WASHINGTON DC – Proposed legislation that would guide federal and state banking regulators on easing the flow of acquisition, development and construction credit, intended to benefit home builders who find it increasingly difficult to assemble funds for new projects, is just what the housing industry needs, according to the National Association of Home Builders. The …
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WASHINGTON DC – Things are looking up nationwide for growth in new and existing apartments, condominium buildings, and other forms of multi-family housing, the Washington-based National Association of Home Builders said Thursday (March 10, 2011). The association announced that two key measurements it tracks to determine multi-family trends – the Multifamily Production Index, which gauges …
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HARRISBURG PA – Home builders are applauding passage of a bill Monday (March 7, 2011) by the Pennsylvania House to repeal the state’s home sprinkler mandate, and called for quick action by the state Senate, according to The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper. “We are pleased by the large and bipartisan support to remove this costly and …
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ALLENTOWN PA – As homeowners around the country continue to struggle to fend off foreclosure proceedings, a working group of attorneys general and banking officials from all 50 states has been gathering evidence in a probe of potentially improper or illegal lending and servicing practices, according to an article written by reporter Tim Darragh and …
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WASHINGTON DC – McMansions may be a thing of the past. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the average size of a new home dropped by more than 2,000 square feet in 2009. Some speculate the cause is downsizing due to tough economic times. Read the story, published by WFMZ-TV of Allentown PA, here.
LOS ANGELES CA – OK, here’s the pitch. You’re a first-time home seller; that buying thing has been so-o-o-o done to death already. And you’re located in the eight-county Philadelphia area. And you want to be on television in one of those prime-time reality shows. Here’s your chance for 15 minutes – no, wait, make …
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The study, released Nov. 8, 2004, by UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center and titled “Dispelling the Model Minority Myth,” shows the real estate industry needs specialized programs “designed to reach this under-served population,” says San Francisco Realtor John Yen Wong. Wong is president of the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA), which commissioned the …
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