| Leona Helmsley Estate Sells Manhattan Hotel The Helmsley Carlton House on Manhattan's Upper East Side is being sold to a partnership between private-equity firm Angelo, Gordon & Co. and New York developer Extell Development for about $170 million. online.wsj.com |
Mom of octuplets may lose home to foreclosure The mortgage holder for Nadya Suleman's $565,000 Southern California residence says he is starting foreclosure proceedings because the family hasn't kept up the payments. Nadya Suleman - Foreclosure - Southern California - Mortgage - United States pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Building permits surge to 17-month high In the latest sign of improvement in the housing market, applications for permits to build new homes jumped 7.5% in March, the government said Friday. rss.cnn.com |
May home sales unexpectedly fall 2.2 percent The housing market may be on the verge of taking another plunge that could weaken the broader economic recovery. Government - Business - United States - Construction and Maintenance - Residential Housing pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Landscape architects mix art, engineering, geology to create enjoyable spaces The aesthetic character of a city depends on the design of open space -- streets and parks, squares and plazas, courtyards and gardens -- as much as the design of individual buildings. Often exterior spaces are no less memorable than grand civic edifices, venerable churches and elegant homes. Engineering - Architecture - Landscape - Arts - Construction and Maintenance feeds.washingtonpost.com |