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FOA promotes Jonathan Scarpati to chief production officer

Housing Wire

Scarpati has served at FOA since 2010 in various roles, and he is the first occupant of this new C-suite executive position. Last month, the company hired two new executive leaders to modernize the companys digital and customer experience strategies. Later in March, FOA added marketing expert Andrew Essex and former U.S.

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Harvard study suggests inflation, labor shortages threaten remodeling industry

Housing Wire

Homes built before 1980 saw average improvement spending that was 24% higher than for homes built since 2010, and maintenance spending was 76% higher. At the same time, the nations housing stock is aging, with a median age of 44 years in 2023 a sign of needed reinvestment.

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HUD Announces New Grants for Distressed Public Housing

Appraisal Buzz

Each neighborhood will receive a $500,000 grant to create a comprehensive “Transformation Plan” to modernize existing HUD housing, improve workforce, health, and education outcomes for residents, and attract long-term public and private reinvestment, all aimed at building community wealth and strengthening local economies and businesses.

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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. Then we had an 82% crash in new home sales, and the weakest new home sales recovery ever after 2010. But we have a housing shortage, right?

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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. Then we had an 82% crash in new home sales, and the weakest new home sales recovery ever after 2010. But we have a housing shortage, right?

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Circa 2010: What real estate agents need to know about kitchens and baths

Inman

Suggesting modern features to sellers to add to their homes before listing existing properties will also give agents additional power. Knowing these trends and being able to discuss them with buyers and sellers will give Realtors a distinct advantage.

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Fires threaten nearly 40% of all Utah homes

Housing Wire

million people since 2010. HW Media CEO Clayton Collins spoke with Reggora CEO and co-founder Brian Zitin about how 2020 changed appraisal tech and what appraisal modernization looks like moving forward. In all, Utah’s population has increased by 3.3 What does the future of appraisals look like? Presented by: Reggora.