Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2023

While state lawmakers are currently debating rent control legislation as one potential answer to the issue, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) is advocating to increase housing construction instead, according to reporting by the Massachusetts’ State House News Service. Last month, Washington state Gov.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2022

While real estate is the largest asset class in the world, it’s a segment that is still highly fragmented. With different laws across regions, various types of properties (i.e. Similarly, companies like Zillow and Trulia launched in 2005 and 2006 as “real estate search engines” to help buyers more easily find a home online.

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2022

That’s the problem revealed by a report this month published by the University of Southern California Lusk Center for Real Estate and the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at University of California Berkeley. A subsequent California law declared, “Any covenant against ADU construction void and unenforceable.”.

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Appraisal Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Real estate appraisal, whether residential or commercial, is a critical component in the valuation of property assets. In Toronto, a city with a vibrant and diverse real estate market, the distinction between residential and commercial appraisals is particularly significant. At Appraisal Hub Inc., At Appraisal Hub Inc.,

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Miller Samuel

MARCH 19, 2019

This proposed NYC "pied-a-terre" tax law has a name that infers it concerns " pied-a-terres " when in fact that property type is but one part of the property types that are impacted. To keep developing despite all this new capital, developers had to build what land prices required, high-end real estate. The Political Timeline.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

homegenius Real Estate understands the need to deliver differentiated value in a very congested market. The homegenius Platform reimagines the entire real estate experience, giving consumers more access, deeper insights and better service, all available on a co-branded website with their financial institution.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Tiffany Fletcher: Real Estate Owned (REO), acquired by lenders , banks, or financial institutions typically due to mortgage loan defaults, involves the strategic marketing and sale of existing properties to mitigate losses on outstanding loans.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Here are a few trends in financing that will continue to catalyze the construction of more ADUs: Expanded access to mortgage financing The Federal Housing Authority announced a new policy in October 2023 that has made it easier to finance construction of new ADUs, as well as making it more achievable to buy or refinance a house with an existing ADU.

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Empire Appraisal Group

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Does Adding an In-Law Suite Pay Off? Source: Does Adding an In-Law Suite Pay Off? NEW YORK – Accessory dwelling units are known by many names: in-law suites, guest houses, backyard cottages, or basement or garage conversions, among others. The post Does Adding an In-Law Suite Pay Off? Florida Realtors. By Liz Weston.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

A coalition of energy- and consumer-focused trade groups lauded the release of new energy-efficiency standards for the construction of new single-family and multifamily homes, which were announced last week by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Residential zoning laws are designed to promote orderly development, control traffic flow, and ensure that noise and activity levels are appropriate to each specific neighborhood. Decades ago, zoning laws were used to legally segregate local communities based on race.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2021

And we need to do everything we can to make sure the laws are being followed and homeowners can navigate their options.” It also extended moratoriums on single-family foreclosures and real estate owned evictions through June 30, 2021. “I don’t want to see another foreclosure crisis in this country.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Many Washingtonians may be in for a surprise on the real estate front when new laws take effect county by county that will greatly expand the use of accessory dwelling units – or ADUs – on parcels of land once exclusive to single-family homes. Even our climate should benefit. The dwellings must be at least 1,000 sq.

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Raleigh Realty

JULY 12, 2022

In fact, it’s estimated that owner-occupied real estate accounts for over a quarter of American households’ net worth. It’s no secret Raleigh is an up-and-coming city, but how’s the local real estate market doing? for homebuilding prospects and number two for overall real estate prospects.

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2022

With a rapid spike in interest rates, inventory at historic lows, home prices rising at unprecedented levels above income, and a purchase market that is both highly anxious and digitally reliant, mortgage and real estate professionals must be strategic to capture the market opportunity today.

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Empire Appraisal Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Real Estate and Design Trends to Watch in 2024 Design & Architecture , Design Trends By: Barbara Ballinger Source: [link] From ecosystem conservation to “new” darker neutrals in exterior paint, we look at the trends set to take hold in the industry this year. It claims its houses are 20 times stronger than those built from wood.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Real estate agents play an undeniable and integral role in today’s housing market. In places like California, laws allow owners to evict tenants for personal occupancy or to sell units as condos. Housing construction reached a 50-year high, with this year alone witnessing the completion of more than 460,000 units.

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Inman

JANUARY 18, 2024

Attorney and new Inman Contributor Rachel Streitfeld examines how changes to Florida's zoning laws could free up vast tracts of land for high-density new home construction.

