Gary Acosta is the co-founder and CEO of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP ®) and a 25 - year veteran
of the housing industry.
A diverse group
of housing industry stakeholders participated in a credit access symposium recently to discuss how alternative credit scoring models could expand access to mortgage credit for responsible borrowers who may have thin credit histories or extenuating circumstances like medical debts.
Despite some concerns, the majority of brokers expressed confidence in the future
of the housing industry.
Periodically the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other organizations keep tract
of the housing industry.
These benefits have made modular home building one of the fastest growing segments
of the housing industry.
Since 1968, Fair Housing has played a significant role in the operation and management practices
of the housing industry.
The rebound of the multifamily sector has come more easily than other parts
of the housing industry due in part to the strong demand for rental properties.
Since starting in the real estate business in 2001, Nick has participated and excelled in nearly every aspect
of the housing industry.
«The study shows the tremendous economic impact
of the housing industry, outside of the actual cost of the home,» says CREA chief economist Gregory Klump in a news release.
As President Vicki Cox Golder writes in her column this month, there are people today who seek to weaken government backing
of the housing industry, and NAR can be expected to put the full force of its lobbying power against such forces.
In addition to looking forward to the opportunities to come in the new year, the majority of brokers expressed confidence in the future
of the housing industry.
Julian Castro, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, was one of a diverse group
of housing industry stakeholders who attended the meeting.
Her knowledge
of the housing industry was top notch.
Rising rates have been top of mind for members
of the housing industry, who fear diminishing affordability — a concern, still, that could be overblown.
Redevelopment and rental professionals like the Chicago - based Mack Companies, which turns foreclosed homes into quality single - family rentals, are seeing significant growth — so much so that the federal government is looking at this sector
of the housing industry for answers as to how to address the continuing high inventory of distressed properties.
This difficulty would almost certainly be exacerbated by the elimination or reduction of incentives such as the mortgage interest deduction, says Fitchburg, Wis., practitioner David Stark: «The MID has been with us since the early part of the 20th century and is deeply embedded in the economics
of our housing industry.
Google searches for «mortgage calculator» and «housing bubble» took a nose dive after peaking in June and April — an indicator of the health
of our housing industry?
But for those specifically interested in gauging the health
of the housing industry going forward, it is far more useful to consider inventory data.
They made a commodity out
of the housing industry and congress gave them the license to do it when they repealed Glass — Steagall.
He's the Gordon Gekko
of the housing industry, seeing everything in economic terms and opportunity cost.
«This annual exposition has become the «auto show «
of the housing industry, «said James M. Nathenson, president of the Home Builders Association pf Greater Chicago.
Not exact matches
Mr. Thiel has long stood out in Silicon Valley for his vocal libertarianism, but he drew heavy criticism from many tech -
industry peers — including fellow Facebook board member Reed Hastings, CEO
of Netflix Inc. — when he backed Mr. Trump's presidential campaign and later served as an adviser on his White
House transition team.
Sen. Vitter, a slavish advocate
of oil
industry and other corporate interests, broke the law prior to 2004 by patronizing prostitutes while a member
of the
House.
It's also a natural deep water port and
houses the largest naval fleet in the world, as well as the only major submarine and ship building yards in the U.S.. On top
of that, it's becoming a center for the biotech
industry and has a growing startup scene.
With one
of its largest lenders in trouble, the subprime mortgage
industry needs the
housing boom to keep going
David Dodge, the former Bank
of Canada governor, told me earlier this year in an interview about
housing policy that he would nationalize the mortgage insurance
industry; not because he is a Communist, but because it always will be taxpayers who clean up the messes
of bankers, especially when it involves
houses.
In early 2004, as American
house prices roared higher and there came dire warnings from some quarters about the existence
of a bubble — accompanied,
of course, by strident denials from banks, most economists and the mortgage and real estate
industries — Ben Bernanke (then still a governor before he became Fed chairman) addressed the problem
of what to tell the American people.
