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Attend Greenbuild – The Best Way To Grow Your Green Building Business

Green Building Law Update

Last year, Greenbuild 2015 was in Washington DC, just down the road from the first U.S. It is your chance to meet incoming USGBC CEO Mahesh Ramanujam, the man to know in the post Fedrezzi era. I made a similar offer last year and had a great time meeting a lot of very fun people drinks in DC. ) So register today.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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million homes that are accessible to low-income renters. Nationwide, 60% of all workers earn less than what’s required to afford a two-bedroom rental home, according to a June report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which also cited the shortage of affordable housing.

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

Net energy metering generally utilizes the existing meter for all calculations thereby avoiding the expense and complexity of a second meter to measure incoming and outgoing energy separately. Net metering programs that exist today are a regressive income redistribution in support of a greater political goal.

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Model Sustainability and Green Building Initiatives for a More Verdant City and Town

Green Building Law Update

Appreciate also that Montgomery County, situated just north of Washington, DC, is the 11th wealthiest county, by household income, in the country. The County Council in all Democrat and very Blue. It may have the highest concentration of LEED projects per capita of any local jurisdiction.

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These Cities Are Becoming More Affordable for Renters

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More than 40% of renters pay more than a third of their income on housing costs, meaning affordability typically affects renters more than it would homeowners, according to Smart Asset. The top five cities where rent has changed the most from 2016 to 2019 are Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, DC, and Baltimore. Key Findings.

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The Most and Least Affordable Cities for Renters

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When housing costs should account for 30% of income, it can be difficult to keep up in areas where the rent-to-income ratio is high. SmartAsset’s analysis reviewed income and rents across the country’s largest 25 cities to find the most and least affordable cities for renters. Income needed varies by more than a factor of four.

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10 Cities at Greatest Risk for Possible Housing Crisis

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FHA mortgages are catered to borrowers who may be first-time, minority, or lower-income, Realtor.com says. Houston has the second highest number of delinquent FHA loans, followed by Chicago, Washington, DC, and Dallas. Atlanta’s metro region has the most delinquent mortgages—53,000 to be exact.

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