Pro Builder

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Solutions to Housing Affordability. So when I gave you, our readers, the opportunity to submit a write-in response to the question: “What’s needed to enable more affordable housing?” within our annual housing forecast survey (see the results on page 17), I got what I deserved from more than 300 of you. Housing Markets.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 24, 2016

Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs released new guidance, changing their previous positions, now widely allowing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. PACE programs are good for the planet and good for improving the housing stock. Last week the U.S.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Banks Step In to Shrink Black Homeownership Gap. More banks are rolling out initiatives in order to bolster historically low homeownership rates for minorities. In Washington, DC, one firefighter and his family were able to purchase a home with the help from Chase Bank’s Chase Homebuyer Grant, according to the Washington Post.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing. NAHB Policy Briefing | Urging the Biden administration to do more for affordable housing; multifamily growth in the suburbs and beyond. Increase the supply of manufactured housing and two- to four-unit properties by expanding financing through Freddie Mac. .

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

How Changes to Congressional Committees Will Impact Housing. These changes to Congress mean changes to those overseeing key housing issues. Senate Finance Committee. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), who is the outgoing chairman of the Banking Committee. Housing Policy + Finance. cbroderick. Tue, 11/10/2020 - 09:25.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 17, 2021

Million More Units to Close Housing Gap. With the release of a new report that found the housing market needs 5.5 million more units, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is calling on lawmakers to green-light housing investments in an infrastructure package. housing markets needs 2 million single-family homes, 1.1

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing. NAHB Policy Briefing | Urging the Biden administration to do more for affordable housing; multifamily growth in the suburbs and beyond. The White House plan seeks to: • Leverage existing federal funds to spur action that reduces exclusionary zoning. Fri, 10/01/2021 - 06:00.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Bank of America is offering zero down payment mortgages to first-time minority homebuyers in five U.S. cities, but in the event of a housing downturn, the program could burden more recipients than it benefits. Financing. Can No Down Payment Mortgages Close the Homeownership Gap? Fri, 09/02/2022 - 09:54. Census Bureau report.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Johnney Zhang Is Introducing Crypto to the Housing Industry. economy, USPC is backed by income-producing real estate and housing projects (that is, rentals), allowing each shareholder to reap the benefits of home equity gains without being, or becoming, a homeowner. Thu, 12/01/2022 - 11:41. Layne Deakins, Associate Editor.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 17, 2022

A National Inflation Storm Could Spell Trouble for America’s Housing Market. Housing is the largest expense for the vast majority of Americans, and the latest CPI report shows that it’s draining people’s bank accounts faster than ever before. Housing Policy + Finance. Mon, 01/17/2022 - 10:12. Economics.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 11, 2021

New HUD Secretary Promises to Focus on the Pandemic Housing Crisis. Marcia Fudge as the secretary of Housing and Urban Development last night. During her Senate confirmation hearing in January, Fudge promised to make the housing crisis from the pandemic her first priority as HUD secretary, reports CNN. Housing Policy + Finance.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 4, 2023

Last October, NAHB joined with two other construction industry groups in writing a letter to the White House and key cabinet secretaries asking the Biden administration to take action on the transformer shortage. The ongoing shortage is undermining the ability of U.S.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 3, 2022

The housing market is now seeing lower mortgage rates, but financial markets are expecting a recession in 2023. In order to decrease inflation, the Federal Reserve sets policies that drive mortgage prices up, which reduces the number of homebuyers and slows the housing market. Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Markets.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As the Federal Reserve continues to raise its short-term rates to cool inflation and slow the housing market, prospective buyers are desperate for a reprieve . Housing Policy + Finance. Financing. Given this intended policy stance, a hard landing with a mild economic recession is, in our view, highly likely.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 14, 2021

From the biggest market disruptors to housing legislation, here’s what mortgage lenders are expecting in 2022. Mortgage lenders also predict that affordable housing will be the most important legislative priority of 2022 in an ultra-competitive market driving up prices. Housing Markets. Mortgage Lender Predictions for 2022.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 29, 2023

A slight improvement in housing affordability is luring in a small share of sidelined buyers, but experts predict that rates will move higher in the coming months. Read more Financing Affordability Economics Financing higher compared with the previous week, CNBC reports. While the 30-year fixed rate remained 1.65

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is stepping in to help struggling home buyers. The proposal would signal the largest single-year increase on record, fitting for a housing market with equally historic prices. . According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Housing Policy + Finance. Thu, 11/18/2021 - 10:02.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 27, 2023

Designed by architect Darling Associate, the phased project will consist of a landmark 26-storey block with associated mid-rises of around nine-storeys and a dozen three-storey town houses.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Originations of large jumbo loans that exceed the conforming limits set for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could hit a level this year that hasn’t been seen since the run up to the 2008 credit collapse, according to a weekly report from Bank of America. and European bank bailouts. Financing.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 31, 2023

