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Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Elects Officers and Trustees, Presents Research Award

Construction Equipment

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation announced its 2019 Board of Trustees. Board Officers serving are: Jeffry Elliott, Senior Managing Director, Huntington Equipment Finance, as Chairman Scott Thacker, Chief Executive Officer, Ivory Consulting Corporation as Vice Chairman Nancy…

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ELFF May Confidence Index Improves

Construction Equipment

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the May 2019 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry, reporting an improvement in May to 59.2, up from the April index of 58.3. When asked to assess business conditions over the next four months, 16.1 percent of executives…

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Critics Question ‘Housing First’ Approach as Homelessness Crisis Worsens

Pro Builder

Though a “housing first” strategy has provided foundational support for thousands of unhoused people across the U.S., In 2019, New York City spent a record-breaking $3 billion to support its homeless population. “The Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance. Government + Policy.

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Top 10 Housing Markets for Growth and Stability

Pro Builder

The personal finance technology company compared every quarter of home value data in 357 metro areas from Q1 of 1995 to Q4 of 2019 for long-term trends in growth and stability by analyzing the probability of a price decrease and overall home price growth for each area. Demographics.

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Removing ‘dead hand’ of the Treasury could spur growth

Construction Law

The Resolution Foundation think tank is the latest in a line of those calling for change. Following the 2019 general election the Government set out plans to raise investment substantially, but this was cut two years later in the wake of Liz Truss’ mini-budget. More than 80% of the planned increases have been reversed.

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Maryland Reverting to Certifiable In Lieu of Certified Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Existing State Finance and Procurement Section 4-809(f) was amended adding new section (6), providing in relevant part, the Maryland Green Building Council shall: (6) Develop guidelines for new public school buildings to achieve the equivalent of the current version of. Comments are being accepted online through June 18, 2019 at [link].

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Retrofitting Europe’s Homes: How Digital Construction can Support Greener, Affordable Housing

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In 2019, 30% of the residents of these tenements were classed as fuel poor , meaning they pay more than 10% of their disposable income on heating. But innovations are already underway, such as the funding model created by the Energiesprong Foundation – where the costs and benefits are split between owners and tenants.

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