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Colorado Lawmakers Push for Updated Zoning Regulations to Combat Statewide Housing Crisis

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The need is mounting: New housing builds have cratered since the 2008 financial crisis, according to analyses by the Common Sense Institute and the Colorado Housing Affordability Project, as migration into the state and prices have surged. Read more Housing Markets Zoning Zoning

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The Most Green Building Friendly Zoning Code in the Nation - Baltimore?

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Baltimore City is poised to adopt a new zoning code that is among the most ''green building friendly'' land use ordinances in the country. A green building friendly zoning ordinance is significant when so many local codes including land use ordinances across the country stand in the way of sustainability efforts.

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Mortgages Remain Within Affordable Levels Despite Rising Prices

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The affordability zone for housing is anything less than 30% of the buyer's income. In August 2008, buyers put 25.3% Buyers were in trouble in August 2008, when 25.3% Today’s buyers are in better financial shape than in 2008. It’s higher than the previous 19.6% of their income toward housing payments.

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Missing Middle Construction Sector Posted Slight Gains in Q2 2022

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The second quarter of 2022 also saw a gradual incline in 2 to 4 unit multifamily housing construction starts with a total of 5,000 units, the largest quarterly gain in this market segment since the middle of 2008, Eye on Housing reports. . Multifamily. Planning + Development. New-Construction Projects. Multifamily.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

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Recently I had a friend fall walking near a construction zone while carrying a case of water to her coffee shop. She tripped over one of the construction sign legs that was sticking out beyond the construction cone and fencing, but she was not walking in the construction zone. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008.

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Business Report: Garden State Growth Zones Aim to Lift New Jersey’s Cities

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It places extra emphasis on spurring development and private-sector job growth in new Garden State Growth Zones (GSGZ) identified in the legislation as the four lowest median family income cities in the state: Camden, Trenton, Passaic and Paterson. The new law builds on Christie’s commitment to revitalizing New Jersey’s cities. Laurel, NJ.

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State of the Construction Industry: June Roundup

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AGC Uses Targeted Ads to Try to Prevent Work Zone Crashes. A survey from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) found that 54 percent of highway contractors reported crashes in their work zones within the past year. The AGC aims to increase work zone safety this summer with targeted advertising.