Topic – Economy
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Energy analysts: world may have reached peak oil by 2008
Production drops despite price
A report from Raymond James indicates that, since global oil output dropped in 2008 despite high prices, the world may have hit Hubbert's Peak.
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Affordable housing for the new economy
Katrina Cottages gain interest
The Cottage Square neighborhood, built in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, provides modest but reliable mixed-use buildings.
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Streetcars making a comeback in US
Portland started trend
Following the completion of Portland's streetcar system in 2001 and its subsequent success, cities nationwide are considering streetcar lines of their own.
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Is Houston’s housing market resilient?
Small signs of improvement
Long-term relative stability and recent modest improvements in Houston home prices may position the market for a quicker recovery.
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Oil and natural gas prices remain down in ‘09
Update on April closings
Recent updates from the Greater Houston Partnership note that oil and gas are still far below '08 price averages, as is drilling.
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New retail space projections for Houston lowest in 10 years
Some new mixed-use development
Ed Wulfe predicts that in 2009 Houston will add less than 50 percent of the amount of new retail space that it added in 2008, which may not be all bad news.
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Progressive Forum: Worldwatch Institute’s Lester Brown
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March ‘09 closings, building permits, and contracts in Houston
Permit/contract data tentative
Trends are up and down, with the decline in home sales possibly slowing, new building contracts still down, and building permits rising above '08 values.
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