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• NAR weighs rules for mobile IDX listings
• Bill would stop bulk REO sales in California
• Banks must take risks
• Trulia recruits brokerage exec to lead industry relations team
• NAR flexes political muscle
• Are big brokers delivering on tech, training promises?
• Mortgage rates head deeper into record territory
• 7 fundamentals for growing your real estate business
• Title company offers rate comparison calculator
• In Illinois, incentives to buyer's agents must go through broker
• Foreclosure filings surge in judicial foreclosure states
• Prudential California Realty accepting bids online
• Your time is worth nothing until you close
• Zillow program aims to improve accuracy of listings
• 6 tools for recruiting Gen Y agents

• McGraw-Hill Construction Debuts the Dodge Momentum Index
• Quality and Value Driving Growth in the Green Building Market—According to New McGraw-Hill Construction SmartMarket Report on Green Homes and Remodeling
• Architectural Record Launches First-Ever Continuing Education Mobile App Allowing Design and Construction Professionals to Earn CEU Credits On-the-Go
• March Construction Climbs 23 Percent
• McGraw-Hill Construction Sweets Introduces New Mobile App for Design Professionals
• Engineering News-Record Presents Award of Excellence to Emergency Bridge Engineer Theodore Zoli
• Education Construction: Heating Up or Cooling Off?
• With Dodge BidPro, Contractors Bid and Win More Work, Says McGraw-Hill Construction
• February Construction Falls 7 Percent
• McGraw-Hill Construction Receives Eight Neal Awards, Including Grand Neal from American Business Media
• Architectural Record Announces First Good Design is Good Business Lifetime Achievement Awards
• January Construction Recedes 2 Percent
• McGraw-Hill Construction Announces Dodge BuildShare—an Advanced Analytics Platform That Connects AEC Professionals to the Firms Behind the Projects, Delivering Unprecedented "Relationship IQ"
• New Construction Starts in December Decline 3 Percent; Annual Total for 2011 Slips 2 Percent to $421 Billion
• McGraw-Hill Construction Debuts Dodge BidPro — a Web-based Dashboard that Serves Contractors a Customized View of Their Most Promising Projects and Markets
• McGraw-Hill Construction and U.S. Green Building Council Renew Alliance to Advance Sustainable Design and Construction
• November Construction Slides 11%
• October Construction Jumps 12%
• Stalled Construction Projects and Financing Report
• September Construction Slips 1%
• August Construction Climbs 8%
• Big Jump for Architectural Billings Index
• Jefferson County Sends Refinancing Plan to Alabama Legislature
• Harvard First University to Boast 50 LEED Certifications
• Obama Signs Highway-Transit, FAA Extensions
• A Grand Opening for Renzo Piano's Controversial Expansion at Ronchamp Chapel
• Construction Keeps Up Its Push for 3% Withholding Repeal
• Climate Change Could Double Need for Flood Insurance
• Santiago Calatrava Pulls Out of Denver Airport Expansion Project
• Solar Powered Cooling System Helped Qatar Land 2022 World Cup
• July Construction Retreats 10%
• June Construction Jumps 15%
• May Construction Slides 6%
• April Construction Unchanged From Prior Month
• March Construction Stays Even With Prior Month
• February Construction Slips 4%
• January Construction Falls 6%
• New Construction Starts in December Jump 19%; Annual Total for 2010 Slips 2% to $412 Billion
• November Construction Slides 9%
• October Construction Advances 2%
• Zaha Hadid's MAXXI Museum Named Best Building of 2010
• GOP Gains May Squeeze Infrastructure Spending
• Exactly How Many Architects in the U.S. Are Unemployed?
• U.S. Settles Case Against Berger Group for $69M
• Hopes for Early Turnaround Faded with Realities of 2010
• London Olympic Games Are Stepping Stones in Grand Scheme
• U.S. DOT Awards $2.5B in New High-Speed-Rail Funding
• High Hopes in Hong Kong
• USGBC Expands Green Schools Efforts
• OMA Makes Inroads Into France With Caen Library
• USGBC, LEED Targeted in Class-Action Lawsuit
• Election Preview: Infrastructure Views Drive Industry Donations
• Study: Gulf Coast Needs $350-Bil. Infrastructure Expenditure
• Chicago Spire's Foreclosure Marks the End of an Era
• Defendants in Fatal Ground Zero Fire Face Manslaughter Trial in January
• Pelli Building Will Replace Flood-Damaged Iowa Theater
• Recession's Realities, the New Normal-And How To Win Work
• A New Landmark for the Glasgow School of Art
• Bonds on the Ballots: What's at Stake in the Voting
• Latvian Library By Gunnar Birkerts Finally Gets Built
• Counterfeit Construction Goods Pose Big Safety Risk
• First Projects Certified Under Living Building Challenge
• Data Model Could Promote Use of Accelerated Bridge Methods
• Cecil Balmond Leaves Arup to Start His Own Firm
• Chilean Miner Rescue Effort Aided by Yankee Ingenuity
• Paolo Soleri Bridge to Open in Az. In December
• New Standard for Green Roof Membranes
• More Women Apprenticing Doesn't Lead to More Hires
• Investigators Focus on Hungarian Tailings Dam Foundations
• The revered professor gives us his take on Kahn's Yale masterpieces and Rudolph's Art and Architecture Building.
• September Construction Falls 7%
• Exclusive Interview: Architect of the NYC "Mosque"
• Citing Fears of Cost Overruns, N.J. Gov. Scraps Trans-Hudson Tunnel
• Can Architecture Help Prevent Obesity?
• Construction Jobless Rate Worsens in Sept.
• Calatrava-Designed Museum Showcases a Greener Future
• Dam Upgrades Provide More Power From Hydro

