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Home Builders Feel the Squeeze of Record-High Lot Prices

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NAHB Policy Brief | Home builders contend with climbing lot prices; building material prices for residential construction keep increasing. New England almost always has the most expensive lots in the country, in part because of strict local zoning regulations that discourage high-density development. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 09:00.

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How Suburban Sprawl Poses a Challenge for the U.S. Economy

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Suburbs are sprawling again, but a lack of buildable residential land is pushing lower-income Americans out of the housing market. Current zoning laws date back to 1930s-era guidelines from the Federal Housing Administration, but modern-day housing stretches beyond just single-family lots and requires additional land for multifamily units.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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The other front was for the real estate community to stop playing defense against entitlement processes, development standards, and zoning procedures that varied widely from city to city within the Salt Lake Valley. Even during the [2006-07] downturn,” Gamvroulas says, “we were bringing out product we knew would sell.”.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. The program provides state and local tax incentives and non-tax incentives to businesses and industries located within Alabama’s Enterprise Zones. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone.

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Managing moisture in construction: Effective strategies for durable roofing systems

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In hot and warm climate regions (ASHRAE Zones 0 to 3—including sub-part A, B, C regions), construction-generated moisture may go unnoticed until musty air is detected, or biological growth is discovered. This is particularly important for new construction projects with elevated levels of construction-generated moisture.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. ENTERPRISE ZONES: Businesses located within the boundaries of an EZ are eligible for tax credits. LAMBRA zones are a companion to EZs.

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don't think: Do Revit: Follow-up from Revit Blogger Day

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pretty sweet (almost makes me want to do plain old residential construction). ► 2006. (35). Revit Zone. What this does, is it allows you to select you walls (yes walls only) and generate wood framing following various rules, you can adjust the framing in an editor. ► January. (2). ► 2007. (24). ► July. (2).

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