Frank Lloyd Wright house in Bethesda now belongs to architect's grandson

 Washington Post Feature: Inhabit

 

 

 

By Nancy McKeon

Special to The Washington Post
Saturday, August 21, 2010

It was just the kind of building site that Frank Lloyd Wright loved to tackle: The steep piece of land in a heavily treed corner of Bethesda was generally thought to be unbuildable. The driveway, a nearly straight drop from the wooded road above, was daunting. In addition, the only flat area was small, certainly not enough for a big house.   Click Here for Full Article

Private Equity Firms Funding More New construction

Wall street Journal Article on Private funding of new construction projects

In this current financial climate, Big banks are not giving money to builders for new construction, Private equity firms to the rescue. The housing market will recover, and for those who can afford to invest right now, they will reap the benefits if they can hunker down and carry theses investments for a while longer.