CNBC: LeFrak on the State of Real Estate

June 29, 2009


Plenty of Condos, but No Buyers

June 26, 2009

This is a recent article in the PSBJ discussing the large amount of empty condominiums in the Seattle and Bellevue markets. Bellevue especially has quite a bit of product to clear. Click here to view the article, or see below: Seattle, Bellevue Luxury Condominium Towers Are Slow to Fill Up – Puget Sound Business Journal […]

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Reuters: CRE Report with Philip Blumberg

June 25, 2009

(Tip to Sibdu)

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ASHRAE to release new building energy quotient program

June 25, 2009

The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers has announced the forthcoming release of a building energy monitoring program called Building EQ – a function of the markets’ desire for more energy efficient properties, this program will allow building owners to rate their buildings’ energy efficiency using an A-F rating system. The idea, […]

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Sears Tower to go for the Green

June 24, 2009

An exciting development on the national real estate front – Sears Tower has announced plans to invest over $350M in energy enhancements to the already LEED certified structure. Why is this good? From a macro standpoint, a massive investment like this in such an iconic structure symbolizes the growing movement towards more sustainable design (which […]

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