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Foreign Investors Take Aim At U.S. Real Estate
2008-01-29 00:00:00 According to the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE), despite the housing slowdown, the U.S. is the number one "most stable and secure" country for real estate investment. It also came out on top of the list of countries with the best opportunity for appreciation. AFIRE's 16th Annual Foreign ... More About: Real Estate
Plumbers Can Now Add Green Accreditation to Resumes
2008-01-26 00:00:00 A little earlier this month, it was officially announced that the highly acclaimed Green Plumber program is debuting in America. After generating huge amounts of interest in the program and successfully reducing water consumption in Australia, GreenPlumber is opening its doors to American plumbers through training and accreditation programs run by ... More About: Resumes
Economic Stimulus Package Nearly Doubles Dollar Limit On Mortgages
2008-01-25 00:00:00 Today, leaders in Washington revealed details of the tentative economic stimulus package that has been making headlines all week. Homebuilders hope to see some benefit from government-sponsored mortgage company mortgage caps nearly doubling in the plan. Nearly 2/3 of the stimulus will be in tax rebates to individual taxpayers, between $600 - ... More About: Dollar , Mortgages , Economic , Package , Mort
Students? Most Costly Jobseeking Assumption, and How to Avoid It
2008-01-23 00:00:00 It?s career fair season again. With colleges and universities back in session after the break, students are bombarded with e-mails about resume workshops and mock interviewing sessions. Loose fliers drifting across campus remind preoccupied seniors that they have just a few precious months to find a job if they hope ... More About: Students , Avoid
Fed Cuts Rate By .75% For First Time Since 1984
2008-01-22 00:00:00 In response to American fears about problems in the housing and credit markets leading to a recession, as well as continuing international difficulty, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by seventy-five basis points (.75%) to 3.5% today. This is first cut of this size since the Fall of 1984, ... More About: Time , First Time , Rate , Cuts
Bush Proposes $145 Billion Economic Stimulus
2008-01-22 00:00:00 Friday, January 18 -- President Bush called for an economic stimulus package, similar to the one used in 2001, in an effort to shore up the U.S. economy, which has been plagued the past few months by rising gas prices and problems in the housing and credit markets. In a ... More About: Economic , Billion
First Beige Book Of 2008: Construction Gets Mixed Report
2008-01-20 00:00:00 In the Fed's opening Beige Book of 2008, the construction industry received mixed reports from around the nation. Even though most markets reported continuing softness in housing, there do seem to be areas that are steady. Dallas home prices did not decline, and a few districts noted mixed home price changes. Commercial ... More About: Construction , Report , Mixed
Padding That Resume in 2008: NAHB Certified Green Professional
2008-01-20 00:00:00 In response to the rapidly growing green building trend, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will unveil its new Certified Green Professional designation during Green Day at the International Builders' Show (IBS) in Orlando, Fl. (Remember, ConstructionJobsBlog will have real-time updates and news posted all day, every day during the ... More About: Resume , Padding
NAR Delivers Upbeat Forecast for 2008
2008-01-17 00:00:00 Last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their latest forecasts for 2008 . While not predicting a significant jump out of this slowdown, they do expect a gradual turnaround in 2008. Lawrence Yun, NAR Chief Economist, said "There are more people with financial capacity now than in 2005, but many ... More About: Forecast
Bank of America to Purchase Countrywide Financial For $4B
2008-01-17 00:00:00 Last Friday, Bank of America announced an agreement to purchase Countrywide Financial Corp. The all-stock transaction is worth approximately $4 billion. The news has long been coming; over a year ago the bank and the country's largest mortgage company were in discussions. Blocked by US regulations from acquiring another bank, Bank ... More About: Bank of America , Purchase
South East Experiences Population Gains, Construction Sure to Follow
2008-01-16 00:00:00 Reed Construction Data analyzed the U.S. Census population estimates for the year ending July 1, 2007, and identified "a clear picture of how regional construction demand will shift in the next few years." Five South eastern states are among the states with the top ten largest population gains. All five also top the ... More About: East , Experiences , Pula
TBJ and CEFGA Launch CEFGAJOBS.com to Combat Labor Shortage
2008-01-16 00:00:00 CEFGAJOBS.com to serve as a model for employing students and addressing the labor shortage in the construction industry Atlanta, GA ? The shortage of skilled labor in construction has been a topic of conversation for years now. With baby boomers starting to retire, and a shortage of young workers entering the ... More About: Labor , Launch , Combat
ConstructionJobsBlog to Cover International Builders? Show LIVE
2008-01-15 00:00:00 February 13 - 16, 2008 -- Orlando, Florida -- I will be posting back-stage interviews, updates, news, and coverage from the 2008 International Builders ' Show in real time on ConstructionJobsBlog! Can't make it to the IBS? No problem! Just be sure to check in during the second week of February for the most up-to-date ... More About: Live , Cover
Bernanke Hints at More Rate Cuts
2008-01-12 00:00:00 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke spoke today about the housing downturn, credit crunch, and the economy as a whole. While anyone who has been near a television or newspaper in the past few months knows that housing is down and there is a credit problem, the Fed Chairman gave ... More About: Hints , Rate , Cuts
?Greenwashing? May Run Into Trouble With F.T.C.
2008-01-12 00:00:00 The Federal Trade Commission began hearings yesterday on green marketing. While Tuesday's session was aimed at carbon offsets, the series will cover a number of topics and aspects of green advertising. Environmental advertising is regulated by the F.T.C.'s Green Guides, which were last updated in 1998. Such common terms as 'renewable ...
