| Chapter
1: Major Trends in the Real Estate & Construction Industry |
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1)
Introduction to the Real Estate and Construction Industry |
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2) U.S. Homeowners
Refinanced Vast Amounts of Mortgages Through 2004,
but the Mortgage Market has Changed
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3) Total Mortgage
Originations Soared Through 2003, but the Party Ended
in 2004 |
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4) Home Sales
Hit All-Time High in 2004, with a Slowdown Expected |
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5) Real Estate
Goes Online |
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6) Internet-Based
Home Sales and Cheap Commissions Rock Residential
Brokers |
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7) Teardown
Trend Explodes |
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8) Homes and
Commercial Buildings Go Green |
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9) Home Improvements
Are on the Rise |
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10) Prefabricated
Housing Causes a Stir |
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11) Offshoring
May Impact Commercial Office Space Needs in America |
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12) Investment
in Mexican Real Estate Continues to Boom |
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13) Offshoring
and Outsourcing Create Real Estate Boom in China and India |
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14) REITs Are
Still Luring Investors |
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15) Mixed-Use
Developments Go Vertical |
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16) America
Is Awash in Shopping Centers, but Construction Continues |
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17) Malls Morph
to Stay Afloat |
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18) Apartment
Houses Suffer as Renters Become Homeowners |
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| Chapter
2: Real Estate & Construction Industry Statistics |
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U.S. Real Estate
& Construction Industry Overview |
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New Single Family
Homes Sold by Region, U.S.: 1985-2004 |
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New Single Family
Homes For Sale at End of Period, by Region, U.S.: 1985-2004 |
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New Single Family
Homes Sold by Type of Financing, U.S.: 1988-2004 |
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New Privately
Owned Housing Units Started, U.S.: 1990-2004 |
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Estimates of
the Total Housing Inventory for the U.S.: 2003-2004 |
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Median and Average
Sales Price of Single Family Homes by Region, U.S.: 1985-2004 |
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Average U.S.
Employment in the Real Estate Industry: 1995-2004 |
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U.S. Mortgages:
2000-2004 |
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Outstanding
U.S. Commercial and Multi-family Mortgage Debt, By Type
of Holder, Year End 2004 |
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Absorption Rates
of U.S. Condominium and Cooperative Apartments: 2000-2004 |
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Absorption Rates
of U.S. Rental Apartments: 2000-2004 |
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U.S. Homeowner
Vacancy Rates, by Region: 1995-2004 |
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U.S. Homeowner
Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and % Distribution:
2003-2004 |
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U.S. Homeownership
Rates, by Area: 1995-2004 |
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U.S. Homeownership
Rates, by Race and Ethnicity of Householder: 1995-2004 |
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U.S. Homeownership
Rates, by Age of Householder: 1985-2004 |
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U.S. Residential
Rental Vacancy Rates, by Region: 1995-2004 |
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U.S. Residential
Rental Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and %
Distribution: 2003-2004 |
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Total Apartments
Completed in Buildings With Five or More Units, U.S.: 1970-2004 |
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Placements of
New Manufactured Homes, U.S.: 1995-2004 |
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Value of U.S.
Private Construction Put in Place: Feb. 2004 & Feb.
2005 |
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Value of U.S.
Public Construction Put in Place : Feb. 2004 & Feb.
2005 |
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Average U.S.
Employment in the Construction Industry: 1995-2004 |
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Financial Assets
and Liabilities of U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs):
2000-2004 |
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