By Vania Cao While Asians make up a still modest slice of the American population, their role in the American real estate market is growing. According to RealtorMag, the California Association of REALTORS® reported that Asian-American buyers accounted for 26 percent of all residential properties sold in the state in 2011, and other cities around the country such as Houston, …
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By Jenny Chen Despite the recession recovery, luxury home buying is enjoying an increase in attention. Aside from international Asians who have been snapping up real estate across world (Asian Fortune reported on this April 2013), many Asian Americans also have acquired a taste for luxury goods. At the 2014 Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) summit, AREAA President …
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Roger Lin’s push for low cost, high performance homes By Suchi Rudra These days, building a net zero energy home isn’t exactly a cutting edge idea. But what about an entire community of net zero homes, each moderately priced for the average consumer? This is exactly what real estate investor and entrepreneur Roger Lin has in mind for the …
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