Yearly Archives: 2019
EPA Completes Nine Agreements to Settle Clean Water Act Violations from Biosolids Land Application...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it completed nine federal enforcement actions in 2019 to settle Clean Water Act violations that resulted from land application
Wells Fargo contributes more than $11.5 million to Habitat for Humanity
Wells Fargo & Company is teaming up with Habitat for Humanity to help families stay in their homes and neighborhoods, and to champion advocacy work that helps people meet basic shelter needs
MBA Opens Doors Foundation Announces Alliance with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The MBA Opens Doors Foundation (Opens Doors) today announced a new alliance with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), establishing Opens Doors' first collaboration
Single-Family Starts Increase in November
Total housing starts increased 3.2 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.37 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development and Commerce Department.
Realtors® Join MBA, NAHB to Stress Need for Stability during CFPB Supreme Court Battle
With the Supreme Court set to consider a constitutional challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the coming months, the National Association of Realtors
House Federal Funding Legislation Brings Certainty, Stability to Housing Market
National Association of Realtors® president Vince Malta issued the following statement after the House of Representatives today passed a spending package funding the federal government
NAR Recognizes 59 Realtors® for Service, Industry Contributions with National Commercial Award
The National Association of Realtors® today announced the 59 winners of this year’s National Commercial Award. These NAR members, previously recognized for professional achievement
Mayor Bowser Breaks Ground on Shepherd Park Community Center Modernization
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), and the Department of General Services (DGS) broke ground on the modernization of Shepherd Park Community Center.
THREE OUT OF FOUR CONSTRUCTION FIRMS PLAN TO ADD WORKERS TO MEET STRONG DEMAND...
Contractors Expect Demand to Expand in Every Market Segment Next Year despite Signs of a Slowing Economy As They Increase Compensation and Adopt Productivity-Boosting Technologies
TEXAS NEW HOME MARKETS BRING BUILDERS A HOLIDAY GIFT
New home sales in Texas eked out a new record for 2019 in November, holding steady at or near record levels for average monthly new home sales in Houston, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Austin and San Antonio
Hanley Investment Group Arranges Sale of Single-Tenant Starbucks in Mammoth Lakes for $4.7MM, $1,065...
Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a nationally recognized real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, announced today that the firm
New York State Department of State Announces Designation of Eight New Brownfield Opportunity Areas
Secretary of State Rossana Rosado today announced the designation of eight new Brownfield Opportunity Areas (BOAs) in communities in five regions across New York State, which gives the localities tools to fast-track neighborhood revitalization efforts and foster redevelopment of blighted sites, transforming them from liabilities to catalysts for economic growth.
5 Tips for Selling a Home in Nevada
There is no better time to be selling a property in Nevada than right now. With property values in the silver state rising 2.7% in the past year, you can be confident that you will get a good deal on your home.
AerialSphere and iFoundAgent partner to provide “addictive” 360-degree, interactive, immersive mapping technology for websites
AerialSphere, an innovative tech startup creating immersive and interactive 360-degree maps, is offering real estate agents the opportunity to add what some consumers are calling
WALTER J. MAHONEY STATE OFFICE BUILDING TO BE SOLD
Office of General Services Commissioner RoAnn Destito today announced that the Senator Walter J. Mahoney State Office Building located at 65 Court Street in Buffalo will be sold at auction in 2020. A work group formed earlier this year made up of City, County, and State officials working with professional real estate consultants CBRE, determined that in the current competitive and robust Buffalo real estate market
Recreational vs. Residential Property Markets Compared
According to a recent survey conducted by RE/MAX brokers, retirees were the main players in 91% of Canadian recreational property markets. This covers established recreational areas such as Comox Valley and Prince Edward County. More Canadian retirees and individuals nearing retirement are buying recreational properties further away from the cities to be used as retirement homes.
Recent Property Trends in 2019
2019 has been a good year for the property market, with many exciting innovations changing the way that houses are constructed now and in the new year. Additionally, issues such as climate change have led to significant changes within the sector, leaving the houses that are currently being built looking astonishingly different than they did in 2018, or will in 2020.
Builder Confidence Ends Year Strong on Solid Economic Fundamentals
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes increased five points to 76 in December off an upwardly revised November reading
OCC, FDIC New CRA Reform Proposal Misses the Mark
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced a proposal to reform the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)—the landmark
National Housing Conference calls the Community Reinvestment Act proposal a ‘missed opportunity’ to modernize...
In response to the proposed Community Reinvestment Act rules released today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
