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Beijing 15th January 2009, 11:29 am Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong on Tuesday dismissed claims that the municipal government’s drive to build more ... . The Olympic city, like many other cities in the country, has seen skyrocketing house prices. However, prices ... affordable housing will dampen the city’s real estate market. The municipality unveiled plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:29:26

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Stop building to help housing prices recover?

So many plans and ideas are being floated to repair the country's economic situation. David Reilly of the Wall St ... Test." There is currently more than 10 months of home inventory. Homeowner vacancy rates are at historic highs of about 2.8%, compared with pre-bubble levels of about 1.7%, according to the U.S. Census [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 19:37:46

Britain’s Eleco (ELCO) Offers Recession-Proof Profit Stream

Building suppliers aren't exactly popular right now. Today, US housing market data revealed existing home prices fell by a record 9.5% in August ... by subsidiary Bell & Webster, which has just opened a new facility at Haveringham. Work for the public sector should provide some defence against the slowdown of house building that affects 14 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 14:59:22

Escape The Rat Race With A Tiny House [Housing]

It's not just supermarkets that are shrinking—you can also build yourself a 90-square-foot house to shack up in with your hunched-over spouse and ... in Seattle, plans to move within the next few months from the Craftsman-style two-story house she shares ... to the tightening credit market and the fact that home prices remain high in Seattle, despite [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 22:51:40

Bring back man with accordion!

Well, I've had a few days to get over the concert and I now feel I can talk about it without the need for anti-depressants and therapy ... to try and convince you it's a beach. They then build a campsite as the smell of the water ... with a few dead fish and voila! A leisure lake where for the price of a small house in the country [more...]

Date: 2008-07-27 16:40:46

Sales Will Remain An Anchor, Not A Lifeboat

The Miami Herald reports from Florida. “The median price of an existing single-family house fell in Miami-Dade and Broward counties by roughly 20 ... and foreclosures in Miami’s real estate market, many high rise buildings now have mold growing inside [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 15:07:09

Sweet Water Bungalows

One of my readers passed this onto me this morning. Thanks DJ! Sweet Water Bungalows are fair weather tiny houses that have a simple wood frame, windows ... on is not included in the price but they do include free plans making it easy to build it yourself [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 16:24:21

Lutz: 1 Million Worldwide E-Flex Production by 2020 and is GM Planning to Bring Battery Production in House?

GM vice chairman Bob Lutz and GM Europe’s president Carl-Peter Forester were on hand at the British Motor Show last week ... that brand or Saab, and be priced at £32,000 Forester is reported to state he wants  a European state ... would agree to that role, then GM would build the cars there. It was said that that GM plans [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 01:16:10

High/Low Prices for 2008

It's almost time to say goodbye to 2008.As the year heads to the rear-view mirror, ... there is a downside: one side of the house abuts 2nd St., one of the busiest streets in the Hills.The ... cottage (3br/2ba, 1550 sq. ft.) that unfortunately backs up onto a new commercial building and is only [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 03:48:00

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