Future apartment site in Natomas

National Association of REALTO... National Association... | 2 years ago

This week, Real Estate Today presents “The New Normal.” In which we examine the changes that happened in our homes, and the entire real estate industry, during the pandemic, and whether those changes will stay – or fade away after the pandemic is over. From the way we buy and sell properties, to the migration from the cities to the countryside, to the millions of square feet of empty offices, to the way we use the spaces in our homes – we talk to experts about what we can all expec...

The Effortless Way to Style a Coffee Table

The New York Times The New York Times | 1 year ago

A coffee table isn’t just a place for your guests to set down their drinks. “The coffee table is often the centerpiece of the room,” said Dan Mazzarini, a partner at the New York-based interior design and styling firm BHDM. It will attract attention whether you want it to or not. So don’t overlook its decorative potential. “In the same way that walls feel empty without art, coffee tables feel empty without anything on them,” said Anna Baraness, a founder of Studio AK, an interior des...

Why Customer Churn is a Silent Killer with Daniel Craig

Fourandhalf Fourandhalf | 1 year ago

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS Daniel Craig on Why Customer Churn is a Silent Killer Daniel Craig from ProfitCoach is joining us on The Property Management Show today to discuss the problem of churn and the value of retention. Walk down memory lane with us for a bit, and you’ll remember that Daniel’s first benchmarking study led to the NARPM Accounting Standards and a new focus on property management profitability. On our podcast, we’re discussing how client retentio...

forbes forbes | 1 year ago

This Beautiful Italian Town Will Pay You $30,000 To Move There Welcome to the dream. Another Italian town wants to pay you to move to Italy—$30,000, to be exact. This time around, the deep-pocketed village is Presicce, a charming little hamlet that is known as the “city of green gold,” thanks to the surrounding olive groves. Presicce is set in Puglia, a southern region known for its whitewashed hill towns, lush farmland and pristine Mediterranean coastline. The town will pay people up to 3...

Duplex condos with 72 units planned for former Cedarburg quarry site

The Business Journals The Business Journal... | 1 year ago

A local home builder is planning to build 72 ranch-style condominiums in Cedarburg designed for older, empty nesters who want to retire or downsize in the city. Construction could begin as soon as April, according to project plans.

Four Reasons to Downsize Your Home - Total Mortgage

Total Mortgage Total Mortgage | 1 year ago

Moving up and buying a bigger home is one of the greatest accomplishments for many people. It’s how they reward themselves for a job well done, and it’s an opportunity to achieve the ultimate American dream. However, while some move up and acquire bigger mortgage payments, a select group of people take a different approach and downsize. Not necessarily because they have to, but because they choose to.Do Downsizing is more common in retirement or after becoming an empty-nester. For that matte...

forbes forbes | 1 year ago

Create Great Home Fitness Rooms With Expert Tips Home fitness rooms are growing in popularity and sophistication. Barbara Chancey Design Home fitness rooms are growing in popularity and sophistication. Exercise shows up on most New Year’s resolutions lists. Is it one of yours? If so, it may be a source of frustration as well as motivation. Getting to a gym doesn’t fit with your work or family schedule. Waiting on a piece of equipment feels like a colossal waste of time. You prefer your own ...

Bridgeport, Conn.: ‘A Diamond in the Rough’ Reinventing Itself

The New York Times The New York Times | 1 year ago

Bridgeport was once unavoidable. In the middle of the last century, the waterfront Fairfield County city 60 miles from Manhattan churned out so many kinds of products, it seemed to be almost single-handedly shaping the habits of modern life. Rolling off the assembly lines there: lipstick cases, flashlights, typewriters, fans, underwear, sewing machines, cars, scissors, guns, lace, drills, helicopters and phonograph records. But some people are only familiar with the aftermath: crumbling factorie...

Op-Ed: L.A. should stop requiring developers to waste space on parking

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times | 1 year ago

In 1946 — just after World War II, and in an era when the streetcar still ruled the streets — Los Angeles leaders realized they had a problem. People were buying cars, but there wasn’t enough street parking near homes or businesses to store them all. Traffic jams were occurring as drivers cruised around just to find a spot. Officials’ solution seemed simple enough: From then on, every new residential or commercial building would have to be built with space for residents’ or visitors’...

Six jailed after £44m of drugs found hidden in excavator

Construction Enquirer Construction Enquire... | 1 year ago

Defendants Danny Brown, 55, Stefan Baldauf, 62, Tony Borg, 45, Peter Murray, 59, Philip Lawson, 61, and Leon Reilly, 50, were sentenced at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court last week for their involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle almost half a tonne of MDMA into Australia in the arm of an excavator machine. Between June 2019 and June 2020, Brown and Baldauf, oversaw the operation to export the massive quantity of the Class A controlled drugs concealed in the lead-lined arm of an excavator. Th...