trends: What One Requirement do Many Buyers Have?
- 11/27/12 03:54 AM
Yesterday, I wrote a post, Aging In Place? A New Option. In it, I discussed a new product, the 'Granny Pod,' which is a mobile unit that can be set up in the yard of a single family home. This product addresses the idea that additional space is needed to care for ones self or a loved one. In many cases, however, the issue is that many homes are just not suitable for aging in place. In today's MarketWatch, AMY HOAK'S HOME ECONOMICS column featured the article, Why 1950s-style ranch homes are all the rage again, More home buyers are considering one-story … (1 comments)
trends: Will Home Prices Stabilize or Continue Down?
- 07/27/10 04:44 AM
The New York Times picked up an AP story today that contends that over the next year we will continue to see a drop in home prices of between 2%and 8%. The story says that this will be seen even in the markets that have come through the recession without too much of a negative adjustment. Working in a market that has seen home prices go down, but has not been hit nearly as badly as many areas in the country, I wonder how much of this being driven by the press and how much is being driven by a lack … (3 comments)
trends: Don't Tell Us What We Want to Watch...
- 05/18/10 12:53 AM
It kind of caught us all by surprise, but YouTube--that upstart little website--now has as many daily viewers as the prime time viewership of the 3 television networks combined. Turns out that we would rather watch a 3 year old who is on meds after going to the dentist or a local acapella group perform than a mindless sitcom or old stars dancing (last week I watched my daughter's College Final's Week Library 'Rave'). The technology paradigm continues to shift like quicksand below our feet. I don't think anyone is surprised that the networks have been 'beaten;' that has been a … (7 comments)
Yesterday, I wrote a post, Aging In Place? A New Option. In it, I discussed a new product, the 'Granny Pod,' which is a mobile unit that can be set up in the yard of a single family home. This product addresses the idea that additional space is needed to care for ones self or a loved one. In many cases, however, the issue is that many homes are just not suitable for aging in place. In today's MarketWatch, AMY HOAK'S HOME ECONOMICS column featured the article, Why 1950s-style ranch homes are all the rage again, More home buyers are considering one-story … (1 comments)
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