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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments Austin, Texas, has developed an ETOD Policy Toolkit Study to make transit-oriented developments more equitable for current and future residents and businesses. Voters approved funding for this program in 2020 with equity as a mandate.

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What to Expect in an Ongoing Home Price Bubble

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Throughout 2021, the average sales price of a home rose 16%, reports Forbes, though some metro areas like Boise and Austin reported gains over 30%. In comparison, home prices rise no more than 5% a year on average, and even during the 2005 housing bubble, price growth stayed under 12%. Housing Markets. Market Data + Trends.

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Metros With the Highest Home Value Growth

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Homeownership provides buyers with equity and a long-term investment that could have a great payoff when it comes time to sell, as long as they’re buying in an area where the homes’ value will grow. Top Five Housing Markets for Growth and Stability. metro area for growth and stability in the housing market. Housing Markets.

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Young Professionals Have Returned to Cities, Impacting Rents

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The FTSE Nareit Equity Apartments index, which tracks publicly traded apartment companies, increased 42% since January 2021. Some landlords catering to affordable housing or lower-income tenants, meanwhile, have struggled to collect rent during the nearly yearlong eviction ban that ended over the weekend. Housing Markets.

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Top 10 Companies for Environmental Engineers to Work For

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“ Most people really don’t know what environmental engineers do ,” says Dan Wittliff, managing director of environmental services with GDS Associates in Austin , Texas. – Debt/Equity Ratio. – Return on Equity. Debt/Equity Ratio. Return on Equity. Debt/Equity Ratio. Doshion Ltd.

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IHP Capital Partners' Richard Whiteley Discusses Land Opportunity for Home Builders

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Richard Whiteley: Home builders and land developers have been highly focused on restocking their land inventory since it became evident housing would be one of the unexpected beneficiaries—at least in the near term—of the pandemic. 2022 Housing Forecast: Opportunities and Challenges. Home Builders Ask: Where’s the Land?

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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Instead, Clark Ivory reassumed his CEO duties and set a bold, uncharted course to diversify the company’s successful semi-custom, move-up home legacy to include affordable housing for an increasing underserved segment of buyers. Design Within Reach—Exploring Attainable Housing Options. See past Builder of the Year winners. and Outward.