WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published in the Federal Register final changes to its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) that, among other enhancements, allow participation by companies with mobile workforces.
The VPP, the agency’s recognition initiative for workplace safety and health excellence, will provide new [...]
OSHA Revises Its Voluntary Protection Programs
TReXGlobal.com Seeks to Ease Tax Preparation for Income Properties
SILICON VALLEY, Calif. — There are 10 million real estate investors and landlords in the U.S., and 9 million of them own less than 10 properties. Tax season is a very busy and aggravating time for these real estate investors and landlords as they try to get their rental property finances organized to file their [...]
Freddie Mac Sets 2008 Multifamily Financing Record
McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) announced today that in 2008 it set a record of $24 billion in volume for its multifamily whole loan and bond guarantee business (multifamily mortgage settlements), a more than 10 percent increase over the 2007 volume of $22 billion. This volume includes Freddie Mac’s targeted affordable housing products, [...]
Turning the Big Apple Green
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Green Depot – the Brooklyn-based, national supplier of eco-friendly building and living solutions – is transforming the green retail model with its flagship retail store opening Feb. 12 on the Bowery in [...]
RentGrow Delivers TotalScreen Enhancements
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RentGrow, Inc., a leader in resident screening software for the multifamily housing industry, today introduced the newest version of its award-winning TotalScreen® resident screening solution. The new TotalScreen solution delivers exceptional automation, [...]
The Refinishing Touch Saves More Than 2,000 Tons of Wood Furniture
ALPHARETTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Refinishing Touch, a world leader in providing on-site environmentally safe furniture refinishing, armoire conversions and re-upholstery to private and public organizations has completed the refurbishment of 20,000 wooden armoires in hotels across America, preventing a volume of 700,000 cubic feet and 2,000 tons of furniture from being put into landfills.
February 17, 2009 [...]
Schlage® Features Schlage LiNK at International Builder’s Show
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Schlage®, the most trusted brand of door locks, is showcasing the first and only wireless-controlled and Z-Wave enabled door lock, Schlage LiNK, at the International Builder’s Show this week in the Las Vegas [...]
Trex Company Responds to Class Action Lawsuit on Wood Alternative Products
WINCHESTER, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trex Company, Inc. (NYSE: TWP), the nation’s leading manufacturer and distributor of wood alternative decking, railing, fencing and trim, responded to a class action suit filed in Washington by a plaintiffs’ class [...]
USC Lusk Center Says Commercial Real Estate Will Continue to Weaken and Markets Won’t Grow for Two Years
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A lack of liquidity remains the major obstacle to a recovery in the commercial real estate markets at least until the end of this year, according to real estate finance expert Stan Ross, chair of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate. “We will also see a curtailed supply of new construction, more [...]
Low Income Renters at Risk of Homelessness, Foreclosure-Related Evictions
Washington, DC – State governments have not filled the gap left by the federal government’s lagging commitment to decent housing for every American, and the problem is likely to get worse as rental markets become tighter and states find themselves in ever-more precarious fiscal conditions. These are the findings of two new reports from NLIHC.
“These [...]