M/I, Meritage team up to fund $7.6M bridge to growth in a Texas town
M/I Homes and Meritage Homes split the cost of a $7.6 million bridge connecting an upcoming 496-home community with the City of Buda’s downtown commercial core
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California condo defect liability bill on deck after recess
Coming out of summer recess, California lawmakers will tackle condominium construction defect legislation that has cleared committees and passed one chamber.
How ROAD aims to boost housing supply and cut red tape
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act includes provisions to streamline NEPA reviews, expand factory-built housing and incentivize local pro-supply reforms. Builders say federal action helps, but local zoning and permitting remain the main constraint on new housing.
Greystone’s new $137M fund lands as LIHTC investment rises
Greystone raised $137 million for a second multi-investor LIHTC fund in less than a year and now exceeds $240 million in total equity. The fund targets 1,960 units across 20 properties in nine states.
Cody Pearce returns to YES Communities as president
YES Communities appointed manufactured housing industry veteran Cody Pearce as president to oversee daily operations.
Condo safety repairs bill returns with bipartisan Florida support
Lawmakers reintroduce the Making Condos Safer and Affordable Act to expand low-interest loans for structural and life-safety work.
The ROAD ahead for build-to-rent
The build-to-rent (BTR) industry can finally breathe a collective sigh of relief after the passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act ended months of legislative uncertainty.
Art Falcone on launching AmeriCraft Homes and building hospitality-driven communities
Art Falcone — a prominent real estate developer with more than 40 years of experience in developing single-family, multifamily, hospitality, mixed-use and retail properties — recently launched a new homebuilding venture, AmeriCraft Homes.
Duplexes and townhomes do not always make housing cheaper
Not every housing policy labeled “affordable” is actually designed to make housing more affordable. That is the central problem with today’s “missing middle” debate. Across the country, duplexes, triplexes, courtyard apartments, townhomes and small multifamily buildings are being promoted as the solution to America’s housing affordability crisis. The argument sounds clean and appealing: allow more […]
Florida county’s impact fees put new Live Local projects at risk
Indianapolis-based apartment developer Milhaus started building an apartment project in Manatee County, Florida, under the state’s Live Local Act after securing its funding earlier this year. It may be one of the few to be built in the county, next to Sarasota, under the law, until lawsuits over a major increase in impact fees are […]