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Today's Real Estate News

Bond market to Obama: Wake up
How do you spell 'recovery'?
Zillow crunches new refi limits
Title premiums down 25% in Q1
Mortgage rates retreat from highs
Manhattan sales down 50%
A stickier real estate Web site
Home Affordable refi program expanded
When real estate days are numbered
Tweet all about it: Inman Twitter contest
Firefox 3.5 brings location to browser
Pending home sales inch up in May
Refi applications plunge 30%
Real estate and social media marketing
Cutting through the noise

Construction.com: Latest Headlines

The Top 250 Architecture Firms
Gehry Trims Staff As Projects Hit Snags
F&S Partners in Dallas Merges with SmithGroup
May Construction Climbs 7%
Brad Pitt Selects More Architects for "Make It Right" Project
HUD and DOT Coordinating Efforts
Nation's Largest New Public Transportation Project Moving Into Construction Phase
Architects Plan Breathtaking New Skydeck for Sears Tower
April Construction Slips 1%
Peter Zumthor Wins 2009 Pritzker Prize
Big Problems Continue With Drywall Made in China
Top 10 Green Projects Named by AIA
March Construction Improves 5 Percent
February Construction Falls 8%
Building in Cologne, Germany Collapses
AIA Announces the Names of 112 New Fellows
Federal Eco-Labeling Law Taking Shape
Spanish-Led Consortium to Build $4-Billion Texas Freeway Project
Architectural Billings Index Hits All-Time Low
Gottfried House Earns Highest LEED for Homes Score to Date
Healthcare Market Not Immune to Economic Malaise
Virtual Design and Construction Users Seeking Better Collaborative Tools
January Construction Slips 3%
New Construction Starts in December Retreat 5%; Annual Total for 2008 Slides 15% to $543 Billion
Herzog & de Meuron Designs HQ for Major Bank in Spain
Obama Delivers Promise to Unions By Reversing Bush Labor Pact Ban
The Economic-Stimulus Bill, Sector-by-Sector Analysis
What Does Stimulus Plan Mean for A/E/C Industry?
AIA Announces 2009 Honor Awards for Architecture
USGBC Members Approve LEED 2009 Revisions
Zaha Hadid Chosen to Design Vienna Library
Louisiana Gets $1.5-Billion Loan From Feds for Hurricane-Protection System
'Less Restrictive' No-Damages-for-Delay Clause Still Vulnerable
Layoffs Sweep Architecture Profession as Economy Worsens
Obama's Education-Upgrade Pledge Could Mean Lots of School-Construction Work
Prosecutor Charges Safety Manager, Two Others in Fatal N.Y. Construction Fire
Shanghai Skyscraper Named "Best Tall Building"
Chicago Takes the Lead in Green Hotels
Madrid's City of Justice Starts to Take Shape
Report: Concrete Outperforms Steel as Bridge Material
Florida's Highway Wish List Totals Nearly $7 Billion
For Architects, the Job Axe Starts to Fall
Despite Sinking Economy, Work Begins on Super-Tall Shanghai Tower
States Seek $136 Billion for Infrastructure In New Stimulus Package
Students Design-Build LEED Platinum Art Center for Tornado Ravaged Town
Is the Dubai Bubble Starting to Burst?
Overwhelming Public Response Extends Crane Rule Comment Period
OSHA Releases Fatality Numbers
U.S. Green Building Council Pushes Obama to Act on Green Promises
Renzo Piano’s Design for Kimbell Museum Revealed
Architects Hit Hard by Financial Crisis
Lawsuit Possible Over Cracks At $146-Million Tampa Project
Michigan Building First to Earn Double LEED Platinum Certification
Garage Collapse Contractor Points Finger at Engineer
Shopping Malls Not Below Libeskind's "Dignity"
After 30 Years, EPA Sets Tougher Airborne Lead Standard
AIA To Release New IPD and Design-Build Documents
With Financial Rescue Signed, Contractors Hope for a Revival
Architect Calls for Sustainability "Nutrition" Labels
House for War Veteran Designed by Yale Students
Gehry Designs First Big Project For Toronto, His Hometown
Deal to Privatize Midway May Pay for Chicago Projects
Gilbane Builds $156 Million Discovery Tower in Downtown Houston
September's Financial Market Turmoil
August Construction Retreats 3%
Citing Dire Trust Fund Picture, USDOT Calls for $8-Billion Infusion
Olympic Village Takes LEED Gold
Yale Taps Stern for Major Project
HOK's Sports Design Unit Set To Split From Its Parent Firm
Department of Energy Focuses on Net-Zero Commercial Buildings
AIA and USGBC To Form a Strategic Alliance
Tishman Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $2.8 Million
Studio Pei-Zhu Tapped for Museum for Iconic Chinese Artist
Cities Mandate LEED But Not Certification
Jerusalem's Signature Span
Robert A.M. Stern Handily Wins 10th Annual Vincent Scully Prize
Bentley and Autodesk Agree To Exchange Keys To Sharing of Data
London Revs Up Construction for 2012 Summer Olympics
World's Second-Longest Ocean Crossing Opens
Midwest Floods Wreak Havoc on Architectural Landmarks
Nation's First LEED Platinum Affordable Housing Built in Massachusetts
