A Montana builder set out to improve the country's employment rate by sourcing American-made building materials throughout an entire home.
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The Made in America House
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How to Destroy Your City, in 3 Easy Steps
New Urbanism Blog21 Nov 2011 | 7:57 amEXT: A NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER STOREA lively setting: people walking, talking. Store owners chat with customers on the sidewalk.EXT: A NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER STORE20 years later, same location. A lonely street: buildings boarded up or turned into low-rent uses. Few people seen walking around. Generally dismal.It’s a common theme or scene in so many movies. (The movie Back to the Future comes to mind for me) The old neighborhood, once thriving and lively, is now a virtual ghost town. We’re left to think this simply is how life is. The sands of time turn what was once something good into something… -
Newland Boosts Sales with Data-Driven Products
Builder Magazine: Most Popular Stories1 Dec 2011 | 1:37 amThe master-plan developer has tweaked its communities to give customers what they want today. -
Fireplaces with Flair
Architectural Digest - The Latest30 Nov 2011 | 9:00 pm(Slide show) The moment it's lit, a fireplace becomes the glowing centerpiece of any room. Our collection of stylish hearths offers inspiration for warming up your own home this winter -
HUD SELECTS GERMAN MARSHALL FUND TO MANAGE STRONG CITIES, STRONG COMMUNITIES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
HUD Press Releases2 Dec 2011 | 4:07 amWashington, D.C.-Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced its selection of the German Marshall Fund (GMF) partnership as the recipient of the $2.5 million award to manage the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) fellowship program for HUD. The partnership is comprised of the German Marshall Fund, Cleveland State University and Virginia Tech. The fellowship program is one of four capacity building strategies that are part of the White House-led, federal interagency SC2 initiative. SC2 is a pilot program focused on retooling and rebuilding the capacity of…
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Builder Magazine: Latest News
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The Made in America House
1 Dec 2011 | 10:59 pmA Montana builder set out to improve the country's employment rate by sourcing American-made building materials throughout an entire home. -
Barney Frank Won’t Seek Re-Election in 2012
1 Dec 2011 | 6:41 amThe Massachusetts congressman has been an advocate of affordable housing and a vanguard in curbing the financial sector's excesses. -
Newland Boosts Sales with Data-Driven Products
1 Dec 2011 | 1:37 amThe master-plan developer has tweaked its communities to give customers what they want today. -
Construction Spending Reports False Gains in October
1 Dec 2011 | 1:21 amThe rise came from poorly calculated estimates of residential improvements. -
Product Labeling Gains Traction as Watchdogs Expose Dangers
30 Nov 2011 | 11:42 pmA new, free Internet database calls out potentially harmful substances used in building products.
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New Urbanism Blog
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How to Destroy Your City, in 3 Easy Steps
21 Nov 2011 | 7:57 amEXT: A NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER STOREA lively setting: people walking, talking. Store owners chat with customers on the sidewalk.EXT: A NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER STORE20 years later, same location. A lonely street: buildings boarded up or turned into low-rent uses. Few people seen walking around. Generally dismal.It’s a common theme or scene in so many movies. (The movie Back to the Future comes to mind for me) The old neighborhood, once thriving and lively, is now a virtual ghost town. We’re left to think this simply is how life is. The sands of time turn what was once something good into something… -
Saturday interlude: Incubator Retail in Japan
12 Nov 2011 | 2:25 pmA quick interlude between college football games:Today’s Wall Street Journal has a front page article describing one man’s efforts at rebuilding in Japan, following the tsunami earlier this year.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203707504577007550569072874.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLETopStoriesWhat struck me more than anything were the images of his temporary store. See below: Now, this isn’t the first time someone has used cargo containers for architecture. In fact, it’s quite the rage these days. -
Make bus service free
9 Nov 2011 | 4:51 pmIn the urban planning profession, we talk a lot about the importance of public transit. At any given public presentation or meeting, you’ll hear people talk incessantly about how we need to offer real alternatives to driving, and how all development should make itself either accessible to transit or transit-oriented.Unfortunately, that’s where a lot of the talk ends. We don’t offer much in the way of new thinking in terms of how to actually provide the service, or how to encourage people to do the one thing that is the mainstay of all transit in the U.S. – ride the bus. We don’t do… -
What to do with a cul-de-sac?
