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Biden tax credit to rehab homes is finally unveiled

Housing Wire

The Biden administration announced proposals to combat the racial wealth gap , including a tax credit to rehab homes for low and moderate-income homebuyers as part of the trillion dollar infrastructure package. Developers, lenders or local governments could compete for the funds through an application process.

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Opinion: Pass the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

Housing Wire

The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (Neighborhood Homes) would begin addressing these challenges by developing or renovating 125,000 affordable homes in economically distressed communities. Neighborhood Homes creates a tax credit that covers the gap between the cost of construction and a home’s sale price.

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Are higher-risk homes cheaper?

Housing Wire

The average home value for high hazard risk properties is $697,000, as compared to the neighborhood average of $773,000 dollars. With a nearly $75,000 gap, it becomes evident that homes in Otay Ranch at higher risk also have lower property values.

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How Remaining Economic Life Works

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

They all have done their studies and have provided their analysis of what their data reflects the total economic life of a home to be based upon its quality of construction. One observation I have made is that different cost data services may vary a little in their analysis of what the total economic life of a home is.

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

Housing Wire

The history of AI and where it is going The Turing Test was developed by Alan Turing in 1950. Geoff Hinton, a professor at the University of Toronto, and two students, constructed a viable neural network. In this test a human interacted with AI and discerned if the AI was a human or a computer. What is next?

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Opinion: How did homeowners get into home equity prison?

Housing Wire

Even though they have a low mortgage rate on their home loan, the pandemic causes unanticipated financial hardships which lead to a decrease in their annual income as well as the necessity of using credit cards for their basic needs. Then, the housing market takes off like a rocket with home values exceeding all expectations.

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Rate buydowns are the cat’s meow in today’s market

Housing Wire

FBC Mortgage recorded originations of about $8 billion in 2022, including its joint venture volume, Nunziata said, adding that about 70% of that volume “was new construction.” So, while the rate of home-price gains is trending downward, home values are still appreciating overall. in November, down from a 9.2%

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