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Homebuyers Unable to Find Traditional Mortgages Are Trying Out Alternative Financing

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Homebuyers Unable to Find Traditional Mortgages Are Trying Out Alternative Financing. Some homebuyers who are unable to secure traditional mortgages are taking a risk and turning to alternative financing options that lack consumer protections. Housing Policy + Finance. Financing. Mon, 04/25/2022 - 10:25.

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How Rent Control May Actually Be Hurting Cost-Burdened Tenants

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Additionally, existing rent regulations in costly metros like New York City often don’t include income tests, meaning that those who actually need rent protection are frequently left without that support, while those who can afford hefty rent hikes are able to easily secure rent stabilized units.

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How Rent Control May Actually Be Hurting Cost-Burdened Tenants

Pro Builder

Additionally, existing rent regulations in costly metros such as New York City often don’t include income tests, so those who actually need rent protection are frequently left without that support, while those who can afford hefty rent hikes are able to easily secure rent-stabilized units.

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Solutions to Housing Affordability

Pro Builder

Solutions to Housing Affordability. So when I gave you, our readers, the opportunity to submit a write-in response to the question: “What’s needed to enable more affordable housing?” within our annual housing forecast survey (see the results on page 17), I got what I deserved from more than 300 of you. Housing Markets.

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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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SME house builders demand action from “anti-building” Tories

Construction Enquirer

Smaller house builders are facing a raft of problems including: The collapsing planning process where under-resourced local authority planning departments can take years to process applications Planning reform. Land was available, planning was pragmatic and finance was relatively easy to source.

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HUD Jumpstarts PACE Financing for Homes

Green Building Law Update

Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs released new guidance, changing their previous positions, now widely allowing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. PACE programs are good for the planet and good for improving the housing stock. Last week the U.S.

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