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2005 Edition
ISBN 1-59392-705-3
PDF $99.99
39 Pages
May 2005
A summary version of our popular Plunkett's
Real Estate and Construction Industry Almanac. Our analysis
of real estate and construction trends and statistics includes:
1) Introduction to the Real Estate and Construction Industry,
2) U.S. Homeowners Refinanced Vast Amounts of Mortgages
Through 2004, but the Mortgage Market has Changed, 3) Total
Mortgage Originations Soared Through 2003, but the Party
Ended in 2004, 4) Home Sales Hit All-Time High in 2004,
with a Slowdown Expected, 5) Real Estate Goes Online, 6)
Internet-Based Home Sales and Cheap Commissions Rock Residential
Brokers, 7) Teardown Trend Explodes, 8) Homes and Commercial
Buildings Go Green, 9) Home Improvements Are on the Rise,
10) Prefabricated Housing Causes a Stir, 11) Offshoring
May Impact Commercial Office Space Needs in America, 12)
Investment in Mexican Real Estate Continues to Boom, 13)
Offshoring and Outsourcing Create Real Estate Boom in China
and India, 14) REITs Are Still Luring Investors, 15) Mixed-Use
Developments Go Vertical, 16) America Is Awash in Shopping
Centers, but Construction Continues, 17) Malls Morph to
Stay Afloat, 18) Apartment Houses Suffer as Renters Become
Homeowners.
