Participants in Monday’s Board of Tax and Land Appeals hearing regarding Conway’s revaluation are sworn-in. From left Corcoran Consulting Vice President Monica Hurley, President Marybeth Walker, town counsel Steven Whitley of Drummond Woodsum, and taxpayers Karen and Jim Prue. (Photo by Daymond Steer, Conway Daily Sun) A complaint that the…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire For years, the U.S. housing market boomed. Economic growth, cash flowing through the economy, and cheap mortgages all drove massive homebuyer demand for more than a decade. People have told me, “Home prices have raced higher, it’s unsustainable, homes are unaffordable; therefore, home prices must fall. Things have to…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire After blasting off in July, new-home sales returned to earth in August. Sales dropped by 4.7% month over month, according to data published Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In August, new-home sales posted a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 716,000. This was down from the…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWireApplicants hoping to get a mortgage job in 2024. (Image created by AI in Midjourney.) After cutting to the bone over the past three years, several large mortgage lenders are beginning to ramp up hiring. These companies are adding sales and operational staff, preparing for the expected drop in rates…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Michigan-based ERA Prime Real Estate Group is continuing its acquisition spree. On Tuesday, the firm announced its acquisition of Southgate, Michigan-based GAP Realty Group. ERA Prime Real Estate Group, which also has offices in Farmington and Grand Blanc, said that the acquisition would increase the firm’s services area and…
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