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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.

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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

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Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Office Buildings Retail Centers Shopping Centers Transit Facilities Despite the best efforts of city governments and their transportation departments, transit-oriented-development projects often unintentionally burden existing residents and small businesses in the area.

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10 Cities at Greatest Risk for Possible Housing Crisis

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Tue, 09/29/2020 - 10:04. FHA mortgages are catered to borrowers who may be first-time, minority, or lower-income, Realtor.com says. FHA mortgages are catered to borrowers who may be first-time, minority, or lower-income, Realtor.com says. 10 Cities at Greatest Risk for Possible Housing Crisis. cbroderick. As of Sept.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Eleven million people in this country are paying more than half of their income for rent, and these are low-income people,” says Richard Burns, CEO of the NHP Foundation, a national not-for-profit provider of affordable housing. Affordable housing is housing built for people who earn 80% or less of the area median income (AMI).

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2020 Aurora Awards Winners: Multifamily, and Project of the Year

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2020 Aurora Awards Winners: Multifamily, and Project of the Year. Wed, 10/07/2020 - 15:24. NOVEL Atherton adds a significant amount of new rental apartment units and retail space to Charlotte's historic South End neighborhood. See the full list of 2020 Aurora Award winners. Rich Binsacca, Editor-in-Chief.

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GreenPoint Rated goes national: what multifamily developers need to know

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Only in 2020 has it officially spread nationwide and is now an option for new multifamily developments across the country. GreenPoint Rated (GPR) is a third-party rating system for healthy, energy-, and resource-efficient homes. The one very rigid aspect of GPR is that it is strictly for residential developments.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

In Maryland, state law does not address carryout bags provided by retail establishments. Maryland law sets mandatory recycling rates for state government and local jurisdictions, as well as a voluntary statewide recycling goal of 60% by 2020. Expanded Polystyrene Ban. in 2019, with further annual increases until it reaches 14.5%

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