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Companies build new image for prefab homes

Factory-built housing is touting environmental benefits and a fresh look to win a new generation of buyers as the industry continues to fight an image of cheap design and endure the same housing slowdown pummeling conventional home builders. Among the industry's innovations: tiny backyard houses where baby boomers can house aging parents, two-story log houses and a three-story townhomes.

Fans of what's variously called "prefab," "modular" or "manufactured" housing say the industry is poised for new growth as architects explore fresh designs and more people associate the housing style with higher standards, better energy efficiency and less construction waste.

» chron.com

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[mp3] Investing in a foreclosure can be rewarding if you're willing to do your homework

Compared with a year ago, foreclosures are up more than 60% nationally, according to RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosed properties. And the chance of obtaining a bargain is likely to rise as the slowing housing market forces foreclosing lenders to offer bigger discounts to lure a smaller pool of buyers.

» Search RealEstate-Specific Tags: Foreclosure - Foreclosed Properties - Housing Market
» [mp3] Listen or Download Opportunities in the Housing Slowdown

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KOR's Sunset Silver Lake: Pre-construction Bust?

 
A blogger's report on KOR's Sunset Silverlake loft project...
"As for my own decision not to buy now, I have been spooked by the chilly housing market combined with my uncertainty about the scope and speed of Sunset Junction's gentrification. KOR has now decided to not market the lofts again until the new year, and has claimed that its released prices will "not go down."

» Search RealEstate-Specific Tags: LA Housing Market - Sunset Silverlake - KOR
» Curbed LA

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