HousingWireHousingWire The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday announced a proposal to shift its Title I home loan programs to the use of the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) that would more closely align them with broader industry standards. The proposal, now available for review on…
Continue reading →Last week the New Hampshire Supreme Court heard the appeal mounted by the state and some two dozen municipalities seeking to reverse the order by Judge David Ruoff of Rockingham County Superior Court that the administration of the Statewide Education Property Tax (SWEPT) is unconstitutional. Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald was…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The stock market was not the only thing that saw a boost after the presidential election earlier this month. Homebuilder confidence also rose in November, marking the third straight month of increases. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) rose three points month over month to a reading…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Add American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC, doing business as AnnieMac, to the list of mortgage lenders that have recently suffered a data breach from a cyberattack. The company notified state authorities that it became aware of “suspicious activity” of certain systems within its network in August. After an…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire With U.S. inflation climbing to 2.6% in October—fueled by rising housing and insurance costs—and mortgage rates having edged back above 7%, homeownership remains a distant goal for many living in the U.S. For real estate agents, this economic reality can present both challenges and opportunities, and determine strategies in…
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