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Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up 02/23/22

Construction contractors adjust to extreme changes in material prices, China expands real estate lending support to its larger cities, semiconductor demand becomes a gem for industrial real estate, and more. With material prices at a 35-year high, construction contractors have created a new playbook to adjust to the extreme changes…

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Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up 02/16/22

The Biden administration’s Buy Clean Task Force turns its attention to sustainable construction materials, Florida Restaurateurs begin to use nonfungible tokens (NFTs), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will invest in hydrogen and nuclear technologies, and more. The Biden administration’s Buy Clean Task Force is planning to launch pilot programs…

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Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up 02/09/22

A Florida home for sale offers a property deed via an NFT, nuclear power is projected to play an important role in the climate crisis, a Spanish real estate developer aims to set up an office in the the metaverse Decentraland, and more. Pillsbury’s Elina Teplinsky argues nuclear power is…

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Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up 02/02/22

The Biden Administration announces the Building Performance Standards Coalition, commercial real estate sales in the metaverse topped $500 million in 2021, the New York eviction ban expires, and more. The Biden Administration launched the Building Performance Standards Coalition, a partnership between 33 city, county and state governments that aims to…

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Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up 01/26/22

The future of traditional real estate skills for virtual land buys is questioned, China’s property sector might experience policy easing, U.S. commercial real estate sales set records in 2021, and more. As the platforms and business case for virtual land buys mature, the future of traditional real estate skills remains…

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Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up 01/19/22

Habitat for Humanity builds the nation’s first 3D-printed house, the White House announces infrastructure spending plans for 2022, commercial real estate firms are left to determine their vaccination mandates, and more. Habitat for Humanity, with the help of construction company Alquist, built the nation’s first 3D-printed house in just 28…

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Tension Over Municipal Gas Bans Creates Uncertainty for Real Estate Developers

On November 15, 2021, the New York City Council approved a bill banning gas hookups in new buildings, making the biggest city in the U.S. the latest in a string of municipalities to prohibit natural gas infrastructure in new homes and buildings. In the two-and-a-half years since Berkeley, California, passed…

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Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up 01/12/22

China’s real estate market continues to face difficulty, Biden’s infrastructure development plans for the U.S. involve rehabilitation versus sweeping national buildouts, the value proposition of real estate in the metaverse is questioned, and more. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, will focus more on…

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Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up 01/05/22

Commercial real estate trends are forecasted for 2022, proptech startups strategize the use of the $32 billion of venture capital raised last year, real estate sales in Manhattan break 30-year records, and more. Using information from real estate agents, forecast models, brokers, and other real estate experts, rent-to-own platform ZeroDown…

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Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up 12/15/21

Proptech and digital real estate are poised for growth in 2022, millennials continue to supercharge the housing market, real estate brokers and agents can leverage gaming technology to showcase property, and more. Last week’s MIPIM Propel conference in New York, which drew hundreds of real estate professionals, technology executives, and…