New York – Every time it rained, Majora Carter cringed. “I lived in mortal terror whenever I thought it was going to rain,” Dr. Carter says, remembering how the rainwater seeped from the street into her Bronx brownstone. Then she and her husband, James Burling Chase, realized that the source of the problem wasn’t on [...]
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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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Decorative Wall Mirror – Add Some Sparkle to Your Space
Image source: www.shopgaithersburg.com Mirrors are among the most flexible and adaptable home decorating elements. All these decorative wall mirrors have their own unique style and will complete the look of any of those boring and dull walls. Each wall mirror would accent any wall perfectly. Wall mirrors also help to reflect and enhance your room’s [...]
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Condo Market Slightly Affected
Although the real estate market in America these days have not been doing well, the condo market is only slightly affected. A new National Association of Realtors study estimates that sales of vacation homes in 2007 fell 31 percent, to 740,000, from 2006. But sales of condos dipped only slightly—down 2.8 percent—while sales of detached [...]
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