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SOURCE: HUD
HUD has released new guidance for grantees and partners regarding the Davis-Bacon Act and how it will apply to NSP projects. The Davis-Bacon Act requires that all construction laborers and mechanics working on NSP projects are receiving payment of no less than the prevailing wage in the ...
SOURCE: Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard Kennedy School
Current trends affecting the housing market are explored in the report State of the Nation’s Housing 2011. This includes homeownership, rental markets and local economies as well as areas of growth and strain, signs of recovery and clear challenges. Demographic data are provided and other ...
Instead of creating a new program to utilize NSP funding, Pasco County Community Development turned to Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation to expand its purchase-rehab-resale program. Through this partnership, NSP funds are used to cover the difference between sales prices and ...
SOURCE: HUD
Fourteen state and local programs have been awarded HUD’s prestigious “Door Knocker Award” for their outstanding work in producing affordable housing and creating sustainable living situations through innovative housing solutions. The winning projects ranged from programs ...
SOURCE: J. Michael Collins and Collin O’Rourke
The effects that homebuyer education and counseling has on consumers is the topic of this report titled Homeownership Education and Counseling: Do We Know What Works? The report explores the impact of providing consumers with the information they need to make sound home purchase decisions. ...
SOURCE: National Association of Realtors®
Who is a “typical” homebuyer? The typical homebuyer is profiled in this presentation, including age, income, martial status, gender and family size. The presentation also explores the types of homes that buyers are looking for, the types of homes being sold, the expected tenure in ...
SOURCE: NeighborWorks America
Nuestra Comunidad in Boston is engaging local residents in real estate development, and by doing so is improving social cohesion, reducing criminal activity and improving access to local resources. These activities help balance out the organization’s programs that don’t generate ...
SOURCE: CNN, 5/31/11
Home prices decreased for the third quarter in a row during the first quarter of 2011, to levels as low as they were in 2002. This is down 32.7% from the peak in 2006. Prices rebounded slightly in 2009 because of the homebuyer tax credits but have been slipping ever since, according to data from ...
SOURCE: Enterprise Communities
Enterprise Communities has created a Carbon Calculator that businesses, organizations and individual households can use to evaluate their carbon footprint. The evaluation allows entities to calculate how much carbon their normal day-to-day activities contribute to carbon emissions. ...
SOURCE: Center for Community Progress
A new book released by Community Progress and authored by Frank Alexander gives step-by-step advice on how to turn problem properties around and use them to address neighborhood needs. The abundance of vacant buildings and empty lots provides affordable housing opportunities via land banking ...
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