Housing’s Best Decade Ever In 2020, we published a special report titled “ The Roaring 2020s: Housing’s Best Decade ,” which outlines why this will be the best decade for housing demand in U.S. In addition, the front end of Generation Z (Zoomers) is entering the rental housing market.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 17, 2023

These trends, coupled with tight labor conditions, are creating increased optimism among prospective home buyers as the housing market hits its peak in the spring and summer,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. Read more Affordability Financing Financing

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Housing market experts don’t see another foreclosure crisis on the horizon for a number of reasons. While those are whopping percentage increases, housing market experts don’t see another foreclosure crisis on the horizon for a number of reasons. Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Her proposal encourages solar customers to add battery storage systems to their homes that can bank clean energy for after dark, but many solar executives and climate activists argue that the move would impose discriminatory charges on solar use families unable to implement the new system. . Housing Policy + Finance.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 16, 2021

As a direct result of elevated inflation data, the Federal Reserve announced a pivot toward tighter policy at the conclusion of its December policy meeting, according to the NAHB’s Eye on Housing. The central bank will double the pace of tapering with an anticipated conclusion of bond purchases in March 2022 . Housing Policy + Finance.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 6, 2014

You Want Money; Banks Want To Lend Money, What''s The Problem? Multiply That By 100,000 And You Will Begin To Understand Why Banks Seem So Tight Fisted About Loaning Money. Banks stay in business is by loaning money and earning interest. Think of all the times: You loaned money to a friend or relative.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 25, 2021

There were no balloons dropped from the balconies at sine die, ostensibly because of Covid-19 social distancing there were no high school pages to drop celebratory balloons from the balconies, but it is worthy of note that this year the legislature passed House Bill 391 making illegal intentionally releasing balloons (see below)?

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 4, 2021

While the overall economy was sent into a tailspin, both the housing and mortgage industries flourished in 2020, thanks to the swift response from the Federal Reserve. Experts were unsure if mortgage rates would dip below 3.45% in February—but experts could never predict the rebound of the housing market in 2020. Financing.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 16, 2017

Weather, financing, delays, and more can affect when a job comes to completion no matter how small or tall a build is. Tianjin CTF Finance Centre. The Tianjin CTF Finance Centre features curving glass skin integrating eight sloping mega-columns to maximize stability. Predicting top-outs is not a perfect science. Tianjin, China.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It helps lenders assess whether you’re qualified for the loan amount you’re requesting and if you’ve been good at managing your company’s finances. Lessons Learned From Previous Housing Market Disruptions. Before applying for a loan or any type of alternative financing, you first need to know where your business credit score stands.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

(A home is underwater when the owner owes far more to the bank than the house is worth.) High equity rates can also inject a little more juice into the economy, as homeowners can tap into the equity in their house and use it to take out certain kinds of loans or a line of credit. New-Home Sales. New-Home Sales.

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Stok

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Guest post by Joe Miller , Member of USGBC Delegation to COP27 One topic of urgent and primary focus at COP has been around how and who will finance the changes of climate change. Some provisions exist within the IRA for higher level tax credits for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in low-income and brownfield sites.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 13, 2019

House of Representatives passed H.R. Although there is little if any chance that the bill will become law given the current politics in Washington, DC, the bill’s passage in the House Committee highlights that issues of ESG disclosures continuing to be pressing. On September 20, 2019, the Financial Services Committee in the U.S.

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Pro Builder

JULY 29, 2021

When the Fed announced tapering bond purchases in 2013 after the economy recovered from the Great Recession, interest rates spiked quickly and housing softened. The central bank continues to monitor inflation data, including ongoing, elevated levels of commodities and building materials such as and lumber and OSB. Read More. .

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 22, 2016

The photograph above from a popular tea house in Dingboche, Nepal depicts that LEED type notions of interior water use reduction (e.g., The photograph above from a popular tea house in Dingboche, Nepal depicts that LEED type notions of interior water use reduction (e.g., WaterSence flush toilets) and energy reduction (e.g.,

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Pro Builder

MARCH 31, 2021

Then, when the economy and housing market were suddenly in Covid free fall, the central bank began buying more again. It tapered that down to $1.37 trillion by mid-March of 2020. As of last week, the Fed held $2.2 trillion of agency MBS. Read More. . Government + Policy. Economics.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 8, 2016

Governor and provides the business community with a single point of contact, applying a proactive, customer-service approach to businesses’ interactions with State government; the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA), serving as the state’s financing arm; and. FINANCING & GRANTS. million for working capital.),

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Instead, Clark Ivory reassumed his CEO duties and set a bold, uncharted course to diversify the company’s successful semi-custom, move-up home legacy to include affordable housing for an increasing underserved segment of buyers. Design Within Reach—Exploring Attainable Housing Options. See past Builder of the Year winners. and Outward.

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