Though centralized services frequently mean scripted responses, Cappelli maintains those responses are more accurate and lead to better overall service — especially in America, where professional services like payroll, benefits and compliance — once the domain
of in -
house staff — are becoming massive
industries in and
of themselves.
Tina Kotek, speaker
of the Oregon
House, said lawmakers wanted to ensure «we're protecting the new
industry that we're supporting here.»
From the reader messages posted in article comment sections,
housing bears appear to regard persons associated with the
housing industry as sources
of BS, to use their abbreviated terminology.
Eaton Construction from Portland, OR, boasts quality craftsmanship built on a family tradition
of 400 years in the
industry, starting with the arrival
of Francis Eaton, a «
House Carpenter» as described in the ships rolls
of the Mayflower, to Plymouth Colony in 1620.
In a sport rooted in the hard - partying fringe
of Southern California, Hawk was something different: While he was still in high school, he used his winnings to buy a
house in Carlsbad, and a few years later, he started his first company — Birdhouse — even though the skateboard
industry was tanking at the time.
But as the
housing finance
industry continues to absorb the effects
of the
housing bust and the subsequent regulatory response, lenders are still gun shy about getting involved in residential real estate.
During his imagined campaign, Franken painted his opponent as a tool
of the financial
industry and managed to win the White
House despite insulting Iowa voters, making outlandish yet simple campaign promises, indulging his mood swings, and being accused
of extramarital affairs.
But the residential construction
industry has remained sick since the bursting
of the
housing bubble in the late 2000s, even as home prices recovered.
He said the strong U.S.
housing market has bolstered Canada's lumber
industry, which is one
of the few Canadian commodities doing relatively well.
Smith: The making
of House of Cards illustrates how a bunch
of different changes coming together at the same time can be really disruptive to the traditional
industry.
Fortune: Your book describes the success
of Netflix's
House of Cards as a turning point for the entertainment
industry and digital content.
At 8:30 in the morning, a quartet
of real estate
industry professionals takes the stage to whoops from the crowd for a panel on Toronto's
housing market.
Two weeks ago, The White
House established a new panel composed
of several prominent tech firms, meant to allay the
industry's concerns.
Housed in a former Bethlehem Steel facility that is more than 100 years old, the National Museum
of Industrial History is a shrine to America's industrial history, displaying industrial artifacts from a variety
of industries.
For most contractors, success relies on the strength
of the construction
industry, and observers point to recent drops in
housing - starts and building permits to suggest that Canada's
house - building spree may be cooling off.
In some
industries — food,
housing, energy — you know that even with fluctuations, your customers need some basic level
of service.
Limor Fried, founder
of electronics startup Adafruit
Industries, says before you outsource you should master all job functions in -
house.
Trump hosted a series
of meetings with advocates for the corn and oil
industries at the White
House since late last year aimed at reforming biofuels regulations in a way that cuts costs for refiners without reducing overall biofuels demand.
It has continued to cast huge air - conditioner compressor valves for York International, massive engine frames for Ingersoll - Rand, complex pump
housings for Cooper
Industries, and similar hunks
of heavy metal.
The prestigious auction
house sold US$ 1 billion worth
of artwork this week, setting an
industry record and putting rival Sotheby's to shame — it raised a paltry $ 379.9 million.
Since 1991 we have been ranked one
of the 10 best steak
houses in the country by an
industry group.
Airbnb followed up Chesky's tweet with a formal letter to the City
of Los Angeles with a report that outlines how Airbnb can help «extend the capacity for the city» by bolstering L.A.'s hospitality
industry with its own network
of housing options, from shared rooms to short - term
house rentals.
But with the majority
of millennials skewing further left, while Republicans gained control
of Congress and the White
House, Smith — labeled «a de facto ambassador for the technology
industry at large» by The New York Times — needed a new way to walk the tightrope.