Data Trends
Targeting Immigrant Home Buyers
Open floor plans, private backyards, large garages—such features often wow many American-born buyers. Those same amenities, however, can turn away their foreign-born counterparts.
Is LEED Relevant in Development?
Seal of Approval- Nearly 15 years after it was introduced, LEED is still the dominant green standard. But is that a good thing?
Senior Executives Rank Energy Efficiency as a Priority
Top executives are thinking green. A recent survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit, the research arm of the popular British business magazine, found that more than half of all CEOs and senior executives rank energy efficiency as a top sustainability priority. The survey polled 1,254 senior business executives from a range of industries; 46 percent targeted real estate as the primary way to achieve efficiency.
Tips for Residential Developers: Surviving the Downturn
It’s been a rocky ride for residential developers. Despite strong fundamentals for qualified buyers, sales of existing and new homes have dropped dramatically in the past year, and there’s no sign of an upturn any time soon.
Developers Cater to Small Business
Small businesses comprise the majority of U.S. companies, with their numbers jumping from roughly 21 million to 26.8 million in the past decade, according to the August 2007 estimates by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Those companies are occupying more commercial space, both leased and for sale, and developers are finding that thinking small can be a big strategy.
