Year: 2023

First HARMON Community to be Certified by the National Green Building Standard Build-to-Rent Community by Crescent Communities and Pretium Expands Housing Choice in Desirable Market Read More Cision https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/harmon-five-points-leasing-soon-301726063.html

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Feds Offering States $1.2 Billion to Adopt More Stringent Energy Codes Embedded in two recent pieces of massive legislation was some $1.2 billion in incentives specifically for states to update their energy codes for new homes. Read More NAHB https://www.nahb.org/blog/2023/01/federal-energy-code-adoption-grants

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Governor Hochul Announces More than $390M to Build More than 1,600 Affordable, Efficient and Supportive Homes Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $390 million has been awarded through bonds and subsidies to create or preserve more than 1,600 affordable, sustainable and supportive homes across the state. Read More Governor Hochul https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-more-390-million-financing-build-more-1600-affordable-and-supportive

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IRA Update: It’s a Go for Green Building Tax Incentives The United States Green Building Council’s federal legislative director shares the latest IRA news for green builders. Read More USGBC https://www.usgbc.org/articles/ira-update-it-s-go-green-building-tax-incentives

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Fannie Mae Selects Five Proposals to Help Advance Racial Equity in Housing through $5 Million Innovation Challenge Fannie Mae announced the selection of five organizations to receive deliverable-based contracts under the Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge, a nationwide competition to help advance racial equity in housing. Read More Fannie Mae https://www.fanniemae.com/newsroom/fannie-mae-news/fannie-mae-selects-five-proposals-help-advance-racial-equity-housing-through-5-million-innovation

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Oregon Eyes Housing, Focusing on Energy Efficiency State Rep. Pam Marsh said most of the upcoming legislation for new and existing buildings will come from recommendations made by the Resilient Buildings Task Force, a committee made up of legislators and a… Read More OPB https://www.opb.org/article/2023/01/20/oregon-climate-change-energy-efficient-housing-green-renters-government/

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Developers Seek To Create Solar Neighborhood An Ann Arbor developer is building one of the first 100% solar-powered, carbon-neutral and fossil fuel-free communities in the U.S. Read More Lansing City Pulse https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/developers-seek-to-create-solar-neighborhood,37730

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Florida Home Values Rose More Than Every Other State in 2022 The average value of a Florida home, per the most recent publicly available data measured in December 2022, was just under $405,000 — That’s up more than $56,000 from $345,305 in January 2022. Read More WFLA https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/florida-home-values-rose-more-than-every-other-state-in-2022-data-shows/

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In Memory of Robert M. Sawyer It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rob, a renowned and respected leader in the field of Landscape Architecture. With over 50 years of experience, Rob dedicated his life to improving the profession. Read More Land Concern https://landconcern.com/news/in-memory-of-robert-m-sawyer/

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MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY Existing home sales slip for 11th straight month, but median sales price still up 2.3 percent year-on-year Existing-home sales faded for the eleventh straight month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.02 million. Sales waned 1.5% from November and 34.0% from one year ago. The median existing-home sales price climbed 2.3% from the previous year to $366,900. Existing-home sales totaled 5.03 million in 2022, down 17.8% from 2021, as last year’s rapidly escalating interest rate environment weighed on the residential real estate market.…

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