- Rural Housing: Rural Americans rely on programs like the 502 Rural Housing Loan Program to provide them with services that can be difficult to come by in some communities.
- Broadband Access: The term “broadband” is used to describe high speed Internet access provided by various technology platforms including cable, telephone wire, and wireless technologies.
- Transportation: Infrastructure improvements, including those related to transportation, have been shown to enhance property values by creating livable communities and business districts.
- Opportunity Zones: Opportunity Zones are a new concept recently enacted designed to incentivize capital investments in low-income communities nationwide that have been cut off from capital and experienced a lack of business growth.
- Resource: National Opportunity Zones Ranking Report: identifies which Opportunity Zones are positioned to bring positive social, environmental, and economic returns.
All communities, both urban and rural, are impacted by Federal, state and local legislation and regulations, but a few in particular are impacting real estate in rural communities and for which you can advocate for to create more vibrant communities.