Another Albuquerque historic landmark gone…
Todd Clarke @ July 24, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Almost a year ago, I wrote about the devastating fire at the Castle apartments. Located on Central Avenue at about 15th street, the apartments were incredibly well built, had an appealing interior design and finish and were well loved by anyone who has ever lived there.
Although several local developers looked at ways to save [...]
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The Economist has such a way with words
Todd Clarke @ November 14, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Take this example whereby they explain the inputs a home buyer needs to make a decision:
Most people face a future that comprises a combination of Donald Rumsfeld’s known and unknown unknowns. Choosing to buy a house, for example, involves a series of bets on land prices, interest rates, taxes, job prospects, future planning decisions in [...]
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Small housing… now portable?
Todd Clarke @ September 16, 2009 # No Comment Yet
My friends and family will tell you that I’ve recently become a bit obssessed with Teardrop trailers - an offshoot of our family’s fabulous cross-country summer adventure.
My continual search for this perfect Teardrop trailer has yielded this trailer -
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I made a dozen or so trips to China, and can recall many amazing sites and feats [...]
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From one extreme to another in housing
Todd Clarke @ June 23, 2009 # No Comment Yet
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Having visisted Graceland right before driving to Asheville, NC to see the Biltmore Estate, it was very clear this house was and still commands the status of an “estate”.
And I must admit that as a destination/tourist magnet, the property is one of the best run venues I’ve been to - on part with [...]
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Changes in real estate
Todd Clarke @ June 21, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Our family was at Elvis former mansion and last resting place this week, Graceland , and I was struck by the fact that housing has changed a lot since Elvis’s hey day.
In 1970 the average house size was 1,100 sf. Today it’s over 2,200 sf. Elvis’s big amenities were 3 TV’s, and a hundred [...]
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