Tierra Verde development tied to Rancho Mercado. “[I]n the northern reaches of Surprise… Tierra Verde West, northwest of 155th Avenue and the Happy Valley Road alignment, is planned for 237 lots and would offer two housing choices….” Check out a “vicinity map” of the project, and find out what “conditions” have its developer [‘Voyager Properties’] “inexorably tied to [Rancho Mercado developer] William Lyon” — at YourWestValley. http://bit.ly/2i1QGgL
Maracay Homes purchases 93 lots in Goodyear for $3.8 million. “Maracay… closed… on [the] purchase… for courtyard cluster single-family detached homes in the Rio Paseo Cottages community on West Encanto… north of Interstate 10…” Details at Real Estate News Daily, including “a completely new floor plan series [that was designed] to appeal to the unique preferences of today’s Millennials, Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers.” http://bit.ly/2hjki50
THE SHARING ECONOMY – City, county to share cost of road study around Lucid Motors plant. “Pinal County and the city of Casa Grande are planning to share the costs of a $534,000 design study on improvements to Thornton Road. The road is expected to see more usage… as Lucid Motors… starts building a manufacturing plant near the intersection of Peters Road.” Click through to Casa Grande Dispatch to find out how they plan to divvy it up. http://bit.ly/2h4hzR6
Trump win makes it tricky to foresee path of housing market. The Wall Street Journal looks at how “[i]mmigration changes could hurt” the market while “reduced financial regulation could help.” http://bit.ly/2h4lI7w
This is the ‘big unknown’ for housing in 2017. “Wednesday’s… rate hike from the Federal Open Market Committee brings to light a new question for 2017: What will it mean for first-time homebuyers?” Kelsey Ramirez explores, in HousingWIre. (This report also includes a brief but spirited discussion in the comments section regarding the “quality and character of construction.” Check it out.) http://bit.ly/2hjrcqR
HAMP to be replaced with ‘Flex Modification.’ “Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae announced a new foreclosure prevention program that will roll out next year to replace the Home Affordable Mortgage Program (HAMP), which expires at the end of this month. The new program will be called “Flex Modification.” (FLEXMO?) “It reportedly will provide a 20 percent reduction in mortgage payments for eligible borrowers.” More at REALTORMag. http://bit.ly/2hS7pzr
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