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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.

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Affordable housing inventory is limited due to foreclosure prevention efforts

Housing Wire

Once the transfer of ownership occurs at foreclosure auction, a distressed property can be renovated and returned to the retail market as affordable housing for homeowners or renters. “[I When including the approximately 900,000 single family homes constructed by new homebuilders during the year, according to data from the Census and U.S.

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Tips on appraising new construction homes

Appraisal Today

6 Tips for Appraising New Construction Homes. Excerpts: New construction is treated a little differently by lenders, FHA, and the GSEs. When appraising new construction homes, you must take into consideration certain features and attributes that don’t necessarily apply to re-sales. To read more tips, click here. By Mark Buhler.

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Appraisers Riding the Waves of Up and Down Mortgage Rates 

Appraisal Today

The Surfing Appraiser Riding the Waves of Up and Down Mortgage Rates By Mark Buhler Excerpts: Riding the waves of the appraisal profession can result in a range of outcomes and emotions over time. Once again, modern brain-body science jumps ahead and teaches me things. It turns out gratitude is a tool. Even better. Unbelievable!

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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

Truth: A manufactured home is built in a factory and constructed to comply, at a minimum, with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) enacted June 15, 1976. All factory-built homes constructed after June 15, 1976 must comply with the HUD Code or local building code. can work at night).

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP and Personal Inspection, GSE Appraisal Modernization, Transaction costs and values including real estate commissions, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = Is the GSE’s “Appraisal Modernization” Really Just Mass Appraisal? By Dallas T.

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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

Truth: A manufactured home is built in a factory and constructed to comply, at a minimum, with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) enacted June 15, 1976. All factory-built homes constructed after June 15, 1976 must comply with the HUD Code or local building code. can work at night).