We use the term “affordable housing” constantly in this industry. I use it. WRE News uses it. Developers, elected officials, housing agencies and advocates all use it. The problem is that two apartments can both legally and accurately be described as affordable...
A new report from Realtor.com is questioning whether the Trump administration’s plans to use federal land for housing development will make any impact on the nation’s housing shortage. Approximately 640 million acres of land are federal owned, accounting for nearly...
Connecticut’s severe lack of housing supply has been a situation several decades in the making, according to a new report from the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA). The report, titled “The Economic Impact of Connecticut’s Housing Shortage,”...
The unclear future for the CFPB, a Vermont housing shortage and a halt to San Diego housing vouchers. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Jan. 27-31. Miss: A Job Nobody Wants? If you are wondering about the...
The government of Portugal is addressing a nationwide housing shortage by allocating $2.2 billion to construct approximately 33,000 homes by 2030. According a Reuters report, Portugal’s Infrastructure Minister Miguel Pinto Luz said 10,000 of the new homes will have...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
