Editor’s note: This is the first article in “Hope in Preservation,” a special Jersey Journal series about centuries-old buildings that are currently being adaptively reused in considerate and creative ways and which stand as symbols of hope for historic preservation in Jersey City and Hudson County — an area increasingly […]
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The Inside Outside Guys: Housing problems, part 2
Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein | Special to The Detroit News Construction mistakes are actually fairly common in housing, but most are small and rectified quickly and the property does not suffer from them. Some take a little more effort to correct than others. A few decades ago, the Inside […]
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Common housing mistakes that owners pay for
Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstei | Special to The Detroit News The Guys have been associated with the noble industry of construction for all of our adult lives. We have seen many mistakes and made a few of our own. The unfortunate reality of some housing mistakes is a two-fold […]
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Housing, workforce, flood control among ideas for using pandemic aid in Cedar Rapids and Linn County
Jennifer Pratt, community development director for the city of Cedar Rapids, speaks Thursday at a news conference at the downtown public library to discuss funds awarded to the city and Linn County as part of the American Rescue Plan. Cedar Rapids will receiver over $28 million and Linn County will […]
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‘It’s rampant’: Housing scam targeting renters during competitive housing market
The scam takes information and photos from a real house for sale, and claims it is for rent. The scammer then takes money and personal information from the renter. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — A scam is targeting renters looking to lease a single-family home in the current competitive housing market. […]
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Longmont council eyes possible rental housing licensing, inspections mandate
May 29—Longmont City Council on Tuesday is to discuss the possible future adoption of a licensing and inspections program for rental housing. Longmont’s code enforcement staff now inspects potential problems on a complaint basis, when the city hears from tenants with concerns about whether their rental units’ conditions violate health, […]
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Solving the US housing shortage
A new generation of startups wants to disrupt the way houses are built by automating production with industrial 3D printers. 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, uses machines to deposit thin layers of plastic, metal, concrete and other materials atop one another, eventually producing three-dimensional objects from the bottom […]
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Overnight Energy: Treasury creates hub to fight climate change through finance | Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez introduce ‘Green New Deal for Public Housing’ |
MONDAY AGAIN! Welcome to Overnight Energy, your source for the day’s energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rachel Frazin at [email protected] . Follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin . Reach Zack Budryk at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter: @BudrykZack . Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. […]
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Cost of Stark Metro Housing Authority director’s office remodel
CANTON Even the interior designer hired for Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority Executive Director Herman Hill’s office remodeling job wondered if the plans were over the top. “I think a lot of people would have thought of it that way … from the humility aspect of it,” said Robert McKinney, of RM Interiors, […]
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Western North Carolina’s Airbnb increase heightens housing shortage
Brian Gordon | USA TODAY NETWORK Last year, the most sought-after Airbnb property in North Carolina was a romantic treehouse. Located 20 minutes from Asheville, this “oasis in the woods” offers luxury bedding, a hot tub, and a view of the surrounding forest from high above. Set down a gravel road and […]
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Ban on local housing rules pushed by Indiana homebuilder
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A proposed ban on Indiana cities and counties adopting local housing design standards is being pushed by a state lawmaker who owns a homebuilding company. Ethics experts maintain Republican Rep. Doug Miller’s involvement in the legislation is inappropriate because of his ownership of Elkhart-based Tailor Made Homes […]
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Proposed high-density housing project in Park City has its share of critics
The project, which will go before the county planning commission on Feb. 23, has its share of critics. (Courtesy of Adam Breen) Renderings of homes proposed for the Highland area of Park City. | Feb. 14, 2021, 1:00 p.m. A proposal for high-density housing could bring affordable rental units to […]
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3D printed house for sale in New York. Builders say the process will cut housing construction costs
NEW YORK — You’ve probably heard of 3D printed face masks and even 3D printed hands, as 3D printing technology has expanded over the past few decades. Now a company says it has listed the first 3D printed house in the United States for sale. The Riverhead, New York, home […]
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A 3D printed house is for sale in New York. Builders say it will cut housing construction costs
You’ve probably heard of 3D printed face masks and even 3D printed hands, as 3D printing technology has expanded over the past few decades. Now a company says it has listed the first 3D printed house in the United States for sale. The Riverhead, New York, home is listed online […]
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Homes get bigger, business centres open within housing complexes
© Sounak Mukherjee WFH impact: Homes get bigger, business centres open within housing complexes With the work-from-home and learn-from-home culture here to stay, at least for as long as the pandemic lasts, some homebuyers, especially those on rent or those working from matchbox-sized accommodation, are scouting for larger housing spaces. […]
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This year’s adversity means opportunity for affordable housing in 2021
This was a year like no other for every business, and the acquisition and preservation of affordable housing was no exception. Between keeping old deals alive, initiating new ones, and finding ways to help residents pay the rent, we at The NHP Foundation (NHPF) have leveraged the lessons learned during […]
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Rebuilt Trenton affordable housing complex gets new identity
For over 50 years, they were the George W. Page Homes, and the name was often shortened to “Page” and jammed together with its neighbor, the Mayor Donnelly Homes, and called the Donnelly-Page homes. Now, 77 brand new affordable housing townhomes at the site have their own identity, Turner Pointe, […]
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Holding Big Oil accountable; Protect Liberty State Park; Jersey City council got housing ordinance right | Letters
Momentum rising against Big Oil Ed Potosnak is right (“More NJ cities should follow Hoboken’s lead, sue Big Oil”). ExxonMobil and other Big Oil companies deserve to be held accountable for misleading the public for decades about the climate change damages they knew their products would cause. However, he understated […]
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A New Medical Van Wants To Connect People In Public Housing With Healthcare Providers : NPR
United Medical Center’s mobile medical van parked outside the Greenleaf public housing complex in Southwest D.C. Jenny Gathright/WAMU hide caption toggle caption Jenny Gathright/WAMU Carl Goggins feels like he can’t be careful enough when it comes to the coronavirus. Apart from the danger the virus poses to him as a […]
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Gavin Newsom vetoes California homelessness, housing bills
Good morning! How about that debate, huh? FIRST UP — Don’t miss our election disinformation event, today at 12:30 p.m. Get the details here. Sen. Richard Pan is on the panel with Sacramento Bee President and Editor Lauren Gustus. HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING BILLS ARE VETOED Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday night […]