Houston's large supply of land means that demand growth primarily results in more construction, not higher prices" (McCullagh & Gilmer, 2008). However, it is important to realize that land supply is only one part of the reason that new home con Continue Reading...
Housing Bubbles Contagious? Like the sudden collapse of publically traded internet technology stocks in the year 2000 which was its predecessor, the speculative real estate bubble that peaked in 2006 and deflated with such sudden and devastating sc Continue Reading...
Cohousing: A Model for Australia The roots of cohousing can be traced in Denmark in the early 1960s, expanding independently and simultaneously in Holland and Sweden where it grew into an established housing model. This term is a direct translation Continue Reading...
Risk In a capitalistic society, risk is often associated with reward. In many instances, it takes risk to garner the large profits and wealth that many entrepreneurs amass over time. It is through this risk that society overall benefits. The vast ec Continue Reading...
Fargo Diversity Within and Outside the Firm Wells Fargo's latest press release announces the appointment of Jimmie Walton Paschall to the post of Executive Vice President for Enterprise Diversity & Inclusion ("Wells Fargo names" 2011). This job Continue Reading...
The former might be, 'What specific...' [while] Less structure might be exemplified by: "Please respond to the following in your own words: I....'" (Dereshiwsky, 1999) in addition: adding some open-ended items such as these to a more traditionally Continue Reading...
Sociology: Changing Societies in a Diverse World (Fourth Edition) George J. Bryjak & Michael P. Soroka Chapter One Summary of Key Concepts Sociology is the field of study which seeks to "describe, explain, and predict human social patterns" fr Continue Reading...
Case Study: Challenges Facing Urban PlannersFair housing for allall human beings who live in this countryis now part of the American way of life. President Lyndon B. Johnsons proclamation following the enactment of the Fair Housing Act of 1968Today, Continue Reading...
Project Management: Case Study in Managing a Complex Shipyard Project in Singapore Background of Complex Shipyard Construction Project Company background Project Overview and Objective Work Process of Building Construction Issue Analysis in Ship Continue Reading...
in "Piaf," Pam Gems provides a view into the life of the great French singer and arguably the greatest singer of her generation -- Edith Piaf. (Fildier and Primack, 1981), the slices that the playwright provides, more than adequately trace Continue Reading...
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The focus of this research on international marketing and its applicability in an international context is the main contribution of this study. The addition to the literature is using the cultural framework of proportion of im Continue Reading...
Growth Aided by Data Warehousing Adaptability of data warehousing to changes Using existing data effectively can lead to growth Uses of data warehouses for Public Service Getting investment through data warehouse Using Data Warehouse for Busines Continue Reading...
environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and financial performance of companies Investors are increasingly recognizing the fact that ESG (environmental, social, corporate governance) elements can substantially affect companies' securi Continue Reading...
Shareholder Capitalism as a Model for Economic Development The idea that shareholder capitalism may serve as a powerful type of economic progression model has been made practical with the growth of credit along with a large marginal tax that deliver Continue Reading...
Part of the set-up process should include an inventory of staff talent: a company needs to develop a database system "to catalog [staff] capabilities and equipment" including phone numbers, address, personal email addresses. If suddenly a key telec Continue Reading...
Exporting apparel to France would reveal a slightly similar difference. As integrant part of the European Union, France has removed numerous financial barriers in relationship to other EU member states. It has however intensified its barriers relat Continue Reading...
Legal Process of Opening and Running a Restaurant in the United States and How it Compares From Opening a Restaurant in the United Arab Emirates. ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORK Overview of the Hospitality Industry of Los Angeles Sector Size and Growth A Continue Reading...
Globalism is certainly a new concept that humans have been working toward for centuries. It is just that in the late 20th and early 21st technology finally advanced enough to allow for instantaneous communication via satellites and Internet. This, pl Continue Reading...
GE-McKinsey Matrix The GE matrix is a very important toll in business and organizational level strategy (Berries and Hoare,2008). The tool was developed by McKinsey for General Electric due to the fact that Boston Consulting Group matrix showed sign Continue Reading...
Top Travel Marketing Plan "Explore the world on your terms" Top Travel is a well established travel agency which cares not only to satisfy the most specific needs of its wide customer base, but also to understand the forces affecting the domestic a Continue Reading...
