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What home sellers can expect in the market this year | Waccabuc Real Estate
Part-time landlords flocking to super-bowl-rentalz.com | Waccabuc Real Estate
Philly Fed’s Plosser warns of rapid rate rise | Waccabuc Real Estate
This Mod, Glass-Sided Beauty is an Exhibitionist’s Dream | Waccabuc NY Real Estate
Photo via Arch Daily
Plunked in Rio de Janeiro—a veritable breeding ground funky modern spreads—and built by Brazil-based architect Carla Juaçaba, this sleek little abode was built for the granddaughter of another famed Brazilian architect—eccentric-design-lovingSergio Bernardes. Indeed, this so-called House Varanda was inspired by a 1950-built home by Bernardes, emulating the original rippled roof. The rest of the home is swathed in glass, with two parallel transparent walls running the length of the home—all to let inhabitants’ “vision [go] beyond the house.”
Two bedrooms cap either side of the place, but perhaps the coolest aspect of the home is the sprawling middle living area. Upon sliding open the doors, the space turns into something of an indoor/outdoor terrace, which is apparently “the most important place of socializing,” in Brazilian culture. A skylight further opens up the home, while a steel structure—built in just 15 days and lifted about three feet off the ground to protect the house against flooding—serves as structure’s skeleton. The architect insists that “what brings intimacy to that glasshouse is the immersion in nature,” but still, in the case of wandering nature enthusiasts, this is probably the sort of house that should come with a bathrobe or two. Arch Daily has more photos, right this way.
http://curbed.com/archives/2013/12/23/this-mod-glasssided-beauty-is-an-exhibitionists-dream.php
Incredible treehouse hotels | Waccabuc Real Estate
Hainan Island, China
SANYA NANSHAN TREEHOUSE RESORT AND BEACH CLUB The operators of this four-unit treehouse resort, which has a sister site in Maui, are quick to warn potential guests that their accommodations are “not for the fussy.” Maybe so, but they’re perfect for environmentalists who want a fresh-air experience that doesn’t involve tented shelter. Located in the South China Sea, the property sits adjacent to a 5,000-acre Buddhist park rife with pagodas, temples, and manicured gardens. The Big Beach in the Sky treehouse sleeps six and is accessible only via suspension bridge; the Hawaiian Hale Hotel Treehouse, meanwhile, is ideal for larger parties: It sleeps up to 20 and is just two minutes from the beach.
http://living.msn.com/life-inspired/life-unleashed/incredible-treehouse-hotels#4
Home Prices Rise 0.5 as For-Sale Supply Shrinks | Waccabuc Real Estate
Housing Outlook 2014: 10 Predictions From The Experts | Waccabuc NY Real Estate
In 2013, the housing recovery was a welcome bright spot for the economy: prices were shooting up, fewer homeowners were underwater, and builder confidence was finally on the upswing. It’s looking like 2014 should be another good year for housing–mostly. Here are ten things housing experts expect to see in 2014:
1. More homes will be available Short supply drove rapid price increases at the beginning of 2013, but watch for that to change next year. Realtor.org notes that the inventory (homes available for purchase) shortage began to soften in February. New construction and rising prices should bring more homes, both new and old, on to the market in 2014, helping inventory return to traditional levels.
2. Mortgage rates will rise Zillow Z +4.86% predicts rates will hit 5% by the end of 2014–well up from the 4′s and 3′s of late, but still well within normal levels. New Fed Reserve chief Janet Yellen is expected to continue Ben Bernanke’s policy of keeping mortgage rates low by buying blocks of mortgage-backed securities, but the Fed’s bond-buying taper could push rates higher. “While this will make homes more expensive to finance – the monthly payment on a $200,000 loan will rise by roughly $160 – it’s important to remember that mortgage rates in the 5 percent range are still very low,” says Erin Lantz, Zillow’s director of mortgages. Really. “Prior to the Federal Reserve’s 2008 decision to buy $85 billion in debt per month, the 36-year average was 9.2%, and never below 5.8%,” notes Glen Kelman, CEO of Redfin.
Zillow: National mortgage rates, 30-year, fixed-rate
3. Mortgages will be easier to get “The silver lining to rising interest rates is that getting a loan will be easier,” says Lantz. “Rising rates means lenders’ refinance business will dwindle, forcing them to compete for buyers by potentially loosening their lending standards.”
4. Home prices will rise 3% Redfin and Zillow are predicting that home prices will rise between 3% and 5% in 2014. For comparison’s sake, 2013 saw jumps of 5% nationally, with increases of more than 20% in some hot spots. “These gains, while beneficial in many ways, were also unsustainable and well above historic norms for healthy, balanced markets,” says Dr. Stan Humphries, Zillow’s chief economist. “This year, home value gains will slow down significantly because of higher mortgage rates, more expensive home prices, and more supply created by fewer underwater homeowners and more new construction.”
