HousingWireHousingWire It was a chaotic weekend as the market reacted to the potential impact of 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, and 10% tariffs on China. Last Friday, I recorded an episode of the HousingWire Daily podcast discussing the possibility of President Trump making such a move. Not long after…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Nationwide direct mortgage lender US Mortgage Corporation announced the appointment of Alana Dorbandt as its new vice president and division lending manager. In the new role, Dorbandt will lead the company’s expansion into the Southwest Region. Dorbandt was most recently the regional sales leader at Lower for over 15…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The combined cost of mortgages, taxes and insurance now takes up a larger share of household income than it has since the early 1980s, according to an affordability index from John Burns Research & Consulting. The company’s newest National Housing Market Outlook shows that buyers are gravitating toward government-backed…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Officials with the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) are reportedly moving to aggressively cut costs, following a leadership change and audit of its financial situation. The agency’s new chief financial officer reportedly identified as much as $2.8 million in misappropriated federal funds that he said were…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Financial advisers are professionals uniquely suited to assist their clients with assessing and managing health care costs in retirement. But consumers who have access to a planner’s services do not appear to be better informed about the associated costs than people who do not use an adviser, according to…
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