Yearly Archives: 2018
NYU Furman Center Responds to HUD’s Assessment of Fair Housing Delay
In January 2018, the Trump administration announced that it was delaying the deadline for jurisdictions to complete an important analysis intended to ensure that communities are acting to reduce residential segregation and remove barriers to fair housing choice.
Veterans Affairs Provides Assistance in Wake of Yountville Tragedy
Our sympathies are with the families, friends and colleagues of Jennifer Gonzales, a psychologist with the San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Pathway Home’s executive director, Christine Loeber and staff therapist Jen Golick killed at The Pathway Home, a private non-profit residential treatment facility located on the Yountville State Veterans Home campus. We have tremendous respect for their unfailing commitment to serve our Veterans during their most challenging times
New Ads Urge Action on Infrastructure, Permanent Solution for Highway Trust Fund
If we're stuck in gridlock, so is our economy. Congestion drives up the price of everything we make, buy and export. It's a $160 billion hidden tax." That's the key message of a new ad campaign urging Congress and the Trump administration to act now to develop and pass a robust transportation infrastructure investment package and a permanent fix for the Highway Trust Fund.
The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of Net Lease Boot Barn
The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Boot Barn property located at 1775 Vann Drive in Jackson, Tennessee for $2,000,000.
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS ADD 61,000 JOBS IN FEBRUARY AND 254,000 OVER THE YEAR; HOURLY EARNINGS...
New Steel and Aluminum Tariffs are Likely to Undermine Future Job Gains in the Construction Sector as Firms Will be Forced to Pay More for Key Materials and Trade War Dampens Demand for New Construction
NACWA Supports Clean Water Prominence in $1 Trillion Senate Infrastructure Plan
This week, Senate Democrats released a $1 Trillion plan to invest in America’s infrastructure—a plan in which clean water occupies a well-deserved front-and-center position in America’s infrastructure conversation.
BLM SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON DESERT SOLAR PROJECT
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the proposed Crimson Solar Project, located near Blythe in eastern Riverside. Sonoran West Solar Holding LLC., has requested a rights-of-way authorization to construct, operate, maintain, and decommission an up to 350-megawatt photovoltaic facility along with necessary ancillary facilities
Mortgage Credit Availability Decreases in February
Mortgage credit availability decreased in February according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) which analyzes data from Ellie Mae's AllRegs® Market Clarity® business information tool.
Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on New Jewel-Osco in Woodlawn
Mayor Rahm Emanuel broke ground on the new Jewel-Osco on the northwest corner of 61st Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. The full-service grocery store and drive-through pharmacy store will bring high-quality fresh food options to the Woodlawn community.
ABC Weighs in on Elements of a Successful Infrastructure Package
On March 1, ABC President and CEO Mike Bellaman joined members of Congress, senior committee staff, key industry stakeholders and top administration officials for discussions on the challenges of writing and passing a package to revitalize America’s infrastructure.
Statement from NAR President Elizabeth Mendenhall about HUD’s Possible Changes to its Mission Statement
National Association of Realtors® President Elizabeth Mendenhall, a sixth-generation Realtor® from Columbia, Missouri and CEO of RE/MAX Boone Realty, issued the following statement regarding the Department of Housing and Urban Development's potential plans to remove anti-discrimination language from its current mission statement
NREL Research Fellow Inducted Into Engineering Academy
Mark O’Malley, a senior research fellow at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has been elected as a foreign member to the National Academy of Engineering. Only 16 foreign members were chosen this year
The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of Single Tenant AutoZone Ground Lease
The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant AutoZone ground lease located at 2230 Repsdorph Road in Seabrook, Texas for $1,750,000. The 6,816 square foot building sits on 0.98 acres of land immediately off of Bayport Boulevard (State Highway 146) along Repsdorph Road in Seabrook’s primary retail corridor.
Builders Tell Congress: Progress on Regulatory Reform, but the Job is not Done
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today lauded efforts by the Trump administration and Congress to roll back onerous regulations that hurt home building firms and other small businesses but cautioned that much more needs to be done to further reduce regulatory burdens
Democratic Plan Would Invest Billions In Repairing Roads & Bridges, Rebuilding Schools, Modernizing Water...
Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement Wednesday regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) decision to remove the anti-discrimination language from its mission statement, eliminating any reference to the long-standing goals of inclusive and discrimination-free communities
Senate Democrats, In Contrast With President Trump, Unveil Major Infrastructure Investment Proposal – Dem...
Democratic Plan Would Invest Billions In Repairing Roads & Bridges, Rebuilding Schools, Modernizing Water & Sewer Systems, Bringing Communities Universal High-Speed Internet, Renovating VA Healthcare Facilities, And Much More
New HUD Mission Statement Undermines Fair Housing for All
On March 6, the leadership at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it is changing its mission statement by stripping away language that promises inclusivity and communities free of discrimination
How to Have a Successful Real Estate Open House
It makes sense that it is a good idea to expose your home to the largest number of potential buyers. However, how you get those buyers to walk through your door and inside your house can be a challenge, but not an insurmountable one.
The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of Net Lease Arby’s Property
The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net lease Arby’s Restaurant located at 3100 E Holland Road in Saginaw, Michigan for $741,935. The 2,028 square foot Arby’s is strategically positioned along East Holland Road (M-46) with excellent visibility. East Holland Road (M-46) is an east-west state highway that experiences traffic counts in excess of 22,700 vehicles per day.
DOE Laboratories Sign Memorandum of Understanding For Innovative Coal Research
Two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories with energy research expertise are joining forces to pursue research on new ways to use coal to create innovative high-value products. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed today by representatives of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) at NETL’s Pittsburgh site. DOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steve Winberg attended the signing event
