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Realtor® Good Neighbor Awards Finalists Honored for Impactful Volunteer Work
The National Association of Realtors® has honored 10 Realtors®, members of the National Association of Realtors®, as finalists for its 2019 Good Neighbor Awards.
Mortgage Production Profits Rise in Second Quarter of 2019 to Highest Since 2016
Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net gain of $1,675 on each loan they originated in the second quarter of 2019
Kelli Burke Joins MBA as Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Finance
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced today that Kelli Burke has joined MBA as Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF). Burke's responsibilities will include leading MBA's CREF member
FFIEC Announces Availability of 2018 Data on Mortgage Lending
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 5,683 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Bipartisan housing finance reform possible, NHC white paper says
The National Housing Conference has released a new white paper on housing finance reform that calls for bipartisan cooperation between Congress and the Trump administration to complete housing finance reform leading to the release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship
MBA Inaugural Study: Modest Growth Anticipated in Home Equity Lending
Home equity loan debt outstanding and borrower utilization rates declined in 2018, and mortgage lenders anticipate mixed activity this year and only modest increases in originations in 2020.
What You Need to Convert Your Spare Room into a Home Office
Before you can think about populating your office with all the usual office equipment, you first need to work out exactly what you’re going to do with your home office. Many people will already know exactly what their home office is going to be used for, but even if you are just wanting to create a general workspace without a specific purpose, you’ll need to decide what sort of stuff you want to be able to do.
Pending Home Sales Decline 2.5% in July
Pending home sales fell in July, reversing course on two consecutive months of gains, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Of the four major regions, each reported a drop in contract activity, although the greatest decline came in the West
BLM SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT TO LEASE LAND TO THE CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposal to lease 15 acres of public land to the Clark County School District for an elementary school and related facilities.
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 6.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 23, 2019.
Register Without Delay! One Week Left to Apply for Disaster Assistance
Homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained losses or damage in the April 29-July 5 storms and flooding still have one week left to apply for disaster assistance.
July Construction Unemployment Rates Remain Low, Though Not as Low as a Year Ago,...
In July, estimated not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rates rose nationally and in 38 states, fell in eight states and remained unchanged in four on a year-over-year basis, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor
Mayor Bowser Breaks Ground on 179 Affordable Homes in Ward 7, Delivers on the...
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray, and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) broke ground on two 100% affordable housing communities, Providence Place and the Strand Residences
Central Valley Builders Supply Wins North Bay Business Journal’s Best Places to Work Award
Central Valley, a U.S. top-100 building supply company, announced today that it was named one of “The Best Places to Work in the North Bay” by the North Bay Business Journal in Northern California
Mayor Bowser to Break Ground on Two New Communities, Delivering 179 Affordable Homes to...
On Wednesday, August 28, at 3 pm and 3:45 pm, Mayor Muriel Bowser will break ground on two 100% affordable communities, Providence Place and the Strand Residences
SEC Charges Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Former Senior Executives with Accounting Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Brixmor Property Group Inc., a publicly-traded real estate investment trust, and four former senior executives with fraud in connection with a scheme to manipulate a key non-GAAP metric relied
Home Construction Slowing in Manufacturing Areas
In a possible sign of economic softening in the industrial heartland, home construction in the nation’s major manufacturing areas registered declines on a year-over-year basis in the second quarter of 2019
Appraisal Institute, Fannie Mae Join Forces to Foster Diversity in Valuation Profession
The Appraisal Institute is partnering with Fannie Mae to promote appraisal careers and to foster diversity in the valuation profession, the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers announced today.
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 40 STATES AND D.C. FROM JULY 2018 TO JULY 2019,...
Forty states added construction jobs between July 2018 and July 2019, while construction employment increased in 25 states from June to July, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department
Interactive Exhibit “Undesign the Redline” Explores History of U.S. Housing Policy, Race, Segregation and...
Enterprise Community Partners, Designing the WE, City Life/Vida Urbana and Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation present the exhibit and related programming through December
