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3D-Printed Homes Aren't the Future—They're the Now

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The first publicly available 3D-printed home hit the market last month, created by New York-based SQ4D and 3D home pioneer ICON just wrapped up four homes in East Austin. ICON’s Texas homes, constructed in collaboration with Kansas City developer 3Strands, feature two to four bedrooms and prices start in the $400,000 range.

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Asking Rents Continued to Rise in April, But at a Slower Pace

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Hot housing markets like Austin, Portland, and Miami are seeing year-over-year asking rents rise by 46%, 33%, and 31%, respectively, while just three of the 50 most populous metros reported a drop in rents from the year prior. . Rents declined 8% in Milwaukee, WI, 4% in Kansas City and 2% in Minneapolis. Build to Rent.

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Home Prices Plateaued in October as Rising Mortgage Rates Put Pressure on Buyers’ Budgets

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Las Vegas, Austin, and Raleigh saw the largest monthly changes with price drops of -2.3%, -2.2%, and -1.1%, respectively. On the flip side, home prices continued to rise in affordable metros like Milwaukee, Hartford, and Kansas City, which saw gains of 0.9%, 0.9%, and 0.8%, respectively. lower than this time last year.

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Monthly Asking Rents Rose to a New High in February

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Asking rents are up 40% in Austin as dreams of homeownership are dashed for a growing number of prospective buyers. Austin, Texas reported the largest rent increase of 40%, followed closely by a 39% gain in Portland Oregon. Monthly Asking Rents Rose to a New High in February. Mon, 03/21/2022 - 10:04.

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Report Explores Sectors And Metros Driving Construction Jobs Recovery

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Kansas City, MO-KS. Austin-Round Rock, TX. Archives Articles By Location Connecticut Daily News Featured Post Florida Kansas Louisiana Massachusetts Michigan Missouri New Hampshire New York Online Features Rhode Island Texas U.S. Rochester, NY. New Orleans-Metarie, LA. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Richmond, VA.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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This means that new hot spots of tech innovation are springing up in places like Kansas City, the site of Google’s new high speed Google Fiber network, and Pittsburgh, a new hotbed for innovative tech start-ups. Austin: A Tech Hotbed Grows in the Southwest. Samsung’s total investment in Austin now exceeds $13 billion.

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Race to a Smart Future

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DOT received such a huge response to its call for applications—78 cities entered the contest—that it expanded the number of finalists from five to seven. ” The winning city will be announced in June, but we’ve taken a peek at some of the finalists’ applications. DOT has encouraged the finalists to “think big.”

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