Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2023

A new affordable housing law passed by Florida’s legislature and signed in March by Gov. Ron DeSantis is reportedly creating anxiety among local elected officials who are concerned that the new law cedes too much control over zoning and other matters to the state government. The process has gone more smoothly in St.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

is expected to set new records for apartment construction. By the end of 2024, developers plan to have completed an astounding 518,108 rental units, a startling 30% more than in 2022 and 9% more than in 2023. The overall impact on the number of developers might vary by region,” Ressler said. “In

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2022

I grew up in Houston, and I’ve seen the benefits and the pitfalls of real estate development in perhaps the most lightly regulated city in the United States — a place where developers don’t fret about complex building regulations, because such regulations simply don’t exist. The results are uneven, but can be inspiring.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) community development organization also supports ADU renovations through its Landlord Repair Fund, helping to bring non-compliant ADUs up to code and ensure safety for residents. However, nonprofits face several challenges in implementing ADU initiatives.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

A private planning firm in California is launching a new tool to help local governments there prepare for a pending law designed to spur more construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). All California municipalities are mandated by state law to have a preapproval process for ADU plans by Jan.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As localities across the country wrestle with housing shortages, one Massachusetts town will make its case to a panel of judges next week to argue against a plan that requires the construction of more multifamily units, according to reporting by USA Today and state records reviewed by HousingWire. This is not a subtle tool.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The only viable solution to these problems, as other municipal leaders and housing industry experts have previously suggested, is the construction of more homes. The plan also addresses environmental impact concerns of new construction, Rubio said, by paying attention to the floodplain of Portland’s urban center.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Creative Housing Solutions: As demonstrated by Californias recent law relaxing local limitations, remove obstacles to the development of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to give older folks more flexible housing options.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday announced a series of funding opportunities totaling roughly $3.86 million, which will go toward organizations aiming to boost housing inventory and availability through methods including off-site construction and office-to-residential conversions. “As

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MARCH 3, 2025

They also reported that, as of 2023, at least eight states have policies that preempt local bans of ADU construction. At that time, the study showed that ADU construction was rising by 8.6% Having a qualified contractor with experience in ADU construction who knows and understands the local regulations is vital to success.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

These steep prices are often felt the most in large metros, where strict zoning laws can make new construction difficult and exacerbate supply issues. Wealthy buyers who buy these high-end properties arent going away, nor are the developers who create them. e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,”script”,”infogram-async”,”[link]

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

In the ongoing struggle for attainable housing, one positive development has been the increased availability of funding options for homeowners seeking to incorporate Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) into their properties. Draw structures for loans supporting new construction of ADUs, especially for prefab, are still “clunky.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

Exemptions would be provided to new construction and units with “substantial” renovation and rehabilitation. In conjunction with Biden’s proposal, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it will open a public comment period on the sale of 38 acres of public land in Nevada for the purpose of affordable housing construction.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

The California State Senate passed a bill this week that would permit the construction of affordable housing units on land owned by faith-based institutions and nonprofit colleges, even if local zoning ordinances and laws would normally prevent construction. The bill, introduced last December by Sen.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program designed to allow for the construction of rental housing units is getting a new participant: the Cherokee Nation. The HUD program is a loan program that aids organizations in recruiting skilled workers for hard-to-fill or hard-to-recruit positions,” the announcement said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

A key conclusion is that while new construction creates additional supply for first-time and move-up buyers alike, it comes with an additional expense. While many metro areas currently offer an advantage where you can purchase a new construction home for a similar price or even less than the average area home, there is still a 23.8%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The proclamation suspends several housing provisions, including historic preservation, environmental review, sunshine and collective bargaining laws. It replaces them with rules that permit rapid development and construction of new housing units, a move to address ballooning costs.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

A coalition of energy- and consumer-focused trade groups lauded the release of new energy-efficiency standards for the construction of new single-family and multifamily homes, which were announced last week by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2022

Construction-only loans. A loan is not wrapped under RESPA if it is a construction-to-permanent loan. Custom homes are frequently developed, and the site is used as security for a short-term construction loan to complete the project. However, RESPA applies to a construction-to-permanent loan inside one bundle.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The program targets new construction and converts existing unpermitted units to meet building codes. The City of Long Beach also offers loans of up to $250,000 to homeowners for ADU construction provided that the units are rented to low-income households. The application is open to qualifying homeowners until Feb.

