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Could renovated foreclosure resales help solve the nation’s increasingly complex affordable housing puzzle?

Housing Wire

In 2021, McCormick resold two renovated properties that she originally purchased at foreclosure sale on Auction.com in her hometown of Dayton, Ohio. Combined with thousands of other local community developers like her, McCormick’s efforts are moving the needle when it comes to quality, affordable housing for owner-occupants nationwide.

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Regions Bank places $1B bet on home renovation market

Housing Wire

billion as of March 31, 2021 and is one of America’s largest specialized home improvement lenders. EnerBank says it works with 10,000 contractors and develops personalized loan programs for their clients. Regions’ acquisition of EnerBank from CMS is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021. in 2021 to $433 billion.

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Home makeover: Design trends for your house in 2021

Housing Wire

So, in 2021, we’re likely to see older and rustic trends being adopted as conventional ones take a back seat. Here are trendy tips that you can use for your 2021 home makeover: 1. The smooth porcelain glass that you have right now will not cut it in 2021. Four renovations to consider before selling your house.

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Home Renovations in 2021

Lamacchia Realty

HOME RENOVATIONS IN 2021. As we begin to see the other side of the pandemic and throughout the past year, the home improvement and renovation industry is seeing an extremely high demand for tools, materials, and home improvement service providers. Cost of Materials. The cost for lumber is 3x higher than it was last March.

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The share of owner-occupants buying foreclosures has doubled — here’s why

Housing Wire

Meanwhile, innovation-driven transparency is helping to make distressed property auctions more accessible for these owner-occupant buyers as well as for local community developer buyers who, it turns out, sell most of their renovated foreclosures to owner-occupants. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in August 2022.

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Owning a condo in Florida is becoming less attractive: Redfin

Housing Wire

Meanwhile, homeowners association (HOA) fees multiplied for many condo buildings in the aftermath of the 2021 Surfside condo collapse. The HOA either sells the building to a developer who will renovate it or, in most cases, to a redeveloper who will tear it down and replace it with another economically viable project.

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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 My renovated homes are] reducing the number of rental properties , which in our town has become a source of demise.”

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