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The Robert Weiler Company

MAY 14, 2021

It is a group of increasingly vibrant – “and growing” – individuals with many estate planning appraisal and real estate planning needs for multiple properties. How Are Real Estate Appraisals Related to Estate Planning? During the probate process, the valuation of the estate is performed at the time of death.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2023

Currently there are 695,000 single-family units under construction, which is actually 136,000 units below the peak in May 2022. And there are currently 994,000 multifamily units under construction, the highest level since 1973. Single-family construction deliveries, meanwhile, will likely be more muted. And in California, Gov.

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

and in order to answer that question, you need to understand how Real Estate Agents make money. If you could go back to your first year as a Real Estate Agent, what advice would you give yourself? Real estate agents are known to wear multiple hats all the time and to bootstrap themselves more often than one could imagine.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Real estate experts reiterated caution against further rate increases. While homebuilder sentiment is clearly impacted by the recent surge in mortgage rates , permits for single-family homes provide a positive outlook for the pace of construction in the year ahead. Therefore, the Fed needs to wait and not raise rates.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2023

Department of the Interior announced this week its plans to arrange the sale of federal land to the State of Nevada in an effort to spur construction of affordable housing units in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Additional authority is established in a specific section of the law since the land is being sold well below fair market value.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

However, it may not decrease it that much, as most homeowner’s insurance policies include liability, law and ordinance and other coverage. The two major insurers cited the increased wildfire risks in the state and rising construction costs, as the reasons for their departures.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

Very little inventory Mike Simonsen, founder and president of real estate data firm Altos Research , said many homebuyers are adjusting to higher rates, however, and finding ways to pursue home-purchase transactions. NAR is advocating for temporarily lower capital gains taxes for mom-and-pop real estate investors [i.e.,

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

The home equity prison Does this scenario sound familiar compared to the situations of the homeowners that you are encountering lately in your real estate business? Miller is the Managing Partner of David Miller Law, PLLC , in Largo, Florida, and assists in an Of Counsel capacity with Lucas, Macyszyn & Dyer Law Firm.

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Raleigh Realty

AUGUST 17, 2021

Understanding Due Diligence and Earnest Money in North Carolina Real Estate When you go under contract on a home in North Carolina you are going to encounter terms like Due Diligence and Earnest Money. It's important to note that real estate contracts and laws change depending on what state you are in.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

Specifically, the plan calls for the construction and rehabilitation of over 500,000 homes in low- and middle-income areas. Biden is also calling on Congress to eliminate exclusionary zoning laws, which he says inflates housing and construction costs – an issue that has crippled homebuilders across the country for more than a year.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2022

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. This means that the doors, windows, electrical all are done by contractors after the walls have been constructed.”. Khater wrote.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Waters asked the other recipients of her letter, the Appraisal Subcommittee , the Appraisal Foundation and the Appraisal Institute , to work with state appraisal regulatory agencies and boards to investigate the incident and assess whether any appraisals LaVigne conducted may have run afoul of fair lending laws.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The region’s real estate scene in 2023 will be remembered for rising home prices and scant new listings. Welcome to our sixth annual look back at the year that was and to predictions and projections for the coming 12 months in real estate for Seattle/King County and beyond. Buyers and sellers tiptoed through caution.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Construction employment is still 201,000 jobs below its February 2020 level, according to the U.S. A possible solution to the tight housing inventory and escalating home prices offered by Goldman Sachs economists is the relaxing of zoning laws. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

“In terms of longer-term opportunities, President-elect Biden ran on a bold housing platform, including expanding rental assistance, investing $20 billion in the national Housing Trust Fund, and enforcing fair housing laws, among other measures. Presented by: Fannie Mae. To do so, Biden’s plan would invest $640 billion over 10 years.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 29, 2022

A significant indirect influence comes with the infrastructure bill signed into law in November 2021. Construction has failed to keep up with the demand of households, especially with the increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. The good news is that a recently passed law may indirectly change the real estate market for the better.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Mortgage rates, now around 6.5%, are cooling down the housing market and triggering mass layoffs in the mortgage and real estate industries. We do not see new construction returning in a meaningful way any time soon. “We do not see new construction returning in a meaningful way any time soon.

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 10, 2024

Recent news that the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) wishes to settle a series of lawsuits from home sellers has sent ripples through the real estate industry. While the NAR denies any wrongdoing, the proposed settlement promises significant changes in how business is conducted in the real estate market.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

It also puts Gilbert ahead of Chinese real estate tycoon Hui Ka Yan, at No. Gilbert graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree and got a law degree from Wayne State University, according to the prospectus. 27 in the Bloomberg ranking, and ahead of Colin Huang, at No. Huang retired at the age of 33.

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