The New Hampshire State Board of Education has approved the first of two parts of the controversial overhaul of the Minimum Standards for Public School Approval proposed by the Department of Education and blessed by Commissioner Frank Edelblut. The decision follows months of sparring between the Board and the department…
Continue reading →Joshua R. Weijer The average American is generally unconcerned with federal estate taxes because exclusions are historically high. As of 2020, this federal transfer tax only applied to an estimated 0.2% of deceased Americans, those of which are said to have passed with a “taxable estate.” For the remainder of…
Continue reading →Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led an eight-state coalition in an amicus brief opposing California’s electric vehicle mandate. (Photo by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a coalition of eight state attorneys general, including New Hampshire’s John Formella, in filing a court brief supporting Ohio’s…
Continue reading →The new rules mandated by the National Association of Realtors‘ (NAR) settlement of class-action lawsuits related to buyer agent commissions take effect in just two days, and brokerages and MLSs are scrambling to find the best ways to implement them. The Real Brokerage is going all out to prepare its…
Continue reading →Homebuilder confidence continued to decline in August as builders contend with a lack of consumer affordability that is tied to stubbornly high interest rates and home prices. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) fell two points month over month to a reading of 39 in August. This…
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