Hat tip to Mish - according to the uploader, there were 200 workers, each responsible for a installation area of 7 square meters:
15 Story Hotel Built in 6 Days
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Year: 2010
Pretty Boy’s New House
From the NY Daily News: Dream job, dream wife - and now Tom Brady is getting his dream house. The three-time Super Bowl- winning quarterback and his supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, are building a sprawling California home - nearly 22,000 square feet in all, from...
Sammy
The banks don't adjust their pricing much for houses with upgrades - the agents and appraisers are moving quickly and don't look too hard at how the comps really compare. But do buyers look any closer? Those who are paying close attention can pick off an occasional...
Shadow Inventory – National
An excerpt and graph from Calculated Risk, click here for the full article: This graph from CoreLogic shows the breakdown of "shadow inventory" by category. For this report, they estimate the number of 90+ day delinquencies, foreclosures and REOs not currently listed...
Need Razzle Dazzle
The higher the price, the tougher the scrutiny. Today's buyers are already looking for any reason not to buy - once you get into the upper echelons you need serious "wow" factor to make a good impression. Mentioned is this 8,500sf RSF house we saw two weeks ago, which...
Stick Up for Your Rights
We're probably too far down the 'extend-and-pretend' road for protests to cause a change in course - but it's good to see citizens expressing their rights, at least for 55 seconds:
Portabello Sold for $41.1 Million
From the WSJ and Lansner: An Orange County mansion listed for $75 million in 2006 has sold for $34.1 million, public records show. A source familiar with the matter says the buyer also gave the seller a property valued at around $7 million. The house originally listed...
Stone Steps Surfing
Hat tip to the www.theleucadiablog.com:
Ultra-Small House
Hat tip to www.cotohousingblog.com:
East PB REOs
