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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott Is Donating Two of Her Homes to Fund Affordable Housing Initiatives

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The organization plans to sell both homes and use 90% of the earnings to fund affordable housing initiatives. It’ll take a while before the mansions turn into usable money: CCF needs to market and sell the homes before deciding which organizations will receive annual grants from the proceeds, [Jarrett] Barrios says.

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

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Though currently implemented mostly by large corporations, EAH programs are beneficial for all existing employees and are an attractive incentive for incoming employees as well. Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance. New-Home Sales. Human Resources.

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Pittsburgh Combats Affordable Housing Shortage with Modular, Factory-Built Homes

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Wages have not increased in line with rent and real estate, contributing to homelessness and leaving tens of thousands of low-income residents without access to affordable homes. They also worked with local organizations to ensure the homes would meet residents’ needs and bring investment to the neighborhoods.

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What's next for affordable housing in 2024?

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We expect current trends of providing wraparound services at the lowest-income levels and for special needs groups to continue. However, at more moderate-income levels and in smaller buildings, we’re seeing fewer dedicated amenities. And how are people responding?” Looking Beyond the Building. The results thus far are mixed.

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How COP27 Impacts Real Estate: Pricing Real Estate Climate Risk

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Guest post by Joe Miller , Member of USGBC Delegation to COP27 One topic of urgent and primary focus at COP has been around how and who will finance the changes of climate change. Some provisions exist within the IRA for higher level tax credits for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in low-income and brownfield sites.

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Can the EDGE Green Building System Save the Planet?

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While Nepal is breathtaking, containing eight of the world’s ten tallest mountains, the country is landlocked to the north by China and to the south and east by India, and is a developing country with a low income economy, ranked among the poorest of the 187 countries in the U.N. Human Development Index.

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Wisconsin Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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FINANCING & GRANTS. Business Opportunity Loan Fund: Financing options ranging from loans to loan guaranties for businesses making investments to expand in or relocate to Wisconsin. Historic Preservation Tax Credit: State income tax credit for 20% of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures for eligible buildings.