and with rising jobless people comes a rise in vacancies and people are scrambling to get their empty properties occupied. [...]
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Green Retrofits A Must
There are a lot of new laws that will be set for implementation next year that would have buildings and commercial properties declare their energy efficiency ratings with commensurate penalization rates for those who fail. Buildings are known to be some of the most polluting and least energy efficient structures man has made but greening [...]
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Everything’s a Fallin’
In terms of the real estates industry that is, for not much movement in the positive side is almost void. That is except for some areas where local banks have been disposing of properties they have acquired due to foreclosure and bad loans. They might be sales but with a very unpleasant aftertaste, they are [...]
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Urban Spaces Green Spaces
The greening of the urban jungle is taking many cities by storm even with the economic recession. Buildings with green roofs that turns them into islands of fresh air amidst the soaring buildings are slowly taking shape. Vacant spaces turned into green oasis for tired and stressed souls to take a rest. The greening of [...]
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Design tips for the living room
1. Pick something everything else will revolve on. It doesn’t necessarily need to be something big – even something as small as a throw pillow can serve to be a centerpiece, as long as you really like it and foresee that you won’t be getting tired of it anytime soon. 2. Variety is good. While [...]
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Improve your Curb Appeal
Image Source: niwadesign.com Curb appeal is the impression potential buyers get when they first take a look at your house. Whether you are selling your house or not, it pays to have a great looking house without spending tons of dough. Below are a few tips to achieve a wonderful curb appeal before advertising your [...]
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