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HUD creates research grant to analyze office-to-residential conversions

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week announced a new notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to examine the intricacies of converting office space into residential living units. Each new goal, while worthy, widens the disconnect between buildings constructed decades ago and what regulation requires today.”

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Phoenix building restrictions squeeze construction firms and agents

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A ban on residential building permits in parts of the Phoenix area is angering builders and agents , who feel it may curb the supply of affordable housing. In certain parts of the Phoenix AMA that do not have a designated water provider, builders and developers need a certificate of AWS to obtain a building permit. million residents.

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Real estate newsletters: The ultimate playbook (+ 49 topic ideas & subject lines)

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However, other email tools not specific to real estate agents (like Mailchimp and Flodesk) offer built-in templates that make delivering beautifully designed email newsletters a cinch. Create a responsive newsletter design One of the best ways to make things easy on yourself is to use real estate newsletter templates.

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NRMLA, MBA provide comments on HECM application, origination documents

Housing Wire

HUD also seeks to transition away from the discontinued Fannie Mae Form 1009, the residential loan application for reverse mortgages, to Form 1003, the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA). HUD also plans to replace its use of some internal forms, including one used in conjunction with U.S.

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The far-reaching impact of “The House that SHE Built”

Housing Wire

PWB has also been a convener to talk about issues and challenges of the day, such as the labor shortage, and share resources that encourage construction training opportunities and leadership paths for women in the industry. There are lucrative opportunities in construction. A book tour is planned for the fall.

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Japanese luxury-home developer plans U.S. IPO

Housing Wire

a developer of luxury single-family homes and condominiums, which also has residential leasing operations in Dallas, is looking to raise up to $30 million via the U.S. In the long term, we plan to acquire land or residential properties in Dallas as well as other cities and states in the U.S. Tokyo-based Lead Real Estate Co.

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Can 3-D printed homes help solve the housing crisis?

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A former Texas A&M cross country and track athlete and Episcopalian minister, Ballard in 2011 co-founded TreeHouse , a retailer to sell environmentally friendly home construction materials. Ideally, an engineer designs a model of what they want on software, from an air duct to a prosthetic limb, and it is precisely printed out.