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In light of market fluctuations and regulatory changes, mortgage lenders face significant challenges in today’s market. Even at the highest demand levels in 2024, purchase mortgage applications were nearly 45% lower compared to the same weeks in 2018 and 2019, exacerbated by record-high origination costs. Freddie Mac’s recent study reveals…
Continue reading →The federal government now requires that contractors and subcontractors for the Department of Defense prove they meet certain cybersecurity requirements — a potentially complicated, costly and time consuming process. A startup company based in Exeter wants to help. GovSky builds a cybersecurity compliance software platform for government contractors. Its co-founder…
Continue reading →In the game of housing crisis Rochambeau, we play with income, inventory, and policy. Inventory cannot beat inadequate incomes, but better compensation policies can. The labor market has reached peak disengagement rates, partially driven by historic strikes, resignations, non-participation, and silent quitting. By splitting the workforce into five income groups…
Continue reading →A joint effort in Berlin between the Conservation Fund and the Society for the Protection of NH Forests is resulting in a 730-acre parcel of forest land being preserved as a working forest with traditional public access. The property, all within city limits, is accessed from the Cascade neighborhood and…
Continue reading →San Jose-based EquiFi Corp., a provider of shared equity financing products, announced Thursday that it hired Paul Giangrande as a corporate executive vice president and president of its mortgage division. Giangrande previously served as president of AmeriCash Mortgage and has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services…
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