Sustainability DOE Announces National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building The new definition aims to standardize clean energy solutions across all residential and commercial buildings
Government + Policy Housing Affordability Becomes Debate Topic in 2024 Presidential Election Presidential candidates are tackling affordability issues as home price-to-income ratio reaches record high
Government + Policy Can Limiting Hedge Funds From Buying Homes Lower Housing Prices? Since large institutions make up just 13% of all investor homebuyers, their impact on rising home prices may not be as significant as some believe
Economics Gen Z Feels Weight of US Debt Burden While Trying to Enter Housing Market Current US debt has surpassed levels reached in the aftermath of World War II, with Gen Z bearing the brunt
Affordability $5.5B in Grants Allocated for Affordable Housing, Homelessness With this funding, the Biden administration aims to boost the housing supply, lower housing costs, expand rental assistance, and enhance renter protections
Government + Policy 2 New HUD Documents Address AI's Potential for Housing Discrimination The documents seek to limit the ways emerging tech could violate the Fair Housing Act's protections against discrimination
Energy Efficiency New Bill Aims to Curb Energy-Efficiency Standards for Home Appliances Passage of the act by the House would add hurdles to creating new appliance standards and also make it easier to revoke existing standards
Innovation Utah Passes Bill to Regulate Modular Construction at the State Level Goals for housing innovation and affordability meet in Utah's passage of a new bill that establishes a statewide modular construction program
Government + Policy Biden's Proposed Fixes for Housing Affordability In his State of the Union address, President Biden proposed several actions to improve housing affordability and supply
Government + Policy Biden Administration Extends Federal Housing Financing Program Funds from the program are used to develop or rehabilitate affordable rental homes, helping boost US housing supply
