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Household Energy Usage Increases Due to Pandemic, Energy Mortgages May Help

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Some local utility companies in states such as California, Michigan and New York have asked consumers to moderate electricity usage as a result of this increased demand. But energy or “green” mortgages could address the increase in energy usage while increasing a home’s value and affordability.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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MFPRO+ Blog Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Apartments Designers Architects New Project Portfolios A wave of residential projects rising across the country is meeting an insatiable demand, given the estimated shortage of 7.3 million homes that are accessible to low-income renters.

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After Sandy: New Report Looks At Mitigating Climate Change Through Land Use

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As a result, we are seeing different approaches to development in the 21st century,” said Joseph Azrack, managing partner at Apollo Global Real Estate in New York City. Allow partial compliance and mitigation measures in order to create flexibility in insurance premiums for low-income households and small businesses.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: The Process of Food

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Just an hour North of New York City begins a great expanse of farmland that extends hundreds of miles to the Pennsylvania border. They aim to make Genesee County the yogurt capital not only of New York State, but of the world. Genesee County, NY is a Food Processing Hub. Using the IDA and Empire Zone program, $3.3

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The Process of Food

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Just an hour North of New York City begins a great expanse of farmland that extends hundreds of miles to the Pennsylvania border. They aim to make Genesee County the yogurt capital not only of New York State, but of the world. Genesee County, NY is a Food Processing Hub. Using the IDA and Empire Zone program, $3.3

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

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Repeal of employee deduction and income exclusion for moving expenses: Under current law (Code Section 132(a)(6) and (g)), an employee can exclude qualified moving expense reimbursements from gross income. Certain of these expenses are not deductible unless, in aggregate, they exceed 2% of the employee’s adjusted gross income.

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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

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Put simply, land, labor, and capital are more affordable in Florida than in California or New York, for example. Business dollars go a lot farther in Florida given the state’s tax advantages, tax exemptions and no state personal income tax. No state personal income tax. Your future workforce needs are a top priority.

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