Monthly Archives: April 2023

 An Austin startup is proposing home sales by cash and crypto. Meet MyEListing that allows commercial and residential properties to be listed on their site. The hook: deals can close in 1 day. The company looks to expand outside of Texas in June to 2-3 states. Governing | Austin Startup Allows House Sales in Cash […]

Displacement Prevention Navigator , a pilot program in two Austin Texas neighborhoods– Colony Park and Dove Springs—is working to keep people in their homes with outreach programs that can provide assistance. Route Fifty | City’s ‘Displacement Prevention Navigators’ Aim to Help Neighbors Remain in Homes

17.1% of office spaces in the US are unoccupied. Three regulatory changes that help convert office buildings to residences efficiently are: (1) waiving development impact fees, (2) tax incentives and (3) zoning changes to spur office-to-housing conversions. In Oregon, legislators want to make sure office flipping can happen statewide with  HB 2984 (2023 | OR) that […]

Add Missouri to the states working to prevent foreign ownership of its farm lands. Currently .3% of the state’s farmland is foreign owned. Missouri’s House of Representatives wants to prohibit ownership from persons or entities connected to these 5 countries: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela. The  legislation would require countries to report land […]

As we know the Florida Legislature tried to take power away from Disney World’s special purpose district. The special purpose district legally transferred the districts power by agreement to Disney before the Legislature’s law was effective. Now, the Governor wants to change Disney’s property rights in the district. adults these days. WorldWide Leader in Disney […]

Arizona legislators say 2 bills will cut homebuilder red tape in Arizona. HB2536 (2023 | AZ) that will create a self certification program for builder. SB1161 which will allow for work time credits for probation credit. @AZSenateRepublicans

The Urban Institute says that land use loosening to address housing shortages may increase some supplies, but they don’t don’t help low and middle income people seeking housing. The recommended solution is to offer direct payment options to help the groups like rent subsidy vouchers.

They fences make good neighbors but do cryptominers make good neighbors? Neighbors to a crypto mining facility in North Carolina report 24/7 noise, sounding like a “never ending airplane engine and the sound can carry through the county,” and say that “It’s been a disaster to our whole community.” Local officials say the best advice […]