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A Closer Look at Impact Fees
Just because impact fees have been around since the 1970s doesn’t mean they should be any local jurisdiction’s primary solution for financing…
A Winning Strategy
Much of the credit for LGI’s success goes to its marketing and sales processes
Dreams Of Homeownership Falls For First Time In Five Years
Trulia’s 2017 Housing Outlook explores Millennial buyers, rising mortgage rates, and the markets to watch
Zoning And Land Use Regulations Contribute To Reduced Mobility In U.S.
A shortage of affordable housing is forcing Americans to stay where they are even when their communities have a shortage of jobs. It would be…
Low-income Housing Doesn’t Lower Neighborhood Housing Values, Study Says
An analysis by real-estate listing website Trulia in the 20 highest priced U.S. housing markets from 1996 to 2006 found that residential property…
Rising Mortgage Rates Push Buyers Toward Less Expensive Homes
Rates for 30-year-fixed mortgages rose to 4.08 percent last week, rising half a percent in less than a month.
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D.C. Council Passes Bill To Reduce Number Of Blighted Properties
The Washington D.C. Council recently passed legislation that will make it more expensive for owners to hold vacant or blighted property. The…
Major Markets Experience Flat And Falling Rent Prices
Rent prices are still high in New York City, as a certain niche political party has…
U.S. Lumber Industry Pushes For Import Duties On Canadian Softwood
Leaders in the U.S. lumber industry are lobbying the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission to put import duties…
Energy Efficiency
2x4 Wall Systems Outperform Traditional 2x6 in Tests
BASF and Building Science Consulting tested the home performance of the 2x4 HP+ Wall System and 2x6 construction with full cavity insulation
