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New Jersey bill seeks to require face-to-face counseling for reverse mortgages

Housing Wire

In-person hurdles An in-person counseling requirement remains law in Massachusetts, which contributed to the halting of reverse mortgage business throughout the state at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic due to stay-at-home orders handed down by then-Gov. Not just those who support my bill but also those that oppose it.

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Key Land Development Deadline Approaches for Washington Counties

Will Springer Realtor

Washington established guidance called the Growth Management Act (GMA) that requires review and possible revision of land-development policies at least every 20 years. The GMA mandates that local policies also guide decisions on transportation, capital facilities and the natural environment. If not now, when?

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The obstacles to a digital mortgage are changing – Here’s what lenders need to know

Housing Wire

banking, shopping, transportation). There are 39 states that have passed RON laws. They are willing to drive change across their operations and work with advisors, like Falcon, to develop a roadmap to integrate digitalization into policies, processes, and training.

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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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Origins of Washington’s Growth Management Act

Will Springer Realtor

The Growth Management Act was adopted in 1990 by the Legislature to address an uncoordinated and inconsistent set of rules for development that were threatening the environment. The result of the laws is a greater share of residential growth within cities. The answer lies within a major piece of legislation from Olympia.

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Boston suburb works to comply with new state multifamily construction law

Housing Wire

The town of Newton, Massachusetts is working to comply with a new state law that requires the construction of new multifamily housing units in areas served by public transit, according to reporting from the Boston Globe. However, the debate in Newton could be more contentious than in other parts of the state, according to the Globe.

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Inclusive ‘Living Conditions’ Study Ranks Fla. No. 6

Empire Appraisal Group

Shelton Weeks, professor and director of the Lucas Institute for Real Estate Development & Finance, Florida Gulf Coast University. “In points) Total law-enforcement employees per capita: double weight (~7.27 points) Total law-enforcement employees per capita: double weight (~7.27 points) Cost of living: quadruple weight (~8.89