Archive for the Local Economics Category
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When should you buy a new home?
According to Shawn Tulley, the senior editor at large for Fortune Magazine, for many people in the know, the answer to this question is NOW! Shawn interviews Mike Castleman, the founder and CEO of Metrostudy, a real estate consulting firm that coll
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Jobs in San Diego are UP!
The Sate of California Employment Development Department announced today that San Diego County enjoyed the addition of 5,200 jobs in the month of February and 19,200 jobs have been created in the County over the past 12 months! The County unemploym
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Brookfield Homes Selected for Environmental Spirit
At the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Recognition Dinner on Friday, March 4th, Brookfield Homes won the Environmental Spirit Award. That's right, a developer / home builder won the Environmental Spirit award! The award was presen
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The Cost of Regulation on San Diego Home Prices
For a long time, the talk has been about "the cost of regulation" on the price of a new home. Many industry experts have tried to quantify that cost, with varying degrees of success. A new approach has been suggested by a mid-west consulting grou
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Water Restrictions Become Permanent
In response to the "average" rainfall of last year (2009-10). And, following three years of drought conditions (2006-09), the San Diego City Council yesterday made permanent the "Level 2" water conservation requirements for exterior water use.
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