NYC Crane Inspector Pleads Not Guilty
Adaptive Reuse
Build Local, Price Global
Record reveals: Beijing
Downturn in Chicago's Downtown
May Construction Holds Steady
Gehry Designs NYC's Tallest Residential Tower
NRC Considering 15 Nuke Plant Apps
California Pumps $271 Million Into Construction of Stem Cell Labs
USGBC to Outsource LEED Certification
Tight WTC Schedule Unveiled
AIA Requires Sustainability in Continuing Education
Gehry Downsizes Tower Design for Atlantic Yards
Work Begins on London's Olympic Stadium
National Trust Announces 11 Most Endangered Sites
Contractors Subject to New Lead Paint Regulations
Construction Starts for Houston CBD's First LEED Gold Building
Penn Announces New Architecture Dean
AIA Announces 2008 COTE Award Winners
$1-Billion Jigsaw Puzzle Has Builder Modeling Supply Chains
Federal 2009 Budget a Mixed Bag for Green Building
BIM Companies Acquiring Energy Modeling Capabilities
Study of Fees Indicates Project Type Doesn’t Matter
Cement Consumption To Grow 43% by 2030
March Construction Slides 8%
Jean Nouvel Wins 2008 Pritzker Prize
Architects' Billings Down Sharply in Early 2008
L.A. Mayor Moves to Speed Building Project Approvals
Young Carpenter a Victim of Miami Crane Accident
The Sagaponac Effect: Modernist Subdivisions Multiply
McCarthy Starts $115M GSU Research Laboratory
February Construction Rises 2%
With the Architect of the Capitol Slot Still Open, AIA Urges Action
Stern Will Design Bush Library at SMU
House Clears $17.6 Billion in Renewable-Energy Tax Breaks
Atlantic City Planning $20 Billion in Projects
High Perceived Cost of Green Persists, Says Survey
Engineering Firm Plans Tower Twice as Tall as Burj Dubai
January Construction Jumps 8%
The Economy and Construction: Review of Recent Indicators, February 2008
Nouvel Designs Towering Slender Neighbor for MoMA
Glasgow Officials Close Bridge After Cable Connector Snaps
RK Stewart Leaving Gensler for Perkins + Will
Suncor Expansion to Stretch Labor Force
Kansas Town Rebuilding as the Greenest in America
AIA Names Recipients of 2008 Young Architects Award
Green Buildings Boast High Occupancy Rates
December Construction Unchanged from Prior Month; Annual Construction Start Total for 2007 Slides 11%
AIA Names Winners of 2008 Honor Awards
Safety Board Finds I-35W Bridge Plates Too Thin
Zaha Hadid to Design MSU's Broad Art Museum
Materials Innovators Engage Cradle to Cradle Protocol
Crane Mishap Kills One at Trump Site
Ettore Sottsass, Elder Statesman of Italian Design, Dead at 90
Richard Meier's Atheneum Wins AIA's 25-Year Award
North America's Largest PV Powerplant in Service
Chipperfield Unveils St. Louis Museum Wing
New Orleans Waterfront Plan Takes Shape
CH2M Hill Founder Burke Hayes Dies at 95
Oscar Niemeyer Designs New Arts Center in Spain
New Gensler Office Earns LEED-Silver Certification
USGBC to Revamp LEED Rating System
Most A/E/C Spending Measures Pass on Election Day
Clinton: Sustainability “Most Important” Cause Today
I.M. Pei Designs $30,000/Night Suite for Four Seasons NYC
I-35W Replacement Set to Start Pile Driving
HOK Sport’s Design for the London 2012 Olympic Stadium Unveiled
Conferees Hike Road Funds, Add $1 Billion for Bridges
David Adjaye's MCA/Denver Opens
LEED-for-Homes to Launch at Greenbuild
AIA Forms Running Far Ahead of Rivals
Utah Embraces Accelerated Construction Method
Lifecycle Building Challenge Winners Announced
Construction Slide Could Continue in 2008
21 Chicago Landmarks Honored for Preservation

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Inspection crucial before purchase - Windsor Star
After the home inspection - Boston Globe
Nursing home inspections set to begin - Irish Times
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effectively remove residue from pipes - Boston Globe
Proactive Selling Strategies - Community Advocate
Broker angry about home inspection forms - Chicago Daily Herald
Sex abuse at nursing home may lead to fines, charges - MyWebTimes.com

Construction - Google News

Constructions Spending Drops in May - MarketNewsVideo.com
Growth at Scott AFB drives 'hundreds of millions' in new construction - St. Louis Business Journal
Vito: Gold Cup is part of Union construction - Delaware County Daily Times
Construction eases up to help facilitate traffic, parade - Berkshire Eagle
Judge Halts Construction At Chevron Calif Refinery - Wall Street Journal
Search of collapsed garage nears end - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Barrel Man Bringing Smiles To Construction Zone - WFMY News 2
Skull found at W.Va. construction site - Daily Mail - Charleston
Acuity 3Q Profit Drops 46% On Weak US Construction Demand - Wall Street Journal
Construction starts on Marlins' new home - MLB.com

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