Posts Related To Housing
This report provides a comprehensive examination of the “cost of place” in the Washington, DC, region, presenting a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction look at the combined housing and transportation cost burdens for households in the metropolitan area. Drawing on the latest research and methodologies, estimates of household transportation costs are used to develop a new way of looking at the total cost of housing and the issue of housing affordability in the region.
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ULI’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate reflects the views of leading real estate executives from around the world who completed surveys or were interviewed as a part of the research process for the reports. Interviewees and survey participants represent a wide range of industry experts—investors, developers, property companies, lenders, brokers, and consultants.
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national real estate and consumer trends that affect the potential market for housing within a half mile of fixed guideway transit stops (TOD); 1. Demographics and travel behavior of residents who live near transit; 2. Potential demand for housing within walking distance of transit stations in the year 2025; and 3. Ability of transit-served regions to accommodate this emerging consumer market.
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Smart growth master-planned developments are growing in popularity, with tens of thousands of new housing units built in the 20-plus years since the creation of the earliest examples.1 This extensive body of evidence presents an opportunity to evaluate the financial performance of smart growth housing compared to its conventional counterpart. Home buyers, developers, builders, and municipal leaders probably understand the environmental benefits, but they may still need information about the investment potential of smart growth projects. This report contributes to a better understanding of the impact of and potential for smart growth development approaches by considering long-term trends in price appreciation. It compares resale prices for single-family houses and townhouses in these developments with units in conventional developments that are equivalent in terms of size, age, amenities, and location. The report finds that not only do smart growth developments enjoy market acceptance as evidenced by stability in prices over time, but in study comparisons where sufficient performance conclusions could be determined, housing resales in smart growth developments often enjoyed greater resale appreciation than their conventional suburban counterparts.
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