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HUD announces $72.6M in new Native American community grants

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The grant funds will be primarily deployed to bolster infrastructure, construction or renovation of community buildings, housing rehabilitation, land acquisition and economic development for the American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday announced the disbursement of $72.6

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HUD announces $175M funding opportunity for rental construction, renovation

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This particular funding opportunity is designed to impact communities with demographic and size variations by setting aside $65 million for CoCs that are “located in states with populations of fewer than 2.5 It is designed to address both the immediate impacts of homelessness as well as risk factors that contribute to it, HUD explained.

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New planning tool arrives as California prepares for more accessory dwelling units

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A private planning firm in California is launching a new tool to help local governments there prepare for a pending law designed to spur more construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Digital tools like the ADU Plans Gallery reduce the time and cost of building ADUs and accelerate housing construction.”

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Can 3D printing impact affordable housing stock? HUD thinks so

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) visited the University of Alaska at Fairbanks to tout the possibilities that 3D printing technology could bring to the construction of affordable housing in the U.S. A key goal for the project includes the deployment of local and sustainable resources for construction materials.

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Master planned communities post strong new home sales numbers in 2023

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“Master-planned communities continue to attract buyers and outperform the overall new home market by offering a lifestyle, which elevates and links a collection of neighborhoods,” Ken Pearlman, managing principal at John Burns Research & Consulting, said in a statement.

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Cherokee Nation engages in HUD housing program for skilled workers

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program designed to allow for the construction of rental housing units is getting a new participant: the Cherokee Nation. They are one of the first tribes to be approved for the program, according to the announcement. The program’s initial roll-out will take place in Ochelata, Okla.

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NRMLA, MBA provide comments on HECM application, origination documents

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MBA and NRMLA each state that they are generally supportive of the proposed changes, which include wholesale revisions to the lender table for the best estimate of the total cost of a refinancing to the borrower, as well as increases to the borrower’s principal limit. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans.

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