Former Grubb Exec Joins FirstService CRE
Former Grubb & Ellis executive Dylan E. Taylor is taking the reins of the U.S. operations of FirstService Commercial Real Estate.Taylor was named president on Tuesday in an announcement by FirstService Commercial Real Estate, the real estate company…
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Seventeenth Street Plaza sold to HRPT
Months after a sale to another buyer fell through, downtown Denver’s Seventeenth Street Plaza office building has been sold to HRPT Properties Trust. (HRP)
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Down-to-earth angel
At the young age of 10, Elodie Gillett was already taking show business seriously.
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Green Roofs to be Mandatory on New Toronto Buildings
All new residential, commercial and institutional buildings with more than 2,000 square meters of floorspace in the City of Toronto will soon require a vegetated area, known as a green roof, on a portion of the rooftop. Toronto says it is the first municipality to pass a mandatory green roof bylaw, effective February 2010.
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Knowing When Homeowners Should Abandon Ship
Homeowners are beginning to wonder whether holding on to their homes is a mistake. Many have seen their property values drop 25 percent or more. Some experts claim that the housing market hasn’t yet hit bottom. A few are even saying that we re only halfway there.
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Northeast home sales, prices drop in May
Home sales in the Northeast declined more than 13 percent in May from year-ago levels, the worst showing in the country, as the specter of job losses loomed over the region.
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Party of The Summer at Heritage Hills in Clermont to Award Free Mediterranean Cruise for two
CLERMONT, Fla. – Heritage Hills, Lennar’s gated community for active adults on Hancock Rd. in Clermont, will offer a free Mediterranean cruise for two to lucky winners during Lennar’s Party of the Summer at Heritage Hills from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28.
To RSVP to Lennar’s Party of the Summer at Heritage Hills, telephone 800-510-1749.
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‘Surf bum’ rides real estate SEO wave
Real Estate Connect Speaker Profile: Justin Britt
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Next Stage of Green Building Industry to Focus on Water Efficiency
Over the next five years, water efficiency and conservation will become critical factors in green design, construction and product selection, according to McGraw-Hill Construction’s latest SmartMarket Report, Water Use in Buildings, released in support from The Chicago Faucet Company and Sloan Valve Company. Architecture and engineering (A/E) firms, contractors and owners report that water efficiency is rapidly becoming a higher priority than other aspects of green building, such as energy efficiency and waste reduction.
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N.J. real estate firm Burgdorff to fold into Coldwell Banker
The real estate brand with a more than half century of history in New Jersey will disappear, folding into Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, parent company NRT said today.
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