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Built-to-rent construction gains momentum amid affordable housing shortage 

Housing Wire

As a result, some homebuilders have doubled down on the construction of built-to-rent (BTR) homes. The momentum is continuing as another 99,000 BTR homes are under construction in 2024, although the breakneck pace is expected to ease in 2025. Meanwhile, investors are flocking to the BTR sector.

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ADU options set to expand in California

Housing Wire

It is shipped from the Boxabl manufacturing facility in Las Vegas and is “designed to unfold into a fully functional dwelling unit in just a few hours,” reducing construction costs and minimizing environmental impacts, according to a company news release. But some experts believe that financing options for ADUs need to be expanded.

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Rural America is losing affordable housing at a crisis pace

Housing Wire

It now faces a wave of mortgage maturities and payoffs on the thousands of affordable-housing complexes it has helped to finance over the years — with no new construction carried out under the program since 2012. This USDA program, however, is in serious trouble.

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White House, HUD announce $5.5B in housing and community development grants

Housing Wire

billion will go to 668 recipients specifically for the construction of new affordable housing units through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. In 2023, HOME “helped create over 13,000 units of housing and more than 13,000 households were assisted with tenant based rental assistance,” according to HUD. Another $1.3

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Opinion: More financing options for ADUs are needed

Housing Wire

A recent survey by Villa noted that some ~60% of rental tenants said that living in an ADU has allowed them to live in a neighborhood they would not otherwise be able to afford — that’s a big deal. Draw structures for loans supporting new construction of ADUs, especially for prefab, are still “clunky.”

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The U.S. rental market to gain in importance as the for-sale market remains challenging

Housing Wire

This development is crucial for agents, as it brings not just relief to tenants nationwide but also might create more movement as renters are looking for better deals. Following a surge in rents during 2021 and early 2022, the sector experienced a notable cooling trend in rates last year, according to data by Apartment List.

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Tech-driven horizons: The evolution of building and construction

Inman

Explore how innovative solutions are revolutionizing new development from a historically building-centric view to a tenant-centric approach, in this must-watch Inman Access class.