As property prices in Spain drop, a new surge of Springtime bargain hunters has sent sales to their highest level for year, according to Spanish real estate specialists
LEED 2009" focuses on energy and carbon performance of buildings, transparent "weightings" and regional LEED credits (PRWeb May 19, 2008) Read the full story at
TMM Company is to start the construction of a new business centre - with office premises of B+ class - in the Svyatoshyno district of Kyiv (5, Uborevycha street). The project is expected to start by the beginning of the
The 111,690 m² Manufaktura shopping center in Lodz, Poland (developed by Apsys) took home the 2008 ICSC European Award for the best new development of very large centers. Winners of all the 2008 ICSC European Shopping Center Awards were announced
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It's getting more and more difficult for would-be borrowers in the New York region to get a mortgage, according to an article in yesterday's Times. Mortgage brokers say many lenders are refusing loans to applicants with credit scores that are
Maybe there's more to the Park Slope stroller mafia debate than points about how it shows how white people are jealous of other white people or assertions that negative stereotypes come from I-don't-wanna-grow-up hipsters. Maybe, as Lynn Harris posits in
The Hudson Companies, developer of the J Condo and recent winner of the competition to develop Public Place, last week signed a joint-venture deal with the owner of the Cobble Hill Towers that will usher in a new phase at
As Curbed recently reported, there's a large new development on tap for South Williamsburg just south of Schaefer Landing. A warehouse and parking area for Certified Lumber currently take up the site, which is bounded by Division Avenue, the water,
As part of a special section on the Brooklyn Bridge's 125th anniversary, the Daily News has a fun story about the great huckster practice of "selling" the Brooklyn Bridge. The con man most famous for fooling people into paying for
Most of the supermarkets in the Clinton Hill area are housed in one- or two-story buildings, an arrangement that is presumably leaving lots of developable air rights unused. One owner of one of these properties is starting to move on
This three-story limestone house at 168 Midwood Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens is chock full of old-school details and has been recently renovated to bring the kitchen and baths up to date. It's got a nice feel to it, which
There hasn't been much progress on-site at 80 Dekalb recently but behind the scenes it appears that Forest City is getting its ducks in order. Speaking at the Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable luncheon a couple of weeks ago, FCR's MaryAnne
Corcoran just launched the sales campaign for 255 1st Street, the 32-unit condo that once upon a time was called The Gowanus (despite being located between 4th and 5th avenues). Thus far, only five listings have popped up, ranging from
Economists are expecting a quiet week despite a handful of market-moving reports. Markets will receive FOMC minutes from the April monetary policy meeting, April PPI, home price index and existing homes sales.
Speaking at a conference on Saturday, Dennis Lockhart, Atlanta Fed President (non-voter) said inflation levels were 'elevated' and that a slowing U.S. economy would have global repercussions .
