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HUD Streamlines Affordable Housing Regulations

Appraisal Buzz

Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has published a Final Rule in the Federal Register to modernize and strengthen regulations for the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME). HOME is one of the largest federal grant programs specifically for creating housing for disadvantaged households.

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Investing in tomorrow: Steven Katz is bullish on the build-to-rent market

Housing Wire

In this executive conversation, Steven Katz, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Residential Financing at Arbor Realty Trust, shares his thoughts on the burgeoning build-to-rent (BTR) market. The credit profile of the tenant in the BTR space is much stronger. BTR properties attract and retain quality tenants.

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Solving the Affordable Housing Crisis

Appraisal Buzz

It was a prime investment – cash flowing and competitively priced due to it being a buyer’s market. Concentrated Development: Many developers flocked to the same areas, leading to localized oversupply. Diminished Development Capacity: As developers struggle, new construction grinds to a halt.

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Real estate investment leaders talk build-to-rent homes and affordability solutions

Housing Wire

Pretium is a real estate investment firm that focuses on single-family rental (SFR), build-to-rent (BTR) and fix-and-flip properties. Mullen explains that in the 1980s, investment firms focused on securitizing small assets to make them available for institutional investors. Mullen shares that the company raised $1.5

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A new source of affordable housing inventory: Private seller auctions

Housing Wire

Like Richards, most Auction.com buyers are local community developers who have a deep knowledge of the markets and submarkets where they are buying. More inventory for boots-on-the-ground buyers Richards started investing in real estate in 2004 and discovered distressed property auctions in late 2019. million registered users.

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Opinion: Don’t let red tape strangle city development

Housing Wire

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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Housing Hurdles for Older Homeowners 

Appraisal Buzz

Over 30% of the income of over 10 million senior tenants was spent on housing. 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. Only 36.5% 1688 / H.R.