In the game of housing crisis Rochambeau, we play with income, inventory, and policy. Inventory cannot beat inadequate incomes, but better compensation policies can. The labor market has reached peak disengagement rates, partially driven by historic strikes, resignations, non-participation, and silent quitting. By splitting the workforce into five income groups…
Continue reading →San Jose-based EquiFi Corp., a provider of shared equity financing products, announced Thursday that it hired Paul Giangrande as a corporate executive vice president and president of its mortgage division. Giangrande previously served as president of AmeriCash Mortgage and has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services…
Continue reading →A joint effort in Berlin between the Conservation Fund and the Society for the Protection of NH Forests is resulting in a 730-acre parcel of forest land being preserved as a working forest with traditional public access. The property, all within city limits, is accessed from the Cascade neighborhood and…
Continue reading →Homeowners 62 and older saw their collective home equity levels rise in the first quarter of 2024 by roughly $328.5 billion to a total of $13.19 trillion, a recovery after decreases observed over the past year. This is according to the Reverse Mortgage Market Index (RMMI), a measure of senior-held…
Continue reading →TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew takes questions from Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images) TikTok and its parent company argued Thursday, June 20,…
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