O.C. real estate loses fewer jobs than other sectors (Orange County Register)
Real estate related companies cut 16,100 jobs in October but job loss in other areas was 18,700.
HGTV Rolls Out Quartet of New Real Estate Series (MultiChannel News)
HGTV Tuesday announced it will unveil four new real estate series in the New Year designed to give viewers new ideas and tips on how to buy, sell and improve the value of their homes in today’s lousy economy.
New HGTV Shows Aim to Help Viewers Cope With Soft Real Estate Market (TVWeek)
HGTV is dealing with the sluggish economy and depressed real estate market by premiering shows that offer advice on better ways to buy and sell and to boost home equity. The new shows premiere Jan. 1 during an afternoon marathon before moving into prime-time slots. They include “The Unsellables,” “Desperate to Buy,” “Income Property” and “The Property Shop.” “In this difficult real estate ...
Real estate a tough sell in troubled economy (San Francisco Chronicle)
The severe lack of accessible capital has brought the Bay Area real estate sector to a near dead stop, upending deals, stalling development and scuttling sales, builders and brokers say. The most glaring and frighteningexample for many in the industry was...
Despite slumping real estate market, Madison's newest cohousing project nearly full (The Capital Times)
Amid the toughest real estate market in a generation, a group of self-described amateurs has pulled off something of a miracle: selling all but three units in the 40-unit Arboretum Cohousing project. Long popular in Scandinavia but relatively new in this country, co-housing aims to create a community where residents share some facilities, make joint decisions with their neighbors and work ...