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Florida theme parks creating more housing for employees

Housing Wire

For Universal Studios employees, the owners of the park are seeking to construct a 1,000-unit mixed-use development slated to open in 2026 that would promise a short commute to the Universal Orlando Resort, which is also aiming to open a full-scale third theme park called “Epic Universe” next year.

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Pace of housing construction in Waterloo on track to reach 2026 target

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A total of 1,307 new homes have been added to the market since 2021

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The Fed pauses its rate hikes for now, will it last?

Housing Wire

Additionally, apartment construction is strong , which puts an additional pressure on landlords to avoid vacancy. next year and to reach 2% in 2026, he added. In August, the rent index was up 7.2%, rising for the 40th consecutive month. In the second quarter of 2023, the national vacancy rate was 6.3%, up from 5.6% a year earlier. “The

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DataDigest: Water wars in the Southwest

Housing Wire

Arizona state officials announced last week that there is not enough groundwater for all of the construction that has already been approved in the Phoenix area. Is this a glimpse of the future in the Southwest? Arizona alone agreed to forgo 1.8 million acre-feet – a 55% reduction.

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Frank Martell talks loanDepot’s restructuring, path to profitability and M&As 

Housing Wire

Amid a shrinking market, Vision 2025 was extended into 2026 and beyond, Martell said. We’ve extended that to 2026 or so. That’s new construction. Another restructuring was announced this year: consolidating LDI Digital, including mellohome, into existing production channels under Jeff Walsh’s leadership.

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PARKING AND THE IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Will Springer Realtor

Yun offers a silver lining: “I expect the pace of price appreciation to slow as demand cools and as supply improves somewhat due to more home construction.”. First, even though construction is starting to catch up, we have a huge 5.8 In other words, the sluggish pace of new construction might continue to keep home prices high.

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IS THE REAL ESTATE WINDOW CLOSING SHUT?

Will Springer Realtor

Construction could start as soon as 2022 on an ambitious three-tower project known as Cloudvue. Estimated opening is 2026. The Knight Frank survey covered 49 global markets. >> Seattle is on pace to have one of the slowest annual growths in apartment-unit construction in the U.S.