Adding Color to Any Room Add a pop of color through furnishings, art, paint and more to create an eye-catching living room. Read More Livingetc https://www.livingetc.com/ideas/how-to-add-a-pop-of-color-to-a-neutral-living-room-10-expert-favorite-ways-to-breathe-new-life-to-spaces
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KB Home First National Homebuilder in the Metaverse With Launch of Virtual New-Home Community
KB Home First National Homebuilder in the Metaverse With Launch of Virtual New-Home Community Leading homebuilder introduces first-ever immersive technology enabling visitors to personalize virtual model homes Read More BusinessWire https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230117005529/en/Breaking-New-Ground-KB-Home-First-National-Homebuilder-in-the-Metaverse-With-Launch-of-Virtual-New-Home-Community
Read MoreThe Inflation Reduction Act: An Overview of Clean Energy Provisions and Their Impact on Affordable Housing
The Inflation Reduction Act: An Overview of Clean Energy Provisions and Their Impact on Affordable Housing These new rules expand the eligibility to all residential buildings, creates new energy standards and determines the credit amounts based on the energy standard and prevailing wages. Read More Novogradac https://www.novoco.com/notes-from-novogradac/inflation-reduction-act-overview-clean-energy-provisions-and-their-impact-affordable-housing
Read MoreDesigning With Nature: A Master Planned Community Developer’s View
Designing With Nature: A Master Planned Community Developer’s View Preserving natural resources is a key tenet of our strategy; not only do we aim to protect outdoor spaces for the enjoyment of community members, but we also want to responsibly steward the land we occupy as we… Read More USGBC https://www.usgbc.org/articles/designing-nature-master-planned-community-developer-s-view
Read MoreN.Y. Gov. Hochul Proposes Ban on New Gas Hookups, To Fight Climate Change
N.Y. Gov. Hochul Proposes Ban on New Gas Hookups, To Fight Climate Change If the state Legislature passes Hochul’s plan, the sale of all fossil fuel-burning home appliances would be phased out by the end of the decade. Read More Yahoo! News https://news.yahoo.com/ny-gov-hochul-proposes-ban-on-new-gas-hookups-to-fight-climate-change-233047717.html
Read MoreMore Homes Using Heat Pumps as Cheaper, Greener Alternative to Fossil Fuels
More Homes Using Heat Pumps as Cheaper, Greener Alternative to Fossil Fuels Heat pumps are so green because they’re not creating heat; they’re just moving it from one place to another. Read More PBS https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/more-homes-using-heat-pumps-as-cheaper-greener-alternative-to-fossil-fuels
Read MoreEnergy Efficiency Is Finally Turning a Corner as the World Tackles the Energy and Climate Crises
Energy Efficiency Is Finally Turning a Corner as the World Tackles the Energy and Climate Crises The quest for greater energy efficiency has brought together policymakers, consumers, investors and businesses eager to save on skyrocketing electricity and fuel costs, as well as to urgently abate CO2 emissions. Read More World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/01/energy-efficiency-energy-and-climate-crises/
Read MoreAspen City Council Adopts Building Code Changes on First Reading
Aspen City Council Adopts Building Code Changes on First Reading If it were adopted, Ordinance 1 would require all new residential construction to install fire sprinklers, permit gender-neutral restrooms and incentivize all-electric new construction. Read More Aspen Daily News https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/aspen-city-council-adopts-building-code-changes-on-first-reading/article_8226ae26-9157-11ed-afde-af6653841652.html
Read MoreHow and When Will Housing Rebound?
How and When Will Housing Rebound? Forecasters expect the Federal Reserve will end its path of rate increases at the end of the first quarter, leading to sustainable declines for mortgage rates in the second half of 2023 and into 2024, enough to spur a rebound for single-family construction. Read More National Association of Home Builders https://www.nahb.org/blog/2023/01/how-and-when-will-housing-rebound
Read More2023 Mortgage Forecast: Rates Expected to Decline
2023 Mortgage Forecast: Rates Expected to Decline If spreads gradually return closer to historical averages, then mortgage rates will decline modestly over the next year Read More U.S. News & World Report https://money.usnews.com/loans/mortgages/articles/2023-mortgage-rate-forecast
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