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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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. • Increase the supply of manufactured housing and two- to four-unit properties by expanding financing through Freddie Mac. . 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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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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. • Increase the supply of manufactured housing and two- to four-unit properties by expanding financing through Freddie Mac. . 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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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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In this year’s Metro Rankings Report, we’ve taken note of the crucial role exports are playing in the Recovery for many locations by charting their success in two of our rankings categories, Exports Growth Leaders and Exports Recovery Leaders. 10 in our Economic Growth Potential metro ranking. From the July/August 2014 issue.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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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. Recently, the metro area was ranked second in the nation for its tech sector job growth by CBRE. Phoenix-Mesa metro boasts a workforce of more than 2.2

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. 1 home builder in terms of building permits and construction value and reaching the milestone, in 2019, of 20,000 homes sold (right). Photos: courtesy Ivory Homes.

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Housing and the 2020 Presidential Election

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It's Time for Congress to Act on Finance Reform. Small Metro Suburbs Are Only Region Seeing Quarterly Gains. 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. .

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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In 2012, the Alliance visited 178 companies to assist with access to capital, workforce training opportunities, permitting issues and site location assistance. The city has created two Tax Increment Financing Districts with a third in process, to expand the municipal infrastructure to industrial and commercial zones.

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