Tag: Economy
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PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY-Does Your Company Share Its Financial Data?
In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question: Does Your Company Share Its Financial Data? Is your firm one that has an open book policy and readily shares the financial health of the business? Or, perhaps, if they do share financial data, maybe it’s only a small portion or sanitized version or…
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PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY-Looking Forward to 2010 or Glad to See 2009 Go?
In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question: Looking Forward to 2010 or Glad to See 2009 Go? I ask this question both from a land surveying industry perspective and from a personal perspective. I’m sure that from a professional land surveying industry perspective 2009 has been a year full of challenges for…
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PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY-Is Your Company Having a Party for the Holiday Season?
In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question: Is Your Company Having a Party for the Holiday Season? I’ve read some comments by Professional Land Surveyors, AutoCAD and Engineering types on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn about company holiday / Christmas parties and the economy – and it got me to thinking about…
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PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY-Is The Economy Improving For Professional Land Surveyors?
In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question: Is The Economy Improving For Professional Land Surveyors? I’ve noticed, lately, a small uptick in the business climate and the phones have started to ring again. The other day I attended a class full of land surveyors, engineers and septic system installers and most, but…
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Professional Land Surveyor or Unprofessional Weekend Warrior?
Earlier this week a young gentleman called looking for a survey. He just purchased a house and wasn’t really sure of what he was asking for, as is father-in-law, supposedly a “builder”, had told him what he needed. Long story short, what he was asking for wasn’t entirely what he needed. Unfortunately, I had already…
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Outlook for Housing is Hopeful with First-Time Home Buyers Leading the Way
San Diego, November 13, 2009 Aided by the home buyer tax credit, the outlook for housing and the economy appears headed for a sustainable recovery, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said the projections are enhanced by a tax credit expansion to more home buyers through the middle of…
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5 Post Recession Professional Land Surveyor Thoughts
I don’t have a magic crystal ball to tell what’s going to happen when this recession, now being commonly called the “Great Recession”, ends. Of course, on many levels there will be improvements in business, employment, and the economy in general. But reflecting on past recessions I’ve had the misfortune of living through, and from…
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Bentley Introduces Timely Value-Creative Subscription Innovations to Help Sustain the Infrastructure Professions
13 October 2009 Company Endeavors to Help Both Large Organizations and Individual Practitioners to Expand Information Technology Adoption in Response to Economic Challenges CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Be Inspired: Infrastructure Best Practices Symposium and Awards – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced,…
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Strong Gain in Existing-Home Sales Maintains Uptrend
Washington, August 21, 2009 For the first time in five years, existing-home sales have increased for four months in a row, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Existing-home sales – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – rose 7.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of 5.24 million units in July from a…
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Decline in Commercial Real Estate Sectors Appears to be Slowing
Washington, August 19, 2009 Commercial real estate activity has suffered from a severe credit crunch for commercial sectors, sustained job losses and weak consumer spending, although the decline appears to be slowing. A forward-looking indicator shows commercial real estate will remain weak into 2010, but recent actions by the Federal Reserve should improve some flow…
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Autodesk Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010. Revenue was $415 million, a decrease of three percent sequentially and 33 percent compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2009. GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.05, compared to a GAAP diluted…
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Professional Land Surveyor Journal August 17, 2009
A day at the beach. It has been very difficult times for my family and I for the past two years. Recession, the complete stoppage of work, financial burdens, health issues, you name it and times have been tough. Significant losses of income, Lyme disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Swine Flu all have taken their toll…
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The Economy, Cash For Clunkers and a Turning Tide?
A turning tide? Only time will tell for certain, but the economy finally seems to be making a turnaround. People and companies, I think, have adjusted to the financial and business realities of recession, made adjustments, and now are ready to move forward. Not surprisingly, because consumer spending makes up nearly 70% of the U.S.…
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Study: Economic Value of NOAA’s Geodetic Services at $2.4 Billion
Proposed Modernization Program to Net Additional $522 Million The NOAA-managed National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), the official U.S. government source for precise latitude, longitude and elevation measurements, provides more than $2.4 billion in potential annual benefits to the U.S. economy, according to a new independent study. Refining and modernizing the system for measuring elevation has…
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Existing-Home Sales Up Again
Washington, July 23, 2009 Existing-home sales rose for the third consecutive month with inventory easing and home prices declining less sharply in June, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Existing-home sales – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – increased 3.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of 4.89 million units in June…
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Professional Land Surveyor Journal July 17, 2009
Summertime and the Living is Easy? Nice summer weather is finally here in New England, although it’s still been on the cool side and we’ve been hard-pressed to go more than a day without some rain. After more than three months of nearly non-stop rain, it’s amazing what a few consecutive sunny days will do…
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Pending Home Sales Record Fourth Straight Monthly Gain
Washington, July 01, 2009 Pending home sales show a sustained uptrend, rising for four consecutive months with very favorable housing affordability and a first-time buyer tax credit boosting activity, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index,1 a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in May, increased 0.1 percent to 90.7…
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Decline in April Home Prices Better Than Expected According to Forbes.com Consumer Reading In Focus
According to Forbes.com, the decline in April home prices where better than expected. Watch this Forbes.com Consumer Reading In Focus Video to learn more about the April home prices and other financial news.
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National Association of Realtors Reports Pending Home Sales Up for Three Months in a Row
National Association of Realtors Reports Pending Home Sales Up for Three Months in a Row WASHINGTON, June 02, 2009 Record low mortgage interest rates boosted pending home sales for the third consecutive month, with some benefit now from the first-time buyer tax credit, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index,1…
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Is the Recession’s End in Sight-ABC News
Check out financial expert Liz Ann Sonders on ABC News who says that the economy has turned a corner and the recession most likely ended in April. Do you agree?