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Great American Homes
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Great American Homes written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Architecture, Domestic categories.
Guide to great American homes.
Great American Homes William T Baker
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Author : William T. Baker
language : en
Publisher: Images Publishing
Release Date : 2012
Great American Homes William T Baker written by William T. Baker and has been published by Images Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Architecture categories.
IMAGES' third monograph on the outstanding new classicist, William T. Baker.
Great American Homes Introduction
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Author : William T. Baker
language : en
Publisher:
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Great American Homes Introduction written by William T. Baker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Architect-designed houses categories.
This book features an insightful introduction which contributes to a deeper understanding of the history of classical architecture in the USA Great American Homes: William T. Baker is IMAGES' third monograph on this outstanding new classicist. William T. Baker's work is inspired by the bounty of classical architecture found in the grand homes of the southern United States, particularly the state of Georgia. The hallmarks of his architecture are extraordinary attention to details of craftsmanship and construction, and a keen eye for scale and proportion. Throughout the pages of this richly illustrated book, we meet the families who have entrusted him with their dreams and visions and whose trust has been rewarded with classically inspired homes of grace and beauty. His work contributes greatly to some of the most aesthetically pleasing residences being built in the United States today. Also available: Great American Homes ISBN: 9781864704341.
The Great American Housing Bubble
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Author : Adam J. Levitin
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2020-06-09
The Great American Housing Bubble written by Adam J. Levitin and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-09 with Business & Economics categories.
The definitive account of the housing bubble that caused the Great Recession—and earned Wall Street fantastic profits. The American housing bubble of the 2000s caused the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression. In this definitive account, Adam Levitin and Susan Wachter pinpoint its source: the shift in mortgage financing from securitization by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to “private-label securitization” by Wall Street banks. This change set off a race to the bottom in mortgage underwriting standards, as banks competed in laxity to gain market share. The Great American Housing Bubble tells the story of the transformation of mortgage lending from a dysfunctional, local affair, featuring short-term, interest-only “bullet” loans, to a robust, national market based around the thirty-year fixed-rate mortgage, a uniquely American innovation that served as the foundation for the middle class. Levitin and Wachter show how Fannie and Freddie’s market power kept risk in check until 2003, when mortgage financing shifted sharply to private-label securitization, as lenders looked for a way to sustain lending volume following an unprecedented refinancing wave. Private-label securitization brought a return of bullet loans, which had lower initial payments—enabling borrowers to borrow more—but much greater back-loaded risks. These loans produced a vast oversupply of underpriced mortgage finance that drove up home prices unsustainably. When the bubble burst, it set off a destructive downward spiral of home prices and foreclosures. Levitin and Wachter propose a rebuild of the housing finance system that ensures the widespread availability of the thirty-year fixed-rate mortgage, while preventing underwriting competition and shifting risk away from the public to private investors.
Great American Houses And Their Architectural Styles
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Author : Lee McAlester
language : en
Publisher: Abbeville Publishing Group
Release Date : 1995-01-03
Great American Houses And Their Architectural Styles written by Lee McAlester and has been published by Abbeville Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-03 with Architecture categories.
A sumptuously illustrated, authoritative introduction to the principal architectural and decorating styles of the American house, from Colonial times to the mid-twentieth century. In this lavishly produced volume, authors Virginia and Lee McAlester explore outstanding landmark houses that exemplify America's major architectural and interior design styles from Colonial times to the mid-twentieth century. These twenty-five houses are illustrated with more than 350 specially commissioned full-color photographs of interior and exterior views, 125 black-and-white line drawings and floor plans, historical paintings, and vintage photographs. The text not only discusses the houses architectural innovations and design elements but also profiles the architects and their clients. The featured houses were built by many of the country's leading architects—from Alexander Jackson Davis, Richard Morris Hunt, Henry Hobson Richardson, and McKim, Mead and White to Frank Lloyd Wright, the Greene brothers, and Walter Gropius—and owned by some of its most celebrated citizens, including Thomas Jefferson, Mark Twain, Thomas Edison, Jay Gould, the Guggenheim's, the Phippses', and the Vanderbilt's. As a result, the book is as much a cultural history as it is an architectural study. The authors also include an informative discussion of each style as it can be seen in vernacular versions around the country. Located all over the United States, most of the featured houses are open to the public, and the book provides their addresses and other helpful information for visitors. Great American Houses and Their Architectural Styles will be irresistible to all house lovers, architects, and designers, and will give readers a deeper understanding and appreciation of our rich architectural heritage.
