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Don’t let COVID crisis mask affordable housing opportunity

Housing Wire

Other countries, including England, have developed digital national systems for processing and recording mortgage and property transactions. Reform zoning laws. Here again, the decentralized network of municipal law has handicapped the industry’s ability to respond to the pressing need for more affordable housing.

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Opinion: Who decides what American neighborhoods look like?

Housing Wire

The answer is a combination of real estate developers, brokers, investors, agents and property owners — the overwhelming majority of whom are white. Neighborhoods are subject to the choices of developers, municipal governments and other outside groups. Who decides what our neighborhoods look like? And who profits from these projects?

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Investors’ Guide to Mixed-Use Property for Sale: Understanding the Live-Work-Play Hybrid [2021]

The Robert Weiler Company

First, as a prospective investor interested in the mixed-use real estate development concept, you must understand the requirements of these unique community environments and the people inhabiting these structures. Mixed-use commercial property is either a building or a land development that includes both residential and commercial space.

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10 ways for real estate agents to stay compliant with fair housing laws

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development and can result in fines and other penalties. Understanding the act’s provisions can help you become a more ethical real estate agent and help you follow a law that encourages open access to high-quality housing for all. The Fair Housing Act was just one aspect of this law.

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Do I Need a Property Manager to Rent My Single Family Home?

Eppraisal

In fact, owning several provides a living for many a landlord. In the context of single-family residences, hiring someone to manage the house might strike a landlord as extravagant. Yet viewing professional stewards of this sort as simply an expense might work against the landlord.