ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Decreased New Construction in August.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2002 TOPIC: The residential construction market experienced a 2.2 percent decline in August from July, according to an article by The Associated Press. A report from the Commerce Department claims this is the lowest level of new housing projects since April. The decline came as a shock to analysts who forecasted a rise of 1.8 percent in August, the article says. Home builders cited economic uncertainties, the stock market and eroding consumer confidence as reasons for the decline. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Ms. Debra Erb ERB Edgar Rice Burroughs ERB Executive Resources Board ERB Embedded Ruby (web programming language) ERB Educational Records Bureau ERB Earth Radiation Budget ERB Energy Regulation Board is an expert on global developments in all aspects of real estate finance, including residential and commercial sectors, as well as primary and secondary markets. PR: Stephen Meeter, 202-333-6001, smeeter@erols.com Dr. Rajeev Dhawan is director of the Economic Forecasting economic forecasting Prediction of future economic activity and developments. Economic forecasts, which range from a few weeks to many years, are widely used in business and government to help formulate policy and strategy. Center at Georgia Georgia, country, Asia Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia. State University's Robinson College of Business. As director of the Center, Dhawan develops U.S., Southeast regional and local metro economy forecasts. Dhawan also serves as an advisor to educational institutions and local and state government agencies. As a business consultant, he has been commissioned to prepare economic impact reports, home price forecast models, and suggest public policy recommendations. 404-651-3291, rdhawan@gsu.edu Mr. Robert Ohmann started St. Lawrence Homes in December of 1989. Prior to starting his own company, however, he worked in construction sales and marketing in the residential markets. He worked with Ryan Homes Ryan Homes was started as a family business in Pittsburgh, PA in 1948 and is now recognized as one of the ten largest home builders and financial service companies in the United States. Eventually, Ryan Homes merged with NVHomes. in Bufallo, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of as an assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. and served as division manager with Key Homes of Raleigh in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . Ohmann feels that he has been very fortunate with his own company and donates a large percentage of his annual income to benefit children in underprivileged areas. He is an expert residential construction. PR: Aubrey Antley (aantley@jenningsco.com, 919-929-0225). Ms. Katharine Gibson is a top-producer at Windermere Real Estate Windermere Real Estate, a real estate company based in Seattle, Washington, was founded by John W. Jacobi in 1972, when he purchased an eight-agent office in the Windermere neighborhood of Seattle. , the Northwest's largest real estate company. She is an expert on new construction in the Seattle area, and can provide information on the latest local new housing trends and statistics, and how they affect consumers. 206-527-5445, lakeview@windermere.com ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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