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EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022. Coming in at first place for the fourth year in a
Existing-Home Sales Slid 2.4% in March
Existing-home sales edged lower in March, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Month-over-month sales declined in three out of four major U.S. regions, while sales in the Northeast remained steady. All regions posted year-over-year
CONSTRUCTION SPENDING INCHES UP IN MARCH AS BIG BOOST IN MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY OFFSETS DECLINES...
Construction Officials Say Permitting Delays Appear to Be Holding Up Public Construction Activity, Warn that Firms Continue to
The Atlanta REALTORS® Association Honors Outstanding Members at Annual Top Producers Gala
The Atlanta REALTORS® Association (ARA) held its annual Top Producers Awards Gala in the beautiful Southern Exchange Ballrooms. REALTORS® from across Atlanta gathered at the event, dressed in their best Gatsby-themed attire, to celebrate the accomplishments of a successful year.
MISMO Seeks Public Comment on Version 3.5 Property and Valuation Services Implementation Guide
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced that it is seeking public comment
Single-Family Starts Improve in March
Single-family production showed signs of a gradual upturn in March as stabilizing mortgage rates and limited existing inventory helped to offset stubbornly high construction costs, building labor shortages and tightening credit conditions
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 44 STATES BETWEEN MARCH 2022 AND LAST MONTH, WHILE 20...
Texas and Rhode Island Top List of Yearly Gains, While California and West Virginia Experience Worst Losses; Texas and Kentucky
Atlanta REALTORS® Releases March 2023 Statistics on Housing Market
Atlanta REALTORS® Association (ARA), the largest association of its kind in Georgia, released its March 2023 Market Brief on residential housing statistics for 11 area counties in metropolitan Atlanta. The Market Brief, compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS), provides the only regionally-focused synopsis of monthly sales and home prices for single-family residential properties
NHC releases new Employer Assisted Housing toolkit
The National Housing Conference (NHC) released an Employer Assisted Housing (EAH) online toolkit to help employers use housing assistance to reduce turnover and increase retention
Biden’s Veto of Congressional WOTUS Resolution a Blow to Housing Affordability
Alicia Huey, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder and developer from Birmingham, Ala., today issued the following statement after
IMB Production Profits Fall to Series Low in 2022
Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks lost an average of $301 on each loan they originated in 2022, down from an average profit of $2,339 per loan in 2021. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers
Kansas Housing awards $4.9 million in MIH funds, $8.5 million in KHITC funds, and...
15 Kansas communities will receive a combined total of $4,925,400 in MIH funds, $8,475,000 in MIH-ARPA funds, and 6,441,000 in Kansas Housing Investor Tax Credits (KHITC) to develop affordable housing for moderate-income families in rural areas of the state.
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 283 OF 358 METRO AREAS FROM FEBRUARY 2022 TO 2023...
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Hanford-Corcoran, Calif. Experience Largest Number and Percentage of Gains; Lawton
Pending Home Sales Grew for Third Straight Month, Up 0.8% in February
Pending home sales grew in February for the third consecutive month, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Three U.S. regions posted monthly gains, while the West declined.
Construction Employment Increases in 306 of 358 Metro Areas From January 2022 to 2023;...
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Janesville-Beloit, Wisc. Have Largest 12-Month Gains, While Monroe, Mich., Lake Charles, La., and Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, Calif. Experience
MBA Releases 2022 Rankings of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Firms’ Origination Volumes
According to a set of commercial/multifamily real estate finance league tables prepared by the Mortgage Bankers Association
The Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS® Honors Outstanding Members at Annual Million Dollar Club...
The Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS® (ACBR) held its 65th annual Million Dollar Club Awards Banquet recognizing the area's highest producing Commercial Brokers. Membership in The 2023 Million Dollar Club is based on the personal production of at least five million dollars in real estate transactions by the individual applicant
NeighborWorks America honors long-serving community and housing advocates with Founders Award
Rev. Norman Fong, immediate past executive director of Chinatown Community Development Center (San Francisco
Statement from NAHB Chairman Alicia Huey on House Passage of H.R. 1
Alicia Huey, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder and developer from Birmingham, Ala., today issued the following statement after
VA announces goal to house 38,000+ Veterans experiencing homelessness in 2023
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced its 2023 goals for preventing and ending Veteran homelessness. Specifically, in 2023, VA will
