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Fresh Design Ideas for Open-Plan Kitchens and Living Spaces
Pro Builder's House Review team offers ways home builders can update and improve the design of open-plan kitchen, dining, living spaces
Education + Training
Alabama HBA Introduces Local Boys & Girls Club to Skilled Trade Opportunities
More than 30 children with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama were provided with hands-on activities and learning opportunities from the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders
Education + Training
Santa Fe College Construction Students Build 13th House for Habitat for Humanity
A group of Santa Fe College students with the Charles R. Perry Construction Institute recently completed the program's 13th home for a local family in need
Multifamily
Lebron James I Promise Program Opens New Akron Housing Complex
A LeBron James-backed I Promise affordable housing complex opened its doors to 50 families in Akron, Ohio, this week
Housing Policy + Finance
Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority Increases Investment for Affordable Housing
The redevelopment authority recently advanced a $42 million bond issue to fund new affordable housing projects
Education + Training
Harvard Summer Fellows Tackle Housing-Related Issues
A group of 13 students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Harvard Kennedy School are working to resolve a host of housing issues this summer
Government + Policy
Home Building Professionals Call on Congress to Address Housing Issues
More than 700 home building professionals marched on Capitol Hill this week to urge Congress to address key issues impeding new affordable housing production
Financing
Mortgage Purchase Applications Slow, Even as Rates Fall
Mortgage rates dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point at the start of June, but that gradual improvement in housing affordability wasn't enough to lure buyers back to the for-sale market
Housing Policy + Finance
How Detroit’s New Land Value Tax Plan Could Serve as a Model for the Nation
Detroit's mayor is introducing a new land value tax plan intended to increase funding for new construction and resolve a rental affordability crisis
Affordability
First-Time Homebuyers Are Facing One of the Least Affordable Markets in US History
The Mortgage Bankers Association's Purchase Applications Payment Index reached a record high in April, highlighting the severity of a nationwide housing affordability crisis that disproportionately affects first-time buyers