26 Oct 2011 | 1:31 pmToday we have a guest post from Eric Brown, of Brown Design Studio. Eric is a long-time New Urbanist, based in Beaufort, SC. He can be found at www.brownds.comOne of the biggest challenges facing our cities and towns is to deal with the sheer amount of suburban repair work needed. 50+ years of suburban investment with the most world’s most prolific economic engine means that there is much work to undo.Post real estate melt-down, many commissions have been focused on this type of repair work. In many cases, it is much like the power went off and simply left half-finished developments… -
Learn to love Sprawl?
21 Oct 2011 | 1:06 pmOne of the downsides of our modern world of communication is that contrary voices are often given equal weight and airtime, whether they deserve it or not. Media is so eager to present “the other side” that nearly anyone can trot out an opinion and give it some amount of credence, even when it’s absurd. The challenge then is – do you respond? Do those of us who know better bother to give our time to someone who is so obviously wrong about an issue?I thought about this as I listened to Robert Bruegmann speak last night at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), giving his…
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Builder Magazine: Most Popular Stories
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Newland Boosts Sales with Data-Driven Products
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BUILDER’s 10 Favorite Houses of 2011
29 Nov 2011 | 2:02 amMany of our favorite homes from this year are beautiful, a lot are clever and innovative, and some are just plain cool. -
10 Lifestyle Trends to Watch For in 2012
22 Nov 2011 | 2:40 amLooking for a niche to fill next year? These trends are likely to influence how consumers live for much longer than the next 12 months. -
FourPlans: Starter Homes
22 Nov 2011 | 1:04 amFirst-time home buyers may only need two or three bedrooms and some modest living space. That's easy enough, so a gorgeous, smart design is what will set your offering apart from existing houses. -
North Carolina Community Wins with Product Diversity
22 Nov 2011 | 12:14 amThis year, Heritage Wake Forest is hitting its highest sales rate in four years.
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Architectural Digest - The Latest
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Fireplaces with Flair
30 Nov 2011 | 9:00 pm(Slide show) The moment it's lit, a fireplace becomes the glowing centerpiece of any room. Our collection of stylish hearths offers inspiration for warming up your own home this winter -
AD100: Fox-Nahem Associates
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Shopping with Charlotte Moss
28 Nov 2011 | 9:00 pmAt this fall's Lauritzen Gardens Antique & Garden Show in Omaha, Nebraska, AD walked the aisles with designer Charlotte Moss, who offered suggestions on how to get the most out of fairs—whether buying or just browsing -
Lalique Launches a Fine-Jewelry Collection
28 Nov 2011 | 9:00 pmThe venerable French crystal company looks to its storied Art Nouveau origins for a new line of jewelry inspired by natural and mythological wonders -
