Thru the Roof: Part Two

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Thru the Roof: Part One

WLOS in Asheville, NC, conducted a five-part series regarding the housing crisis in Buncombe County. Bowen National Research conducted a housing needs assessment of the area and is featured in the accompanying article and news report. Read the rest of the article here: https://wlos.com/news/local/inventory-availability-and-demand-send-cost-of-homes-in-asheville-area-soaring-thru-the-roof

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Mind Your Business – A Podcast Series produced by the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

https://www.buzzsprout.com/458470/10048855As we continue our series on housing needs, challenges, and opportunities in Watauga County, we spend this episode of Mind Your Business on the numbers. Beginning in early 2021, the High Country Association of Realtors, the North Carolina Association of Realtors, and Bowen National Research commissioned a research study and needs assessment for the High Country and its individual counties. The data set that came from this research helps tell the story of how the housing market is performing in these areas, both from an affordability

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Bowen Cited in Asheville Newspaper Discussing Local Apartment Market

JOHN BOYLE | ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES | 6:00 am EDT October 12, 2020 If you have any doubt that apartment developers see an opportunity in the Asheville area, consider the Oct. 14 Buncombe County Board of Adjustment agenda. It includes two separate applications for new apartments, one proposal to build 852 units off Sweeten Creek Road in South Asheville, and another to build 660 units at 20 South Bear Creek Road in West Asheville. More precisely, the two locations are just outside the city limits, which is why

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Identifying LIHTC Market Opportunities in the State of Kentucky

As we all know, there are numerous items to think about when choosing a market to develop/invest in. Due to the requirements of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and the Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC), having a good understanding of the market/region you are looking to develop/invest in is a critical step in developing a successful LIHTC property and one that we here at Bowen National Research look forward to helping you with.   One of the more important

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Real Estate Research and Market Feasibility Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many of our day-to-day activities in ways that were unimaginable just a few months ago.  While healthcare, education, transportation, and tourism were some of the employment sectors at the forefront of COVID-19’s impact, the real estate industry has not gone untouched.  Notable shifts have occurred in rent and mortgage delinquencies, eviction moratoriums have been implemented on state and federal levels, short-term mortgage forbearance has been made available, and foreclosures have temporarily been put on hold

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