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‘The Internet Is No Longer A Luxury’: $667M From USDA For Rural Broadband

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 08/24/2023 - 4:00am

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend another $667 million on rural broadband loans and grants, the department said Monday, marking the fourth round of Biden administration funding under a program that the 2021 infrastructure law invigorated.

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How Airbnb May Be Fueling Gentrification: A Case Study In Toronto

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 08/24/2023 - 3:00am

The average asking price for a rental unit in Canada reached $2,042 in June, marking a 7.5 per cent increase from 2022. Metropolitan districts are particularly affected by rising rental costs, with some local families forced to relocate due to a lack of affordable housing.

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Mail-Order Houses Built A Century Ago In Nebraska Come With Character And History

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 08/17/2023 - 5:00am

Kellie Knop purchased her home, a Sears Paloma design, in the early 2000s because it was live-in ready, but she appreciates that “it has history.” The mail-order house was built in the 1920s in Lincoln. The previous owner first learned it was a catalog home when a newspaper reporter reached out to her in the 1990s. (Ryan Hoffman / Flatwater Free Press)

Libby McKay is constantly on the lookout when traveling around Norfolk, hoping to solve a mystery.

The questions bedeviling McKay: How did a Milton – a two-story home ordered a century ago from a Sears & Roebuck Co. catalog – end up in this northeast Nebraska city? Is it still standing?

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Hotels Play Vital Roles In Relief Efforts When Disaster Such As The Maui Wildfires Strikes

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 08/17/2023 - 4:00am

Hotels are more than a place to stay while on vacation. They are also critical for disaster relief and recovery.

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Law Says Historic Kennard House Should Be Maintained As ‘Statehood Memorial,’ But Is It Happening?

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 08/17/2023 - 3:00am

LINCOLN — Built in 1869, the stately Kennard House was intended as a show of confidence in the selection of Lincoln as the capital of the then-2-year-old state of Nebraska.

It was one of three brick homes built for the three members of a commission that picked Lincoln over Omaha as the seat of government for the fledgling prairie state.

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Warren Buffett's Firm Invests In The Biggest Homebuilders While Reducing GM Stake In Portfolio Moves

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 08/17/2023 - 2:00am

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company appears to be betting on the housing market picking up because Berkshire Hathaway bought more than $700 million worth of homebuilder DR Horton's stock this spring along with smaller stakes in fellow builders Lennar Corp. and NVR Corp.

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Some Cities Are Pushing For Rent Control. They’re Meeting Resistance.

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 08/10/2023 - 5:00am

With rents soaring since the COVID-19 pandemic tightened the housing supply, more local governments are considering rent control to keep increases in check and, ideally, protect struggling tenants whose incomes haven’t kept pace.

At the same time, some states are enacting measures to prohibit cities from adopting rent control, a policy that has long divided economists and housing experts.

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To Reclaim Downtowns From Traffic, Require Developers To Offer Strategies For Cutting Car Use

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 08/10/2023 - 4:00am

In Tampa, Fla., 30% of the city’s central business district is devoted to parking (shaded areas). As of July 2023, the city had not implemented parking reforms. (Parking Reform Network)

The U.S. has a car-centric culture that is inseparable from the way its communities are built. One striking example is the presence of parking lots and garages. Across the country, parking takes up an estimated 30% of space in cities. Nationwide, there are eight parking spots for every car.

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$45 Million ‘Nook’ Housing Project Seeks To Fit In Deep-Rooted Omaha Neighborhood

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 08/10/2023 - 3:00am

OMAHA — A new $45.6 million housing development is poised to rise around the edges of the former Grace University campus, bringing a proposed 250 new rental dwellings to a popular area just south of this city’s downtown.

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$46 Million ‘Digs’ Project Fuels Debate About Parking Squeeze In Omaha’s Urban Core

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 08/03/2023 - 1:06pm

OMAHA — Pat O’Donnell says he’s all for development, especially in his childhood stomping grounds where walking, biking and newer housing is replacing shady activity that once was the norm.

The Omaha native loves watching seats fill up in the trendy new corner coffee shop, The Mill at 31st and Leavenworth Streets, and welcomes other commercial enterprises reviving the corridor southwest of downtown Omaha.

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Real Estate News

‘The Internet Is No Longer A Luxury’: $667M From USDA For Rural Broadband

How Airbnb May Be Fueling Gentrification: A Case Study In Toronto

Mail-Order Houses Built A Century Ago In Nebraska Come With Character And History

Hotels Play Vital Roles In Relief Efforts When Disaster Such As The Maui Wildfires Strikes

Law Says Historic Kennard House Should Be Maintained As ‘Statehood Memorial,’ But Is It Happening?

Warren Buffett's Firm Invests In The Biggest Homebuilders While Reducing GM Stake In Portfolio Moves

Some Cities Are Pushing For Rent Control. They’re Meeting Resistance.

To Reclaim Downtowns From Traffic, Require Developers To Offer Strategies For Cutting Car Use

$45 Million ‘Nook’ Housing Project Seeks To Fit In Deep-Rooted Omaha Neighborhood

$46 Million ‘Digs’ Project Fuels Debate About Parking Squeeze In Omaha’s Urban Core

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