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MANTECA BUILDS 3,408 NEW HOMES IN 3 YEARS
Manteca — coming off its second highest year ever for single family home building with 1,130 housing permits issued — is likely to surpass 100,000 residents sometime in 2028. In the fiscal year ending June 30, the city issued 1,130 permits for new single family homes. Toss in the 100-unit affordable housing project that got…
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Scientists develop new process to build homes on Mars using fungi and bacteria
Rebecca Shavit July 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM Texas A&M scientists create living materials to build Martian homes using fungi and cyanobacteria without human help. (CREDIT: Texas A&M University) Landing on Mars once felt like a distant dream. Now, space agencies have sent rovers and landers to explore the Red Planet for decades. Scientists worldwide…
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Where Are the Most New Homes Being Built?
The housing market continues to grapple with an ongoing shortage of homes. In 2024, around 1.5 million new housing units were approved. However, that figure still wasn’t enough to close the current housing supply gap, which is currently estimated to be between of 2.5 and 5.5 million homes, according to Construction Coverage. Even so, some parts…
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Builders Shift Toward More Compact Lots in 2024 as Shortages Bite
Home News Builders Shift Toward More Compact Lots in 2024 as Shortages Bite Washington, DC, July 15, 2025-In 2024, most new single‑family detached homes sold in the U.S. sat on increasingly smaller parcels, marking the continuation of a multi‑year trend toward compact “spec” construction, according to a new analysis by the National Association of Home…
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MANTECA BUILDS 3,408 NEW HOMES IN 3 YEARS
Manteca — coming off its second highest year ever for single family home building with 1,130 housing permits issued — is likely to surpass 100,000 residents sometime in 2028. In the fiscal year ending June 30, the city issued 1,130 permits for new single family homes. Toss in the 100-unit affordable housing project that got…
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Where Are the Most New Homes Being Built?
The housing market continues to grapple with an ongoing shortage of homes. In 2024, around 1.5 million new housing units were approved. However, that figure still wasn’t enough to close the current housing supply gap, which is currently estimated to be between of 2.5 and 5.5 million homes, according to Construction Coverage. Even so, some parts…
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Builders Shift Toward More Compact Lots in 2024 as Shortages Bite
Home News Builders Shift Toward More Compact Lots in 2024 as Shortages Bite Washington, DC, July 15, 2025-In 2024, most new single‑family detached homes sold in the U.S. sat on increasingly smaller parcels, marking the continuation of a multi‑year trend toward compact “spec” construction, according to a new analysis by the National Association of Home…
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Where Are the Most New Homes Being Built?
The housing market continues to grapple with an ongoing shortage of homes. In 2024, around 1.5 million new housing units were approved. However, that figure still wasn’t enough to close the current housing supply gap, which is currently estimated to be between of 2.5 and 5.5 million homes, according to Construction Coverage. Even so, some parts…
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Where Are the Most New Homes Being Built?
The housing market continues to grapple with an ongoing shortage of homes. In 2024, around 1.5 million new housing units were approved. However, that figure still wasn’t enough to close the current housing supply gap, which is currently estimated to be between of 2.5 and 5.5 million homes, according to Construction Coverage. Even so, some parts…
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Where Are the Most New Homes Being Built?
The housing market continues to grapple with an ongoing shortage of homes. In 2024, around 1.5 million new housing units were approved. However, that figure still wasn’t enough to close the current housing supply gap, which is currently estimated to be between of 2.5 and 5.5 million homes, according to Construction Coverage. Even so, some parts…
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