Here’s an ambitious idea… floating condos on the Mississippi river!
Read about it here: http://nreionline.com/technology/news/floating_condos_mississippi_0428/
Archive for April, 2009
Condos on the Mississippi? Floating?
Iowa ranks No. 2 on Happiness Index
Iowans — what makes you happy? A new survey by http://www.MainStreet.com ranks Iowa as the second happiest state in the Union, following only Nebraska. The Web site rated states on their financial health — unemployment rates, foreclosure rates, and non-mortgage debt compared to income. [...]
MultiFamily Financing Declines
Here is an interesting article from National Real Estate Investor magazine:
Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Originations Plunge 80% from Fourth Quarter 2007
By Denise Kalette
A new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) shows a dramatic drop in commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations in the fourth quarter of 2008. Originations fell 80% from the same period of 2007, [...]
Apartments forced to go smoke free?
Legislation Forces More Apartments to Go Smoke-Free
The momentum to ban smoking at multifamily properties is growing, with more cites and counties passing legislation that prohibits or discourages lighting up in units, common areas, or both.
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Cedar Rapids real estate mentioned in Wall Street Journal
I’m sure you’ve heard how bad the real estate market is across the country but the Wall Street Journal named Cedar Rapids as one of the bright spots across the US!
http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2009/01/27/more-home-price-data-prices-at-2004-levels/
