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ATTOM, has released its fourth-quarter 2021 special report analyzing qualified low-income Opportunity Zones targeted by Congress for economic redevelopment in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. In this report, ATTOM looked at 5,180 zones nationwide with sufficient data to ...

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Crescent Communities is pleased to announce the expansion of its Charlotte footprint with the construction of a new multifamily community, NOVEL Mallard Creek, beginning this month. The development will be located in Charlotte’s burgeoning University City neighborhood in University Research Park, ...

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ATTOM has released its February 2022 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 25,833 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — up 11 percent from a month ago and 129 percent from a year ...

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The Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) increased by 3.5 points to 75.3 in February, but affordability constraints continue to drive consumers’ perception of the housing market. Overall, five of the index’s six components increased month over month, including the ...

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More than three quarters of Americans who have a yard (76%) say the family yard space is one of the most important parts of their home, according to a new poll commissioned by the TurfMutt Foundation and conducted online by ...

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AT&T and Dubber Corporation Limited have announced the results of primary market research gauging executive and employee attitudes to COVID-driven hybrid working.  The State of the Industry: Future of Work survey was created to gain insights from senior executives regarding current ...

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National small business job growth remained at consistent levels in February and hourly earnings growth continued to increase for workers, according to the latest Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch. The national jobs index was unchanged for the month ...

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Charleston-based workforce financial empowerment company Questis has published a case study on employee retention and turnover, ‘Navigating the Great Resignation: How Financial Empowerment Can Help Companies‘. The study offers a quantitative and qualitative analysis on the costs of hiring and ...

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There is a secular shift in how we work, live, and think about our lives—and it is elucidating opportunities in secondary markets across the U.S. This transformation impacts housing, the economy, and investors everywhere and commercial real estate firm Graceada ...

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As housing affordability issues rise across the biggest U.S. markets, new data suggests many renters who make the transition to first-time buying could save on monthly payments, according to the Realtor.com® Monthly Rental Report released today. In January, the monthly cost of ...

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