AD100: Cooper, Robertson & Partners
28 Nov 2011 | 9:00 pmRead the AD100 profile of Cooper, Robertson & Partners on archdigest.com.
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HUD Press Releases
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HUD SELECTS GERMAN MARSHALL FUND TO MANAGE STRONG CITIES, STRONG COMMUNITIES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
2 Dec 2011 | 4:07 amWashington, D.C.-Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced its selection of the German Marshall Fund (GMF) partnership as the recipient of the $2.5 million award to manage the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) fellowship program for HUD. The partnership is comprised of the German Marshall Fund, Cleveland State University and Virginia Tech. The fellowship program is one of four capacity building strategies that are part of the White House-led, federal interagency SC2 initiative. SC2 is a pilot program focused on retooling and rebuilding the capacity of… -
HUD OFFERS $114 MILLION IN GRANTS TO CLEAN UP LEAD AND OTHER HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH HAZARDS
1 Dec 2011 | 4:07 amWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it is making approximately $114 million in grants available to help eliminate dangerous lead-based paint hazards from lower income homes in order to protect young children from lead poisining; help local communities set up programs to control other housing health and safety hazards; and conduct research on improving control methods. -
HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR NEW JERSEY STORM VICTIMS
1 Dec 2011 | 4:07 amWASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of New Jersey and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following severe storms in October. -
HUD OFFERS MORE THAN $40 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR HOUSING COUNSELING
1 Dec 2011 | 4:07 amWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that more than $40 million is available for a broad range of housing counseling programs to help families find and preserve housing. These grants will be awarded competitively to hundreds of HUD-approved counseling agencies and State Housing Finance Agencies across the nation that offer a variety of services including how to avoid foreclosure, how to avoid mortgage scams, how to purchase or rent a home, how to improve credit scores, and how to qualify for a reverse mortgage. -
HUD APPROVES $37.1 MILLION MORTGAGE TO RENOVATE AND EXPAND ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN MOUNT VERNON, OHIO
29 Nov 2011 | 4:07 amWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a commitment to insure a mortgage loan for Knox Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The $37.1 million loan is made possible through the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) Section 242 Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program.
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Zillow Blog - Real Estate Market Stats, Celebrity Real Estate, and Zillow News
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Weekly Real Estate Roundup – 12/03/11
3 Dec 2011 | 10:28 amHeadlines that caught our eye this week: “Foreclosure fraud whistleblower found dead” [MSNBC] “Occupy’s next frontier: Foreclosed homes” [Salon] “The Case-Shiller Index : Flawed, Unreliable, And Down In September” [The Mortgage Reports] “Automatic showing feedback requests and self-cleaning ovens‘ [San Diego Home Blog] “Deputies Refuse to Evict 103-Year-Old From Home” [AOL Real Estate] “Bridal registry item: new home” [Baltimore Sun] Zillow Tweets of the Week: … -
Fannie and Freddie Pledge No Foreclosures Over the Holidays
2 Dec 2011 | 4:56 pmHomeowners with mortgages owned by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae will not have to worry about getting foreclosed upon during the Christmas season thanks to a temporary moratorium that will run from Dec. 19 to Jan. 2. But, since not all loans are owned by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae, a handful of banks (lenders) have also stepped up to offer temporary foreclosure relief during the holidays. Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America have all announced plans to not evict homeowners during the holiday season though the programs vary in length by lender. However, this does not mean that the foreclosure… -
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart’s L.A. Hideaway for Sale
2 Dec 2011 | 11:36 amSource: US Magazine Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart — lovebirds on-screen and offscreen — rented a Los Angeles home for a few months earlier this year. Apparently the couple have moved out and the Twilight stars’ romantic hideaway is on the Bel Air real estate market for $5.995 million, according to the L.A. Times. The listing is not publicly listed, but held by agent David Mossler of Teles Properties. According to Zillow property listing information, the home was previously offered as a lease for $22,500 a month. The stars reportedly picked up the Los Angeles rental for the… -
