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H Street NE nightlife district, failing?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Many articles on marijuana dispensaries--but this focused primarily on recreational consumption, not just medical--found a strong association with increased crime, but found it declined over time (" Marijuana Dispensaries and Neighborhood Crime and Disorder in Denver, Colo ," Justice Quarterly , press release explaining the article ).

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Federal government research hub development initiative

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In 2013, I wrote about Helsinki, " Helsinki as an example of creative industries driving urban revitalization programs ," for the Europe in Baltimore project conducted by the Washington Chapter of the European Union National Institutes of Culture. But over time that ecosystem developed (" Carnegie Mellon, Region, To Share Benefits of $62.7M

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Current GSE Guarantee Fees Are Too Low to Be Consistent with Regulatory Capital: Does This Mean a Large Increase Is Coming?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Through 2013, the fee moved up strongly as part of the FHFA’s push to raise the cost of GSE mortgages in an attempt to “crowd in” more private market capital into mortgage lending. From mid-2019 to the third quarter of 2021, Freddie Mac’s assets increased by 38 percent.

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Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Key Facts and Figures, and Some Unusual Economics (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Census Bureau “Quarterly Residential Vacancies and Homeownership Third Quarter 2021, Press Release, ( [link] ). [14] But this appears to be an aberration year, as the figure was 28% in 2020 and 26% in 2019. This is why some, but not all, modular homes may look similar to MH designs. [13] 14] See U.S.

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