Foreign-born workers — whether naturalized citizens, noncitizens with work authorizations or undocumented immigrants — comprise nearly 7% of the New Hampshire workforce, according to a report issued by the state Department of Employment Security. The 11-page report provides a statistical snapshot of the 95,000 Granite State residents born outside the…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire In the final days of the Biden administration, officials had several policy decisions to make as the president worked to cement his legacy, including whether to move forward with the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) title insurance waiver pilot program. The program would waive title insurance requirements for certain…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) approves of Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). In a letter addressed to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, the MBA gave a strong endorsement of Bill Pulte to lead the FHFA. In that role,…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire It’s been a while since there were any substantive updates to the lawsuit playing out between Texas Capital Bank (TCB), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Ginnie Mae over a dispute involving Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS). A judge has approved a delay…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming the new norm for many real estate agents and brokerages. Real estate technology provider Delta Media released a new report that highlights a sharp jump in AI usage from last year. Delta’s annual real estate leadership survey explores insights from brokerage…
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