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Green Jobs and Industries Still A Bright Spot In Economy
2008-05-10 00:00:00 I was reading Forbes.com today and stumbled across a column that put a smile on my face. While researching "the effects on the economy and job market from...greater green industry," Michael Marks came to the same realization I did a short while ago: "lo and behold, I found a topic ... More About: Economy , Jobs , Green , Spot , Industries
Fed Cuts Rate To 2 Percent; U.S. Growth Stronger Than Expected
2008-05-01 00:00:00 The Federal Open Market Committee announced today a quarter point cut in the federal funds rate, lowering it to 2 percent. This is the seventh time since September that the Fed has slashed interest rates. "Recent information indicates that economic activity remains weak," said the Fed, citing "subdued" spending, "soften[ing]" labor ... More About: Growth , Stronger , Rate , Cuts
2007?s Largest Private Builder Announced
2008-04-25 00:00:00 Builder Magazine released a sneak peak of the results from its well-known Builder 100 survey this week. According to the results, David Weekley Homes rode its Texas markets to close the most homes of any private for-profit builder in 2007. In 2006, Weekley came within 300 closings of then leader Shea Homes. The jump ... More About: Private , Largest , Builder
The World?s Most Expensive Homes From 2007
2008-04-17 00:00:00 Ever wonder what it would be like to live in a medieval castle? You can find out! All you need is a mere $140 million for this Romanian castle from 1212 that inspired Count Dracula. Not your cup of tea? How about living in a waterfront palace in Istanbul, Turkey, with gilded moldings, ... More About: World , Most Expensive , The World , Homes
Centex Homes Sells 10% Of Lots For $455 Million
2008-04-04 00:00:00 Yesterday, Centex Corp. announced the sale of a portfolio of properties through its subsidiary Centex Homes . The joint venture is led by RSF Partners Inc. and has a price tag of $161 million. Added to the $294 million in expected tax refunds, the total is about $455 million. Roughly 8,500 lots ... More About: Million
Rethink Resume Writing Like A Professional
2008-03-28 00:00:00 I was scrolling through recent resume advice today when I stumbled upon a piece on Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist on How to edit your resume like a professional resume writer. Her advice echoes extremely important points I have brought up in the past, so I'll try to outline them again. The ... More About: Writing , Resume , Professional
National Association Of Realtors Reports 2.9% Increase In Existing Home Sal
2008-03-26 00:00:00 Today, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that sales of existing homes increased in February, offering a ray of hope to the besieged residential market. NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun commented on the data, saying "the latest reading on home sales further confirms stabilizing trends." February saw existing home sales increase ... More About: Home , National Association of Realtors
Lowered Regulations To Pump $200 Billion Into Mortgage Market
2008-03-20 00:00:00 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac got a boost from regulators today, who announced new regulations to help the housing market. The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) lowered the two agencies' minimum capital surplus from 30 percent to 20 percent. The 10 percent adjustment will pump $200 billion of ... More About: Market , Mortgage , Regulations , Pump , Billion
World?s First Multi-Use Positive Energy Building To Break Ground Next Year
2008-03-20 00:00:00 Appropriately, the headquarters for Masdar City, the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste city, will be housed in another pioneering effort by Abu Dhabi: the world's first multi-use positive energy building. Chicago architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill won an international competition to design the headquarters. Its giant solar-panel roof will actually create more ... More About: Building , World , Energy , Ground , Break
Fed Cuts Interest Rate By 3/4 Point In An Effort To Shore Up Economy
2008-03-20 00:00:00 It was a good day on Wall Street today, as stocks had their biggest rally in five years in the wake of a 3/4 point interest rate cut by the Fed. The strong performance of Wall Street giants like Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group may help assuage ... More About: Economy , Shore , Interest , Point , Rate
NAHB Ceases Making Campaign Contributions Over Political Inaction
2008-02-20 00:00:00 In a statement issued last week, former NAHB president Brian Catalde declared that homebuilders would stop making political contributions because lawmakers have been unresponsive, in that they have not "adequately addressed" the economic issues that may help stabilize residential construction. The following is the official statement: ?Today, the National Association of ... More About: Political , Campaign , Contributions
15 Things You Never Want To Say At Work
2008-02-20 00:00:00 I was reading a newsletter from CareerBuilder today, and it had a piece in it that inspired me: the "10 Worst Things to Say at Work ." I thought it was a good piece, and definitely food for thought, but I thought they left some things out. So I've augmented their list to ...
See Mythbusters Live At IBS!
