Buying a house may seem to be an overwhelming task if you do not know the right way of doing it. The process of buying a house can be difficult but can be nailed down easily when you take advice from real estate consultants. Here you will find a guide for buying the right house at the right time. Know the Time of Selling You should know the right time of buying a house when you know the time they are being sold. The average time of selling can be the first couple of weeks of May. The months from April to June can be considered the best time for selling the house during the spring. Remain In a Budget You should fix a budget before buying a house and should never exceed your budget. You should consider expenses for repairs, costs; insurance, monthly bills, and taxes. Inspect Properly Even if the house looks flawless, you should inspect it properly before buying it. As you are investing for a lifetime, you should inspect for flaws. The issues and the problems … [Read more...] about Obtain an Essential Guide for Buying the Right House at the Right Time with Right Price
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Arlington, Virginia Passes Important Housing Reforms, But More Work To Be Done
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A few days ago, the board of Arlington County, Virginia voted unanimously to allow multi-family housing structures—often called “missing middle” housing—in neighborhoods that were exclusively zoned for single family homes. This is a great win for supporters of more housing, but there is more work to do. Arlington has some of the highest housing prices in Virginia. According to data from Zillow , the typical home in Arlington is valued at $747,335, which is the 17 th highest in the state. And it is not unique among Northern Virginia (NoVA) cities: The Washington D.C. metro area, where Arlington is located, has 28 of the 30 most expensive housing markets in Virginia. The only way to keep housing prices stable is to build enough housing to meet demand, and the only way to bring prices down is to expand supply faster than demand. Land-use regulations such as minimum lot sizes, height requirements, and density … [Read more...] about Arlington, Virginia Passes Important Housing Reforms, But More Work To Be Done
Beauty Pageants And Academia – The Perfect Contradiction?
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin When you think of beauty pageants, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Probably not academia, social responsibility or sustainable finance. Dr Ana Nacvalovaite, Research fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, says otherwise. Aside from being a distinguished academic and renowned expert within her field of work, Ana is also Mrs Great Britain, and will soon be competing in the semi-finals for “Mrs Globe”. At first it may seem like a contradiction, but for Ana, the world of pageants and academia intersect in several ways. “Beauty pageants have given me a platform to promote social and environmental issues that are important to me, such as gender equality, human rights, and sustainability. It has given me a stage to speak” she tells me. “As an academic, I'm passionate about promoting social responsibility and sustainability and all aspects of society. So, my involvement in the beauty pageant has given … [Read more...] about Beauty Pageants And Academia – The Perfect Contradiction?
The 10 most innovative companies in architecture for 2023
Explore the full 2023 list of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies , 540 organizations that are reshaping industries and culture. We’ve selected the firms making the biggest impact across 54 categories, including advertising , beauty , design , and more. In this age of tumult, the world needs more than pretty buildings. The architects, designers, and firms in this year’s list of Most Innovative Companies are designing beautiful things, to be sure, but they are also thinking bigger and deeper about the production, the impacts, and the future of what they’ve designed. This year’s winning firm, 3XN , has created what could be a model-setting project: an office tower built mostly from the bones of the aging building it’s replaced. The approach not only slashed the building’s environmental impact, it demonstrated that creative, new designs don’t always need blank slates—or new construction! Other companies in this year’s list, such as Carmody Groarke and … [Read more...] about The 10 most innovative companies in architecture for 2023