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Indie brokerage Nationwide Real Estate Executives joins eXp Realty

Housing Wire

In a statement, Owen said he grew NRE from one agent in 2011 to 1,000 agents less than a decade later. In addition to the brokerage, Owen also owns a property management company, an escrow firm, a commercial real estate arm and a design-and-construction firm. It’s one of the reasons why I like eXp.

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GSEs Seek Input on Duty to Serve Plans

Appraisal Buzz

Populating the nation’s rural areas FHFA’s current Duty to Serve regulation defines a “rural area” as a census tract outside of a metropolitan statistical area (MSA), as designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); or a census tract in an MSA that is outside of the MSA’s Urbanized Areas as designated by the U.S.

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Regulatory costs add nearly $94K to new home prices

Housing Wire

Of that $93,870, $41,330 is attributable to regulation during development, and $52,540 is due to regulation during construction. The study was filed out by 2,071 NAHB members and 57 developers, and nearly all of the builders — 98.9%, per the study — reported experiencing some type of regulatory cost during construction.

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The Supply Chain Reaction – Interview with Greg Stephens

Appraisal Buzz

My appraisal organization involvement includes Appraisal Institute membership where I hold the SRA and AI-RRS designations. I am past President of the North Texas Chapter, the National Association of Appraisers, where I hold the MNAA designation and am currently on the Board of Directors. Buzz: How are we experiencing one currently?

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The Supply Chain Revisited – Interview with Greg Stephens

Appraisal Buzz

My appraisal organization involvement includes Appraisal Institute membership where I hold the SRA and AI-RRS designations. I am also the past President of the North Texas Chapter of the National Association of Appraisers where I hold the MNAA designation and am currently on the Board of Directors. .

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Japanese luxury-home developer plans U.S. IPO

Housing Wire

The design and construction of the luxury properties is outsourced to third parties. Between 2011 and the end of 2021, Japanese companies operating in Texas accounted for a total of some $6.8 billion in direct foreign investment in the state via 117 projects, TEDC reports, with more than 19,000 jobs created by 95 companies.

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

Housing Wire

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. Ideally, an engineer designs a model of what they want on software, from an air duct to a prosthetic limb, and it is precisely printed out.