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Can No Down Payment Mortgages Close the Homeownership Gap?

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Bank of America is offering zero down payment mortgages to first-time minority homebuyers in five U.S. This week, Bank of America announced that it will be offering zero down payment mortgages for first-time buyers in historically Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in five U.S. Financing. Fri, 09/02/2022 - 09:54.

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Adding Efficient Construction Management and LEED Certification to Lower Operating Costs

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In today’s post, she delves into the timely topic of integrating efficient construction management and LEED certifications into building practices to lower operating costs and reduce energy use. A building can still be energy efficient and save money without being LEED certified, but certification often opens the door to even more benefits.

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Green Building Bonds as a Game Changing New Source of Capital

Green Building Law Update

Proceeds from these corporate bonds will be used to fund “eligible green building projects” including the acquisition, construction, development or redevelopment of projects that will pursue LEED certification. In November 2013, Bank of America issued the first ever U.S. exclusively for green building.

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GRESB is Huge with $2.3 Trillion in Real Estate so Follow the Money

Green Building Law Update

As Dan Winters, Head of North America for GRESB, describes, “Companies who track the energy, water, and waste data within their asset holdings, who have engaged with rating systems like LEED over the years, and who exhibit strong internal governance practices tend to do very well on GRESB, and more easily differentiate from their peers.”.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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Brampton is in the heart of the Ontario Food Cluster, the second largest food-processing cluster in North America. The Coca-Cola Bottling Company’s 670,000-square-foot facility located in Brampton is one of the largest in North America, with over 800 employees. is the largest manufacturer of gingerbread house kits in North America.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Education • BA, Business Administration, The George Washington University • MDes, Real Estate Development and Finance, Harvard University. Certifications • Florida Building Contractor. Certifications • Arkansas Contractors License. Certifications • Licensed real estate agent in Texas and New Mexico. Akel Homes.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Pennsylvania’s decision to consolidate hundreds of bridge projects into a single procurement financed by a bond fund managed by a new Public-Private Partnership (P3) should serve as a model for the rest of the country. The $722-million project is the largest private-activity bond financing of a public-private partnership in the U.S.

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