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Commentary: Housing shortages don't just prevent many from affording their own home, but could be the root of other problems; fewer homes in cities increase car use and worsen climate change, and families may put off having kids if they don't have space
Published: February 06, 2023 by Business Insider
Oregon looks to mass timber factory homes to help ease housing shortfall, but some environmentalists push back; they say cutting younger trees will not mitigate wildfire risk, and 40-year harvesting rotations contribute little to storing more carbon
Published: February 06, 2023 by Fortune
John Burns Consulting: US needs 17.1 million housing units built this decade, including single-family and multifamily, to satisfy current and future demand; builders were on pace to build needed units, but will fall short in 2023 amid affordability crisis
Published: February 01, 2023 by John Burns Real Estate Consulting LLC
John Burns survey finds 75% homebuilders buying down buyers' mortgage rates to make payments more affordable; such incentives encouraging more consumers to consider buying new homes versus existing homes, as resale market can’t compete with those offers
Published: January 31, 2023 by Fortune
Oregon's governor sees prototype affordable mass timber modular homes as possible 'part of the solution' to state's need to build 36,000 new homes/year; prototypes, being built by nonprofit Hacienda CDC, will be donated to other nonprofit housing groups
Published: January 30, 2023 by Portland Tribune

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