3 Reasons to Live in a New Home Before Renovating
2 Dec 2011 | 11:20 amEspecially during a time of flat or declining home values, I’m a huge believer in making smart improvements to a property. Not only can you customize the home to your requirements, you can build some equity to protect your investment from any potential future decline. That said, I often recommend that buyers live in a new home for six months to a year before undertaking any major remodeling or home improvements. I’m not talking about necessary repairs to lighting or plumbing and such to make the home habitable. Rather, I’m referring to discretionary remodeling, expansions, and other… -
House of the Week: “Floating” Glass Home in Laguna Beach
2 Dec 2011 | 7:27 amNext Previous Picture 1 of 20 | Toggle Loading 32013 Point Pl, Laguna Beach CA For Sale: $9,995,000 A home completely invisible from the street with a tunnel passageway to the front door and a garage with hydraulic lift — if we didn’t know any better, we’d have to say this glass house was built for Bond — James Bond. Listed for $9.995 million, real estate agent Donna Pfanner isn’t kidding when she says the home is one of the most unique properties in coastal California. “It’s such a remarkable property because it’s two parcels separated by a…
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Revit3D.com / DesignBIMBuild.com - BIMBoom Revitlution - BIM Unfiltered
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Autodesk Previews Upcoming 3D, GPS and Plot to Print Capabilities for AutoCAD WS
3 Dec 2011 | 8:56 pmReally? Remote printing for AutoCAD? I sure hope it's easier than plotting straight from AutoCAD. Can anyone tell me why after 28 years, it's still so complicated to print from AutoCAD? http://news.autodesk.com/news/autodesk/20111128006100/en/Autodesk-Previews-Upcoming-3D-GPS-Plot-Print Mobile Design Evolves With 3D Collaboration, Location Features, and Remote Printing Autodesk University 2011 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced several new features to be added to the next release of AutoCAD WS, a free* web and mobile… -
Autodesk Takes BIM to the Cloud at Autodesk University. It's overCADst for sure
3 Dec 2011 | 8:53 pmIs it partly cloudy in your BIM business? Disclaimer: Remember, I don't sell software anymore, so I get no benefit from posting this stuff. I post it only for Joseph Joseph's benefit. If you do everything in the cloud, does that mean its overCADst? Don't ask me where I come up with crap like that. I have no idea, but it just bubbles to the surface on its own. I'm sure there's a BIM storm joke in there somewhere, but I'm still jet lagged from Vegas. Source/Link: … -
Autodesk Agrees to Acquire Horizontal Systems - Archicad users become unGlued
3 Dec 2011 | 8:46 pmSource/Link: http://news.autodesk.com/news/autodesk/20111130005535/en/Autodesk-Agrees-Acquire-Horizontal-Systems November 30, 2011 08:00 AM Eastern Time Acquisition Extends and Accelerates Autodesk Cloud-Based BIM (Building Information Modeling) Solutions for Collaboration, Data and Lifecycle Management Autodesk University 2011 SAN RAFAEL, Calif. & LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Autodesk University — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Horizontal Systems, a…
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WSJ.com: Real Estate
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Rent: $100,000 a Month
2 Dec 2011 | 10:55 pmStep through the weathered front door of a 19th-century building in SoHo and you face a window of water—a view into the depths of a 39-foot-long swimming pool. It is an unusually edgy entrance to what is currently the most expensive residential home for rent in Manhattan. -
Equity Residential to Buy Archstone Stake
2 Dec 2011 | 8:54 pmEquity Residential, an apartment company controlled by property tycoon Sam Zell, has reached an agreement to buy a 26.5% stake in one of its largest competitors, Archstone, in a move to ultimately control the whole company. -
Village Offers Reasons to Stay at Home
2 Dec 2011 | 8:07 pmThe village of Garden City, Long Island, was imagined as a suburban oasis by millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart, who bought thousands of acres of land in 1869. A century and a half later, Stewart's vision persists, in this affluent and picturesque village. -
Re-feathering the Family Nest
2 Dec 2011 | 10:22 amTips for renovating the family home for a young couple moving back in with parents. -
Top 5 Mortgage Servicers Face Suit
2 Dec 2011 | 7:17 amBank of America, J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Ally Financial were sued over allegedly unlawful and deceptive foreclosure practice, in a possible setback for broader settlement talks with all 50 states.
