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Massachusetts budget features programs to support seniors, aging in place

Housing Wire

billion state budget for 2025, which features several provisions designed to assist the state’s senior residents with health care, food assistance and aging-in-place provisions like home-based care. This is referred to as a ban on “home equity theft,” according to AARP. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) has signed a $57.8

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To expand housing counseling services, HUD taps Zillow

Housing Wire

It’s expected that the implementation of this rule will enable increased accessibility for people who may face challenges with receiving such services in-person, with some cited challenges including linguistic, physical or geographic barriers, transportation costs, or who may have other obligations like childcare.

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HUD Expands Housing Counseling Services

Appraisal Buzz

The multi-year campaign was created to generate awareness of the availability and benefits of pre-purchase housing counseling provided by HUD-certified counselors, and designed to reach communities of color that have historically faced more difficulties with the homebuying process due to systemic barriers.

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The Proposed NYC "Pied-A-Terre Tax" Looks Catastrophic to NYC Real Estate

Miller Samuel

Andrew Cuomo's office suggested last week that such a levy might reap $9 billion for the moribund Metropolitan Transportation Authority over the next decade and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie reiterated his chamber's support proposal at a Crain's breakfast forum days later. Mayor Bill de Blasio gave it his blessing as well. Seriously.

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Investors’ Guide to Mixed-Use Property for Sale: Understanding the Live-Work-Play Hybrid [2021]

The Robert Weiler Company

For tenants, mixed-use space is commonly referred to as a live-work space. According to the National Community and Transportation Preference Survey by the National Association of REALTORS®, 53 percent of Americans prefer walkable communities. Midtown even has a special zoning category for such uses within designated geographic areas.

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8 Sustainability Trends Driving Commercial Real Estate for Earth Day

The Robert Weiler Company

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. Space Design and Integration When you think of “green” design, you may not consider the layout or function of the interior building space.

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Gross Living Area Discrepancies with Public Data May Differ and How They Occur

Boston Appraisal

ANSI guidelines also provide standards for the design and construction of supplementary units installed in a single-family home, such as an in-law/accessory unit or finished attic spaces. A small, independent living area constructed on the same property as a single-family home is referred to as an accessory unit.