Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

in 2025, according to a quarterly survey of housing experts conducted by government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) Fannie Mae. home-price growth is predicted to finish this year at 4.7% before slowing to 3.1% million homes,” he said. “We’ve We’ve previously estimated the shortfall to be more than 4 million.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

HUD also published guides designed to assist with mobility improvements and decarbonization of existing transportation systems. The department said it aims to alert communities about important elements of post-disaster resilience that research has shown are often overlooked or less understood in the immediate wake of a disaster.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

DDAs are areas with high construction , land and utility costs when compared to an area’s median gross income (AMGI). The parameters were published in the Federal Register on Monday.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

percent, while the Government MCAI increased by 0.4 percent, while the Government MCAI increased by 0.4 The Conventional, Government, Conforming, and Jumbo MCAIs are constructed using the same methodology as the Total MCAI and are designed to show relative credit risk/availability for their respective index.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

This move is designed to “create an additional economic incentive to protect Ginnie Mae and taxpayers against a decline in collateral value,” Ginnie Mae explained when announcing the proposed term sheet. For instance, I believe strongly that this now allows lenders to actually focus on the origination side.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Residential zoning laws are designed to promote orderly development, control traffic flow, and ensure that noise and activity levels are appropriate to each specific neighborhood. Launch a government-funded affordable housing awareness campaign Home equity is the primary source of wealth for most Americans.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

MBA Convergence , “is driving collective action with lenders, other industry participants and government partners to facilitate new solutions to our nation’s rental and housing affordability challenges. Zoning: Ensuring that proposed home designs align with the municipality’s zoning constraints and building codes.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2022

A former Texas A&M cross country and track athlete and Episcopalian minister, Ballard in 2011 co-founded TreeHouse , a retailer to sell environmentally friendly home construction materials. Ideally, an engineer designs a model of what they want on software, from an air duct to a prosthetic limb, and it is precisely printed out.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Thanks to the efficiencies baked into the construction processes of manufactured homes, these factory-built houses are both faster and less expensive to build than site-built homes, saving buyers between $50,000 to $100,000 per unit. For lenders, the market offers the prospect of a new and growing line of business.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 31, 2024

HUD’s “Innovative Housing Showcase Educational Sessions will feature individual breakouts on offsite construction, building codes, manufactured housing, decarbonization, zoning, public and multifamily housing, resilience, and finance. on the National Mall, to raise awareness of innovative and affordable housing designs and technologies.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2022

Treasury Department has issued new guidance empowering state, local and tribal governments to direct more of the funding appropriated under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 toward affordable-housing investments. billion for affordable-housing development and preservation. Louis , that gap is 29.3

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In September, HUD announced updates to its manufactured housing construction and safety standards. In June, HUD announced the launch of a new program designed to allow for the purchase, refinance or renovation of manufactured home communities under an FHA-sponsored loan program.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2022

To help the lowest-income families, who increasingly can’t find affordable housing in today’s market, federal, state, and local governments devote considerable resources to subsidize the development of affordable housing with below market rents. LITHC projects built between 2000-2018 needed to layer an average of 3.5

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 11, 2024

of eligible households received government housing aid in 2021, while 11.2 Older Homeowners Desire to Age in Place, But Many Dont Believe Theyll Be Able To According to Harrell, housing costs and communities arent often designed with older homeowners in mind. It is clear that policy action is urgently needed. Only 36.5%

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Raleigh Realty

MARCH 29, 2021

Buying a Home As a Government Employee Are you a government employee preparing to buy a home? With the right resources, you can ensure a successful investment and one in which you may save tens of thousands of dollars thanks to being a government employee. Who Is a Government Employee?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Social is a new construct, especially in the fixed-income markets and in the mortgage-backed securities space,” she said. “We’re Sam Valverde, principal EVP of Ginnie Mae , added that the new label is designed to increase transparency and communicate that Ginnie Mae can provide a social investment opportunity. “We’re

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

The proposed rule addressed capital, liquidity, governance, policy related to entity survivorship and more. In October, CSBS made a controversial move to issue a final rule with proposed prudential standards for nonbank mortgage servicers – standards that, if enacted, have some stakeholders, like the Urban Institute , worried.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

Affordable housing Still, given the housing inventory shortage, relying on new-home construction, fix-and-flippers, foreclosures or longer-term high rates alone is not likely to address the problem in full. A recent report by online home marketplace Zillow estimates that the nation needs 4.3 housing affordability.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

We wanted to invest capital back into the area in which we grew up,” said Wenzel, who is partnering in the venture with a long-time friend who is a designer and general contractor in Connecticut. The county is home to the Rock Island Arsenal, the largest government-owned weapons manufacturing arsenal in the United States.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 14, 2024

As a surge in new multifamily rental units has slowed down rent growth, single-family construction is starting to lift for-sale inventories. She seeks to explain the growing gap between socio-economic groups, and government policies to try and change it.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

“The real challenge is that [housing] is not an entitlement, and it is not something that the federal government has decided to put sufficient money into — to a level required to make sure housing is assessable to everyone long-term.” they’re all in suburbia; they’re not living in our city,” Brown said.

