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AARP reveals proposals for national plan on aging

Housing Wire

population , and the trend that will see 20% of all Americans become at least the age of 65 by 2030. AARP , the interest group advocating for the wellbeing of older Americans, revealed in a policy paper this month its priorities for a national plan on aging that sufficiently recognizes the changing demographics of the U.S.

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Home Depot Foundation invests $10M to assist veterans with aging in place

Housing Wire

The goal is to help them avoid homelessness by funding affordable housing construction, home repairs and adaptations as well as giving out financial assistance. The new commitment furthers the foundation’s stated goal of reaching $750 million in investment activity.

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Opinion: Pass the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

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The cost gap also thwarts construction and development of modest homes, limiting the availability of affordable homes for first-time and first-generation homebuyers. Neighborhood Homes creates a tax credit that covers the gap between the cost of construction and a home’s sale price. average — creating much-needed comparable sales.

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DataDigest: The homebuilders are busy. But they’re not busy enough

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Currently there are 695,000 single-family units under construction, which is actually 136,000 units below the peak in May 2022. And there are currently 994,000 multifamily units under construction, the highest level since 1973. Single-family construction deliveries, meanwhile, will likely be more muted.

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How a strategic coalition is fighting homelessness in Dallas

Housing Wire

Builders of Hope in the past has set its sights on constructing owner-occupied deeply affordable homes — developing more than 500 such homes over the past 25 years. That housing gap left unaddressed, according to the report, is projected to increase to a nearly 86,000 units by 2030.

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CMHC: Housing starts to fall short of demand even under best-case scenarios

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The gap between construction and demand is expected to be as much as 3.5 million units by 2030, Crown corporation says

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[National Safety Month] 3 Ways to Avoid Heat-Related Illness on Your Job Sites

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Heat-related illnesses are preventable, but still on the rise Heat-related illness, injury, and death may seem like a blatant risk factor for jobs in agriculture, construction, or even manufacturing. Managing construction site safety , specifically, means needing an intense focus on facilitating communication.

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