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Author Archives: trevorspear
New York City to Heat Homes With Table Scraps
If the adage is true that if you make it in New York, then you can make it anywhere, biogas advocates should pay attention to a new initiative announced in the Big Apple. Rather than continuing to ship food waste … Continue reading
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Beefing Up Population Density Won’t Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Over the past couple of years, we’ve spent a lot of time talking about the potential climate benefits of increasing urban density, but that alone won’t curb the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, The Atlantic Cities reports. The problem at hand: The suburbs. Click … Continue reading
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California Installed More Rooftop Solar In 2013 Than Previous 30 Years Combined
California more than doubled its rooftop solar installations last year. But the boom in PV also brings up some new battles. Read More
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Share of Past Due Mortgages Continues to Decline
Providing more evidence that the housing market is returning to normal, the share of past-due residential mortgages declined in the third quarter to a seasonally adjusted rate of 6.5%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Although this is the … Continue reading
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“It’s coming back,”
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (A:US), said the U.S. housing market has made progress and still has a way to go in recovering. “It’s coming back,” Buffett, 83, said yesterday during an event at … Continue reading
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NAHB Approves Bylaws Amendment Regarding Local Association Leadership
Last week, the NAHB Board of Directors approved a Bylaws amendment authorizing Associate members to serve in any officer position within an affiliated local association, including president or chairman. This amendment only affects affiliated local associations and takes effect immediately. Whether … Continue reading
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BUSINESS TIP OF THE WEEK… Focus your sales process on helping prospects. Look at selling as simply doing everything you can to improve the customer’s current condition.
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SHUTDOWN SENSITIVE…
The federal government shut down last Tuesday after politicians were unable to agree on a budget by midnight Monday. This left investors sensitive to the melodrama coming out of Washington, sending stocks up and down. For the week, the Dow and … Continue reading
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The Fed took the markets by surprise
The Fed took the markets by surprise last week when it announced it would NOT begin tapering its Treasury and mortgage bond buying. But this was just common sense. Since May, the Fed’s been hinting it could start tapering bond … Continue reading
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Multifamily Sector Booming
developers are building a lot of new apartments. But demand is more than strong enough to absorb the new supply, according to the latest from leading apartment analysts. “We are having a very stable recovery. Our fundamental look very positive, … Continue reading
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