The Economist recently took aim at the rampant inflation of job titles in companies and governments around the world. The winner was North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, who has 1,200 official titles. It's hard not to laugh--but it's also possible to overlook the serious side of why it matters how people describe what they do and how organizations describe what gets done.READ»
ZETA Communities isn't wasting any time in rolling out its "net zero energy" modular multi-family homes in California. The San Francisco-based startup, which opened a 91,000 square foot net zero housing factory late year, is ...READ»
I met my friend Bill Benton for lunch recently and persuaded him to try Barbacco, a restaurant across the street from his office. He and I had never been.It was lunchtime on a Friday and the place was packed. It is the ...READ»
Is the mall dead? And if so, is it permanently dead? That question hung in the air on the last day of the annual Congress for the New Urbanism. "We have too much retail," said Francis Scire, a senior leasing executive at Simon ...READ»
Most municipal Wi-Fi initiatives end in the graveyard, but cemeteries are among the few spots not covered by Minneapolis's new $20 million wireless network, which blankets 95% of its 59 square miles. As an anchor tenant of the system, ...READ»
Andrew Merrick Homes is now listed on Manta.com. Manta.com exists to provide vital information for small businesses. Feel free to find information about Andrew Merrick Homes on that site. Andrew Merrick Homes is a Custom Home ...READ»
Does a sub-tenant have any right to stay in an office building if the lease owner has been evicted? A real estate brokerage firm has been the sole tenant of a small office building in the Scottsdale Air Park. Due to the ...READ»
Stocks rise and fall. The stock market bottomed March 2009 and has since come roaring back with record earnings posted from companies.
Real estate rises and falls. Learn how you can make a career out of real estate investment in 2010. READ»
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Real estate investors should invest in startup tech companies.Typically, early stage angels and real estate investors never mix, because the real estate guys feel like they can’t measure the risk in startup investing. But ...READ»
[video_twistage 1]In this uncertain job market, there has been one booming segment -- home office construction. There are now almost 20 million home offices in the United States. But working at home means you're living with your tech. ...READ»
The federal government should self-refinance the original mortgages directly with homeowners at 4% fixed for 20 or 30 years, ultimately turning these mortgages into GNMAs.READ»
There are dead malls, and then there is Dixie Square. The suburban Chicago mall made famous by The Blues Brothers--who destroyed it on-screen in a spectacular car chase--had already closed by the time the film was shot in 1979. It's ...READ»
If you keep track of green technology companies, you may have heard rumblings about Bloom Energy, a secretive company that has raised nearly $400 million from investors like Kleiner Perkins for its supposedly game-changing fuel cell device. Now the eight year old company is finally emerging from the shadows with the Bloom Box.
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Closet wars! Companies like California Closets have long fed
America's appetite for ever more elaborate storage spaces. Enter
cabinet makers. "When the housing market was overheated, the cabinet
market was too," says Rich ...READ»
Kara Rosenfeldt was born in Fulton Maryland and completed high school at River Hill High School. She received her B.S. degree in business at the University of Maryland. She received her MBA degree Tulane University in ...READ»
Because purchasing a house requires such an enormous financial commitment, it can be one of the most hectic times in a home buyer's life. It is very much recommended that a buyer finds a buyer's Realtor to make this financial commitment not so hectic. When interviewing a real estate...READ»
Many people believe property management is simple, but eventually becomes overwhelmed by everyday tasks and, finally, to the apartments, which are neglected repairs and poor residents. It's time to hire a property management company ...READ»
HomePath Financing is a great program that's offered to first and second time home buyers and investors. Fannie Mae is doing what they can to stimulate the housing market by offering a program to all potential buyers with a program that requires little down, lower monthly payments, and the elimination of probable deal killers (closing costs and home appraisals).READ»
I'm a home inspector, and I'm looking for ideas on how to generate more business and outflank my competitor who has copied me (flattered?) in so many ways. Two of my competitors (partners) promote themselves like this: "Why hire one ...READ»
Me and Web Design
Unhappy with my previous two web designers, I decided to take a few courses to learn how to design my own websites. After learning some of the basics in Photoshop and Dreamweaver, I was able to begin my own designs, ...READ»
