Residential Tuesday 2008.0108

Tue Jan 8 23:47:42 PST 2008

Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,

Residential Tuesday brings you top housing news and analysis weekly
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Swamp, wetland, or marsh, the greatest pleasure may be in making it 
an appreciating asset - especially today:

	"The architects arrived early and were already walking
	toward the water side of the innocent-looking red house at
	the end of a cul-de-sac, maneuvering around the crust of
	icy snow ― thick as a piece of Sheetrock ― to survey the
	marshlands that sweep across the view..."

A Retreat for Nature Lovers - New York Times, 2008.0106
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/realestate/06sketch.html?ref=realestate

Residential Design and Building News
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Building Recovery on Track - Herald Sun (Australia), 2008.0109
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23024732-664,00.html

Irish Homebuilding May Fall 30 percent in 2008, Report Says - Bloomberg, 2008.0108
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aeHR1gyCc4XQ&refer=uk

Realtors Group Maintains Upbeat Housing Forecast as November Index of Pending Sales Slips - Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 2008.0108
http://www.startribune.com/business/13527031.html

Apartments Climb Amid Echo of the Boom - Sydney Morning Herald, 2008.0108
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/apartments-climb-amid-echo-of-the-boom/2008/01/08/1199554655589.html

Home Sales Sink, Outlook Darkens - CNN, 2008.0108
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/08/news/economy/home_sales/?postversion=2008010810

Builders Take a Beating - The Street, 2008.0108
http://www.thestreet.com/s/builders-take-a-beating/newsanalysis/realestate/10397519.html?puc=_googlen?cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA

Home Loans Shock - Belfast Telegraph, 2008.0108
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/homefinder/article3318710.ece

KB Home Loses Nearly $1 Billion in 2007 - Inman, 2008.0108
http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=65713

Builder Is Banking on 'Pent-Up Demand' for Sales Rebound - Chicago Sun-Times, 2008.0107
http://searchchicago.suntimes.com/homes/hayes/729321,hayes07.article

Pozna's Fortune - Warsaw Business Journal (Poland), 2008.0107
http://www.wbj.pl/?command=article&id=39580&type=lim

Is Selling Home in Today's Market Worthwhile? - Boston Globe, 2008.0107
http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/articles/2008/01/07/is_selling_home_in_todays_market_worthwhile/

Heirs to a Headache - New York Times, 2008.0106
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/realestate/06cov.html?ref=realestate

Building Bonanza for Cornwall's Capital of Surf - , 2008.0105
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jan/05/housingmarket.travelnews

Northern B.C. Real Estate Sales Slip in 2007 Following Record Year - Vancouver Sun, 2008.0104
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=5adcd979-f7bb-4f4a-a7dd-c3e55e402995&k=49587

Where Others Saw a Big Old Barn, They Saw a Home - New York Times, 2008.0104
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/travel/escapes/04away.html?ref=realestate

Architecture, Floor Plans, Finishes Propel Sales at Chicago High Rise - Multi-housing News, 2008.0103
http://www.multi-housingnews.com/multihousing/content_display/industry-news/e3i8c163f976d7996f7d4c44601f24a50fd

With Builder in Bankruptcy, Buyers Are Left Out - New York Times, 2008.0103
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/business/03abandon.html?_r=2&th&emc=th&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

The Saltbox and the Chimney - ArchitectureWeek, 2008.0102
http://www.architectureweek.com/2008/0102/culture_1-1.html
	Probably the most classic and memorable of New England
	central-chimney houses had a two-story front and a long
	roofline sloping down to one story in the rear. It went
	by several names. Saltbox is the most familiar term,
	reflecting the look of a once-familiar container.

This Land Is Newark's Land - New York Times, 2007.1230
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/opinion/nyregionopinions/NJnewark.html
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 Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Atlanta - might appear
 100 years from now. Look for team names, bios, and event
 dates this week. Vote in February for your favorite design.

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This Week's Quiz -	
	The Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) and Ceiling
	Attenuation Class (CAC) are two widely recognized test
	standards for measuring acoustical ceiling tile
	performance. What do they test?
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2008/0102/quiz.html

Architecture Answer - for last issue's quiz...
	The Abbey of St. Denis (mid-12th century France) is
	considered one of the first and most influential
	buildings distinguishing a new architectural style in
	Europe. What was this style?
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2008/0102/answer.html

Classic Home 074 - Mill Valley House by Arkin Tilt Architects
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2008/0102/classic_home.html

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