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HOTPADS   |  Comment

Map Your Housing Search With HotPads

The DC-based startup launches a new feature today, which helps you quickly visualize the priciest and cheapest listings in an area.READ»

INDIA   |  Comment

Designing the Future of Housing for India's Poorest

Micro Home Solutions is intent on bringing an interdisciplinary approach to low-income housing in Delhi, India--complete with sociologists, economists, urban planners, architects, and engineers. Challenges abound, including the fact that "there's no Hindi word for architecture."READ»

WORLD CUP   |  Comment

Qatar's Solution for World Cup Housing: Cruise Ships

Qatar lacks enough hotel rooms for the World Cup but has too many for everyday use. The solution: Cruise ships. But will all the rooms be snagged by contractors?READ»

LEGO   |  Comment

Ecomat's Lego-like Sustainable Bricks Are Earthquake-Resistant Building Blocks of Life

On show in Milan last week were Ecomat's Lego-esque building bricks. They're made from sustainable materials, are earthquake-proof, and suitable for both permanent and temporary structures. Do you think the fact that some of the ...READ»

Want a Sustainable Dreamhome Design, for Free? Vote Now

FreeGreen, which distributes free blueprints for sustainable houses, is letting the public help choose the next design it will offer. That's not just a marketing gimmick--it gets to the core of their business model.READ»

Paul Rudolph Houses Preserved...But Only in Photographs

Chris Mottalini's photo project documents the brutalist master's houses before they are demolished.READ»

ECOPOD   |  Comment

Do You Love Nature, Live Green, Hate the Outdoors? Ecopod Is for You

A luxurious, low-impact retreat located on some of the most beautiful land in Scotland.READ»

Save Detroit! One Inch, One Dollar at a Time

Loveland is a real estate program to sell off some of Detroit's 40 square miles of vacant land for $1 per inch.READ»

Homeslice: 584k Building Permits Issued in November, Best Month in a Year

Good news on the ground-breaking front: more new homes were begun in November than at any point over the previous 12 months. New housing projects were up 8.9% last month, with fresh building permits nationally hitting 584, 000, the ...READ»

REAL ESTATE   |  Comment

Residential Real Estate by the Numbers

It may be a buyer's market out there, but it isn't a broker's. Which makes this year's theme at the 2009 Realtors' Conference in San Diego (November 13 -- 16) -- "Chart a Winning Course" (keynoter: Condi Rice) -- seem both hopeful and sad. Here's a look at the business of homes.READ»

Canadian Funding Corporation Provides Innovative Loans

At Canadian Funding Corporation we pride ourselves on being a team of real estate and mortgage lending experts who have come together to fund deals that many regular lending institutions often overlook. We also love to share - ...READ»

Canadian Funding Corp: Verdant at Univercity

Affordable and green housing made possible for Simon Fraser University faculty and staff. READ»