Yearly Archives: 2025
ALTA Renews TIAC as 2025 Elite Provider
American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, announced it has renewed TIAC as an ALTA Elite Provider for 2025. ALTA’s Elite Provider Program features distinguished service providers
Existing-Home Sales Edged Lower by 0.5% in April
Existing-home sales slowed in April, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Sales dipped in the Northeast and West, grew in the Midwest and were unchanged in the South. Year-over-year, sales declined in three regions and remained steady in the Northeast.
Congressman Cleaver Announces $4 Million Brownfields Grant Has Been Awarded to Kansas City
U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the City
House Proposals Dismantling Energy Efficiency Incentives Would Threaten Economic Growth, Increase Costs for U.S....
The Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) highlights the shortsightedness of House budget reconciliation proposals that would dismantle key
FEMA Resumes In-Person Trainings at National Schoolhouses to Strengthen State and Local Government’s Ability...
FEMA announced today that in-person training will resume at three national schoolhouses in early June—the Center for
EPA Reinforces Alignment of Clean Water Act Section 401 with “Powering the Great American...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum clarifying the specific and limited role that states
NYS OASAS ANNOUNCES OPENING OF RENOVATED SOUTH BEACH ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTER ON STATEN ISLAND
The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) officially opened the newly renovated South Beach Addiction Treatment Center (ATC) on Staten Island today.
Silence Isn’t Always Golden: Why Early Leak Detection Saves Homes and Headaches
Imagine sitting in your cosy lounge, sipping tea while the rain patters softly outside. All seems right with the world—until you spot a faint watermark snaking across your ceiling. That seemingly innocent stain might be the first whisper of a hidden issue that could cost thousands in repairs.
Rep. Scott Peters’ Statement on Encouraging Point in Time Count Data
Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) made the following statement regarding the data from the Point-in-Time Count released by the San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness: “I’m encouraged by the decrease in the number of families and veterans who are unsheltered.
Single-Family Starts Down on Economic and Tariff Uncertainty
Economic uncertainty stemming from tariff issues, elevated mortgage rates and rising building material costs pushed single-family housing starts lower in April.
MOTORISTS ARE ALMOST TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE IN A WORK ZONE CRASH AS...
Sixty Percent of Highway Construction Firms Report Having at Least One Car Crash into their Work Zones During the Past Year, New Survey by the Associated General Contractors of America
HUD Announces More Than $10 Million to House Families and Youth and Promote Self-Sufficiency
Under the leadership of Secretary Scott Turner, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded more than $10 million in Family Unification Program (FUP)
Reimagining Real Estate: How Apps Are Revolutionizing Brokerage Platforms
Technology is dramatically changing the conventional way of purchasing, selling, and transacting real estate assets, and at the heart of this revolution are applications especially unique for
Habitat for Humanity voices support for AmeriCorps amid concerning actions at national service agency
Habitat for Humanity today expressed concern about recent federal actions impacting AmeriCorps staffing given how critical
IMBs Report Slight Production Losses in First Quarter of 2025
Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $28 on each loan they originated in the first quarter of 2025, compared to a
Form Simplicity earns top real estate honors
Form Simplicity, one of the real estate industry’s most trusted and widely used transaction management solutions owned by the Florida Realtors, was selected for the 2025 Tech 200. Released by leading real estate consultancy T3 Sixty, the 2025 Tech 200
Auckland Home Renovation Boom: What’s Driving the Trend in 2025?
If you’d told me ten years ago that Auckland would become one of the busiest home renovation markets in the Southern Hemisphere, I might’ve raised an eyebrow. Fast forward to 2025, and I’m sitting in back-to-back meetings with homeowners looking to reimagine the spaces they’ve lived in for decades.
NEW STATE AND NATIONAL DATA TO SHOW DANGERS OF HIGHWAY WORK ZONES TO MOTORISTS...
On Tuesday, May 20 at 2 p.m. EDT, officials with the Associated General Contractors of America and HCSS will unveil new state*
Adams, Figures Introduce Legislation to Protect Federal Funding for Land-Grant HBCUs
Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan, Bicameral Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, and Congressman Shomari C.
EIA projections show U.S. energy consumption decreasing in the near term, increasing in early...
U.S. energy consumption decreases in the next several years and doesn’t increase again until the early 2040s through 2050,
