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Less Than Half of All U.S. Counties are Affordable for Homeownership

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As of the fourth quarter of 2020, only 41% of counties nationwide are affordable to become a homeowner for Americans making the country’s average salary. Counties deemed unaffordable are those with housing costs exceeding 28% of the average household income. Less Than Half of All U.S. Counties are Affordable for Homeownership.

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2020 Builder of the Year: True Homes—a Culture Like No Other

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2020 Builder of the Year: True Homes—a Culture Like No Other. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 12:30. True Homes is Pro Builder 's 2020 Builder of the Year, in large part because of the home builder's purpose-driven company culture, which is yielding truly amazing results. Mike Beirne, Senior Editor. And it works.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

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Maryland law sets mandatory recycling rates for state government and local jurisdictions, as well as a voluntary statewide recycling goal of 60% by 2020. Senate Bill 370 (passed) requires that each county recycling plan address the collection and recycling of recyclable materials from specified large office buildings by October 1, 2020.

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Oklahoma Local Development & Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act (62 O.S. § 840): Provides funding for local units of government to match local tax revenue dedicated to support a project located in an enterprise zone, in support of a major tourism destination or in support of a military growth impact. 632): The U.S.

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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

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Business dollars go a lot farther in Florida given the state’s tax advantages, tax exemptions and no state personal income tax. Businesses thrive in this low-tax environment, and employees enjoy the benefit of no personal income tax. The local year-round population is expected to increase by more than 14 percent by the year 2020.

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Georgia Ports See Surge In Private Investments, Record Cargo Volumes

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Completion is expected at the end of 2020. Four will arrive in 2018, and the final six by 2020. SHEP is 35 percent complete, with a finish date in late 2020. billion in income, $84.1 Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of Calendar Year 2018. Growing Savannah’s crane fleet. billion in revenue and $2.3

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Home Builders' Focus on Affordable Homes 'Energizes' Richmond Market

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Thu, 11/05/2020 - 10:11. Richmond-based builder Center Creek Homes only launched two years ago, but is making waves in the city by building low-income housing. The most recent build takes land previously zoned for two single-family homes and will now house five smaller attached homes. cbroderick.

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