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GoForrmz

MARCH 6, 2023

How women are making a positive impact on the construction industry From introducing technology to construction operations to an increase in the number of women joining the workforce, the construction industry has been evolving in recent years. In fact, the number of women in the construction workforce has increased from 9.9%

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D Fritz Appraisals

JULY 4, 2024

While the BC housing crisis is hurting British Columbians, the provincial government is attempting to facilitate faster home construction and increase the number of rental properties through several initiatives. New rules and standardized designs are helping home builders speed up the construction of small-scale multi-unit housing.

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Miller Samuel

MARCH 19, 2019

A large swath of high-end condo market activity of the past five years are non-primary residences which include pieds-a-terres but most are investor purchases that are subsequently rented after the unit closes when construction was completed. The Political Timeline. November: Control of the New York State Senate flipped. Seriously.

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The Robert Weiler Company

APRIL 7, 2023

Commercial real estate developers are ensuring that the goal of Earth Day is being met, as evidenced by widespread initiatives in green design and sustainable building. Construction of new green buildings and green renovation or retrofit projects increase the asset value of buildings by upwards of 9%. savings over five years.

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Assurance Financial

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Buying new construction is slightly different from buying an existing home in another way. The rules for loans and financing for new home construction aren’t exactly the same as they are for buying homes that already stand. FAQs About Home Construction Loans. Curious about the process of getting a construction loan?

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Cities and counties are not required to authorize the construction of an ADU where development is currently restricted under rules related to the proximity of an on-site sewage system, critical environmental areas or other unsuitable physical characteristics of a property like where there are landslide risks.

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Realvals

JUNE 18, 2023

If you are getting a construction loan, or a private money loan, then the lender will most likely need a “Subject To” appraisal. Government Acquisition of Private Property When the government needs to acquire private property for public use, they may use something called eminent domain.

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

With New Construction Homes it's likely the builder will provide a surveyor to accompany the sale to help you understand exactly where the property lines are. We recently helped a client buy a home in the Holly Springs area that was new construction and it came with the actual survey as well as the lot being marked with wood stakes.

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McKissock

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Government refinance applications fell for the sixth week in a row. The article cites the pandemic, as well as shortages of lumber, construction materials, and skilled labor as reasons for why residential property values continue to increase. Residential real estate prices continue to increase. Refi app volume slips to 22-month low.

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Raleigh Realty

APRIL 19, 2022

You might also want to ask local construction companies for their recommendations on where to find reused building supplies. A construction company with a reputation for eco-friendly services will likely be able to point you toward recycled materials for your own projects. million homes.

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Empire Appraisal Group

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Constructing an ADU could increase your property value while providing rental income or extra living space for a family member. In California, homeowners have a legal right to build ADUs, and local governments aren’t supposed to create barriers to getting permits. Tempted to skip the permits? That’s probably not smart.

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Robinson Appraisal Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The Market Conditions Addendum (Form 1004MC) is designed to enhance the transparency of the market trends and conditions conclusions made by the appraiser. So what is the 1004MC form? The Market Conditions Addendum was required with all one- to four-unit property appraisals performed on or after April 1, 2009.

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Assurance Financial

JULY 27, 2021

Some home loans are designed for people who meet specific criteria, and others for people who might not qualify for another type of loan. Two broad categories of mortgages exist, private loans and government-backed loans. It’s not guaranteed or backed by the government. You have lots of options when choosing a mortgage.

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GoForrmz

MAY 13, 2024

This innovative form builder allows organizations to seamlessly transition their existing forms into the digital realm or construct entirely new ones from scratch, all through an intuitive drag-and-drop interface – empowering users to craft tailored digital forms effortlessly.

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The Robert Weiler Company

MARCH 15, 2021

Today, it is in the aforementioned neighborhoods that a special purpose property – buildings designed for one specific use – are being repurposed for new ventures. Government and nonprofit organizations are likely to point to crime, poverty, and a lack of infrastructure. What’s Makes You So Special? What Is It Anyway?

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Empire Appraisal Group

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In response, some local governments are seeking workarounds to help homeowners avoid wholesale reconstruction, but because the regulations are designed to prevent future flooding damage, federal officials seem unlikely to relax the rules. I haven’t yet met anyone that was excited about our conversation,” Applegate said.

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