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Can No Down Payment Mortgages Close the Homeownership Gap?

Pro Builder

Bank of America is offering zero down payment mortgages to first-time minority homebuyers in five U.S. This week, Bank of America announced that it will be offering zero down payment mortgages for first-time buyers in historically Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in five U.S. Financing. Fri, 09/02/2022 - 09:54. Demographics.

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Adding Efficient Construction Management and LEED Certification to Lower Operating Costs

Constructonomics

In today’s post, she delves into the timely topic of integrating efficient construction management and LEED certifications into building practices to lower operating costs and reduce energy use. A building can still be energy efficient and save money without being LEED certified, but certification often opens the door to even more benefits.

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Green Building Bonds as a Game Changing New Source of Capital

Green Building Law Update

Proceeds from these corporate bonds will be used to fund “eligible green building projects” including the acquisition, construction, development or redevelopment of projects that will pursue LEED certification. In November 2013, Bank of America issued the first ever U.S. exclusively for green building.

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Maybe We Should Rethink LEED Laws

Green Building Law Update

But then I came across a press release while I was at Greenbuild: Destiny USA in Syracuse Aims to be America's Largest LEED® Gold Certified Commercial Retail Project; More than 100 Tenant Retail Spaces to Also be Certified. The IRS is now investigating the project because it appears the renewable energy systems were never installed.

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GRESB is Huge with $2.3 Trillion in Real Estate so Follow the Money

Green Building Law Update

As Dan Winters, Head of North America for GRESB, describes, “Companies who track the energy, water, and waste data within their asset holdings, who have engaged with rating systems like LEED over the years, and who exhibit strong internal governance practices tend to do very well on GRESB, and more easily differentiate from their peers.”.

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NAHB Chairman's Message: Proposal to Create Climate Risk Committee

Pro Builder

for its annual fall meeting in late October, it again heard concerns about climate-related risks to the nation’s housing and their potential to affect housing finance, insurance costs, government regulations, and other aspects of the residential construction industry. NAHB Opposes Proposed Changes to Energy Efficient Tax Credit Program.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Education • BA, Business Administration, The George Washington University • MDes, Real Estate Development and Finance, Harvard University. Certifications • Florida Building Contractor. Certifications • Arkansas Contractors License. Certifications • Licensed real estate agent in Texas and New Mexico. Akel Homes.