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Here Are the Most and Least Affordable Housing Markets in December 2022

Pro Builder

metros are home to skyrocketing prices and waning housing inventory, while others offer first-time buyers an affordable entrance into the for-sale market. Luckily, a few affordable metros are still offering budget conscious buyers and first-time house hunters a viable starting point in the race to homeownership. Some major U.S.

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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

BD+C

True equitable TODs should not only reduce and prevent displacement, but also create new economic opportunities for residents of all income levels and create transit-focused communities that are truly welcoming to lower income residents, communities of color, and others who have historically been pushed out by transit investments.

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These St. Louis Lawyers Created a Replicable Model for Neighborhood Renewal

Pro Builder

Pittsburgh, Memphis and dozens of other metros across the U.S. Here’s how the program works: The New Markets Tax Credits program is designed to attract investors to distressed areas by offering them a 39 percent income-tax break over seven years.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

15th Annual Rankings: 2019 Metro Rankings Report. W e’ve subdivided our metro Economic Growth Potential ranking into small, medium and large categories this year. Atlanta, GA; San Antonio, TX and Phoenix, AZ are the top-ranked large metros in this flagship category, respectively. From the July/August 2019 Issue. ATLANTA NO.

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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

Business Facilities

Business dollars go a lot farther in Florida given the state’s tax advantages, tax exemptions and no state personal income tax. Businesses thrive in this low-tax environment, and employees enjoy the benefit of no personal income tax. In 2017, Moody’s Analytics expects the metro area’s population to expand 3.61

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My Kingdom for a Horse

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

For want of a horse, the battle was lost… ” Each year, as Business Facilities begins its assessments for our annual State and Metro Rankings Report, we usually have a good idea of where the general trends will lead us. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost. Aerospace Manufacturing sector.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages. Congress had the potential to spur economic development from coast to coast: we’re talking about the new federally designated Opportunity Zones that were created by the Tax Reform and Jobs Act that was enacted into law in December 2017.