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Why housing inventory is so low right now

Housing Wire

Yes, but this is where my work is much different from other housing economists and why we need to think of inventory in a new, modern 21st-century mindset. If you look at the monthly supply for new homes from 1996 to 2005, it was always lower than what we saw from 2008 to 2019.

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Why housing inventory is so low right now

Housing Wire

Yes, but this is where my work is much different from other housing economists and why we need to think of inventory in a new, modern 21st-century mindset. If you look at the monthly supply for new homes from 1996 to 2005, it was always lower than what we saw from 2008 to 2019.

Inventory 435
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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

Truth: A manufactured home is built in a factory and constructed to comply, at a minimum, with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) enacted June 15, 1976. All factory-built homes constructed after June 15, 1976 must comply with the HUD Code or local building code. A Duty to Serve.

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Appraising New Construction

Appraisal Today

6 Tips for Appraising New Construction Homes Excerpts: Lenders, FHA, and the GSEs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) treat new construction a little differently. When appraising new construction homes, certain factors that don’t always apply to existing dwellings must be considered. Keep a file of local building costs 4.

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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

Truth: A manufactured home is built in a factory and constructed to comply, at a minimum, with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) enacted June 15, 1976. All factory-built homes constructed after June 15, 1976 must comply with the HUD Code or local building code. A Duty to Serve.

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The Goodwin: Newest Belltown Condo Uniquely Positioned for the Modern Buyer

Will Springer Realtor

The Goodwin is the newest Belltown residential choice that is uniquely positioned for the modern buyer. Constructed in 2010 with high standards, the concrete-and-steel, eight-story structure was first opened as an apartment until owners decided to convert each unit and open as a condo later this year.

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Are New Homes in Birmingham Getting Smaller?

Birmingham Appraisal

An Interesting Trend Among New Homes As a residential real estate appraiser in the Birmingham, AL market for over 30 years I have seen many changes in new home construction. Census Bureau, home size steadily increased from 1999 through 2008/2009, which we all know was when the housing market crashed.