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WSJ.com: Commercial Real Estate
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PBOC Calls Property Market 'Turning Point'
2 Dec 2011 | 3:08 amChina's central bank acknowledged for the first time that the country's housing prices have reached a turning point, following a decline in property investment, land transaction volumes and prices. -
China's Developers Breathe Easier, For Now
1 Dec 2011 | 3:03 amThe wild card in China's real-estate sector—unpredictable government policy—just got wilder. -
Brookfield Pursues Distressed Deals
30 Nov 2011 | 8:30 amBrookfield Asset Management, which established a bridgehead in U.S. real estate during the early 1990s, is ramping up its pursuit of big-ticket distressed properties. -
Plots & Ploys
29 Nov 2011 | 8:56 pmBreaking news from WSJ.com's Developments Blog. -
Hotel Deals Decline as Stocks Drop
29 Nov 2011 | 7:55 pmFor acquisition-minded hotel owners, now would seem to be the perfect time to pounce: Hotel property prices are relatively low, while hotel revenue is growing. Yet acquisition activity has slowed.
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CIRE Magazine Feed
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$37.4 million industrial sale in Georgia
2 Dec 2011 | 7:55 amWhitneyread more -
$9.5 million office sale in Fargo, N.D.
8 Nov 2011 | 1:32 pmReid A.read more -
CCIM Connections
7 Nov 2011 | 1:46 pmCCIM’s core curriculum offers a solid foundation on which to build a successful career in commercial real estate, but the education program doesn’t end with the designation.read more -
Multifamily Takes Manhattan
7 Nov 2011 | 1:37 pmFor decades, pundits have argued about the ill effects of New York City’s apartment rent control laws. But are these laws good for real estate investors?read more -
Who Ruled the Vendor Runway?
7 Nov 2011 | 1:33 pmWho Ruled the Vendor Runway? At last month’s CCIM Live! conference, 11 exhibitors strutted their stuff on the Vendor Runway.read more
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Yahoo! News: Business - Real Estate
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GMAC ends most Mass. mortgage lending after suit (AP)
2 Dec 2011 | 1:44 pmAP - One day after it was among five major banks sued by Massachusetts over deceptive foreclosure practices, GMAC Mortgage said Friday that it will stop purchasing new mortgage loans written by third parties in the state. -
H&R Block 2Q loss widens; mortgage claims spike (AP)
1 Dec 2011 | 4:03 pmAP - A spike in claims related to bad loans written by its now-shuttered subprime mortgage unit shouldn't create any new liability for H&R Block Inc., company executives said Thursday after releasing results that showed a wider loss for its fiscal second-quarter. -
Mass. AG hits big banks with foreclosure lawsuit (Reuters)
1 Dec 2011 | 2:37 pmReuters - The Massachusetts attorney general has filed a lawsuit against five large U.S. banks accusing them of deceptive foreclosure practices, a signal of ebbing confidence that a multi-state agreement can be worked out. -
Mortgage rates for the past 52 weeks, at a glance (AP)
1 Dec 2011 | 2:17 pmAP - Mortgage rates for the past 52 weeks, at a glance -
Massachusetts sues banks over foreclosures (AP)
1 Dec 2011 | 1:50 pmAP - Massachusetts sued five major banks Thursday over deceptive foreclosure practices such as the "robo-signing" of documents, potentially undermining negotiations between lenders and state prosecutors across the nation over the same issue.
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1000Watt Consulting
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Talking about real estate search
1 Dec 2011 | 10:54 amThis morning I had a talk with a real estate website. Ok. It wasn’t exactly a heady discourse, but it was pretty neat nonetheless: Earlier this year, I had written a post wondering which portal would implement speech recognition first. Trulia seems to have won the race. The voice recognition is pretty rudimentary really but overall fairly accurate. I could trip it up if I wanted to, but if I spoke clearly Trulia reliably returned the location I was looking for. It began to feel pretty natural after a few minutes of testing. Far quicker and faster than typing. And as I used it more, I… -
1000watt Index update: November 30, 2011
30 Nov 2011 | 8:00 amThe following companies have been added to the 1000watt Index this month. All submissions are reviewed by the principals at 1000watt Consulting before publication. Publication in the 1000watt Index does not constitute an official recommendation or endorsement, nor is any financial compensation accepted for inclusion. United States & Canada Aumnia (Mobile) Manaya (Mobile) Onepager (Agent Website) Concierge Auctions (Marketing Tools) Mungolist (MLS-based apps) Market Snapshot (MLS-based apps) The MLS App (MLS-based apps) Realtor.com (Android apps) Zillow (Android apps) Redfin (Android… -
Who are you?
