Pillsbury Realty Development, the state’s new buyer for the former Laconia State School, has proposed a mixed-use project that would include about 2,000 homes. (Screenshot) If the state’s new buyer for the 217-acre former Laconia State School delivers what he’s proposed, the site would have a Market Basket, medical offices,…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The brokerages and non-Realtor-owned MLSs that decided to opt in to the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement can breathe a sigh of relief. As expected, Judge Stephen R. Bough, who is overseeing the Sitzer/Burnett and Gibson/Umpa suits, granted preliminary approval to the 13 brokerages and 15 MLSs that chose…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) announced new enhancements to its artificial intelligence-based chatbot on Wednesday, including the ability for brokers to “chat with documents,” calculate income immediately and help identify products that match borrowers’ needs. The wholesale lender launched an AI-powered search engine dubbed ChatUWM in May 2024. The chatbot…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The candidates for vice president highlighted their housing policies in the VP debate on Tuesday night, one month out from election day. JD Vance, the Republican senator from Ohio, and Tim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, outlined how their parties would address the housing crisis. After several housing…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Whichever candidate — Kamala Harris or Donald Trump — wins the 2024 presidential election will not have a significant impact on the path of interest rates, but they will bring changes to the mortgage industry from a regulatory standpoint, according to Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) president and CEO Bob…
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