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Biden unveils housing proposal that includes nationwide cap on rent increases

Housing Wire

Biden’s new plan would cap annual rent hikes at 5% for two years for landlords who manage 50 or more rental units, which the administration said would cover 20 million units, or roughly half of all rental units in the country. Exemptions would be provided to new construction and units with “substantial” renovation and rehabilitation.

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New Year, New You: Transforming Your Appraisal Career in 2023

McKissock

An assessor may contract with an independent fee appraiser to help identify property characteristics, measure properties, confirm the building’s condition and quality of construction, or review assessment disputes from taxpayers.

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Product Certifications for Sustainable Homes

Will Springer Realtor

Many experts in the construction business suggest the Home Energy Rating System index is most relevant to today’s consumers, including home buyers and sellers. Since wood is one of the primary materials in home construction, certifications for companies at the source can be important to our sustainability mission and the wishes of consumers.

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Biden Administration Looks to Cap Rent Hikes

Appraisal Buzz

It would include an exception for new construction and substantial renovation or rehabilitation. The Biden Administration believes that a combination of both anti-price gouging policies and the construction of more affordable housing can effectively balance the needs of tenants. BLM is considering an additional 562.5

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To spur affordable housing, the federal government is selling land for dirt cheap

Housing Wire

Department of the Interior announced this week its plans to arrange the sale of federal land to the State of Nevada in an effort to spur construction of affordable housing units in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

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How will a White House plan for federal lands impact states like Utah?

Housing Wire

George McCarthy, president and CEO of the Lincoln Institute, explained that a perception of federal lands that somehow limits the construction of affordable housing is not accurate. A plan announced last week by the White House includes a nationwide cap on rent increases. And more than 33 million acres — or 63.1%

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Trump’s plan to build houses on federal land, explained

Housing Wire

Politico reported in August that proposals to sell federal land to developers for housing construction have notably appeared in both the Republican National Committee’s 2024 platform and in President Joe Biden’s housing plan , when he was still in the running. A lot of construction labor is undocumented labor,” Fairweather said. “If