5. Fewer homeowners will be underwater Rising prices helped 2.5 million homeowners with underwater mortgages regain positive equity status during the second quarter of 2013, according to Realtor.org. By Q3, a CoreLogic report found that about 6.4 million homes were still in negative equity at the end of Q3. Watch for that number to shrink in 2014.
Where Is Content Marketing Headed in 2014? [INFOGRAPHIC | Waccabuc NY Realtor
As the year 2013 comes to an end, marketing experts and internet professionals are taking a look forward to what the marketing terrain will be like in the year 2014, especially in the area of content marketing.
2013 has experienced a lot of innovative changes as far as marketing is concerned. There were a whole lot of new tools and conventions to deal with. But in all of these content marketing stood out! Today, content marketing is not just a buzz word but something that every business now takes as a MUST.
For example, in a recent survey conducted by MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute, it was revealed that 93% B2B organizations now use content-based tactics for their marketing campaigns while 73% indicated they now produce more content than the previous year!
These are not mean figures. They are definitely an indication of what to expect in content marketing trends for 2014. The following infographic from Uberflip gives a concise view of what the trends will be like in content marketing in 2014.
So, whether you are a B2B or B2C business and you are among those who intent drive out-standing results for your content marketing spend in 2014 then you need to study this infographic very carefully because you will definitely get something from it!
So, how are you preparing to make good use of what the experts say about the content marketing in 2014?
The Creation Of The Eternal Miami Marine Stadium | Waccabuc Realtor
The Miami Marine Stadium, designed by Hilario Candela, stands as one of Miami’s most crowning architectural achievements. The stadium undeniably captures the essence of the Miami Modern, or MiMo, architectural style—a term coined by Randall Robinson and Teri D’Amico that describes the adaptation of the International Style of modernism to South Florida’s environment and culture from the end of WWII until the late 1960s. Recently an effort to save the stadium from demolition and restore it has received much attention and support, all in the interest of the enormous architectural and social impact the stadium has had on Miami through its history.
Pancoast, Ferendino, Skeels, and Burnham’s as built plans of Miami Marine Stadium. 1963. [Courtesy of Hilario Candela]
In 1962 the City of Miami hired the Chicago firm of Ralph H. Burke to master plan a new park on Virginia Key, along the Rickenbacker Causeway. The proposal called for a monumental racecourse for speedboats, similar to Rome’s Circus Maximus but with water. It would include a grandstand on the south side and be open to Biscayne Bay on the northwest end. The project’s total estimated cost: $10 million.
The inclusion of a grandstand and other amenities for a large audience came at a time when boat racing and water skiing were exploding in popularity throughout the country. Amateurs and professionals alike embraced a sport that had once only been accessible to the wealthy who owned yachts or belonged to private clubs. Yet no city in America had an adequate boat racing course. In Miami, the annual Orange Bowl Regatta in December attracted hundreds of spectators and boat entries to the event. However, due to the lack of unprotected and limited space the event also gained public criticism.
The new stadium was to be the world’s first specifically designed for powerboat racing. Though other marine stadiums existed, such as the Long Beach Marine Stadium in California or the Jones Beach Marine Theatre in New York, each was built for either rowing/boat races or musical concerts, respectively. Miami’s new stadium would capitalize on tourism and local revenue with a diverse list of events to be hosted on site including major regattas, shows, and concerts.
To carry out the project the City of Miami hired the Miami-based architectural firm of Pancoast, Feredino, Skeels and Burnham, as well as Dignum Engineers. Dignum’s lead engineer Jack Meyer and Hilario Candela, a young Cuban-born architect from Pancoast, Feredino set out to construct an ambitious concrete wonder.
Construction photos of Miami Marine Stadium. 1963. Photo by Pancoast, Ferendino, Skeels, and Burnham. [Courtesy of Hilario Candela]
The then 27-year old Hilario Candela had a resume of experiences prior to this project that he usefully drew on for the stadium. Candela trained at the Georgia Institute of Technology and his mentors, a group of men that were leading the pathway with concrete structure experimentation, included Italian architect Pier Luigi Nervi, Spanish structural engineer Eduardo Torroja, and Spanish-Mexican architect Félix Candela. After graduation Candela returned to Havana, Cuba where he interned under Max Borges, Jr., designer of the famed Arcos de Cristal at the Tropicana Night Club, and Sáenz, Cancio, Martín, Álvarez and Gutiérrez-the largest firm in Havana at the time. It was here that Candela was introduced to thin-shell concrete construction and expressive rooflines. Coming to Miami to join Pancoast, Feredino, Skeels and Burnham, Candela’s first project was to construct a series of buildings for the first campus of Miami Dade College—something he continued for 30 years.
http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2013/12/09/marine-stadium-marvin-aguilar.php