Gwinnett cities: Embracing Multifamily Housing

forbes forbes | 1 year ago

Despite Slowdown In Housing Market, These 10 Cities Have Seen The Biggest Price Growth From 2021 To 2022 According to the latest Redfin data, Waco, Texas, has experienced the biggest rise in home prices ... [+] over the last year, from a median sale price of $155,000 in May 2021 to a median sale price of $247,000 in May 2022. getty According to the latest Redfin data, Waco, Texas, has experienced the biggest rise in home prices ... [+] over the last year, from a median sa...

Public housing has been privatized in some Arizona cities

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

ELOY – One block west of Main Street, behind City Hall and police headquarters, sits a nondescript one-story gray-brick building that should be a lifeline for the thousands of local residents living below the poverty line. But in the middle of a workday afternoon on a recent Tuesday, the door of the Eloy Housing Authority is locked and the office lights are out. After a knock and a short pause, a woman appears. She won’t speak to journalists but assures them the federal government has the s...

Home prices have grown the fastest in these Twin Cities ZIP codes

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

The Twin Cities area is seeing its formerly blazing hot housing market cool down, but home prices in many areas are still well above where they were even a year ago, according to data from Zillow. The median price for a home in the metro rose to $362,000 last month, according to a recent report from local Realtors associations. That's a big jump of more than 6% from where prices stood a year before, but a smaller increase than in recent months. Minneapolis Area Realtors and Saint Paul Area Ass...

Home Prices Have Begun Falling: Here Are the Cities Where They’re Down the Most

www.realtor.com www.realtor.com | 2 years ago

What goes up must come down. The real estate price hikes have seemed unstoppable—until now. This is where home prices are falling the most. The post Home Prices Have Begun Falling: Here Are the Cities Where They’re Down the Most appeared first on Real Estate News & Insights | realtor.com®.

House Money: Cities feel effects of national housing market slowdown

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

On this week's installment of House Money: students in Utah have nowhere to live after being waitlisted for student housing, Florida's state government tries to stop a city's zoning reforms, and why the real estate industry could see layoffs soon.

forbes forbes | 1 year ago

10 Cities Where Housing Inventory Increased The Most Amid Slowing Housing Market Three cities in the Chicago metro area — Joliet, Aurora, and Naperville — have experienced some of ... [+] the largest increases in their for-sale inventory year over year, from May 2021 to May 2022. getty Three cities in the Chicago metro area — Joliet, Aurora, and Naperville — have experienced some of ... [+] the largest increases in their for-sale inventory year over year, from May...

We Still Have a Lot to Learn When it Comes to Building Smart Cities

propmodo propmodo | 1 year ago

The phrase “smart city,” evokes visions of a utopian metropolis filled with beautiful buildings, streets devoid of litter, and maybe a flying car or two. But even in this tech-gilded day and age, the term is still purely aspirational. There have been many attempts across the world to create an idyllic urban ecosystem, but if a smart city ever makes it to the ribbon-cutting, the cracks in the marketing begin to show, eventually flaking off into a trail of broken promises. Sure, adding technol...

Private landlords have become the key to subsidized housing

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

Dozens of private landlords walked through the arched doorways of the colonial revival red brick building on a bright spring day to hear the government’s pitch for its Housing Choice Voucher program. City leaders had recently quadrupled the financial incentive for private landlords to participate in the Housing Choice Voucher program, commonly known as Section 8, which is one of the most prevalent ways to secure affordable housing. To help spread the word, the Phoenix Housing Department offer...

Other cities are turning offices into housing. Why not Boston?

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

The mayor wants to revitalize downtown through office-to-residential conversions. Real estate leaders say they're interested. But transforming offices into housing is a tough task in a city as old and expensive as this one, with a life sciences industry eager to gobble up real estate, according to experts.

How to invest in subsidized multifamily housing

jakeandgino jakeandgino | 6 years ago

Have you every wondered what it takes to invest in HUD or Section 8 housing? If so, this show is for you! We have two experts to discuss all of the benefits and pitfalls of subsidized housing. In this episode you will discover: -Affordable housing -Property Management -Compliance -Mom and Pop owners -Section 8 myths -Inspections -HUD -Contract renewals -Pro's and Con's of affordable housing -And much more! Blueprint Housing Solutions