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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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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

Housing Wire

6 months course access Ridgeline: All features of Base + Livestream option and Forms Training 101. Visit Website Overview The Lee Institute School of Real Estate combines professional instruction and video format training to make the concepts of the real estate business more digestible and engaging. 25 hrs livestream access.

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FREE Webinar: Fair Housing, Is It?

McKissock

As a global speaker, author, coach, and social media influencer, Leigh strives to support and develop REALTORS®, who are both leaders and advocates in their communities. She strives to make her community a better place through personal interactions and positive relationships daily.

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Homelessness is not an unsolvable problem

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and companies in the private sector. Any amount of time is too long, but landlord engagement and counseling has reduced this home search time.(Brief) Its success also provides a counter to the idea that homelessness is mostly about mental health issues and is too complex to solve.

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HUD raises Housing Choice Voucher funding to $30 billion for 2023

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week announced that it is allotting $30.3 It has also made HCV utilization tools available that include additional information such as projection tools, training videos and monthly summaries of the program. billion for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program for 2023.

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Lamacchia Realty Opens in Fall River and Enters Bristol County Market

Lamacchia Realty

Anthony Lamacchia Broker/Owner/CEO “We are excited to join forces with Lamacchia Realty; after seeing their presentation with all they have to offer in marketing, training, systems, and technology we knew it was the right fit. He is a board member of the Redevelopment Authority of Fall River and a Clerk of Bristol County Economic development.

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Solving the Housing Shortage

DataMaster

Getting current landlords to sell would take some heavy incentives. As for skilled laborers, training is time-consuming, and many students are unaware that construction is an option. If even a tiny percentage of that supply was made available in the housing market, we could find some relief. ” Conclusion.