A study of e-government initiatives in Canada by Ayert, for example, found that, "Each department valued its own information system, its own database, and its own information culture. Malevolence was not involved; rather, the systemic goal was perce Continue Reading...
While it was generally agreed that the increase in prices was due mainly to an insufficient offer as the stock house was limited, opinions have also been forwarded according to which the buy-to-let purchases have contributed to the inflation of the Continue Reading...
Detroit House Flipping Detroit Housing Revamp Detroit is a city that is indeed behind the proverbial "eight ball" in a lot of ways. The nastier parts of Detroit are full of abandoned and burned houses, crimes go unreported or at least unanswered an Continue Reading...
Social equity is a key issue of public administration and forms the basic theme of the 2013 "Social Equity Leadership Conference," in June. This white paper discusses the key goals of the conference based on the conference issue for social equity as Continue Reading...
Because transportation infrastructure and services are important components of the urban system, they need to be sustainable and contribute to economic growth rather than harm the people that rely on them for their livelihoods. According to Asri and Continue Reading...
S. And that, as much as anything else, has allowed the U.S. To fall behind other nations in upward mobility of the population. Foroohar also suggests that some European nations (such as Germany) responded better to the recent economic crisis than th Continue Reading...
Mortgage Refinancing There is a spurt of mortgage refinancing activity in recent times, thanks to interest rates remaining low and more or less consistent over a significant time horizon, appreciation of house prices and the easier refinancing optio Continue Reading...
To increase effective demand, Keynesians believe the government must balance the economy with deficit and increase expenditure. However, the constant alternation between booms and recession is causing the booms to get shorter while the recessions be Continue Reading...
U.S. ECONOMIC PERFORMANCES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS U.S Economic Performance in the past 5 years Major indicator of healthy state of an economy is the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate. The GDP growth rate reveals the performances of an econ Continue Reading...
(Economou and Trichias, 2009) Remuneration is stated to be as follows for each of these actors: (1) real estate brokers -- Commission based on percentage of the transaction value; (2) lawyers -- Commission based on percentage of the transaction v Continue Reading...
2. Second, the deductibility of mortgage interest and property tax payments serves to lower the after-tax cost of homeownership, also contributing to owners' ability to increase savings or consumption. Many low-income owners may not benefit from th Continue Reading...
Mortgage Fraud If a rash of armed bank robberies swept across America next year, and if in these robberies criminals absconded with $30 billion dollars, one may be certain that a public panic would ensue. The banking system would likely be changed f Continue Reading...
Retail The global economy overall is mending from the 2008 crisis. Many key metrics over the past 5 years have improved materially relative to the crisis years. The S&P 500, for instance, after reaching its low in 2009 has recovered more than 15 Continue Reading...
Quality of Life Indicators -- City of Alexandria Research Indicators Analysis Alexandria Quality of Life Initiative The purpose of this paper is to provide details about the articulation and measurement of four select indicators from the Quality o Continue Reading...
Salmon River Ecosystem Earthworms are the most tolerant and crawfish are the least tolerant of pollutions and reduced dissolved oxygen. The loss of riparian areas from livestock grazing reduces the capacity of the river to clean itself. The additio Continue Reading...
As a result, economic development was redefined in terms of reduction or elimination of poverty, inequality, and unemployment within the perspective of a growing economy (Mamede & Davidsson, 2003). Research indicates that entreprenuership can b Continue Reading...
Macroecnomic Situation In the year 2007 the real estate pricing in the United States plummet from its peak causing securities attached to it to also plummet, hence, damaging the financial institutions in America. As a result securities suffered larg Continue Reading...
Steps were also taken to organize a stock market in Lahore (Burki, 1999, pp.127-128). Also organized during this period were the Pakistan Industrial and Credit Investment Corporation (PICIC) and the Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (IDBP), b Continue Reading...
Libraries Changing Role of Libraries Changing Role of Libraries in Today's Society Changing Role of Libraries in Today's Society Changing Role of Libraries in Today's Society From the time when the recorded history began, all kinds of artifacts Continue Reading...
Metricum International Business Management Review of International Strategy at Metricum Overview of the Metricum Company Metricum is an SME manufacturer of materials handling equipment and intelligent handling systems. It has been based in the ea Continue Reading...
