article thumbnail

Recent Trends in Real Estate Development (Spring 2024)

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Lending for real estate development projects Towards the end of 2023, some market watchers were cautiously optimistic that the Federal Reserve would begin to cut interest rates in 2024. In January, Fannie Mae forecasted that the interest rate on 30-Year Fixed Mortgages would drop below 6% by the end of 2024. 2] (Figure 4) Source: U.S.

2024 87
article thumbnail

A tech pipeline for rural communities: West Virginia joins AWS Tech Alliance

AWS Public Sector Blog

The West Virginia Tech Alliance will directly connect more than 750 learners to cloud employers throughout the 2024-2025 academic year. Employers worldwide seek a better and more consistent pipeline of in-house talent in order to compete in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

Education 137
article thumbnail

Property Tax Exemptions for Community & Economic Development

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

For example, eligibility for exemptions from property taxes levied for the 2024-2025 tax year was determined by the ownership and use of property as of January 1, 2024. She sells it to the University of North Carolina (UNC) in April 2024. Housing-Related Exemptions Builders inventory ( G.S. Okay, enough background.

article thumbnail

Powering digital transformation in Canada: AWS Summit Ottawa keynote recap

AWS Public Sector Blog

One such investment is the AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region, launching in late 2023/early 2024. We’re also on track to power our operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025—five years ahead of our original 2030 commitment. The data is housed on AWS, and is located and backed up in Canada.