A century-old sustainable housing idea is struggling
An employee checks the external casing with a spirit level in a modular house at the Tophat factory in Foston near Derby, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Bloomberg |…
Germany’s housebuilding sector is ‘in a confidence crisis’
A construction site with new apartments in newly built apartment buildings. Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s housebuilding sector has gone from bad to worse in recent…
German housebuilding is collapsing — and could drag the economy down
A construction site of residential buildings on the Elbe dike near downtown Wittenberg. Soeren Stache | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s Olaf Scholz once set the goal of building…
Fire at a wedding in Iraq kills at least 100 people and injures 150
People look at the aftermath of a fire that broke out during a wedding at an event hall in Al-Hamdaniyah, Iraq on September 27, 2023. At least 100 people were…
Small business owners concerned about hiring as summer starts
Alison Schuch, owner of Fells Point Surf Company. Courtesy: Alison Schuch As summer arrives, Alison Schuch, owner of Fells Point Surf Co., is down about 10 workers at her two…
How the growing Atlanta economy burned low-income renters, homebuyers
Metro Atlanta is on a hot streak. More than 6 million people now live in the region, according to recent Census Bureau estimates. Experts say that’s about a 50% increase…
Detroit actual property builders rebuild town amid finances shortfalls
A brand new wave of construction is rippling thru downtown Detroit. “Walking round Detroit in 2008 or 2009 isn’t the similar as strolling round in 2022,” mentioned Ramy Habib, a…