Signals: What We're Tracking
A new Virginia bill could allow faith-based organizations to bypass local zoning laws to build affordable housing on tax-exempt land. Municipalities are pushing back, citing loss of local control. Expect more on this front, with an estimated 2.6 million acres of tax-exempt land in faith-based and higher education control.
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The new owners of the Home Alone house want to restore the property to its movie-era appearance, starting with the horseshoe driveway that was reconfigured in a prior renovation. Neighbors pushed back. The zoning board wasn't convinced. They ultimately withdrew their plan.
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Heard!
“These are places where luxury isn’t the top of the market—it is the market.”
Realtor.com chief economist Danielle Hale points to 13 U.S. markets where homes that cost $1 million or more now make up more than half of all homes for sale. In one Massachusetts town, that share is a staggering 99%.
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Single-family permits fell 15.2% in January, with the West seeing the steepest drop. The silver lining: The shift likely means better access to premium subcontractors.
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Walls that "breathe": A new paint-and-primer system called Lilypad just hit the market, claiming to absorb and release water vapor from the air, to stabilize humidity in rooms and inside walls. Each gallon of paint is said to trap as much as 12 ounces of water.
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