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HUD Announces Plans to Reintroduce Obama-Era Rule to Combat Housing Discrimination

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HUD Announces Plans to Reintroduce Obama-Era Rule to Combat Housing Discrimination ldeakins Fri, 01/20/2023 - 09:52 The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is working to bring back a fair housing rule that will address and rectify discriminatory zoning laws The U.S.

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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The White House plan to address the affordable housing crisis seeks to: • Leverage existing federal funds to spur action that reduces exclusionary zoning. The HBGI shows that multifamily residential construction rose 25.5% in small metro suburban areas in Q2 2021, year over year, and 14.3% in small metro urban cores.

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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The White House plan seeks to: • Leverage existing federal funds to spur action that reduces exclusionary zoning. Multifamily construction posted double-digit percentage gains in small metro core and suburban areas during the second quarter of 2021, while multifamily building activity in large metro areas decreased.

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Housing and the 2020 Presidential Election

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And, perhaps, an influx of skilled construction labor may also help close the housing supply gap. NAHB has tracked Trump’s housing-related achievements, mostly through executive orders, which reduced or eliminated regulations the NAHB deemed detrimental to new-home construction or sales. . NAHB and Trump Working to Reopen the Country.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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While the national average of per-capita income going to taxes is 9.9 In addition, Arizona’s taxes on property, gas and personal income remain low compared to the rest of the country. Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc. Industrial Revenue Bonds: May be used as long-term financing of up to 100% of a project for: Acquisition of land, buildings, site preparation and improvements; Construction of buildings; Acquisition and installation of furnishings, fixtures and equipment; Capitalizable soft costs (e.g.,

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The largest project in the community’s history, the West Haymarket redevelopment project, was sup- ported financially by the Partnership through the passage of a bond issue that will construct a new 16,000-seat arena. The city has adopted three NH Economic Revitalization Zones, offering corporate tax credits to qualifying businesses.

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