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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize

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. $300,000 in prize money will be distributed between at least three winners selected across the three award categories—Construction and Design, Public Policy and Regulatory Reform, and Finance. RenoFi Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Finance Category RenoFi.com is the first one-stop-shop marketplace for financing a home renovation.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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In the Finance category, finalists include organizations focused on construction financing, shared-equity models, and renter programs that support increased savings and equity. CoFi is piloting a new modular construction financing program with Manufactured, an end-to-end inventory manufacturing & finance solution.

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Rethinking Housing Design in 2023 

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Consumer interest in accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and subsequent changes to city zoning to more readily accommodate this housing type. Above and below: The Cottages at 6512 41st Avenue SW in Seattle, by Thomas James Homes reimagines a traditional single-family lot into a pocket community consisting of a trio of farmhouse residences.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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But making an adaptive reuse project pencil out in a tight financing market isn’t so simple. Seattle, Wash., Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units. Portland, Ore. enacted Title 24.85

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Boeing will add hundreds of additional employees to its Mesa operations as it moves some of its internal services from Seattle. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Strong workforce within a 45 minute commute zone. Adjacent to San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners spring training facility. Zoned mixed-use/commercial.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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of Sterling Heights, one of 11 PMBC companies that ventured to Seattle to meet with the aerospace giant in August 2013. The Michigan-based companies offered 1,200 jobs in the fields of engineering, design, project management, supply chain management, finance, operations, sales, marketing and software development. Photo: seattle.gov.).

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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As a designated Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), Oswego County is designed for the convenient and cost effective production of goods. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Strong workforce within a 45 minute commute zone. Adjacent to the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners spring training facility. Zoned mixed-use/commercial.