RESIDENTIAL

Big Homebuilders Lag on Green Building

Green building as a cause has united disparate parties from environmental groups to big business to policymakers, but one key industry has struggled to react to the change in public sentiment.

Foreclosure Countdown: The Foreclosure Process Step-By-Step

Source: michaelemilio.com

With more than 1000 foreclosures happening daily, it's interesting to know exactly how it feels like to go through a foreclosure on your home - step by step.

Owners find dog playing with loaded gun

Source: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

" Residents who thought their dog was playing with a toy in the backyard discovered that the "toy" was a loaded semiautomatic handgun."

The Process of Real-Estate Finance Needs Radical Reform

I have worked as a process analyst in high technology for the past 25 years, developing software and advising companies on how to improve their operations through process re-engineering.

Residential Solar Power Will Not Cost Us The Earth: How Do Solar Heating Panels Work?

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We explain the two different kinds of solar heating panels.

Elderly to be cared for by 'clever homes'

Source: The Times

INTELLIGENT homes that can track old people's movements and monitor their health via sensors and global positioning satellite trackers are being pioneered in Britain.

Home Buying Opportunities Are Heating Up This Summer!

Source: searchwarp

Dabombplanet real estate services can help you find that investment property.

Auction boom has condos going … going … gone

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Auction boom has condos going … going … gone With the condo market lagging other types of housing, sellers are increasingly turning to auction houses to move their properties. For buyers, the chance of a great deal is tantalizing.

Residential Green Building Slow to Gain Momentum

Source: LOHAS Weekly

Although many of the largest US homebuilders have experimented with energy-efficiency and other "green" features in the homes they build, they complain that buyers have not shown enough interest to justify making such measures standard practice.

Building Surveyors Malaysia

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BSC Building Surveyors & Consultants is an independent firm of Registered Building Inspectors in Malaysia. Our Building inspectors provide building survey and inspection services to all types of residential & commercial buildings.

Ecotricity - Clean Energy Company

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Ecotricity is offering business and residential customers in the UK the opportunity to lower pollution levels and support the growth of alternative energy by purchasing clean energy. Company profits are invested in further research and development of clean energy sources.

Shaq Launches Real Estate Development Co

Source: eurweb.com

SHAQ LAUNCHES REAL ESTATE/DEVELOPMENT CO.: 'O'Neal Group' to focus on urban renewal in cities across the country.

Brick House

Of the six buildings shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize for British architecture, one entry stands out in particular. Or not.

8-Year-Old Raped in Full Daylight

Source: Local 6

this is sad... An 8-year-old girl was raped on the side of a residential street in full daylight less than half a block from her apartment, police said....

Ian Schrager to create residential properties

Source: hauteliving.com

After pioneering the concept of chic hotels, visionary Ian Schrager has moved onward and upward to create his first-ever residential properties, Gramercy Park and 40 Bond Street. And those are just the beginning.

Residential Wi-Fi Sharing Made Easy

Source: PC World

New technology enables neighbors to pool their wireless Internet access, without privacy or security concerns.

Off the grid or on, solar and wind power gain

Source: USA Today

A nice article about the status of residential "alternative energy" usage with some interesting anecdotes and a state by state breakdown of the various laws and tax incentives associated with it.