ASU Stardust Center builds hope for sustainable communities, energy-efficient affordable homes
This 1,500-square foot home in Guadalupe was constructed with an eye towards the future with a reinforced roof designed specifically to eventually support a second story. A relatively new design... […]
Soaring foreclosures are bad news for neighbors with good credit who want to sell or refinance
If your neighbors have lost their homes, you could pay the price when you try to sell or refinance — even if your credit is good. Neighbors matter when it... […]
AGC chief economist: Tumultuous year ahead for construction
Diesel, copper and steel costs projected to increase; labor short in some industry segments
State panel to target fraud,
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — A state panel will examine the so-called underground economy in Massachusetts, considered to be work done by people who are paid under the table. Gov. Deval Patrick... […]
Con-dos and home-don’ts
While the real estate market of the last few years has seen steady drops in median home prices, the sale prices for condos have bucked the trend. And builders know it.
Japanese Sisters Busted for Hiding $56.4 M in Cash in Garage
TOKYO — Authorities arrested two sisters for allegedly hiding millions of dollars worth of cash in their garage to evade inheritance taxes, officials said March 12. Prosecutors in Osaka arrested... […]