The Great American Housing Bubble
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Author : Robert M. Hardaway
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2011-02-18
The Great American Housing Bubble written by Robert M. Hardaway and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-18 with Business & Economics categories.
This meticulously documented work sets forth the major causes of the greatest asset bubble in world economic history—the American housing bubble, which began in 1940 and collapsed in 2007. In the aftermath of the American housing collapse in 2007, many ask why. The Great American Housing Bubble: The Road to Collapse asks a different and more fundamental question—how the bubble was created in the first place. To answer that question, it examines the causes, both political and economic, of the American housing bubble, created between 1940 and 2007. Those causes encompass everything from federal income tax subsidies for housing to local exclusionary policies, banking, accounting, real estate appraisal, and credit agency rating practices and policies. The book also takes into account the impact of greed, government regulation, speculation, and psychology—including blind faith in investment advisors—on the creation of the greatest asset bubble in the economic history of the world. The author takes a comparative historical approach, examining the current crisis in the light of notorious bubbles of the past. In the end, he concludes that the events precipitating the most recent collapse can be traced, at least in part, not to too little government regulation, but to too much.
Small Homes
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Author : Taunton Press
language : en
Publisher: Taunton Press
Release Date : 2003
Small Homes written by Taunton Press and has been published by Taunton Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Architecture categories.
Presents 22 articles from past issues of Fine Homebuilding that feature houses under 2,400 square feet.
More Great American Mansions And Their Stories
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Author : Merrill Folsom
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
More Great American Mansions And Their Stories written by Merrill Folsom and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Architecture, Domestic categories.
Text and photographs present 47 American mansions, accompanied by stories of the people associated with them.
The Great American Housing Bubble
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Author : Adam J. Levitin
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2020-06-09
The Great American Housing Bubble written by Adam J. Levitin and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-09 with Business & Economics categories.
The definitive account of the housing bubble that caused the Great Recession—and earned Wall Street fantastic profits. The American housing bubble of the 2000s caused the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression. In this definitive account, Adam Levitin and Susan Wachter pinpoint its source: the shift in mortgage financing from securitization by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to “private-label securitization” by Wall Street banks. This change set off a race to the bottom in mortgage underwriting standards, as banks competed in laxity to gain market share. The Great American Housing Bubble tells the story of the transformation of mortgage lending from a dysfunctional, local affair, featuring short-term, interest-only “bullet” loans, to a robust, national market based around the thirty-year fixed-rate mortgage, a uniquely American innovation that served as the foundation for the middle class. Levitin and Wachter show how Fannie and Freddie’s market power kept risk in check until 2003, when mortgage financing shifted sharply to private-label securitization, as lenders looked for a way to sustain lending volume following an unprecedented refinancing wave. Private-label securitization brought a return of bullet loans, which had lower initial payments—enabling borrowers to borrow more—but much greater back-loaded risks. These loans produced a vast oversupply of underpriced mortgage finance that drove up home prices unsustainably. When the bubble burst, it set off a destructive downward spiral of home prices and foreclosures. Levitin and Wachter propose a rebuild of the housing finance system that ensures the widespread availability of the thirty-year fixed-rate mortgage, while preventing underwriting competition and shifting risk away from the public to private investors.
Slow House
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Author : Thomas de Monchaux
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Release Date : 2018
Slow House written by Thomas de Monchaux and has been published by Metropolitan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Architecture categories.
A New Yorker contributor and architect tells of a year making—and unmaking—a dream house, showing what’s gone wrong with American homes and how they can be more livable, soulful, and true. Thomas de Monchaux and a friend landed a plum job: designing a perfect family home for his friend’s father-in-law on a heavenly half-acre of northern Michigan. After their best-laid plans are rejected for nonconformity by the local homeowners’ association, they go back to the drawing board. Nine more times. What eventually gets built, testing the bonds of friendship and kinship under its roof, is just what they tried, with high ideals, to prevent: a McModern McMansion. Homebuilding drives a fifth of our national economy and carbon load. From country cabin to deluxe apartment, the idea of a dream home still shelters the American dream. But today, even after the housing bubble, something is wrong with the American home. Industrialized homebuilding, mortgage securitization, and decoration as reality television have stolen away comfort, thrift, and heart—leaving us in fast houses: oversized cookie-cutter boxes, made of toxic ticky-tacky, with nowhere to put stuff and nowhere to go. With grace and humor, Slow House traces how that happened. And reveals how, whether rebuilding or just redecorating, we can simply do better. Just as a new consciousness has dawned about how the food we eat affects our bodies and reaches our kitchen table, Slow House brings that awareness to the kitchen itself, to every other room, and to all the ancient values and modern meanings of shelter.