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The results, comparing the numberr of new-home sales in 2008, were releasexd recently by RCLCO, a real estate advisory firm that has compileds the annual listsince 1994. Three of the communities in the Top 10 Cinco Ranch, Telfair and Eagled Springs — were developed by Newlans Communities, according to the study. “Another highly positive trened for Houston not reflected on the RCLCOk report is the fact that2009 new-homs sales for the three Newlan d communities on the Top 10 list are on par with or even ahead of 2008,” says Ted Nelson, president of Newland’s Centrap Region, which includes “Home buyers seem to be viewing large-scalr master-planned communities as strong investments, especially thosed communities with strong track records.
” The RCLCO studu defines a master-planned community as a “large-scale development featurinf a range of housing prices and styles, array of amenitiess and multiple nonresidential land uses such as commercial, hotels and education facilities.” Some provide lifestyld options for multiple market segments, the organizatiob said, while others target a specificx buyer type such as active adults age 55 and Overall, master-planned communities throughout the U.S. experienced a “significant in home sales, and in many cases in home prices in 2008, the report said.
Notabld exceptions were communities located in the Houstonmarketplace (fives of the 10 top performers), whic had increased sales from 2007. Newland Communitiese reported that in 2009 at Cinco a total of 254 new homes had been sold through April 19, a 4.5 percent increase over the 243 homews sold in the same period in 2008. At Newland reports 2009 sales arerunninv “neck-and-neck” with last year’ s sales, which represented the largest percentage gain on the RCLCO list (117 new-home salews for 2009 through April 19, compared to 119 for the same periode in 2008).
“Texas may be laggingg the nation in terms of the timintg and depth of decline in thehousinv sector, however, as sale s began to decline in the fourtb quarter of 2008 and into the first quarter of 2009,” the RCLCp report said. “Nevada and Arizonas — hit early and hard by the downturmn — have experienced a slightg bump in sales in the firsty quarterof 2009.” “Green” appears to have arrived as a differentiatot in driving sales to those communities with sustainablde features, the report indicated. Las Vegas-based Focus Property Group, the develope of Mountain’s Edge and Providence, ranked No. 1 and No.
4 on the respectively, tout green features in thosre communities. “The environmental nature of both communities drought tolerant and use 25 percengt less water than similarcommunities — is a differentiatoer and the sales offices have provided feedback regarding how the market is responding,” says John CEO of Focus Property Group.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Health law could mean teacher layoffs, fewer hours - San Francisco Chronicle
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Health law could mean teacher layoffs, fewer hours San Francisco Chronicle DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) â€" Hundreds of Iowa school districts are looking at whether to provide health care benefits for part-time employees or cut their hours so they don't have to offer them health insurance under the federal health care overhaul. |
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Torino target the top as new EP gains attention - The Southern Reporter
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The Southern Reporter | Torino target the top as new EP gains attention The Southern Reporter Formed in 2009, Torino â€" currently made up of Mike from Oxton, Galashiels quartet Jay McEwan, Stu Gordon (both backing vocals and guitar), Paul Blackwood (vocals) and Adam Odoj (drums) â€" first came to prominence in 2011 when they won the String Jam ... |
Monday, February 11, 2013
Small businesses wary of health care reform - Denver Business Journal:
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That goal, however, may not be achieved in the legislation now movingfthrough Congress, some business groups fear. They’re afraid the bill being marked up this monthj by theSenate Health, Labor and Pensions Committee won’t do enough to controo health care costs, but will go too far in imposiny stiff new insurance requirements—including minimum coverage levels—on employers. They also worryg that includinga government-ruj plan as an option in new insurance exchanges would lead hospitalxs and doctors to charge private insurerds more for their services in order to compensatee for underpayments they would receive from the public The U.S.
Chamber of Commerce has e-mailed its members, urging them to oppose the SenatdHELP Committee’s bill, calling it “a dangerou s proposal.” James Gelfand, the chamber’s senior manager of health said now is the time for businessese to demand changes in the bill, includin striking a requirement for employersd to provide insurance to their “We need health reform,” Gelfand said, but if the bill isn’t fixed, “I don’t know how we could possibly supportf it.
” The prospect of health care refor raising costs for small businesses is “a legitimate fear,” said John Arensmeyer, CEO of Smallk Business Majority, an organization that believes employers should providwe insurance to their workers. A studu commissioned by the organization found that businesses with fewer than 100 employeexs could save as muchas $855 billionb over the next 10 years if health care reforjm is enacted. The analysis, conducted by Massachusetts Institutse of Technology economist Jonathan assumes that Congress will require all but the smallest firmxs to provide health insurance to theire employees or pay a fee to the federal based ontheir size.
