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When Anne Waters and her family lived in a regular subdivision, she scheduled trips every few months to get away from it all. No longer. "Don't tell my husband this," the mother of two says conspiratorially. "But this summer I didn't think I needed to go anywhere. I mean, we have this great resort right here." Waters doesn't live in a tropical paradise; she and her family have a home in Westhaven, a housing development in Franklin, Tenn., that includes miles of hiking trails and greenways, community centers offering fitness classes and club meeting space, golf courses, and pool complexes and waterslides. In some markets, a nice, clean pool and quiet two-acre park are no longer enough to grab buyers' interest. Today, they want their bells and whistles to be shinier, more impressive -- and conveniently located.
The branch office of Segen Construction Company in Gash-Barka region has offered training to 78 demobilized nationals on operating heavy vehicles and machineries. The 6-month training is in line with the nation-building process and is aimed at improving their living standards through acquiring new skills. .
Developers worried about their bottom line, coupled with a slide in the housing market, persuaded Palm Beach County commissioners Tuesday to ease new affordable housing rules.
Instead of sticking with a requirement that developers limit the prices on about 20 percent of homes they build, the commission proposed cutting the standard to 16.5 percent for most unincorporated areas, except western agricultural tracts.
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