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Top 2013 real estate stories: Prices and buildings rising
It’s that time of year again, when most of the northern hemisphere is dealing with blizzards and ice, every third car on the roads seemingly is from Quebec or Ontario, and I look back at the major...
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Stony Brook project backs Westford’s affordable housing rates
Westford — This fall, the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development awarded $2.2 million to an emergent Westford development called Residences at Stony Brook Phase 2. The funds solidified...
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Spec builders return to Aspen market
Speculative builders are sniffing around the Aspen-area real estate market again after all but disappearing for five years during the recession, according to real estate agents. The demand for new...
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ICC 700 Residential Green Certifications Will More Than Double in 2014
Today there are 29,724 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard certified homes and lots. As the residential green code is on the cusp of eclipsing 30,000 certifications, more than a dozen governments...
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State Expands Affordable Housing Options for Individuals and People with...
A vacant building in suburban Oak Park has been transformed into quality affordable rental housing to enable low-income individuals and people with disabilities to live near work. On behalf of Governor...
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“Better Choices, Better Results in Housing and Community Development,” 2013...
Crownsville, MD – More than seven years ago, the nation plunged into a prolonged economic downturn, triggered by the foreclosure crisis and the collapse of the housing market. The account of Maryland’s...
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How LeadingAge Helped HUD Explore Aging in Place
Staff members from the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research lent their expertise to 2 recent initiatives sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to shine a spotlight...
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Housing Authority commits $36.5 million for Addison Terrace housing complex
The Pittsburgh Housing Authority on Thursday earmarked $36.5 million to redevelop the Depression-era Addison Terrace complex in the Hill District. Demolition began last year on the first phase of...
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Housing Needs Deserve Spotlight In This Year’s Budget
Existing programs are simply not sufficient to meet the demand for more affordable homes in New York State, in large part because they do not serve people across a wide range of incomes. Budget season...
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Nonprofits to take over more of city’s public housing
Nonprofit housing providers will take over operation of the majority of The City’s public housing from the troubled Housing Authority, city and federal officials announced Thursday. While ceding...
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Richmond seeks partners for plan to seize mortgages using eminent domain
After months of trying, members of the Richmond City Council have been unable to muster the supermajority of votes they need to enact a controversial plan to use eminent domain to seize underwater...
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Nonprofits help homeless veterans in Flagstaff find housing
Robert “Bobby” Templin, 52, was living in a camper in the woods off Old Walnut Canyon Road. “I was out there by choice,” he said. “I love the woods.” Originally from Reading, Pa., he came to Flagstaff...
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Home-building permits surge in Clovis
The number of single-family residential building permits issued in Clovis last year has exceeded the 25-year average for the first time since 2006. The recovering housing market is attracting new...
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