http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with real estate and property news that matters en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/228197,struggling-mortgage-holders-can-bet-the-house.html Sydney - Mortgage holders struggling to keep ownership of their houses after 13 consecutive interest-rate hikes can now bet on the outcome of the monthly meetings of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). After being inundated with requests in recent ... Homes,General Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:56:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/228197,struggling-mortgage-holders-can-bet-the-house.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/227091,home-delivery-in-new-yorks-moma.html New York - Shoes, furniture and cars have been mass produced on assembly lines for years. Why doesn't the same apply for houses?This question has intrigued several architects, including Walter Gropius, Frank Lloyd Wright and Marcel Breuer, all of who... Homes,General Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:11:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/227091,home-delivery-in-new-yorks-moma.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/225607,daughters-influence-their-mothers-dress-style.html Hamburg - Daughters have a particular influence on their mothers when it comes to fashion, according to a survey. Twelve per cent of mothers asked admitted to having looked at their daughter's modern styles, according to a survey conducted by a resea... Homes,General Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:11:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/225607,daughters-influence-their-mothers-dress-style.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/225605,no-party-dishes-try-using-a-cabbage-leaf-to-serve.html Munich - Try using vegetable leaves and the hulls of fruits instead of plates and bowls to give your next party an organic touch. The firm leaves of a savoy cabbage can replace a small bowl, said an article in a German women's magazine published in M... Homes,General Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:11:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/225605,no-party-dishes-try-using-a-cabbage-leaf-to-serve.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/224011,plastic-wood-and-slated-prints-to-become-trendy-in-2009.html Cologne, Germany - Unusual material combinations are coming into style in furniture, according to a trend outlook report published for a furniture trade show in Cologne. A chair made of wood and artificial material and seemingly strange motifs on sof... Homes,General Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:10:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/224011,plastic-wood-and-slated-prints-to-become-trendy-in-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/224007,can-this-really-be-the-way-to-make-a-purr-fect.html Hamburg, Germany - A type of coffee from Indonesia owes its special aroma to fermentation in the most unusual of places: cat stomachs. The beans of Kopi Luwak coffee are eaten by a certain type of skulking cat, according to the German coffee associat... Homes,General Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:10:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/224007,can-this-really-be-the-way-to-make-a-purr-fect.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/222564,pets-top-childrens-wish-list.html Hamburg - Horses, dogs and cats make children happy, topping the wish list of most children under 10 years, a survey conducted by the German Toy Manufacturing Association found. Although there were differences according to age and sex, some 21.9 per ... Homes,General Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:11:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/222564,pets-top-childrens-wish-list.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/221665,senate-passes-housing-rescue-plan-bush-to-sign-soon--summary.html Washington - The US Senate Saturday passed a multi-billion- dollar bill to address the ongoing crisis in the American housing market, paving the way for US President George W Bush to sign the long-waited rescue package next week. The legislation will... Homes,General Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:02:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/221665,senate-passes-housing-rescue-plan-bush-to-sign-soon--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/221507,home-foreclosures-doubled-in-second-quarter.html Washington - US home foreclosure filings more than doubled in the second quarter compared to the year-earlier period as plunging housing prices have continued to threaten mortgage-holders across the United States. Nearly 740,000 households, or one in... Homes,General Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:22:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/221507,home-foreclosures-doubled-in-second-quarter.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/221263,senate-considers-massive-housing-bill-as-home-sales-hit-10-year.html Washington - Monthly sales of existing homes dropped to their lowest level in 10 years in June as the Senate on Thursday considered a major rescue plan to shore up prices and help hundreds of thousands of homeowners still threatened with foreclosure.... Homes,General Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:33:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/221263,senate-considers-massive-housing-bill-as-home-sales-hit-10-year.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/221072,flea-markets-tout-furniture-with-character.html Dusseldorf - Posh designer sofas are not the only alternative when it comes to freshening up your home. Instead of heading to the nearest furniture store, consider a trip to a flea market, a place where treasures are waiting to be discovered. ... Homes,General Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:24:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/221072,flea-markets-tout-furniture-with-character.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/221071,long-sleeves-make-suitable-summer-office-look.html Munich - Office workers know that in high summer it can be difficult to dress professionally and at the same time feel comfortable in warm temperatures. Although women have it easier than men, it's often impossible to achieve both when dressing for w... Homes,General Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:24:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/221071,long-sleeves-make-suitable-summer-office-look.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/215021,garden-sofas-waterproof-rugs-catching-on.html Hamburg - Balconies and gardens are beginning to look more like the living-room as garden sofas, waterproof rugs and special standing lamps are being used outdoors more frequently, the association of Creative Interior Designers said recently in Hambu... Homes,General Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:14:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/215021,garden-sofas-waterproof-rugs-catching-on.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/211762,brighten-up-your-home-with-flowers-and-plants-this-summer.html Hamburg - It's nearly summer, and flowers and plants are coming out, but not just on balconies and in gardens. Decorative motifs inspired by plants are one of the biggest design trends of the season. Stylized leafy twines adorn chairs and paravents a... Homes,General Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:11:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/211762,brighten-up-your-home-with-flowers-and-plants-this-summer.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/207323,housing-prices-drop-31-per-cent-on-year.html Washington - US home prices fell 3.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2008 from a year earlier, the sharpest drop recorded in the government's 17-year-old index, signalling the US housing and mortgage crisis is far from over. The seasonally-adjusted ... Homes,General Thu, 22 May 2008 16:03:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/207323,housing-prices-drop-31-per-cent-on-year.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205557,beige-and-brown-favourites-for-germans-living-room-walls.html Frankfurt - One in five Germans prefers beige or brown on their living room walls, according to a representative survey conducted by Germany's paint institute in Frankfurt. Only about about one-third of Germans would like their walls in traditional w... Homes,General Thu, 15 May 2008 03:13:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205557,beige-and-brown-favourites-for-germans-living-room-walls.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202525,trends-in-kitchens-include-islands-and-cabinets-that-open-with.html Hamburg - There are kitchens and then there are temples to cooking. The latter sometimes take up the same amount of space as a one or two-bedroom apartment. In that amount of space luxury kitchens can offer everything that makes cooking nice: a kitch... Homes,General Thu, 01 May 2008 03:10:12 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202525,trends-in-kitchens-include-islands-and-cabinets-that-open-with.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202272,british-house-prices-fall-in-sign-of-weakening-economy.html London - House prices in Britain have fallen by 1 per cent over the past 12 months in what was the first year-on-year fall since 1996, figures showed Wednesday. The figures, published by the Nationwide Building Society, were further evidence of an ec... Homes,General Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:48:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202272,british-house-prices-fall-in-sign-of-weakening-economy.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/196298,congressional-leaders-reach-deal-on-housing-rescue-plan.html Washington - Party leaders in the Senate reached a deal Wednesday to provide aid to homeowners struggling to pay off loans and threatened with foreclosure in the wake of an ongoing mortgage crisis. The bipartisan agreement was announced just one day ... Homes,General Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:42:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/196298,congressional-leaders-reach-deal-on-housing-rescue-plan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/195171,spanish-real-estate-crisis-threatens-to-affect-the-entire-economy.html Madrid - The deepening decline of Spain's once-booming real estate sector could destroy more than half a million jobs and affect the entire economy, the daily El Pais reported Friday. Housing prices will plummet 8 per cent this year in the steepest d... Homes,General Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:07:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/195171,spanish-real-estate-crisis-threatens-to-affect-the-entire-economy.html