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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. Decades ago, zoning laws were used to legally segregate local communities based on race.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The new updates seek to expedite the home production process by cutting red tape and eliminating the need for manufacturers to obtain alternative construction approvals for materials that already meet or exceed HUD standards—helping build more manufactured homes and boost the nation’s housing inventory.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

Federal law requires the VA to implement an outreach program in consultation with tribal organizations to inform Native American veterans about the program. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Department of Agriculture have similar programs.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

It now faces a wave of mortgage maturities and payoffs on the thousands of affordable-housing complexes it has helped to finance over the years — with no new construction carried out under the program since 2012. This USDA program, however, is in serious trouble.

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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. This means that the doors, windows, electrical all are done by contractors after the walls have been constructed.”. Khater wrote.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Bill Dallas: As construction and labor costs have climbed, so, too, have home prices. BD : In my opinion, there are two major areas we need to focus on to create more affordable housing opportunities for American families: zoning laws and building costs. HousingWire: What are the current challenges when it comes to affordable housing?

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2023

Senate and House of Representatives have introduced a new bill, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA), which could help spur the construction of two million affordable housing units over the next 10 years. Portions of the bill have been enacted over the years, but it has not made it into law in a comprehensive fashion.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Such risk models were first developed by the federal government in an effort to help homeowners withstand potential disasters, but they’re increasingly being used by the insurance industry to inform underwriting decisions.

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Miller Samuel

MARCH 19, 2019

This proposed NYC "pied-a-terre" tax law has a name that infers it concerns " pied-a-terres " when in fact that property type is but one part of the property types that are impacted. The New York state political zeitgeist was recently and suddenly tilted against luxury development in New York City. The White Paper That Started It All.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2024

Just this week, I have spent time with successful people in the following pursuits: Technology consulting, software development, real estate sales, building construction and contracting, the law, nuclear physics innovation, advertising, medical sales, and product innovation.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2020

He said Freddie Mac was looking at ways of reducing building costs, developing ways to incentivize private investors to build affordable housing, and how to qualify more borrowers for mortgage financing. And we’re required by law and regulation to be compensated for these risks and these costs.”

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Financially feasible – Would the proposed use generate enough income to pay for construction costs and make a profit? Upzoning is a movement sweeping the country many cities are changing zoning laws to increase density and address affordable housing issues. See diagram.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2021

For the system to work, mortgage-backed security investors need an efficient and verifiable means to know that all loans in their securities comply with this law, and originators and issuers want certainty that they are not running afoul of the Bureau. Even so, it is not the entire ATR rule requirement.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity, or LIRA, a measure developed by Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University , seems to support Mohan’s assessment, showing that year over year “expenditures for home improvements and maintenance will post a modest decline of 2.8% million more housing units to meet existing demand.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2023

million units last month , supply is mostly coming from multifamily rental construction. Permitting data suggests future multifamily supply is slowing and developers of such projects are highly sensitive to high interest rates. With affordability challenges to persist, demand for new housing construction will follow.

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JULY 22, 2024

In addition, mixed-use developments are bringing in new apartments, retail, and public spaces, while older buildings are being converted to residential spaces through adaptive reuse projects. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Despite the 23% drop in favorited apartments in Washington, D.C.,

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We’re essentially in a market now where there isn’t payment shock from the mortgage components anymore, and we thought we had developed a much more stable system,” he said. “So, As a model vendor, one of CoreLogic’s services is to construct risk models for insurers to better understand the severity and frequency of losses.

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