2008-02-16 00:00:00 Well, they're not actually the real Adam and Jamie...but Broan and NuTone's "Mythbusters " put on shows periodically throughout the day, combating such myths as "trash compactor smells are a fact of life." According to the Broan Mythbusters, that is no longer the case. Stop by and see what myth the ... More About: Live
Re-Key Locks Quickly And Effortlessly?And Win A Porsche
2008-02-16 00:00:00 Kwikset is having a big show this year in terms of products, and they decided to go equally big in terms of giveaways. The new SmartKey debuted at IBS this year, offering unparalleled convenience and utility to both builders and homeowners. SmartKey lock-sets can be re-keyed an infinite number of ... More About: Porsche
The Professional Level Kitchen
2008-02-16 00:00:00 Viking came to the show with some convenient and useful upgrades to their standard lines this year. Representatives said they didn't have much in the way of 'groundbreaking new products', but did have some noteworthy improvements. On their counter-sized wine chillers, new electric controls make getting and maintaining the perfect temperature ... More About: Kitchen , Professional
Free Cooking Lessons and Food
2008-02-16 00:00:00 Stop by the Kitchenaid booth in the west concourse for a taste of some good home cooking and a demonstration of Kitchenaid's new products. More About: Cooking , Food , Free , Lessons
Waterfall Display Defines Kohler?s Booth
2008-02-16 00:00:00 The Kohler booth was impressive this year, as always. The heavily-advertised new DTV-II showers, the ones that allow users to control water flow, music, colored lighting and steam, were stunning in person (I really, really want one). Even more impressive was the water display in the center of the Kohler booth. Pre-programmed sequences ... More About: Display , Waterfall
Ryobi Sends Convention Goers To Play 19 Holes
2008-02-15 00:00:00 If you walk past the Ryobi booth in the west concourse, you'll be greeted by loud construction noises that almost drown out the murmur of excited visitors. As you approach, someone from the Ryobi team hands you a punch card. From there, there are 19 different stations that require your participation ... More About: Play , Convention , Holes
TopBuildingJobs Exec Enters Golf Competition, Embarasses Company
2008-02-15 00:00:00 Matt Birkett, a VP at TopBuildingJobs, entered the golf challenge at the Plastpro booth in the west concourse. The contest consisted of a small mesh cage in which contestants hit golf balls, aiming to land them in one of three different holes of varying point values. After a promising qualifing ... More About: Golf , Competition , Company
Panasonic Introduces Motion-Activated Ventilation Fan
2008-02-15 00:00:00 Notice anything different about this ceiling fan? Try that little square in the middle of it. Panasonic is showing off their new Whisper Green ventilation fan with SmartAction motion sensor. That's right, it's a motion sensor. The fan runs continuously at a pre-set lower level (the one at the show was ... More About: Motion
Tool Box In A Tube
2008-02-15 00:00:00 A "tool box in a tube"...that's how the makers of "Bull Seal" describe their new product. It is a modified silicone adhesive sealant that makes some impressive claims. It can be used as a sealant or as a fastener, indoors or outdoors, on dry or wet surfaces...it can even by ... More About: Tube , Tool
NY Construction Jobs Tied to Gambino Mob Family
2008-02-12 00:00:00 Last week saw a long-running investigation into Mob activities culminate in a massive crackdown by U.S. and Italian authorities. On Thursday, numerous arrests were made on allegations of murder, gambling, drug dealing, fraud and corruption. "The extortion in the construction industry --" reports the Associated Press, "described mostly in the indictment by ... More About: Family , Jobs , Construction
2008?s Best Cities For Jobs
2008-02-09 00:00:00 Looking for a career change and don't mind relocating? Maybe you want to move. Forbes.com came up with this list of the Top Ten Best Cities For Jobs in 2008 . The rankings for the forecast were determined by equally weighing (1) the state's unemployment rate, (2) job growth, (3) income growth, (4) ...
Communities Run Into Difficulties In Quest To Go Green
2008-02-08 00:00:00 The New York Times reported today on the many obstacles communities are running into in their effort to 'go green'. "Constraints on budgets, legal restrictions by states, and people's unwillingness to change sometimes put brakes on ambitious plans," reports Felicity Barringer. Both individuals and municipalities are realizing that going green does ... More About: Green , Quest , Communities
Nonresidential Construction Continues to Climb
2008-02-08 00:00:00 On Friday, two reports were released showing that nonresidential construction sectors continue to grow, despite the drastic correction in residential construction. The numbers for 2007 indicate that it was a rather good year for nonresidential building. The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce released the first report on December 2007 Construction ... More About: Climb
Update Your Resume With TBJ?s New Features!
2008-02-05 00:00:00 Many construction and homebuilding jobseekers already know that www.TopBuildingJobs.com is the largest and most comprehensive industry job board on the net. What some of them don't know is that TopBuildingJobs.com is also completely committed to customer satisfaction and website usability. Thanks to readers' suggestions, TBJ is proud to announce new formatting ... More About: Features , Resume , Update
Getting That Homebuilding Job: Are You A ?Grower? or a ?Maintainer??
2008-02-01 00:00:00 A couple weeks ago, I was working on a publicity project with a smaller, private homebuilder. Their goal is to increase production from just under 1,000 units to about 5,000 units in the next five or so years. I spent some time speaking with the President about the company's future, ...
Fed Cuts Rates Again For Second Time In Just Over A Week
2008-01-30 00:00:00 The Fed slashed rates again today for the second time in as many weeks, cutting its benchmark rate by 50 basis points. Today's action, combined with January 22nd's surprise cut of .75%, brings the benchmark rate down to 3.0% from 4.25% just eight days ago. This comes after the House voted ... More About: Time , Week , Rates , Cuts
F.B.I. Investigates 14 Corporations Tied To Subprime Debacle
2008-01-30 00:00:00 Officials announced on Tuesday that the F.B.I. is investigating 14 companies tied to subprime lending for potential accounting fraud and insider trading violations. The agency said the investigation encompasses "developers, lenders, and financiers that securitized ordinary home loans into exotic investment instruments, as well as banks that held them" (Reuters). ... More About: Corporations , Subprime
Phoenix Housing Forecast Reminds Builders To Think Long Term
More articles from this author:2008-01-29 00:00:00 Addressing more than 1,000 people on Tuesday, Phoenix housing analyst RL Brown delivered a housing forecast reminding homebuilders to think long term. 2008 is expected to witness a 20 percent drop in home-building permits from 2007's lackluster performance: that's somewhere between 22,000 and 24,000 permits this year (Metro Phoenix). "But Brown also said ... More About: Builders , Housing , Long , Term 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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