ArchWeek Residential 2009.0113
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Tue Jan 13 15:23:55 PST 2009
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Environmentalists want the economic push-start to focus on
sustainability investments, aiming for a double benefit.
Some observers seem to think we're already seeing benefits from
sustainability-oriented planning, as smart-growth and walkable,
transit-supported mixed-use areas appear to suffer less in the
housing crunch...
Compared with the most-overvalued housing markets
nationwide, Eugene ranked 10th in IHS Global Insight's
report for the third quarter of 2008. "Instead of bursting,
we have had a slow leak," says Lorena Teer, president of the
Eugene Association of Realtors, of home values.
Even so, Eugene, the county seat of Lane County, has a
foreclosure rate well below the national average. In Lane
County, one in every 865 homes was in foreclosure in
November, compared with one in 488 nationally, according to
RealtyTrac.
In its favor, the city has had a smart growth plan that
prevents too much construction, Teer says. [Large] tracts of
land were not available to speculative building.
Prices Fall in Eugene, Ore., but Not Enough to Aid Home Sales - USA Today, 2009.0112
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/closetohome/2009-01-12-close-to-home-eugene-oregon_N.htm
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U.K. Slumps Most Since 1989 as Home Sales Decline - Bloomberg, 2009.0113
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aXMxpfaiMZGg&refer=uk
Bankruptcy Boom Seen in 2009, No Sector Spared - Reuters, 2009.0113
http://www.reuters.com/article/gc04/idUSTRE50B6FI20090113
Flood Damage Targeted at Historic Plano Home - Chicago Tribune, 2009.0113
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-arch-notes-0113jan13,0,7663371.story
Anger at Home-Building Muddle - Dispatch (South Africa), 2009.0112
http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=284845
Builders Want Incentives Enhanced - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 2009.0111
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_606052.html
What Will Save the Suburbs? - New York Times, 2009.0111
http://arieff.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/what-will-save-the-suburbs/
Builders Want Incentives Enhanced - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 2009.0111
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_606052.html
North Carolina Builders Seek Action on Incentives - Daily Advance, 2009.0110
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/home-builders-seek-action-on-incentives-365630.html
KB Home Posts $307 Million Loss - Wall Street Journal, 2009.0109
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123150833574567921.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Home Builders Suffer in Grim '08 - Sacramento Bee, 2009.0109
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1528051.html
Property Shows: Sold on Television - Telegraph, 2009.0108
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buyingsellingandmoving/4141461/Property-shows-Sold-on-television.html
Australia's Falling Exports, Home Building May Prompt Rate Cut - Bloomberg, 2009.0108
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aQh98rBpaNz0&refer=asia
Surrendering to the Landscape - New York Times, 2009.0108
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/garden/08idaho.html?scp=3&sq=building+AND+construction+AND+architecture&st=nyt
Bringing Sustainability and Urbanism Together, by Daniel K. Slone
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0107/environment_1-1.html
There are numerous benefits to fusing sustainable
development and urban development concepts. Moreover,
pedestrian-oriented, urbanist-project approaches have been
vigorously embraced by many environmental groups. It is not,
however, intuitively obvious to everyone why high-density,
extensively hardscaped projects would be good for the environment.
When Home Building Fell, so Did Economy - LA Daily News, 2009.0107
http://www.dailynews.com/editorial/ci_11400237
What Lies Ahead for Building Materials and Products - Buildings.com, 2009.0105
http://www.buildings.com/articles/detail.aspx?contentID=6823
That '70s Kitchen, Refined - Boston Globe, 2009.0104
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/01/04/that_70s_kitchen_refined/
The Come-Hither Lobby - New York Times, 2009.0102
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/realestate/04cov.html?scp=3&sq=architecture+AND+design+AND+building&st=nyt
Remaking the Scene - New York Times, 2009.0101
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/garden/01tv.html?scp=5&sq=architect+AND+design+AND+building&st=nyt
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