Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 4:00am
DENVER (AP) — As Americans struggle under backbreaking rental prices, builders are turning to innovative ways to churn out more housing, from 3D printing to assembling homes in an indoor factory to using hemp — yes, the marijuana cousin — to make building blocks for walls.
It's a response to the country's shortfall of millions of homes that has led to skyrocketing prices, plunging millions into poverty.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 12:00am
The mortgage company Rocket is buying competitor Mr. Cooper in an all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion, just weeks after acquiring real estate listing company Redfin.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 03/27/2025 - 7:00am
BELLEVUE, Nebraska — Construction officially kicked off Thursday on what Bellevue called the “crown jewel” of its state-approved good life district, despite uncertainty still swirling around a proposed revamp of the law governing such districts.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 03/27/2025 - 5:00am
PHOENIX (AP) — When you walk into Title 9 Sports Grill in Phoenix's Melrose District, its mission to be a haven for watching women's sports permeates every nook and cranny. From the over dozen TVs mounted on pink and orange walls to the “Play Like a Girl!” neon sign against a giant image of retired WNBA star Diana Taurasi.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 03/27/2025 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — A bill aimed at enlarging the area where a long-awaited North Omaha business park could be developed advanced Tuesday to its final reading in the Nebraska Legislature.
However, Legislative Bill 290, introduced by State Sen. Terrell McKinney of North Omaha, faced continued resistance led by State Sen. Bob Andersen of Sarpy County.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — A $45 million privately-owned apartment complex is expected to rise on an old TV station site west of downtown Omaha and be boosted by the public incentive called tax-increment financing.
GreenSlate Development, joined by Mayor Jean Stothert, announced its next venture during a Wednesday news conference in the Blackstone District, where the project is to be completed by spring of 2027.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:00am
Other people could ascribe to me a political centrist label, and for ease of discussion, I call myself that too. At beaches (if I'm not building a sandcastle) I am one of those towel junkies that likes to sit back under an umbrella and mummer with whomever I am next to about unchecked children or chuckle over ridiculous bathing suits and drama.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:00am
Shopping for a new home? Ready to renovate your kitchen or install a new deck? You'll be paying more to do so.
The Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods from Canada, Mexico and China — some already in place, others set to take effect in a few weeks — are already driving up the cost of building materials used in new residential construction and home remodeling projects.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — The Omaha metro area of eight counties has surpassed the million-person mark, another record-setter that follows an earlier Census report that Nebraska’s statewide population topped 2 million.