Tag: Nicolas P. Retsinas

  • Science & Tech

    Study shows maintaining homeownership gains is key to strong economy

    A June 2002 report by The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University documents the strong demographic foundation of current and projected future housing market activity. According to the report, the housing sector is poised to set new records for production, sales, and aggregate home equity in the years ahead, as strong growth in…

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  • Health

    Harvard researchers take aim at asthma

    Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions in America, afflicting about 15 million people and causing 5,000 deaths annually, according to the National Institutes of Health. Asthma rates have been on the increase, rising by 75 percent from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. Asthma disproportionately affects children and African-Americans, and is especially…

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  • Science & Tech

    Housing market resilient in slowing economy

    The housing market has not been affected by a slowing economy, according to a report, The State of the Nation’s Housing: 2001, released in June 2001 by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. In fact, home sales at the beginning of the year were near record levels. However, prices for houses and…

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