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Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? Biden Thinks So

Pro Builder

Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? President Biden’s infrastructure plan will set aside $5 billion for a grant program aimed at tackling “exclusionary” zoning laws that inflate housing costs. Housing shortages are not exclusive to dense cities such as Boston and San Francisco, but metros such as Grand Rapids, Mich.

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How Many New Homes Will it Take to Fix the Housing Shortage?

Pro Builder

President Biden has been working to address the shortage, suggesting measures including relaxing zoning restrictions to deploying money toward affordable housing, with limited results. Current homeowners know that if many restrictions were lifted, the price of their homes might fall.

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Aging in Place: My Aunt Nancy’s New ADU

Pro Builder

It had been a few years since I visited my dear Aunt Nancy at her home in the leafy green Boston suburb of Hanover, Mass. As such, obtaining a permit requires the homeowner to inform neighbors of the project and allow for public input at a zoning board meeting. Peter Fabris. Builders Turn to ADUs to Fast Track Affordable Housing.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney MFPRO+ Blog High-rise Construction Apartments Office Buildings Engineers Codes Regulations Adaptive Reuse Reconstruction & Renovation Seismic Design Office-to-residential conversion seems like a simple solution to a problem. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units. faces a housing deficit of 3.8

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Top questions to ask when designing a green roof

GCP Applied Technologies

Some cities like Boston, Portland, and Seattle are requiring developers to mitigate their building’s impact on the region’s storm water system. Hardiness zones also determine feasibility of different plant species. . Additional considerations: Location. Maturity time.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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To receive an abatement for property taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation. Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. The property tax abatement is available for up to 10 years, except for data processing centers.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. ENTERPRISE ZONES: Businesses located within the boundaries of an EZ are eligible for tax credits. LAMBRA zones are a companion to EZs.

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