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Boston suburb works to comply with new state multifamily construction law

Housing Wire

The law, which went into effect in early February, requires 177 communities served by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to eliminate barriers that could restrict the zoning and construction of multifamily housing units. Some apartments have been constructed in recent years, but the construction level has been low.

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Missing Middle Housing in Victoria, BC

D Fritz Appraisals

Missing middle housing is designed to address families and individuals who are being pushed out of the market for a single-family home. This would make it much simpler for developers to create low-rise multi-family housing developments as infill in existing neighbourhoods. . What is Missing Middle Housing?

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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. To be clear, some of these developments have been gaining momentum for decades. trillion in 2018, then surpassed $35 trillion in 2020.

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

Miller Samuel

The New York state political zeitgeist was recently and suddenly tilted against luxury development in New York City. If this latest turn of events plays out as written, we'll be able to look back at this era as a milestone where the supertanker began to turn in the wrong direction for the new development multi-family industry.

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How to Conduct the Most Effective Columbus, Ohio Property Search

The Robert Weiler Company

Tip 4: Tap into Transportation. If you think you’ve found a great area that passes all of the aforementioned criteria, now it’s time to look into transportation. Hundreds of international companies call Columbus their home, including Battelle Memorial Institute, the world’s largest private research and development foundation.

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The surprising future of mortgage technology

Housing Wire

As we look to the future, big data and smart automation will continue to drive our development efforts, but the focus of the resulting innovations will evolve, and that will change everything. Many were pleasantly surprised that today’s modern web-based LOS platforms were designed to accommodate this. Lending technology out of focus.

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4 Sustainability Trends Driving Commercial Real Estate for Earth Day 2021

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. To be sure, some of these developments have been gathering momentum for decades. Space Design and Integration.