The Burren. The Burren is an amazing place. It is a karst limestone region of approximately 300 sq km which lies in the North West corner of Co Clare, in Ireland. It is composed of limestone pavements, which are eroded in a distinctive pattern known as karren.
Home equity is the amount of money you have already paid against the value of your home. A simple formula for determining your home equity is to subtract the amount of the mortgage balance from the current fair market value of your home. In other words, your equity increases as your mortgage balance decreases.
Equity Residential. Equity Residential, a real estate investment company, is one of the largest apartment owners in the United States. It was started in the 1960s by Bob Lurie and Sam Zell at the University of Michigan, where they managed student apartments. Equity joined the New York Stock Exchange in 1993 and the S&P 500 in 2001.