Real Estate & Construction: Construction jobs decline in September

October 13th, 2008

Amid a general sharp downturn in U.S. employment in September the construction sector was especially hard hit, losing 35,000 jobs and accounting for more than one fifth of the 159,000 jobs lost last month.

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Real Estate & Construction: Buying south of the border

October 12th, 2008

Canadians, faced with a relatively strong loonie against the U.S. dollar, seem to be finding it hard to resist the half-price sale on U.S. real estate.

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Real Estate: It’s all in the lingo

October 12th, 2008

Alan Heavens comments on a recent e-mail he received from the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents on “homebuying euphemisms and lingo.”  You really won’t belive some of what you read.

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Real Estate & Construction: Condo market not a sure bet

October 12th, 2008

Many condo developers in the San Francisco Bay area have been finding that projects once planned to make a profit will now likly lose money if they move forward.

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Real Estate: Commercial construction down

October 11th, 2008

For the first time since late 2001 certain area’s of Florida are seeing a big drop in the number of commercial construction projects, a fact that is affecting county services because of the loss tax revenue as well as small businesses owners.

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