29 Nov 2011 | 10:18 amHonesty. Sophistication. Integrity. These words might read elegantly on an “About Us” page of your Website. And they may look handsome inside a picture frame hanging in the corridor of your office. Your corporate values They form the building blocks of your business. They are the promises against which you must weigh every decision. They are reflected in who you hire, or who you don’t. They manifest themselves in the reassuring phone greeting people hear when they call after hours. Or they are perhaps degraded by a pulp-filled plastic box affixed shabbily to one of your yard signs. See,… -
Stop the insanity
23 Nov 2011 | 2:10 pmI was listening to an episode of one of my favorite podcasts recently. The discussion ranged from tech issue to tech issue before settling momentarily on real estate. The hosts were puzzled by an email one of them had recently received from their Realtor, exhorting them to check out their website by using an attached QR code. Take a moment to let that sink in. An email with a QR code to their website inside. It’s no wonder these tech savvy hosts were befuddled. Stop the insanity Over the last few years I’ve witnessed the rapid adoption of technology by agents of all stripes. By and large… -
Friday Flash: Edina pulls the plug, Zip peddles leads, e-sigs go mobile
18 Nov 2011 | 11:50 amEdina Realty announced they are pulling the plug on listings syndication by the end of the year. We’re going to see a lot more of this. There are many reasons why. But step back a moment and consider the big picture… If I am a big broker, I have: Gotten my splits chewed down to the nub by agents. Had to contend with license-warehousing chop shops that gave those agents bargaining leverage. Seen small, web-driven buyer brokerages build businesses on a database of listings I create. Watched my MLS try to keep its piece of the Realtor dollar by peddling products, creating consumer…
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Digital Camera Resource Page
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Canon PowerShot S100 reviewed
1 Dec 2011 | 9:00 pmI've posted my review of the Canon PowerShot S100, a premium compact camera. Is this the camera enthusiasts want in their pocket? Read the review and find out! -
Nikon announces SB-910 external flash
29 Nov 2011 | 9:00 pmNikon has announced their new flagship external flash, known as the SB-910. This powerful flash features a revised user interface on its rear LCD panel, FX/DX body detection, and a thermal cut-out function that keeps the SB-910 from overheating. It also comes with a pair of plastic color compensation filters, for shooting under incandescent and fluorescent light. Naturally, it also works with Nikon's wireless flash system (CLS) as both a master and a slave. The SB-910 will be available in a few weeks for $549. Photos and the press release after the break. -
Catching up with the Fujifilm X-S1
29 Nov 2011 | 9:00 pmOver the Thanksgiving holiday, Fuji introduced a new super zoom camera: the X-S1. This camera takes the 2/3" EXR CMOS sensor from the new X10 and stuffs it into an SLR-style body, complete with a 26X optical zoom lens, articulating LCD, and high res electronic viewfinder. U.S. availability is "wait and see" at this point, according to Fuji. -
PowerShot S100 goes to the LA Auto Show
28 Nov 2011 | 6:00 amWhile I was away for Thanksgiving, I went over to the Los Angeles Auto Show, and put together this special photo gallery taken with the Canon PowerShot S100. The standard gallery for this camera, as well as the Panasonic GX1, will be posted as soon as the weather clears! -
DCRP 14th Anniversary
23 Nov 2011 | 9:00 pmThanksgiving weekend always signifies the anniversary of this website, and 2011 marks the fourteenth year of the Digital Camera Resource Page. Unfortunately, the site has really struggled financially this year, and unless something turns around in 2012, there might not be a fifteen anniversary to celebrate next year. If you'd like to help support the DCRP, use our Amazon or B&H shopping links, compare prices via PriceGrabber, make a donation, or just tell your friends about us.
