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Recent Trends in Real Estate Development: Fall 2023

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

This blog post is the first in a regular series aimed at informing local government partners about current conditions facing private developers and development projects in their communities. In 2021, for example, a developer able to secure a $5 million loan with 3.5% With an interest rate of 8.5%

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Recent Trends in Real Estate Development: Winter 2024

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

These posts are meant to inform local governments about current conditions facing private developers and development projects in their communities. In the months leading up to the Fed’s announcement, commercial real estate developers continued to report project delays caused by high interest rates. See Figure 1.

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4 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2023

The City Fix

What will 2023 hold for the environment and development? The end of 2022 certainly left us in an interesting — and concerning — place. The world’s three-year-old pandemic proved it was far from over, sickening millions and affecting economies.

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2022 Research Innovators celebrate achievements as applications open for 2023

Google Public Sector

Here are some of the highlights: James Brinkhoff, associate professor at the Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre of the University of New England in Australia, used Google Cloud and Google Earth Engine to develop a comprehensive, real-time map of the rice fields in Australia. Marieke van Buchem , Ph.D.

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The future of open source in 2023

Open Access Government - Technology News

Ann Schlemmer, CEO of Percona, discusses the future of open source in 2023, including why platforms will matter more. Developers love open source software, and businesses value the innovation that it supports. The big reason why developers like using open source is that they can get started easier and faster. This means money.

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What @sog_ced is reading online: January 2023

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. December 2022 Follow us on twitter or facebook to receive regular updates. 3WU8oSU Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….”

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Episode 64: Bridging the Racial Wealth Divide with NCRC’s Community Development Fund

CRA Today

Marisa Calderon is the executive director at NCRC Community Development Fund (NCRC CDF), a nonprofit, U.S. Treasury-certified community development financial institution (CDFI) that provides loan capital to expand access to affordable homeownership, which helps Black-, Brown- and woman- owned businesses thrive.