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Homeownership Is Becoming the More Affordable Option in Most Housing Markets

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Housing prices are high all around, but low mortgage rates, rising wages, and home-equity wealth are giving buyers an edge over renters. housing markets, according to The Washington Post. In areas like Washington D.C., Home sales prices increased nationwide by 18.1% Home sales prices increased nationwide by 18.1%

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Forbearance Exits Expected to Add Inventory

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The intense housing market and strong equity growth will offer these homeowners more options than those in 2008 who were pushed into involuntary foreclosure, says Zillow. Other areas with high levels of delinquent borrowers include Washington, D.C.; months of inventory to come as a result. Baltimore; Riverside, Calif.;

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Three interconnected solutions for 'saving' urban centers

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In the last three years, urban centers have been hammered by an unprecedented series of connected, compounding crises—from existential threats like the pandemic and climate change, to complex issues of safety, equity, and affordability. Signal House, Washington, D.C. ASLA Center for Landscape Architecture, Washington D.C.

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U.S. CRE Turning Around In 2014, According To New PwC/ULI Report

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As a result, the report anticipates that 2014 may be the year that many investors who have traditionally focused mainly on large established markets such as Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, will be expanding their focus to other cities in order to protect capital.

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We Analyzed 600+ Construction Job Listings for Gender Bias: What We Found Surprised Us

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We also looked at listings across various large metro areas and cities: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Washington DC, Miami, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Phoenix, London, Dublin, Sydney, and Auckland. . What does it mean to have gendered wording in job listings and why does it matter?

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FEATURE STORY: The Cultural Roots Of High-Tech Growth

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billion in equity. Other cities that made NVCA’s top 10 include Boston, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Seattle, Austin, Philadelphia and Chicago. NVCA calculated that San Francisco has attracted 431 tech startups representing investments of more than $4.2 billion; San Jose notched 276 startups and nearly $3.3

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Cerberus, an equity player who had acquired a majority stake in Chrysler from German auto giant Daimler-Benz in 2007, went into bankruptcy in 2009. Hagerstown-Washington County, MD-Martinsville, WV, Lexington-Fayette, KY and Spokane, WA were our top three. automaker from going the way of the dinosaurs.

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