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Tapping home equity in retirement has advantages and pitfalls: Harvard researcher

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has shown that it’s paying attention to the emerging housing needs of an older population by creating programs that allow for age-minded home renovations. Reverse mortgage companies have also invested in their own home modification programs.

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Washington ADU Laws Aim to Open New Doors to Housing

Will Springer Realtor

The combination of extremely high home prices and regulatory reform have turned this corner of the country into an ADU laboratory of sorts, with plenty of “formulas” being developed today to “grow” more desperately needed homes. Off-street parking will be determined by local municipalities and based on distance to public transit.

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