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DataDigest: Construction costs easing for homebuilders

Housing Wire

New home construction exploded early in the pandemic as soaring home demand squeezed existing inventory nationwide, giving homebuilders a much bigger share of a shrinking pie. High mortgage rates and home prices quelled the surge in buyer demand, and time seems to have moderated the supply chain shocks.

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Congress passes spending bills to avoid shutdown, adds to Ginnie Mae budget

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Other departments benefiting from the allocation include Veterans Affairs (VA), as well as agriculture, interior, transportation, justice, commerce and energy, according to reporting from The Hill. It allocates $450 billion in funding for several departments, including the U.S.

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Biden’s plan to fix housing supply depends on Congress

Housing Wire

One measure would expand existing federal subsidies for multifamily housing development. Another would hand out federal tax credits for developing or rehabbing homes for owner-occupants instead of large investors, making available 125,000 homes for low- and middle-income homebuyers.

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Opinion: A more balanced approach to manufactured home energy efficiency?

Housing Wire

Both the standards and the underlying methodology used to develop them are fundamentally flawed. The standards were required to take into consideration current manufactured housing construction methods and transportation requirements for homes built in a factory and transported to the site.

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Michael Bright: Where residential mortgage-backed securities can take sustainable investing

Housing Wire

The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun the process of developing mandated disclosure regimes for funds that consider ESG factors in their marketing material. When thinking about ESG in RMBS, right now there are three considerations that can help the mortgage market properly capitalize on the momentum behind the ESG movement.

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Home Appraisals – What Do They Look For?

D Fritz Appraisals

Financial institutes or mortgage lenders will require an appraisal to ensure the home is worth the amount of money being requested in the loan or mortgage. Home appraisals are not just for when someone is buying or selling a home for themselves however, they are also important for: New construction loans. Undeclared repairs.

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Can You Get a Mortgage for a Tiny Home?

Assurance Financial

However, tiny houses can come with big challenges for financing since their small size makes them ineligible for many mortgage and insurance plans. From finding the right mortgage to finding a legal place to store your home, you must understand the unique financial demands of a tiny house and prepare for challenges ahead of time.