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9 Tips to Design the Perfect Family Kitchen
People say the kitchen is the heart of every home. And what represents heart and love more than family? Are you looking to renovate or revamp your current kitchen design? Love entertaining, and want a more functional space?
Manufactured Homes Deliver Flexible 2 Bedroom Floor Plans
Fortunately for people determined to stop throwing away their money on high rents, the manufactured home industry delivers high-quality 2 bedroom floor plans at an affordable cost. Mobile home buyers enjoy luxury options not always found in site-built structures because of the unique customization options. If you are considering buying a 2 bedroom home, it may be in your best interest to weigh the benefits of a manufactured home before taking out a huge mortgage.
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 11.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 18, 2019
Meridian Sells 115,000 SF Medical Office Center in Pasadena, Calif.
Meridian, a full-service real estate developer and owner of medical office real estate, is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of Cotton Medical Center
Wood Investments Co. Buys Single-Tenant Retail Property in Bakersfield for $1.4 Million, 7% Cap...
Wood Investments Companies, Inc., a leading California commercial real estate investment and management company specializing in retail, announced today the acquisition
ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Rebounds in August
Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator climbed to nine months in August 2019, up 0.5 months or 5.4% from July 2019, when CBI stood at 8.5 months
LEADER SCHUMER & SENATOR CARDIN ANNOUNCE SENATE DEMOCRATS WILL FORCE SENATE FLOOR VOTE NEXT...
Under The Congressional Review Act, Senate Democrats Can Force A Majority-Threshold Vote Wednesday On The Resolution To Nullify The IRS’s Rule Blocking Homeowners’ Ability To Work Around Harmful GOP Tax Law Caps On SALT Deduction
Existing-Home Sales Decrease 2.2% in September
Existing-home sales receded in September following two consecutive months of increases, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Each of the four major regions witnessed sales
JPMorgan Chase Makes $5 Million Investment to Support Affordable Housing and Small Businesses along...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced a $5 million, three-year commitment to help expand access to economic opportunity for local residents and small business owners along the 16-mile
Distribution Facilities Drive Growth in Industrial Market: Valuation Magazine
Demand for distribution facilities is primarily driving growth in the healthy industrial real estate market, according to an article in Valuation magazine’s third quarter 2019 issue.
Two KTGY Designs Selected as 2019 NMHC Innovation Challenge Finalists
KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) has named its five finalists for its 2019 Innovation Challenge competition with KTGY receiving two finalist honors for “Park House | A Housing Solution
How to Maintain a Healthy and Positive Relationships with Tenants
Are you a property owner in Maryland? Looking forward to finding out and keep hold of good tenants in your rental houses in Maryland? If yes then you must know the art of figuring out the right tenants and maintaining the positive tenant relations.
EPA Announces Nearly $21 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to the City of Oak Ridge
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $20.7 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee to help finance a new drinking water treatment plant.
Federal Code Mandates Costly and the Wrong Approach to Boost Energy Efficiency
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today urged Congress to oppose any federal mandates that require the adoption of more stringent building codes because it would harm housing affordability, prevent healthy competition in the marketplace and may not achieve the intended results
Leading Housing Researchers Challenge Proposed Fair Housing Rule Change
The NYU Furman Center and the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at U.C. Berkeley submitted public comments today arguing that a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ignores the demonstrated harms
GSA Announces Planned Building Purchase in Southeast Federal Center for Department of Transportation Headquarters
The U.S. General Services Administration today exercised the purchase option contained in its current lease for the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters at 1200 New Jersey Ave SE in the Yards/Southeast Federal Center neighborhood.
Mayor Bowser Celebrates Reimagined Grimke School as New Housing and Renovated African American Civil...
As part of #DCHousingWeek, Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, and Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau celebrated the start of construction on the redevelopment of the former Grimke School
Getting Into Real Estate: How to Become a Real Estate Agent
Getting a real estate license isn't something you should up and do. Just like any other life decision, you want to think it through and decide if it's the right choice.
Life After Foreclosure: Advice for Becoming a Homeowner Again
This is probably what will ring through your mind when you decide to take the journey toward homeownership after foreclosure. The first journey is still fresh in your memory; bruising and full of financial and regulatory obstacles.
10 Great Reasons to Buy Prefab Homes
Prefab — short for prefabricated — homes have become very popular over the last few years. In fact, the industry as a whole will likely reach a valuation of $11.2 billion by the end of this year.
