EPA Announces $513 Million WIFIA Loan for San Francisco Wastewater Upgrades
ENR Construction
JUNE 19, 2020
The EPA announces a $513 million loan to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to finance water pretreatment and improvements.
NBA's Warriors propose hotel, condos at $1.5B Chase Center
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
Echoing a trend around the country, the San Francisco-based franchise's president said the mixed-use aspect of the privately financed arena makes the project viable.
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It's Now Cheaper to Rent Than Buy in Every State
Pro Builder
JUNE 11, 2021
That’s the question many prospective buyers and renters face, and the answer usually comes down to finances. The differences were most dramatic in costly cities such as New York, San Francisco, and San Jose. . San Francisco and San Jose, Calif., It's Now Cheaper to Rent Than Buy in Every State.
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Top new skyscrapers for 2019: Salesforce Tower named best worldwide, Ping An Finance Center best 'supertall'
BD+C
APRIL 11, 2019
The 1,070-foot Salesforce Tower in San Francisco beat out dozens of projects from across the globe to take the top honor: Best Tall Building Worldwide for 2019. . This is the 17th year CTBUH has formally recognized the world's top new tall buildings. .
Here Are the U.S. Metros Where Home Price Growth Is Slowing the Fastest
Pro Builder
MARCH 2, 2023
After posting record increases throughout the pandemic, San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland reported the lowest annual gains in December 2022 with price changes of -4.2%, -1.8%, and 1.1%, respectively. Read more Housing Markets Housing Policy + Finance Affordability Housing Markets Despite a 4.6%
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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S. But making an adaptive reuse project pencil out in a tight financing market isn’t so simple. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units. has adopted SFBC 503.11.1, Seattle, Wash., Los Angeles, Calif.
Working From Home Could Bring 2 Million Buyers Into the Market
Pro Builder
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
If telework becomes more of a norm, and businesses allow it where possible, this could give millions of Americans more choice over their home and home finances. In the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas, 22% and 25.2% and most other large metros.
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New Affordable Housing Units Cost $1 Million per Apartment to Build in California
Pro Builder
JUNE 22, 2022
Building affordable housing units just got even more costly in popular markets like San Francisco, where subsidized construction projects come with multi-million dollar price tags. Developers and supporters of each project emphasize they’re sorely needed to provide safe and secure homes for lower-income and homeless residents.
Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? Biden Thinks So
Pro Builder
APRIL 8, 2021
Housing shortages are not exclusive to dense cities such as Boston and San Francisco, but metros such as Grand Rapids, Mich. Housing Policy + Finance. These zoning laws inflate housing and construction costs, resulting in families locked out of areas with more opportunities, says the Wall Street Journal. and Austin, Texas.
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These Cities Are Becoming More Affordable for Renters
Pro Builder
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
The personal finance site compared median household incomes to rent from 2016 to 2019, while including how the pandemic has affected rent prices, to find the cities with the greatest changes in rent affordability. The top five cities where rent has changed the most from 2016 to 2019 are Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, DC, and Baltimore.
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Rent Control Policies Gain Traction—Economists Say They’re a Bad Idea
Pro Builder
MARCH 16, 2023
Just 2% of economists polled by IMG felt rent controls in places such as New York and San Francisco were having a positive impact on affordable housing. Read more Build to Rent Affordability Housing Policy + Finance Housing Policy + Finance
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Boulder Homes Increased by $107 a Day for the Last Decade
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 13, 2022
The four were all California metros — San Jose, San Francisco, Anaheim and Los Angeles — where average daily gains ran from $266 to $123. Financing. Metro Denver ranked 10th among the U.S. in the last decade. In-demand markets that started with high home prices had the biggest average daily gains. Market Data + Trends.
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Case-Shiller House Price Index Reveals Steep September Declines
Pro Builder
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
The most recent Case-Shiller House Price Index (HPI) revealed a seasonally adjusted monthly decrease of -0.76% in September, though the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) HPI posted a 0.1% gain in September, according to the CalculatedRisk Newsletter. .
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Gen Zers Are Entering the Housing Market as First-Time Buyers, but Where Are They Searching?
Pro Builder
MAY 26, 2022
The city has finance, medical and tech industries as a draw for young professionals, said Jacob Channel, the senior economic analyst for LendingTree. At the bottom were the notoriously expensive coastal cities of San Jose, Calif., New York and San Francisco. Salt Lake City topped the list, retaining the No. Demographics.
