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Investors turn their eyes to affordable housing opportunities

Housing Wire

There’s a growing sense that affordable housing is a stable investment class for banks and insurance companies; even in the 2008 – 2009 recession, it held up well.”. “We’re seeing statistics from our developers across the country that their portfolios are holding up well,” he said.

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Cooling inflation in February brings hope that Fed rate hikes are over

Housing Wire

The year-over-year increase can be attributed to large annual jumps in the indexes for transportation services (+10.2%), energy services (+13.3%), and food (+9.5%). Transportation services jumped 1.1% Silicon Valley Bank collapsed last week, the biggest bank failure since Washington Mutual in 2008. in January.

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Jobs data shows the truth about the labor market

Housing Wire

Job gains occurred in professional and business services, government, health care, construction, transportation and warehousing, and social assistance. Louis Fed : Initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits increased by 2,000 in the week ended May 27, to 232,000. percentage point to 3.7 percent, the U.S. From the St.

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Opinion: Fannie Mae’s title insurance pilot program overreaches

Housing Wire

Unfortunately, one of the proposals the President mentioned in the SOTU was to revive a previously discredited and shelved pilot program that would waive the requirement for lender’s title insurance on certain refinances by Fannie Mae. By law it is not an insurer nor is it capitalized or regulated to do this. million in claims.

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

In previous downturns, such as during the 2008 recession, there were many foreclosures due to bad lending. It’s easier to see its maritime transportation origins inside: The living room walls still bear the blue-and-yellow logo of Hong Kong–based Florens, the world’s second-largest container leasing company. This kept appraisers busy.

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Millennials Expected To Maintain Real Estate Buying Intensity

Will Springer Realtor

An insurance company offered a good example of just how bad it has gotten. The excess of inventory that occurred in 2007, 2008 and ’09, was an anomaly,” said Marci Rossell, former chief economist for CNBC. This is disproportionate to the overall national number of about 5.5% of all homes that are categorized as a second home. >>

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SELLERS’ MARKET? HOW ABOUT BUILDERS’ MARKET?

Will Springer Realtor

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) reports an increase in shady practices since the start of the pandemic, including demanding substantially higher fees after loading or transporting goods, having unreasonably long delivery windows and holding items hostage for additional charges. American Movers & Storage Association and the U.S.

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