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Ron Terwilliger on how to make more affordable housing

Housing Wire

This development did not occur overnight: Over the past 20 years, we have “underbuilt” housing by at least 5.5 Policymakers are rightly focused on helping people afford to purchase or rent a home through down payment assistance, housing vouchers and other programs. Low housing inventory. Crushing housing costs.

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Opinion: The elephant in the real estate room? Lowballed appraisals

Housing Wire

Stifled The Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit shared that loan denial rates in Detroit, due to the appraised value of a home (a.k.a. But you go to the outskirts of the Detroit area and it looks like a damn desert town.” Although Smith is not quite wrong, he’s not right, either. What do I mean?

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CITIES FACE DAUNTING OFFICE-VACANCY CHALLENGE

Will Springer Realtor

urban centers remain mostly higher than in 2019. That’s according to an April survey of 221 city businesses tabulated for Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce before Amazon employees returned to the office on May 1 for at least three days a week. Office vacancies in U.S.

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Key Land Development Deadline Approaches for Washington Counties

Will Springer Realtor

Government – and, yes, politics – play a critical role in what, where and when housing fits into our county and state. Washington established guidance called the Growth Management Act (GMA) that requires review and possible revision of land-development policies at least every 20 years. The Urban Growth Capacity Report (a 448-page read!)

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CITIES FACE DAUNTING OFFICE-VACANCY CHALLENGE

Will Springer Realtor

urban centers remain mostly higher than in 2019. That’s according to an April survey of 221 city businesses tabulated for Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce before Amazon employees returned to the office on May 1 for at least three days a week. Office vacancies in U.S.

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ROOTING HARD FOR LOWER MORTGAGE RATES

Will Springer Realtor

This represents about 75M homeowner households, according to a Harvard housing report, out of a total of 85M households nationwide. It’s a positive shift that could soon reshape the landscape of the housing market, offering hope and opportunities for those eager to embark on a new homeownership journey.

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Wall Street SFR firms accused of stripping equity from neighborhoods

Housing Wire

House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (the subcommittee), was sent to the following companies: Invitation Homes ; American Homes 4 Rent ; FirstKey Homes (owned by Cerberus Capital Management ); Progress Residential (owned by Pretium Partners ); and Amherst Residential.

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