Tag: Real Estate
What Is Tired Light?
The tired light theory seeks to provide an alternative explanation for the redshift seen in distant galaxies, which is conventionally explained by the expansion of the universe. According to this theory, the energy carried by photons of light is somehow gradually dissipated as they travel through space, resulting in the wavelength increasing, so that the…
What Is Thermal Cracking?
Thermal cracking is a process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are subjected to high heat and temperature to break the molecular bonds and reduce the molecular weight of the substance being cracked. This process is used to extract usable components, known as fractions, which are released during the cracking process. Thermal cracking is…
Positive Outlook for Prime Central London Property
Predictions for the year ahead in the prime central London property market are upbeat, which may encourage an increasing number of people to make a real estate investment in the city. Knight Frank recently revealed homes in the capital experienced price growth of 12.1 per cent during 2011, with a 0.8 per cent rise in…
How We Know The Housing Market Is Weakening Despite What NAR Is Reporting
Anybody who follows the real estate market knows that the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) recently announced that they had been over-stating sales (oops) since 2007. Some people were quick to point out that this announcement means the housing market is doing worse than previously thought, but there might be another reason for this well-timed…
Beech Street Capital more than doubles multifamily financing in 2011
Beech Street Capital LLC has announced that it provided $2.2 billion in multifamily financing, more than doubling its record-breaking performance in 2010, its first year. “This was really a breakthrough year for us,” said Grace Huebscher, Beech Street’s president and CEO. “The word is clearly getting out among borrowers that Beech Street is committed to providing…
The Weidt Group breaks ground in India with new energy modeling system
As the Midwest Energy Solutions Conference gets into full swing this week, Chicago’s The Weidt Group debuted the ECOnirman Whole Building Performance Tool, a Web-based simulation tool for energy code compliance with implications for the U.S. market. The Weidt Group, with funding from USAID, developed the tool, which assists building designers and developers in demonstrating…
ACCO Brands relocates world headquarters to Kemper Lakes Business Center
ACCO Brands Corp., a global supplier of branded office and computer products, has leased 189,092 square feet of office space at 4 Corporate Drive within Kemper Lakes Business Center in Long Grove. The new lease relocates the firm’s world headquarters from its current location at 300 Tower Parkway in Lincolnshire and increases its total square…
Missouri’s Parkville Commercial Underground celebrates strong year of activity in 2011
New leases and tenant expansions led to a net absorption of 58,615 square feet last year in the Parkville Commercial Underground in Parkville, Mo. In August of 2010, Park University retained Hakes Real Estate to market and lease the vacant space in its 1-million-square-foot Parkville Commercial Underground. At the same time, Martin Properties became the…
Ryan Companies reaches milestone with Wisconsin health clinic
Six months after the beginning of construction on the new Froedtert Health Medical Group-Menomonee Falls Clinic in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Ryan Companies US, Inc. has reached the “fully-enclosed and water-tight” milestone in the construction and development process. The Menomonee Falls Clinic, at the northeast intersection of Town Hall Road and Custer Lane, is a five-story,…