?Green Collar Jobs? Open Up to Unemployed Young People in Face of Worker Sh
2008-01-12 00:00:00 Past articles of mine have focused on the construction industry's impending labor shortage, or on the fact that commercial firms consider the shortage of qualified workers one of the most pressing issues facing them in 2008. But there is another, more specialized niche of building jobs that is facing a major labor ... More About: People , Jobs , Open , Green , Young
How to Lose a Job in 10 Minutes
2008-01-07 00:00:00 Want to remain unemployed? Check out these 15 tips for throwing away that prospective job! (1) While discussing your ?green? building experience, mention that your efforts often increase the cost of projects (2) Show up late, and if questioned about your tardiness, hastily explain that you waited until the last minute to get directions ... More About: Minutes
FMI Reports Favorable Construction Outlook For 2008
2008-01-04 00:00:00 FMI, the nation's largest provider of management consulting and investment banking to the worldwide construction industry, recently released their 2008 U.S. Construction Overview. The report was hopeful of 2008, and commented on some interesting industry trends to keep a tab on this year. The 2008 overview forecasts a 5.8 percent growth ... More About: Outlook
Year in Review: Best Homebuilding Products of 2007
2008-01-04 00:00:00 In December, Builder News published a list of its top new building products of 2007. Here are some highlights: Structural: Litracon light-transmitting concrete. You have to see this stuff to believe it! Made by adding optical fibers to the fine concrete mixture, this material opens up a new realm of stunning ... More About: Products , Review , Year , Year in Review
Constructing the Times Square New Year?s Eve Ball
2008-01-01 00:00:00 I know that giant crystal ball construction is a little off topic for this blog...but it's New Year 's Eve and I just can't resist. Today marks the 100th anniversary, or 'birthday', of the New Year's Eve Ball . In 1907, New York Times publisher Adolph S. Ochs commissioned the construction of the first ... More About: Times Square , The Times
Sir Norman Foster to Give Moscow World?s Largest Building
2007-12-29 00:00:00 Moscow may soon be home to the world's largest building, described as a city-within-a-city, and four times the area of the Pentagon. Dubbed 'Crystal Island', it will cover 27 million square feet and stand roughly 1500 feet tall, and comes with a price tag of $4 billion. Just what will this ... More About: Building , World , Moscow , Give , Norman
Could Gains in Energy Efficiency Cause Increases in Energy Consumption?
2007-12-29 00:00:00 I was browsing Reed's market insights today when this piece on energy efficiency caught my eye. After doing a number of interviews with green building leaders and researching the topic, this article was especially thought provoking. It challenges the conventional wisdom behind many green building practices and policies. Conventional wisdom tells us ... More About: Energy , Energy Efficiency , Efficiency , Consumption
Banks, Treasury Department Ditch Plan to Rescue SIVs
2007-12-26 00:00:00 On Friday afternoon, it was officially announced that the Treasury Department -backed plan to rescue structured investment vehicles (SIVs) affected by the subprime mortgage meltdown would be scrapped. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. had been urging large banks over the past several months to create a giant fund to prevent ... More About: Banks , Rescue , Plan
10 Reasons Housing Will Begin Its Recovery in 2008
2007-12-23 00:00:00 On October 31st, the Laguna Niguel Real Estate Blog posted a list of 10 Reasons the Housing Market Will Begin to Recover in 2008 . The list was originally in an email sent by Countrywide lender Kevin Budde. After more than a month and a half, I decided to go back and ... More About: Recovery
Fed Proposes New Mortgage Regulations
2007-12-21 00:00:00 On Tuesday, the Fed released a set of proposed regulations that would govern the subprime mortgage market. Ben S. Bernanke explained the Fed's action, which flies in the face of previous non-regulation, by saying, "Unfair and deceptive acts and practices hurt not just borrowers and their families, but entire communities, ... More About: Mortgage , Regulations , Prop , Mort
The Holidays: A Great Time For Jobseeking!
2007-12-20 00:00:00 Most people believe the myth that the holidays are a bad time to be looking for a job. Tradition posits the time between Thanksgiving and New Years as a 'no job seeking zone,' a time when HR departments are not seriously considering candidates, and very few people end up getting ... More About: Holidays , Time , Great , The Holidays
Top Holiday Gifts for Jobseekers
2007-12-20 00:00:00 While interviewing jobseeking expert Wendy Enelow yesterday, I asked her what she thought the most useful gifts for a construction or homebuilding jobseeker might be. Some of these I covered in my last post on holiday gifts, but some are new, and she definitely gave a fresh perspective to the Jobseeker's ... More About: Holiday , Gifts
Key Words Can Move Your Resume to the Top
2007-12-16 00:00:00 A couple weeks ago, I wrote about 2 easy ways to make your resume more effective. A focus of the article was on keywords, and the increasing importance they are playing with electronic resume databases. I recently noticed a great article on key words from Dice.com. This article goes further ... More About: Words , Resume , Move
Fed Cuts Rates Again in Final Meeting of 2007
2007-12-13 00:00:00 Yesterday (December 11th), the Federal Open Market Committee announced that it was lowering its target for the federal funds rate 25 basis points to 4.25 percent (read official release here). The Fed noted that while "readings on core inflation have improved modestly this year," economic conditions may push inflation higher. The ... More About: Final , Rates , Cuts , Meeting
Top 8 Holiday Gifts for the Construction Job Seeker
More articles from this author:2007-12-12 00:00:00 Carhartt Outerwear ? Carhartt is one of the most well known and respected brands in the construction business. Their outerwear is especially impressive, offering a range of options that incorporate style, durability, safety, and weather protection. No matter what kind of outerwear is needed, Carhartt has you covered. Leather Portfolio ? ... More About: Holiday , Gifts , Construction , The Con 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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