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How Employer-Assisted Housing Programs Are Paving a Path to Homeownership

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How Employer-Assisted Housing Programs Are Paving a Path to Homeownership. Employer-assisted housing (EAH) programs offer incentives for employees making home purchases. Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance. Mon, 05/09/2022 - 10:26. New-Home Sales. Human Resources.

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Residential Construction Employment Posts Strong Gains at Start of 2023

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Residential construction gained 5,500 jobs in January, while total nonfarm payroll employment posted a gain of 517,000 in January, its largest monthly increase in six months, the National Association of Home Builders' Eye on Housing reports. Residential construction employment now stands at 3.3 percentage point to 62.4%

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Persimmon invests in modular house builder TopHat

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Modular house builder TopHat has raised £70m from new and existing shareholders as it prepares to open Europe’s largest modular housing factory to manufacture up to 4,000 ultra low-carbon homes a year. House builder Persimmon and institutional investor Aviva have each made a substantial investment in volumetric modular house builder.

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Housing slump sees construction output fall

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Housing work (index at 39.6) Aside from the lockdown-related fall in house building, the rate of contraction was the fastest since April 2009. Survey respondents widely commented on weaker demand due to rising borrowing costs and a subdued outlook for the housing market. decreased at the steepest pace since May 2020. ”

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8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects

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8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects 0 qpurcell Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:22 Sustainability Stantec's Brett Lambert, Principal of Architecture and Passive House Certified Consultant, uses the Northland Newton Development project to guide designers with eight tips for designing multifamily passive house projects.

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February Sees Strong Construction Employment Gains

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February Sees Strong Construction Employment Gains. Construction industry employment rose to 7.6 million in February after a gain of 31,000 residential construction jobs and 29,400 non-residential construction jobs, reports NAHB’s Eye on Housing. Construction industry employment rose to 7.6 Mon, 03/07/2022 - 10:38.

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Nonfarm Payroll Employment Increased in 37 States in August

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Nonfarm Payroll Employment Increased in 37 States in August. Employment is on the rise in the majority of U.S. Nationwide nonfarm payroll employment increased by 315,000 across 37 states in August following a total gain of 526,000 jobs in July, but not all regions are seeing equal employment growth, NAHB Eye on Housing reports.