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Rural Realities

Rural housing developments are often smaller than projects built in other markets. Although it may seem like a small deal would be easier to put together and finance, it’s usually the opposite. Read about the challenges that developers face in creating housing in these small towns and some of the creative models they are utilizing.

 
  • Fannie Mae Looks Ahead

    Fannie Mae had a big year for affordable housing production in 2011, tweaking existing programs and introducing a couple of new ones, which should pay dividends in 2012.

  • Maine Hall Shows Its Worth

    Community Housing of Maine transforms an old dormitory building at the Bangor Theological Seminary into 28 apartments for low-income seniors.

 
January/February 2012 Table of Contents
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Serving Rural America

Rural housing developments are often smaller than projects built in other markets. Although it may seem like a small deal would be easier to put together and finance, it’s usually the opposite. Read about the challenges that developers face in creating housing in these small towns and some of the creative models they are utilizing.


Making Sense of Market Studies

Many differences exist between rural and urban analyses

 
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