http://www.getgreenusa.com Green Home Weblog Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:29:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Using the proceeds to pay down its unsecured line of credit, Boston Properties Inc. has closed on an eight-year, $375 million loan secured by Four Embarcadero Center in San Francisco. The loan was provided by a syndicate of life insurance companies and bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.10 ... http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/boston-properties-closes-375m-financing-of-four-embarcadero-center/ While the real estate sector continues to take a beating by economic forces, there may be yet another peril on the horizon that could harm the industry just as much--if not more. Commercial Property News - West Realestate News http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/report-climate-change-puts-california-real-estate-economy-at-risk/ At CPN’s annual New York City Investment conference on Friday, speakers offered a vision of the nation’s largest commercial real estate market that blended sober realism with an occasional dash of clear-eyed optimism. Commercial Property News - Northeast Realestate News http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/at-cpn-conference-local-leaders-offer-to-do-list-for-nyc%e2%80%99s-future/ It's Election Day. For those stock-still undecided, haven't voted, or other than concerened hither's where the two presidential candidates stand on puting up issues. Barack Obama requires the Union Reserve to have more authority over modulating fiscal insitutions, deoxidising what he sends for the patchwork of regulative authorities that ... http://www.getgreenusa.com/sell-house/where-the-candidates-stand-on-housing-2/ A shameless plug here that I participated in a 30-minute segment on the "state of the housing market" on NPR's Here's a link to the audiocast, on the off-chance you weren't glued to NPR all day Thursday. At one point, I interjected and asked Shiller if he thought we were ... http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/robert-shiller-and-me-on-housing/ I visited the Building Industry Association of Southern California’s annual trade show in Long Beach, Calif. yesterday. This is the big show for Southern California homebuilders, where suppliers of everything from appliances to Astroturf pitch their wares. Folks tried to inject a little fun into the event. The Hooters girls ... http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/searching-for-the-bottom-at-the-home-builders-show/ As government and industry scrambled to stem the housing crisis, another 84,868 homes were lost to foreclosure in October, according to a report released Thursday. Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/85000-homes-lost-in-october/ Mortgage rates fell for the second week in a row, finance firm Freddie Mac said Thursday, as the weakening economy resulted in the slowest pace of home purchase applications in nearly eight years. Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/mortgage-rates-down-for-2nd-week/ You might be surprised to learn that the California foreclosure rate actually decreased by 18% in October compared to September, according to RealtyTrac’s new report. But the news isn’t necessarily good. The state’s filings have dropped for two straight months because of a new law that requires lenders to make ... http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/look-closely-at-californias-foreclosure-rate-drop-and-youll-see-a-new-state-law-clouding-the-picture/ Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, highlighted the need for a bailout program for troubled homeowners on Wednesday. But he stressed that not all borrowers should necessarily be rescued. Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/house-hearing-spotlights-mortgage-rescue-plans/