HousingWireHousingWire Bill Pulte, the newly confirmed director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), is wasting no time in making a splash with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, suggesting they too might receive the DOGE treatment that other government entities have already experienced. In a series of messages posted to…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire There is an endless supply of real estate statistics out there, but what the heck do you do with all of them? Well, the old saying “knowledge is power” rings very true here. Stats are the fuel to the fire of the real estate market and will make you…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $40 on each loan they originated in Q4 2024, a decrease from the reported net profit of $701 per loan in Q3 2024. That’s according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Mortgage…
Continue reading →As a real estate agent, you work hard for your commissions, but without a solid tax strategy, too much of your income can slip away. The good news? Taxes don’t have to be overwhelming or unpredictable – as long as you understand the system and have a plan. Kelly Cote, director…
Continue reading →BY THE COOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS New Hampshire’s yield tax on timber, often called the “timber tax,” was established in 1949 and has been locally collected to offset property taxes ever since. The tax is constitutionally permitted by an amendment to Part II, Article V of the state constitution, which was…
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