Survival of the fittest: Adapting, evolving, thriving in a rough housing market
The past 18 months haven't been pretty in the housing market. The mortgage crisis spawned ballooning listings, foreclosures, bank collapses, job losses– in a word, it's been rough. Rough for homeowners, rough for builders, rough for realtors. But as the dust clears– as a few signs emerge of better times ahead– the owners of these local businesses say they believe they're in prime position to help themselves and others take advantage of the new environment. From a builder who was forced to lay off all his employees and almost closed his doors to a group of realtors determined to shake up the status quo to a UVA grad who's found a way to squeeze some cash-flow from empty houses and burdensome mortgages, there's a lesson here for everyone: if you adapt, you can survive, even thrive. If you don't, well, you know that old Darwin theory...
4Better Or Worse
Essays
Question of the Week
Real Estate - On the Block
Movie Reviews
News
Gov. Kaine pardons 3 of Norfolk Four
The Hook's April 10, 2008, cover story on the Norfolk Four
On Architecture
'No-brainer': Harvesting story prompts rain to Kaine
Hydraulic Wash's struggle to install a rainwater collection system has made its way to Gov.
Actually, these sausage-shaped balloons bursting forth from the Jefferson Theater August 4 are for air circulation.
The Brazen Careerist
Strange But True
Hotseat
Letters
Full Stories List for August 13th, 2009 issue #0832
ANNUAL MANUAL- DR. HOOK- Stop hopping: Doctor shopping not a good plan
ANNUAL MANUAL- Two-way: Red Light takes the fork with Parachute, S.O.B.
ANNUAL MANUAL: GIMMESHELTER: Energy Audits: Where are you $$$ going?
THE SPORTS DOCTOR- Guillen's gaffe: Revenge vow can backfire big time
4Better Or Worse
Photophile
News
On Architecture
Cartoons
Cover Stories
Essays
Hotseat
Letters
Movie Reviews