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Conforming Loans Could Replace Jumbo Loans in 2022
Pro Builder
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is stepping in to help struggling home buyers. The Federal Housing Finance Agency is expected to raise the conforming loan limits by a whopping 18.5% Housing Policy + Finance. Conforming Loans Could Replace Jumbo Loans in 2022. Thu, 11/18/2021 - 10:02. Louis, the median home price in the U.S.
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Down Payments Are Shrinking, but Not in These Pricey Metros
Pro Builder
MARCH 23, 2023
Of the 40 metros tracked by Redfin, San Francisco was home to the highest down payment percentage of 25%, followed by Anaheim and San Jose, in California. Though January’s typical down payment was still up 30% compared with pre-pandemic levels, it was 35% below the high recorded in June 2022. Meanwhile, Sacramento, Calif.,
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As Mortgage Rates Fall, Homebuyer Demand Rebounds
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 6, 2022
year over year in San Francisco, 2.8% in San Jose, CA, 2.7% They declined less than 1% in Chicago, San Diego, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. . Financing. Among the 50 most populous U.S. metros, home-sale prices fell from a year earlier in 10 of them. Prices fell 8.2% in Pittsburgh, 2.3% in Detroit, 1.7%
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Home Values Increase Up to 9% Year-Over-Year Nationwide
Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
and San Francisco, where home values inched up 0.4%. Both home value increases break records for the fastest pace Zillow has recorded. Some metros experienced higher value increases than others, such as Phoenix, which saw a home value increase of 2.1% million a decade ago to 46.1 million by last summer. . Read More. .
Autonomous vehicles and the city: The urgent need for human- and health-centric policies
BD+C
JULY 10, 2018
Late last year, I served as a panelist for a symposium hosted by the University of San Francisco (USF) , emphasizing policies and plans for livability in response to the promise and threat of an autonomous future.
Income Needed to Afford a Home in Every U.S. City
Pro Builder
MARCH 26, 2021
The top cities that remain out of reach for the majority of buyers are Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, New York City, and Oakland, Calif. Financing. CNBC says one in 20 adults have moved in the last year, either permanently or temporarily, but skyrocketing prices are challenging home affordability. Read More. .
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State of the Union Follow-Up: What About Rising Rents?
Pro Builder
MARCH 4, 2022
Other cities where this was true included New York, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle. Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance. Purchasing a home translated to a 76% higher monthly cost than renting there. Government + Policy.
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New California Solar Proposal Met With Backlash From Climate Activists
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Walker Wright, vice president of public policy at San Francisco-based Sunrun, the nation’s largest rooftop solar installer, was similarly displeased, saying in a written statement that Guzman Aceves’ proposal would “impose the highest discriminatory charges on solar and energy storage customers in the U.S., Housing Policy + Finance.
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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize
Pro Builder
APRIL 18, 2023
. $300,000 in prize money will be distributed between at least three winners selected across the three award categories—Construction and Design, Public Policy and Regulatory Reform, and Finance. RenoFi Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Finance Category RenoFi.com is the first one-stop-shop marketplace for financing a home renovation.
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Jumbo Loans Are Near 2008 Again
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Jumbo home loans mostly go to borrowers with prime credit scores who need financing above the conforming limit set out for housing giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. but closer to $820,000 per home in New York, San Francisco and other high-cost areas. Financing. Those levels can increase annually.
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Winners of 2012 Best A/E/C Employer Award Named in San Francisco
PSMJ Resources
APRIL 4, 2012
Winners of 2012 Best A/E/C Employer Award Named in San Francisco. engineering firms as winners of the 2012 Best A/E/C Employer Award at the 3 rd Annual A/E/C Industry HR Summit held in San Francisco, California. Corporate Finance Associates blog. Wednesday, April 4, 2012. PSMJ Resources, Inc. Leadership in Action.
Caterpillar Invests in Online Peer-to-Peer Rental Startup
Construction Equipment
MAY 7, 2015
Caterpillar is entering into an agreement with Yard Club, a San Francisco-based startup company that has developed an online peer-to-peer equipment rental platform. Cat has provided strategic financing to Yard Club and will launch the online ordering platform in specific metropolitan markets in conjunction with U.S.
Homeownership Wealth Gains for Second Quarter of 2020
Pro Builder
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Based on the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finance data, homeownership accounts for 90% of total wealth among all families. Nine of the top 10 metro areas with the largest housing wealth gains over a 10-year period were on the West Coast: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Sta. Clara; San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward; Anaheim-Sta. cbroderick.
