Beach officials are endorsing a future redevelopment of the Hampton Beach Casino, though a bill that failed in the Legislature could delay plans being filed with the town to at least 2025. The Hampton Beach Village District commissioners voted 3-0 in June to endorse the project by Casino majority owner…
Continue reading →Mortgage production increased at Bank of America (BofA) in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the previous three months, but the bank’s home loan volumes were still lower than those delivered in the same period last year. Competitors Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Citi showed the same trend when…
Continue reading →Favorable economic trends are helping mortgage rates continue the downward trend they’ve been on for the past few months. HousingWire‘s Mortgage Rates Center showed that the average 30-year conforming loan rate was 7.06% on Tuesday, down from 7.11% a week earlier. The 15-year conforming loan rate showed an even larger…
Continue reading →VestaPlus, a software development firm known for its MLS solutions geared toward agents, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Staten Island Board of Realtors. The partnership includes the licensing of VestaPlus’ Checkmate Listing Violation Detection software to Staten Island MLS (SIMLS). SIMLS, which has more than 2,300 members,…
Continue reading →Dallas-based United Real Estate has joined the cohort of brokerage defendants who have settled the commission lawsuits. On Tuesday, United Real Estate announced that it had reached a nationwide settlement in the Gibson commission lawsuit. As part of the settlement, United will pay $3.7 million into a settlement fund. The…
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