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Monday, November 29, 2010

Tiny house movement thrives amid the real estate bust



Tiny house movement thrives amid real estate bust. To simplify their lives and save money in the process many Americans are turning to tiny houses that would fit into many people’s living rooms.  This segment of the market is booming.  According to Jay Schafer co founder of Small House Society, “its very un American in the sense that living small means consuming less.” Living this small requires one to definitely purge down to only what you absolutely need.  Tumbleweed Tiny Houses a home design company design ultra efficient houses where there is virtually no waisted space down to the cubic inch.  These tiny houses pack a lot into the size of many people’s closets and they cost ready made between $40 to $50,000.  If you building them yourself they cost about half as much.  Tumbleweed’s business had grown exponentially since the housing crises began.   The tiny house blog attracts more visitors than ever about 5,000 to 7,000 visitors a day.  The movement is really about saving money and reducing your carbon footprint.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Gray Development takes step to takeover of CityNorth project

Gray Development takes step to takeover of CityNorth project Gray recently in July won a $110,000,000 jury verdict against Norteast Phoenix Partners the key developer of CityNorth which is the vision of Thomas Klutznick to create a dynamic urban core for the Desert Ridge area and the North East Valley. The development is home to exceptional restaurants, office space, residents, and office space. It is multi dimensional in scope and has an emphasis on sustainable living.  Northeast Phoenix Partners has pledged CityNorth as collateral instead of a cash bond which is typical when appealing a ruling.   The transfer of ownership is far from certain since there are numerous legal hurdles that still might result in the verdict being over turned.

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