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Mortgage Rates Could Drop to 5.4% In 2023—Here’s What That May Mean for Home Prices
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 24, 2022
We’re already seeing home values fall in some markets, from pandemic boomtowns like Austin and Phoenix to well-known expensive ones in the San Francisco Bay Area. Still, even with price drops, don’t expect a surge of inventory as people sit on their ultra-low mortgage rates that they will likely not enjoy again in the near future.
Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize
Pro Builder
MARCH 16, 2023
In the Finance category, finalists include organizations focused on construction financing, shared-equity models, and renter programs that support increased savings and equity. CoFi is piloting a new modular construction financing program with Manufactured, an end-to-end inventory manufacturing & finance solution.
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Making Sense of the Construction Tax Landscape
Viewpoint Construction Technology
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
One of the biggest challenges that contractors’ finance and accounting departments face is keeping up with all of the ever-changing tax regulations, incentives and procedures. 5 in San Francisco. A Tax Review. In the kickoff event, held Feb.
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ICSC (RECon) Executive Summary: Four Commercial Construction Trends
HardHatChat
JUNE 11, 2013
Commercial construction financing is available for viable and stable projects. Cities like Miami, Dallas, Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Francisco are all performing very well for commercial general contractors. Overall, confidence is high. Depressed markets are rebounding quickly.
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Top Railway Projects in the US
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MARCH 17, 2022
Capable of speeds of up to more than 200 miles per hour, the system will be able to take passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in less than three hours. . With tools to support communication, finance, design, and more, Autodesk helps you keep your projects on budget and within schedule while minimizing risk at the same time. .
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Shift To Invest $20M In First East Coast Operation
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 26, 2016
San Francisco-based Shift Technologies will invest $20 million to establish its first East Coast operation in Arlington County, VA. million in its Series A round, led by DFJ and Highland Capital, and $50 million in Series B financing, led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners. Credit: Shift Technologies.
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U.S. CRE Turning Around In 2014, According To New PwC/ULI Report
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
As a result, the report anticipates that 2014 may be the year that many investors who have traditionally focused mainly on large established markets such as Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, will be expanding their focus to other cities in order to protect capital.
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IHP Capital Partners' Richard Whiteley Discusses Land Opportunity for Home Builders
Pro Builder
JANUARY 20, 2022
While it is true that some metros have seen greater than usual out-migration after the pandemic, demand for multifamily homes in those areas remains high, and rents in places like San Francisco and Los Angeles are still strong. . But in IHP’s view, the demise of city living has been exaggerated.
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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 15, 2021
TAFI also offered a one-stop shop to help homeowners finance, build, and rent out their ADU. The Ivory Prize debuted in September 2018 as a way to tap a wide variety of innovative ideas for construction and design, finance, and regulatory reform nationwide. The prize generates ideas Ivory Homes actively applies to its own operations.
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Trends to watch shaping the future of ESG
BD+C
MARCH 13, 2024
financing more socially inclusive projects is often the stickiest issue—particularly if you want to take something that is classified as office and convert it. Yet in Europe, financing mixed-use buildings is bread and butter; we don’t even question how to invest in those structures. 633 Folsom, San Francisco, Calif.
McKesson Expanding In Dallas, Creating 975 Jobs
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 11, 2016
million has been offered to the San Francisco-based healthcare services and information technology, which is currently ranked 11th on the list of Fortune 500 companies. The expansion project is expected to create at least 975 new jobs and $157 million in capital investment. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant of $9.75 Credit: McKesson.
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Productive Construction – Traits of Collaboration
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 19, 2022
San Francisco: Hanson Bridgett LLP. Department of Treasury and Finance. Australia: Department of Treasury and Finance. AIA National, & AIA California Council. Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide (1st ed.). Ashcraft, H. IPD Teams: Creation, Organization and Management. Association for Project Management. Dixon (Ed.).
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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 5, 2016
Renovate America partners with cities and counties to provide financing solutions that help save energy, lower utility bills, reduce emissions, create new jobs and increase property values. HERO offers low, fixed financing terms to incentivize property owners to make the energy-efficient choice when making home upgrades.
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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 12, 2016
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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Business Facilities
AUGUST 23, 2017
Additionally, Peoria by far is a low cost option for both business and workforce attraction when compared to Austin and Dallas Texas, Denver Colorado, Salt Lake City Utah, San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles California.
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Modest Revenue Increases Continue Through Spring
PSMJ Resources
MAY 11, 2012
Residential real estate activity improved in all districts of the country, with the exception of the Cleveland and San Francisco districts. Corporate Finance Associates blog. 5 Fundamental Finance Tasks for PMs. The AIA’s quarterly measurements of firm backlogs reveal an average length of 4.6 Leadership in Action.
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