Archive for the ‘Real Estate’ Category

Renovated Homes, With Nods to the Past

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

The renovation of Carousel Court has provided dozens of restored and affordable family-size apartments in the Baileys Crossroads neighborhood of Fairfax County.


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Shocks in Commercial Mortgage Trigger Selloff in REIT Stocks

Friday, November 21st, 2008

These days, everything has a knock-on effect. Earlier in the week, an analyst report on the potential default of a couple of commercial-mortgage deals caused a big hit to the corresponding credit market. That, in turn, has caused a selloff in the stocks of REITs.
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Only a Buyer Knows a Home’s Value

Friday, November 21st, 2008

The one point of widespread agreement in the real-estate industry: there is no single accurate index of home prices.
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Philly Office Market Defies Curse

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

So far Philadelphia’s commercial real-estate leasing market has held steady in the midst of the economic carnage.
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Commercial-Property Pressures Grow

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Cash-flow projections for commercial properties are being scaled back in anticipation of a greater economic slowdown.
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Crying Over the House Hunt

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

The home-buying process in New Jersey proved more difficult than Neal Templin expected.
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Why Libraries Are Back in Style

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

Libraries have become fashionable. Rather than being about books, their appeal is about creating a certain ambiance.
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New York’s 9/11 Site Needed a Logue

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Rebuilding Ground Zero is arguably the greatest political and bureaucratic fiasco in the history of the world. Planner Edward J. Logue would have provided the leadership that the 9/11 site needed desperately and never had.
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In a Slow Market, Builders Offer Big Incentives

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

There’s no guarantee that the housing market will turn around soon—but some builders are offering discounts that make it worth jumping now. June Fletcher offers tips on how to negotiate for a great deal.
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Tycoon Finds Opportunity in China Property Slump

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Hong Kong property tycoon Vincent Lo made his name and fortune riding China’s real-estate boom, and now he sees opportunity as the market stumbles.
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