Yearly Archives: 2020
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 34 STATES AND D.C. FROM DECEMBER 2018 TO DECEMBER 2019,...
Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between December 2018 and December 2019, while construction employment increased in 29 states from November
Time to Sell? Consider the Options of Staying or Renting the Home Out
Selling a home is not always the right move financially as a home can increase in value and provide rental income. A home that is in an area that has had a bad housing market recently is wise to wait out. Taking a huge loss on a home due to selling after a few years can put the homeowner behind financially for years. Staying in a current home could be the best move or a great option would be to rent the space out. The rent from your current home could cover or nearly cover a mortgage on a new home.
Capital Impact Partners Joins with Washington, D.C. Government Once Again to Preserve and Expand...
For the second straight year, Washington, D.C.’s Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has named Capital Impact Partners as a manager of the District’s Housing
ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Dips in November
Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell slightly to 8.8 months in November, a 1.5% decline from October’s reading.
ADMINISTRATION’S NEW WATERS RULE WILL PROTECT VITAL WATERWAYS WHILE ELIMINATING CONFUSION THAT THREATENED TO...
Trump Administration's Navigable Waters Protection Rule Will Provide Permitting Clarity For Needed Infrastructure
Speaker Lineup Announced for Building Innovation 2020 Conference
The annual meeting of the National Institute of Building Sciences includes 46 sessions on resilience, building technology and workforce
Ginnie Mae MBS Outstanding Increases to $2.118 Trillion
Ginnie Mae announced that issuance of its mortgage-backed securities (MBS) totaled $54.74 billion in December, providing financing for more than 214,999 homeowners and renters.
Atlanta REALTORS® Releases December 2019 Statistics on Housing Market
Atlanta REALTORS® Association (ARA), the largest association of its kind in Georgia, released its December 2019 Market Brief on residential housing statistics for 11 area counties in metropolitan Atlanta.
More Than $2.9 Million Approved to Restore Bald Head Island Beach
The State of North Carolina and FEMA are announcing an additional $2.9 million to reimburse expenses to restore hurricane- and tropical storm-related beach damage
Meridian Sells 175,000 SF Office Building in Concord for $30.9M
Meridian, a full-service real estate developer and owner of general and medical office real estate, is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of Sutter Square, a 174,689-square-foot, nine-story office building located at 1800 Sutter Street
MBA Statement on CFPB’s Letter Regarding the Qualified Mortgage Standard
Statement by MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit about the CFPB's letter to senior members of Congress regarding the Bureau's plans for a revised Qualified Mortgage standard
Remodelers’ Confidence Increases in Fourth Quarter of 2019
The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posted a reading of 58 in the fourth quarter of 2019, up three points from the previous quarter.
Single-Family Starts Will Gain Ground in 2020
Single-family starts should continue on a gradual, upward trajectory in 2020, fueled by solid job growth and low mortgage rates that will keep demand firm, according to economists speaking at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas today
A Real Estate Agent’s Moving Guide: 4 Tips to Help Your Clients
If you want to be as helpful as possible as a real estate agent, you don’t only strive to ease the process of finding a new home for your clients but try to make the moving stress-free and efficient. How to do that? We got you covered with this guide that contains various tips that will really help your clients with everything relocation-wise.
Civil Rights Leaders Respond to Trump Administration’s Latest Attack on Fair Housing, Legacy of...
Proposal from HUD to Effectively Eliminate Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule Weakens Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws, Reinforces Decades of Discriminatory Practices
BLM OFFERS $1,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION ABOUT PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR VANDALISM AND THEFT OF...
The Bureau of Land Management is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction and/or civil prosecution of the person(s) responsible for the vandalism and theft of government property stolen from Desert Springs Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) near Hungry Valley, NV
Single-Tenant At Home Retail Property Sells in Spokane, Washington
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 has arranged the sale of a single-tenant net-lease property occupied
Appraisal Institute Seeks to Expand Valuation Profession Leadership in 2020
CHICAGO - RealEstateRama - The Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers, today announced that the organization will seek in 2020 to...
INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE IN COSTA RICA
In the most recent years, an increasing number of American, Canadian and European investors have turned their eyes toward Costa Rica developing Real Estate Market. Constrained by their restrictively expensive domestic property markets in addition to the unpredictability and weakness of existing value markets, investors have found in our nation an extraordinary option for investment.
SEIA Board Elects Solar Veteran as New Chair
Following a vote by its board of directors, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the nation’s leading solar advocacy organization, announced that George Hershman, president of Swinerton Renewable Energy
