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Construction worker shortage has reached “crisis” levels

Housing Wire

To keep pace with current construction demand, and account for attrition, 740,000 new construction workers are needed each year for the next three years , a report by the Home Builders Institute contends. million new hires for construction. The construction worker shortage has reached crisis level.

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Biden to call for first-time homebuyer tax credit, construction of 2 million homes

Housing Wire

The White House announced that President Joe Biden will call on lawmakers in the House of Representatives and the Senate to address a series of housing issues in his State of the Union address, which will be delivered to a joint session of Congress and televised nationally on Thursday night.

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Why are sellers sitting on the housing market sidelines?

Housing Wire

Construction is starting to pick up, so that should help alleviate things in the housing market. Is now a good time to sell a house? Four renovations to consider before selling your house. Worries about finding a replacement home in a hot housing market. For-sale inventory is at record lows.

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HUD announces $175M funding opportunity for rental construction, renovation

Housing Wire

“The CoCBuilds competition further advances the administration’s commitment to boosting housing supply and ensuring homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring,” she added.

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Seattle documents renovation programs, tax relief for aging in place

Housing Wire

The Seattle area is a hot housing market. But a nonprofit organization in the Seattle area is seeking to help more seniors renovate their homes to age safely. Overall Seattle-area construction costs have stabilized in the last year, but remain 40% higher than pre-pandemic,” the Times noted. year over year.

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Frustrated homebuyers turn to fixer-uppers

Housing Wire

After months of slogging through a string of disappointments, Patrick turned to a renovation loan and started looking at fixer-uppers. He got his house, albeit with cabinets that hadn’t been updated in 25 years. Most buyers want a move-in ready home, and few want to put up with the hassle of hiring a contractor.

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July’s new housing activity jumps back up amid increased demand

Housing Wire

Additionally, remodel volume – a subset of maintenance that includes renovations, additions, and alterations – increased 2.59% while spend decreased 1.59% year over year. Last month, Buildfax estimated if single-family authorizations and existing housing activity continue to gain, new construction could stabilize in the Fall.