Inspiration of the Day
April 3rd, 2013
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Before and After: Dramatic Traditional Renovation
April 3rd, 2013
Before and After: Dramatic Traditional RenovationSee more pictures here: http://bit.ly/ZyOHuxhttps://www.facebook.com/BradHermanRealEstate
Double Take: Interior Glass Pushes the Boundaries
April 3rd, 2013
Artist Uta Nagel is combining photography, technology and architectural glass and taking all three to new heights. She began her career as a graphic designer and photographer in the fashion industry, and became fascinated with large-scale images for offices. "There was such a lack of good ideas and good inventive firm-related images," she says. "So I invented some large images and was lucky t ...
Personality Radiates Through a Sunny Manhattan Apartment
April 3rd, 2013
The beauty of this Midtown Manhattan apartment is its balance between function and flow — a concept that designer Kate Cummings, who lives here, employs often in her business,Freestyle Restyle. "When you walk in," she says of the apartment, "I want you to see that this is the home of two working professionals in creative fields." http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/8311321/list?utm_source=Houzz&ut ...
Another grim milestone for Europe as jobless rate hits record 12%
April 3rd, 2013
LONDON — The eurozone economy has passed another bleak milestone.Official figures Tuesday showed that unemployment across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro has struck 12% for the first time since the currency was launched in 1999.http://business.financialpost.com/2013/04/02/another-grim-milestone-for-europe-as-jobless-rate-hits-record-12/
Why Canadian banks shouldn’t fear the housing slowdown
April 3rd, 2013
Canadian banks continue to report healthy and better-than-expected earnings, near-record profits, and capital levels at all-time highs. Yet valuation expansion for the sector has been muted so far in 2013 due to negative sentiment about the domestic housing market.http://business.financialpost.com/2013/04/02/canadian-housing-slowdown-seen-as-overly-discounted-in-bank-stocks/
Financial Post: Mexico the latest country dealing with a tidal wave of foreclosures
April 3rd, 2013
Just as the U.S. emerges from the worst of its foreclosure crisis, Mexico’s is getting worse.
Home repossessions more than doubled last year to a record 43,853 from 2011, according to Infonavit, the state-backed lender responsible for about 70% of home loans in Mexico, as the past decade’s expansion in government-subsidized housing backfires and adds to a glut of empty homes weighing on the ...
Take advantage of the absolutely beautiful weather today by checking out one of these new patios.
April 3rd, 2013
Take advantage of the absolutely beautiful weather today by checking out one of these new patios.http://www.avenuecalgary.com/articles/6-new-patios-in-calgaryhttps://www.facebook.com/BradHermanRealEstate
Financial Post: Jack Bogle warns ‘Prepare for two massive market declines in the next decade’
April 3rd, 2013
Jack Bogle is the founder and chairman of mutual-fund giant Vanguard Group and is widely credited for popularizing index funds, a staple for buy-and-hold investors.
Today, he was on CNBC, and he had a bit of a startling prediction.
CNBC anchor Scott Wapner put the question to Bogle: “You say, ‘prepare for at least two declines of 25-30 percent, maybe even 50 percent, in the coming decade.’ ...
Sustainability & East Village:
April 3rd, 2013
Sustainability & East Village:In an effort to build a sustainable community, East Village Calgary started from the ground up, with extensive soil remediation, and construction of a storm water wetland - which helps filter runoff before flowing into the Bow, keeping the river cleaner.Read about the project here: http://www.evexperience.com/about/sustainabilityhttps://www.facebook.com/BradHerma ...