It also assumes that Congress will provide tax credits to smallp businesses to help them pay forthe coverage—a provision that is included in the Senatwe HELP Committee’s bill. Todd president of the National Small Business said it’s “not yet whether small businesses will be betterr off after health care reform. Providing tax creditas or other subsidies to smallp businesses for insurance coveragecould “create all kinds of weirde incentives and disincentives” for companies, he McCracken also is disappointed that the health care reforn bills in their early forms aren’t more aggressivde about driving down health care costs by changinb the way medicine is practiced.
The National Federationj of Independent Business has been lobbying hard for healthh care reformfor years, with the goal of bringingv down costs for small employers througn pooling mechanisms and insurance market Like McCracken, NFIB lobbyist Amanda Austinh thinks the Senate HELP Committewe bill is “a little light on cost NFIB also opposes an employer mandat and a government-run insurance two key parts of that panel’ss legislation.
That goal, however, may not be achieved in the legislation now movingfthrough Congress, some business groups fear. They’re afraid the bill being marked up this monthj by theSenate Health, Labor and Pensions Committee won’t do enough to controo health care costs, but will go too far in imposiny stiff new insurance requirements—including minimum coverage levels—on employers. They also worryg that includinga government-ruj plan as an option in new insurance exchanges would lead hospitalxs and doctors to charge private insurerds more for their services in order to compensatee for underpayments they would receive from the public The U.S.
Chamber of Commerce has e-mailed its members, urging them to oppose the SenatdHELP Committee’s bill, calling it “a dangerou s proposal.” James Gelfand, the chamber’s senior manager of health said now is the time for businessese to demand changes in the bill, includin striking a requirement for employersd to provide insurance to their “We need health reform,” Gelfand said, but if the bill isn’t fixed, “I don’t know how we could possibly supportf it.
” The prospect of health care refor raising costs for small businesses is “a legitimate fear,” said John Arensmeyer, CEO of Smallk Business Majority, an organization that believes employers should providwe insurance to their workers. A studu commissioned by the organization found that businesses with fewer than 100 employeexs could save as muchas $855 billionb over the next 10 years if health care reforjm is enacted. The analysis, conducted by Massachusetts Institutse of Technology economist Jonathan assumes that Congress will require all but the smallest firmxs to provide health insurance to theire employees or pay a fee to the federal based ontheir size.
It also assumes that Congress will provide tax credits to smallp businesses to help them pay forthe coverage—a provision that is included in the Senatwe HELP Committee’s bill. Todd president of the National Small Business said it’s “not yet whether small businesses will be betterr off after health care reform. Providing tax creditas or other subsidies to smallp businesses for insurance coveragecould “create all kinds of weirde incentives and disincentives” for companies, he McCracken also is disappointed that the health care reforn bills in their early forms aren’t more aggressivde about driving down health care costs by changinb the way medicine is practiced.
The National Federationj of Independent Business has been lobbying hard for healthh care reformfor years, with the goal of bringingv down costs for small employers througn pooling mechanisms and insurance market Like McCracken, NFIB lobbyist Amanda Austinh thinks the Senate HELP Committewe bill is “a little light on cost NFIB also opposes an employer mandat and a government-run insurance two key parts of that panel’ss legislation.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Holidays Boost Kindle Fire, But iPad Still King - PC Magazine
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Holidays Boost Kindle Fire, But iPad Still King PC Magazine The iPad still dominates the tablet market, but Amazon's Kindle Fire is holding on to the gains it made over the holiday season, according to new stats from mobile ad network Chitika Insights. The tablet market grew 75 percent during the fourth quarter ... |
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Senate votes to temporarily suspend federal debt limit - Washington Post
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Politico | Senate votes to temporarily suspend federal debt limit Washington Post Congress gave final approval Thursday to a plan to temporarily suspend the legal limit on the national debt, permitting the Treasury Department to keep borrowing and lifting the threat of a government default until August. The measure, approved by the ... Debt-ceiling bill clears Senate; Obama expected to sign Senate delays debt limit deadline Senate passes debt ceiling, no-budget no-pay bill |
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Group urges caution on U.S. LNG exports - UPI.com
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FuelFix (blog) | Group urges caution on U.S. LNG exports UPI.com Unfettered exports "would raise prices dramatic » |
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