• Texas builder breaks ground on first community with Japanese firm,Tyler Williams

    Texas builder breaks ground on first community with Japanese firm

    Amid the growing presence of Japanese capital in American homebuilding, Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp. (HHP), a leading Japanese developer, recently expanded its operations in the United States via a joint venture with Dallas-based Bridge Tower Homes. The two parties announced a joint v

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  • Unison faces more legal trouble over allegedly deceptive home equity agreements,Sarah Wolak

    Unison faces more legal trouble over allegedly deceptive home equity agreements

    A newly filed class-action lawsuit accuses home equity investment (HEI) company Unison of misleading homeowners and structuring its products in ways that leave customers with far less equity than expected. The complaint, filed April 6 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado by plaint

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  • Virginia cities gain new tools to increase affordable housing supply,Richard Lawson

    Virginia cities gain new tools to increase affordable housing supply

    For Virginia state Sen. Jeremy McPike, the third attempt was the charm for a bill that lets municipalities rezone to encourage affordable housing. It just took a new governor. Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law this week a measure giving every city and county in Virginia the authority to adopt

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