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The Supply Chain Reaction – Interview with Greg Stephens

Appraisal Buzz

Some of the biggest factors affecting the real estate industry are supply chain shortages – rising material prices are adding tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of a new home. Buzz: What is a supply chain shortage? . There are distinct supply chains involving residential and commercial construction.

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HUD launches Office of Manufactured Housing Programs

Housing Wire

“This organizational change represents a recognition of the critically important role that manufactured housing plays in our country’s housing market,” said Gordon.

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Builders apply the brakes amid canceled contracts

Housing Wire

The best way to fight inflation is to add more supply, and when I look at the housing completion data for the past two years, it just makes me want to puke. However, for the first time in recent modern-day history — due to supply chain issues and other factors — housing completion data has lagged behind housing permits and starts.

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Opinion: Why we should implement a mortgage marketplace model

Housing Wire

Fifteen years ago, I launched a business on a mission to modernize and decrease friction in the real estate finance supply chain. To our way of thinking, the model that suits modern mortgage lending to a ‘T’ is the marketplace model. Before that, I cut my teeth in bleeding-edge securities trading environments.

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Biden’s plan to fix housing supply depends on Congress

Housing Wire

HUD would encourage grant recipients to build housing that meets local needs, especially when they are not met by the market. The FHFA will also consider whether Fannie Mae should purchase construction to permanent multifamily loans, which would streamline the development process and reduce costs for developers.

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June Newsletter-Easing Off the Pedal

DW Slater Company

Well, the market in North Texas is still very hot. Not braking just easing off the pedal as there are some current issues that are impacting the markets. Economic changes, policy changes, supply chain issues, social changes, and buying power can all impact real estate. What’s Been Driving Our Markets? Volume is up.

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Can 3-D printed homes help solve the housing crisis?

Housing Wire

To Ballard, 3D printing technology is evolving to solve a crisis in modern day America and the world: The failure to meet people’s demand for housing. A former Texas A&M cross country and track athlete and Episcopalian minister, Ballard in 2011 co-founded TreeHouse , a retailer to sell environmentally friendly home construction materials.