Where I come from, a lot of affordable housing – especially rural and semi-rural housing – takes the form of mobile homes.  Nothing wrong with that.  But I wouldn’t expect to find many in the city of Boston, and I certainly wouldn’t expect to find one there that’s handmade. But that’s exactly what Sage [...]

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has introduced a new rule intended to ensure equal access to the department’s core housing programs for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, speaking yesterday at the National Conference on LGBT Equality, called the new regulations a victory for equal [...]

The declines show that most homeowners are not reaping the benefits from some signs of an improving housing market. Prices dropped from October in 19 of the 20 cities tracked. The biggest declines were in Atlanta, Chicago and Detroit. Phoenix was the only city to show an increase. November’s decline partly reflects the typical fall [...]

If you’re watching the real estate markets, the good news is that the Federal Reserve has pledged to keep interest rates low through 2014. The bad news is that the market is going to need it. The November Case-Shiller housing numbers, released this morning, indicate that prices tumbled 3.7% from the year before. That’s below expectations of [...]

PDF EMAIL PRINT CURRENCY CONVERTER LARGER TYPE SMALLER TYPE Hua Yang Bhd plans to launch affordable housing projects with a total gross development value (GDV) of about RM500 million in the Klang Valley in its 2014 financial year. Chief executive officer Ho Wen Yan said: “We are in the midst of securing land bank for [...]

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