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Housing and the 2020 Presidential Election

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Housing and the 2020 Presidential Election. Mon, 10/05/2020 - 23:10. Housing issues are in play in the race for the presidency in the 2020 election, and home builders are paying attention. billion, or 15% below enacted 2020 levels. billion, or 15% below enacted 2020 levels. John Caulfield, Senior Editor.

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First-Time Buyers Are Choosing Conventional Over FHA Financing

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In 2020, 57% of first-time buyers chose conventional financing—a 5% jump from 2019. The programs serve low income households with income of up to 80% of the area median income. NAR says FHA financing can often be more expensive due to the mortgage insurance. Read More. . Financials. Financing.

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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

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However, there is a purposeful shift under way toward a concept that prioritizes equity at every step of the process to enable inclusive communities around transit stops. Voters approved funding for this program in 2020 with equity as a mandate. For many people, living car-free is not a choice.

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More House Hunters Are Seeking Out Diverse Neighborhoods

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Developers—for profit, market rate or mixed income—are thinking deeply about issues of social equity and doing the best they can to address some of these broader societal issues we’re all talking about,” said Rachel MacCleery, senior vice president at the Urban Land Institute in Washington, D.C., population. since 2010.

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Homebuyers Boost Recovery of Multiple Sectors

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Fri, 07/17/2020 - 09:21. Historically low interest rates are luring in auto and home buyers, many of whom have higher incomes and firmer job security than low-wage, service-sector workers hardest-hit during the recession, economists and industry experts say. Homebuyers Boost Recovery of Multiple Sectors. cbroderick. Financial.

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Third Quarter Metro Affordability Report Reveals a Tight Market for First-Time Buyers

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times the median first-time home buyer income, and many inaugural buyers were also priced out of the housing market by older competitors backed by existing equity. . times the median first-time home buyer income, when three times your income is a long-standing affordability rule of thumb. But homes were listed at 5.3

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Financial Difficulties Drag U.S. Household Formation Down

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Wed, 12/02/2020 - 10:03. First, massive amounts of savings and equity were lost in the 2008 financial collapse and subsequent foreclosure crisis, impacting the ability of both older generations to retire and younger ones to shield their children from substantial college debt. Financial Difficulties Drag U.S. Household Formation Down.

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