Year: 2024

HousingWireHousingWire Pretium Partners, a New York City-headquartered investment firm, announced Tuesday that its adding a new senior managing director to lead its business optimization efforts. Sebastiano “Sid” Visentini will join Pretium following a 16-year career at New York City-based Morgan Stanley. Visentini recently served as the investment bank’s head of…

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HousingWireHousingWire If housing industry professionals are looking for an early Christmas gift, they might receive it in the next two weeks if key economic indicators move in the right direction. At HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center on Tuesday, the 30-year conforming rate averaged 6.98%. That was down 4 basis points (bps)…

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You know the ski season has officially started when the snow guns are blasting at McIntyre. Attendees to Ski New Hampshire’s kickoff event Monday at the Manchester ski area arrived to see the guns blowing fresh powder over the Queen City’s lone ski hill, a local hub for families. With…

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HousingWireHousingWire Influential advocacy group AARP has highlighted several of its current lobbying priorities, which include a focus on making it easier for retirees to age in place in their current homes across various states. In Indiana, for instance, aging in place is a central pillar of a recently published advocacy…

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HousingWireHousingWire While much has been said about the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” to be led by billionaire Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, much of the focus has been levied at programs the new entity will aim to cut. But programs under the purview of the U.S….

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