Gold Nugget Awards Underscore Real Estate Trends

Winners  Highlight PCBC in San Francisco

San Francisco , July 10, 2008 -- Announced June 26, Gold Nugget Awards (GNA) winners provide quality images, project information and articulate interview sources for real estate and business editors reporting on:

1. Re-urbanization—transit-oriented development, affordable and workforce housing, mixed use and infill redevelopment

2. Green and sustainable trends—individual homes, rehabs, master-planned communities

3. International development—resort, luxury homes, golf course communities

4. New directions—compact lot housing, seniors communities, custom designs, specialty retail

GNA honors stellar achievements in design and planning from the Western U.S, and all international countries. Categories include community and home design, multi-family, live/work, seniors, green-built housing, site planning, commercial, retail and mixed use projects. Chosen from some 520 entries, winners are from Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington; and from Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

See  www.goldnuggetawards.com to download the GNA Winners book, which includes a complete listing of Grand and Merit Award winners, plus photos, judges’ comments and additional background.