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Housing coalition publishes recommendations for GSEs’ ‘Duty to Serve’ plans

Housing Wire

The GSEs should “increase certain loan purchases” in Duty to Serve markets; develop new and accessible loan products and programs; and evaluate new business partnership opportunities. Better loan products to serve “high-needs rural regions” should also be developed.

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Manufactured homes are appreciating faster than site-built homes

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Despite that attention, however, some in the industry have chafed at the portrayal of land-lease communities by government housing authorities. An analysis of data from the U.S. increased by 58.34% between 2018 and 2023.

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Recession-Proof Ground Leases Are an Overlooked $2.5 Trillion Asset Class

Propmodo

Yet, there are plenty of instances in which the land and the building are owned separately, with the building owner occupying the property under a ground lease agreement with the landowner. The addressable market for ground leases in the United States totals $2.5

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First Team High Desert Agent Rob St. Onge Closes Historic Commercial Transaction at $14.7 Million!

First Team Real Estate

Originally starting as a land lease, Rob went to the city to discuss potential truck parking and discovered the property was in the wrong zone designation for this use. What started out as a $5 Million listing was quickly bid up by several interested developers to a final price of $7.35

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Housing Affordability Task Force Report: My Two Cents (Pt2)

Toronto Realty Blog

Do you think that if and when a development enters their world, that they don’t like, that they will not reach out to city councilors? ” Clearly, this recommendation is attempting to remove the politicizing of developments and let projects pass or fail based on merit, not NIMBY’sim. ” 16. Yes, absolutely.

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Flood Plains, High Winds, and Leased Land: Your Guide to Buying a House in Palm Springs

HomeLight

You’ll have to navigate land leases, HOA requirements , and stiff competition from other buyers set on purchasing your picture-perfect property. If you’re taking out a loan to buy a house on leased land, lenders will require the lease to extend five years beyond the loan’s term.

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6 of the Best Retirement Communities in Idaho

HomeLight

This land-lease development offers single-family, one-story houses ranging from 1,400 to 1,800 square feet with two or three bedrooms, one or two bathrooms, and two or three-car garages. About: Golden Spike Estates is a 55+ land-lease community with spectacular mountain views. Location: Boise, Idaho.