• WIN Home Inspection Named 2012 Military Friendly Franchise by GI Jobs Magazine ... - MarketWatch (press release)
• MHA Calls for Home Inspection Licensing - VOCM
• WIN Home Inspection Named 2012 Military Friendly Franchise by G.I. Jobs ... - PR Newswire (press release)
• Why home inspections have become more important - Washington Post
• Clutter goes before inspector arrives - London Free Press
• Home inspection is key for buyers and sellers - Anchorage Daily News
• Home inspector: Unpermitted addition worries homeowner - Chicago Daily Herald
• MHA calls for home inspector legislation - Daily Business Buzz
• Long Island Home Inspectors, Certified Home Inspections Announce the Launch of ... - Albany Times Union
• Evaluating nursing homes: Citations are only one part of the story, officials say - Wisconsin State Journal

• Tunnel blast kills 20 at Chinese construction site - Chicago Sun-Times
• Under construction: Boom, then bust. Is it finally ending? - Herald and News
• WV husband-and-wife owned construction company enjoys rapid growth - State Journal
• Major construction means major traffic delays for the Indianapolis 500 - WISH
• Manager of library construction giving project $100K boost - News Courier
• Memorial construction work begins in Golden Temple - India Today
• Ann Arbor road construction: Frustration mounts as work progresses - AnnArbor.com
• Construction Safety Week promotes safety culture at construction sites - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
• R Thomas Construction aims for efficiency - The Tennessean
• Market Basket:New building constructed before tenants are signed - South Bend Tribune

• Beginning Home Construction in U.S. Exceeded Forecasts in April - Bloomberg
• Idaho's top home builder, CBH Homes, busy with new construction - Idaho Press-Tribune
• Southern California housing data signal turnaround - Los Angeles Times
• Blind entrepreneur rolls out radio business - Bonner County Daily Bee
• US economy picks up after early spring slump - Fox News
• Palm Springs area tourism shines during 'pause in economy' - The Desert Sun
• New home sales stronger than projected, but home prices dropped at slower pace - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
• Builders start construction on more homes in April - The Hill (blog)
• Housing Starts Join US Factories Topping Forecasts - BusinessWeek
• Home Construction ETF offers 'contrarian bet' on housing - MarketWatch (blog)