HNTB, Wilbur Smith to manage rail
The Florida Department of Transportation has selected HNTB Corp. and Wilbur Smith Associates as its program manager for passenger rail in the state of Florida. bizjournals.com |
To protect minorities from higher loan fees, policy takes aim at the top
A new Obama administration policy that gets tough on home-mortgage discrimination is drawing kudos from consumer advocates, along with expressions of serious concern from lawyers who represent lenders and brokers. feeds.washingtonpost.com |
The crowning touch: Moldings span a range of styles, materials and prices
Look up toward the ceiling. You may notice that it's ringed by a strip of crown molding along the top of the walls. This sometimes simple, sometimes ornate strip of architectural embellishment represents a mix of classical Greek aesthetics, Victorian sensibilities and modern ingenuity. Shopping - Home improvement - Home and Garden - Building Materials - Millwork feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Homeowners feel stress of life 'underwater'
A broad swath of homeowners — those not headed for the worst-case scenario of foreclosure — are nonetheless grappling with the impact of lost home equity. Foreclosure - Real estate - Business - Investing - Mortgage loan pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
How one city dodged the recession
In most parts of the United States, Americans have lost hope that their homes will restore their value or that unemployment will drop significantly anytime soon. But in the westernmost corner of Texas, there's more than hope -- there's an unlikely building boom happening. The U.S. military base Fort Bliss, covering an area larger than Rhode Island, has become one of America's largest military installations, and that's having a dramatic impact on an otherwise depressed economy. rss.cnn.com |