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Recession-Proof Ground Leases Are an Overlooked $2.5 Trillion Asset Class

Propmodo

Yet, there are plenty of instances in which the land and the building are owned separately, with the building owner occupying the property under a ground lease agreement with the landowner. The addressable market for ground leases in the United States totals $2.5

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6 of the Best Retirement Communities in Idaho

HomeLight

New construction is offered at Cadence at Bainbridge and Cadence at Century Farm in Meridian. This land-lease development offers single-family, one-story houses ranging from 1,400 to 1,800 square feet with two or three bedrooms, one or two bathrooms, and two or three-car garages. Ratings and reviews: Rated 4.5

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Housing Affordability Task Force Report: My Two Cents (Pt2)

Toronto Realty Blog

Allow wood construction of up to 12 storeys. While this is simply going to take money from the government’s left pocket and put it into the government’s right pocket, it will hopefully spur the construction of more affordable housing in the process. Land leases? This is well beyond my area of expertise.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Buying a Mobile Home

Redfin

A mobile home, also known as a manufactured home, is a type of prefabricated housing constructed in a factory and then transported to its intended location. Their factory-built nature often makes them more affordable than traditionally constructed homes, and they can vary in size, with options ranging from single to multiple sections.

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6 of the Best Retirement Communities in Florida

HomeLight

Solivita Website: solivitasales.com Phone number: 407-414-8514 Location: Kissimmee Price range: Low $200s to mid $700s About: Solivita is a gated 55+ community offering both resales and new construction. Some communities have a land-lease structure in which you purchase the house, but lease the home site.

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Mobile Homes Deserve Great Curb Appeal, Too: Here’s How to Get It

HomeLight

For this type of project, plan to hire a construction crew familiar with adding decks or porches to mobile homes — or you could cause damage. But what are your options if you don’t actually own the land that your mobile home sits on? As a bonus, when you don’t have a big yard, a deck addition creates additional space to relax outdoors.

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Opinion: It’s time for bi-partisanship on affordable manufactured housing homeownership

Housing Wire

These standards were not developed with any real input from HUD, which has exclusive statutory authority for manufactured home construction and safety standards nationwide, through the HUD Code. Congress can help.