Affordability End of ‘Qualified Mortgage Patch’ Could Hurt Low-Income Buyers The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to let the “qualified mortgage patch,” a regulatory loophole that allows low-income buyers to...
Trends In Search of Lower Taxes, Homebuyers Flock to Florida Florida is seeing increased migration from high-tax states such as New York, New Jersey, and California, National Mortgage News reports. ...
Trends Homebuyers Leaving High-Cost Metros for Smaller Cities Redfin reports that several high-cost U.S. cities are losing population to more affordable metros such as Phoenix, Atlanta, and Las Vegas. ...
Financing Home Prices Heat Up in Several Cities Home prices are heating up in several major U.S. cities, despite price increases slowing nationally, according to CNBC. Nationally, home...
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Codes + Standards Long Island Firm Says it has Built World’s Largest 3D Printed Home S-Squared 3D Printers Inc. of Patchogue, N.Y. says it has built the world’s largest 3D printed home. Using its Autonomous Robotic...
Codes + Standards California Officials Consider ‘Right-to-Shelter’ Law California officials are considering adopting a ‘right-to-shelter’ law that would guarantee a roof over every homeless person in the state,...
Codes + Standards Congressional Bill Would Strengthen National Model Building Codes U.S. Senators from opposite sides of the aisle recently introduced the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act. The legislation...
Codes + Standards Planners, City Officials Rethink Parking Requirements on New Projects Two recent articles indicate that city planners and officials are reexamining parking requirements for new developments. The Boston Globe,...
Codes + Standards USGBC-LA Chooses First ‘Net Zero Accelerator’ Technologies The U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles Chapter (USGBC-LA) has chosen its first technology solutions under its Net Zero Accelerator...