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Talkin' 'bout my generation -- Consumers at opposite ends of age spectrum are strong advocates of green living, moms in the middle are practical

Builder Magazine: Latest News - 11 hours 51 min ago
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - When it comes to their approaches to green living, the youngest and oldest consumers are advocacy- oriented, while Gen X and Gen Y moms are more likely to take action and adopt green habits for their households, according to analysis compiled from J.D. Power Tribe Intelligence(SM) Reports.

Cost, lack of lots force builders outside county

Builder Magazine: Latest News - 11 hours 51 min ago
Sept. 07--Although the economy has taken its toll on home construction overall, many Frederick builders are finding it less costly and easier to build outside of the county.

Market for single-family homes showing signs of life

Builder Magazine: Latest News - 11 hours 51 min ago
Sept. 07--Thomas and Laura Fabricio, newlywed lawyers, say prices have sagged since they began looking for a starter home last year.

Healthier market will push lenders to rethink automated credit scoring

Builder Magazine: Latest News - 11 hours 51 min ago
Industry experts predict that when the market gets back on its feet and competition increases major lenders will be forced to change their automated credit scoring systems.

Almost a quarter of all foreign buyers in U.S. choose Florida property

Builder Magazine: Latest News - 11 hours 51 min ago
Sept. 07--International buyers have helped buttress Florida's real estate market with 22 percent of all foreign clients nationally choosing property in the Sunshine State.

Fresno area rehabbed foreclosed homes sell

Builder Magazine: Latest News - 11 hours 51 min ago
Sept. 07--Dozens of foreclosed houses that sat vacant for months in the Fresno area are now either sold or in escrow after the city and county governments spent millions of federal dollars to buy them and fix them up.

Gov't launches plan to help "underwater" borrowers

Builder Magazine: Latest News - 11 hours 51 min ago
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is trying to jump-start its sputtering plan to tackle the foreclosure crisis with an effort to assist up to 1.5 million homeowners who owe more on their properties than their homes are worth.

M 5.3, Kyrgyzstan

September 07, 2010 15:41:42 GMT
Categories: Recent Earthquakes

M 5.4, Fiji region

September 07, 2010 12:49:01 GMT
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M 5.0, Kuril Islands

September 07, 2010 11:30:52 GMT
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Potomac River: Ten-fold Increase in Native Submerged Vegetation Reflects Improved Water Quality

USGS News - 17 hours 18 min ago
The Potomac River in Washington, D.C. is showing multiple benefits from restoration efforts, newly published research suggests

Simonini Homes Stops Selling

Builder Magazine: Latest News - 17 hours 47 min ago
The Charlotte, N.C.-based luxury home builder is winding down its operations.

M 5.3, southern Iran

USGS M5+ Earthquakes in the past 7 days. - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 18:11
September 07, 2010 02:11:07 GMT
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M 5.8, southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia

USGS M5+ Earthquakes in the past 7 days. - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 16:57
September 07, 2010 00:57:26 GMT
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M 5.2, North Island of New Zealand

USGS M5+ Earthquakes in the past 7 days. - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 14:48
September 06, 2010 22:48:33 GMT
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M 5.0, Vanuatu

USGS M5+ Earthquakes in the past 7 days. - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 12:58
September 06, 2010 20:58:15 GMT
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M 5.2, southern Sumatra, Indonesia

USGS M5+ Earthquakes in the past 7 days. - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 09:15
September 06, 2010 17:15:36 GMT
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M 5.5, Solomon Islands

USGS M5+ Earthquakes in the past 7 days. - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 05:46
September 06, 2010 13:46:25 GMT
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M 5.2, South Island of New Zealand

USGS M5+ Earthquakes in the past 7 days. - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 03:40
September 06, 2010 11:40:50 GMT
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M 5.0, South Island of New Zealand

USGS M5+ Earthquakes in the past 7 days. - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 03:24
September 06, 2010 11:24:01 GMT
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