NEW YORK - Stiffing trusting building contractors, blowing off money owed to banks and financial centers - all no big deal, "part of being in business" Trump defenders say. No big deal, except to the workers - who go home to tell their families that they're not getting paid for the hours they s...

If you are in business today, cyber insurance is no longer optional. It’s not optional for insurance clients, and it’s not optional for insurance agencies. As if the point needed further emphasis, a New York appellate court drove it home yesterday. The operator of several Five Guys restaurants...

Miles from the countryside, surrounded by townhomes and busy city streets in Prince George's County, Maryland, one organization is working to serve as a model for urban farming operations. Deborah Wren and the team at Eco-City Farms are working to prove that farming in urban environments is no...

LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Think of it as green building leadership. LEED is transforming the way we think about how buildings and communities are designed, constructed, maintained and operated across the globe. LEED certified buildings save money and resour...

Another day, another worrisome effort by City of Salem officials to demolish our town's history for no good reason. Recently they overturned a Historic Landmarks Commission recommendation to preserve Howard Hall, the last remaining building on the School for the Blind property. Instead, the Cit...

CBF's Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach earned the distinguished designation of a "Living Building." Photo by Dave Chance. Despite our world's obsession with growth, the reality is we live on a planet with finite resources. Right now, we're faced with significant challenges, namely...

If you are like me you have a garage full of old paint, pesticides and cleaners. I used to lay out plastic tarps and poured paint out to dry. Inevitably the dogs and the kids would get into it...sticky children and purple paw prints every...

On July 17, Elvis, Spyro, Inky, Mitzi, Oscar and I packed up the apartment and moved from Williamsburg, Brooklyn to Jackson Heights, Queens. While Williamsburg has been the butt of five bazillion jokes, I was born in New Jersey, so I'm used to being at the ass-end of a funny. Yes, Bedford Aven...

Five things to know about home sales for the month of May in China, Beach area, Lumberton, Fannett and Bridge City. Fannett and Lumberton homes are selling on average in less than 4 months from the time they are listed in the MLS until they close. China and Beach area homes are taking appro...

In this free webinar, we will share key strategies and tactics to building a successful and profitable real estate team: Understanding the Four Archetypes and How They Fit The Two Critical Components of Team Building How to Hire the Right Assistant for You Keys to Implementing Effective Real ...

Most people are interested in adding real estate to their investment portfolio. However, simply adding random properties or making investments that don’t pay off or make a profit is not an effective use of your funds. Savvy investors working with financial advisors can develop a strategy for re...

First I am excited to share with you that @properties just won a very special award this week from Inman. (Inman is the leading independent news publisher for the residential real estate industry. In addition to producing the best news in the business, Inman also hosts the highly respected Real...

An MBA is an expensive investment. And if you take a look at Anderson’s estimated student budget, you’ll see that it’s not just tuition that’ll have you reaching for your wallet. The good news is that UCLA offers plenty of ways to limit spending without sacrificing everything that’s great about ...