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HousingWireHousingWire Researchers at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have published a new report identifying the locations of people seeking Federal Housing Administration (FHA) rental and homeownership assistance programs. They found that homeownership program beneficiaries generally live in more affluent, racially homogenous neighborhoods than those seeking rental…

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HousingWireHousingWire About a week after the Federal Reserve lowered benchmark interest rates for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, mortgage rates reached their low point for 2024. The news has not been so positive since then for U.S. consumers or the housing industry. According to HousingWire’s…

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HousingWireHousingWireReggora CEO Brian Zitin said his company is looking to help mortgage lenders by removing the need to manually underwrite most appraisals. Appraisal management software company Reggora is adding a repurchase and loan-level price adjustment (LLPA) warranty to its appraisal review solution. The valuation tech company said it will cover…

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State agencies seek $25 million in pandemic aid for building projects State agencies are looking to invest some of the remaining federal pandemic aid in several initiatives, including a new 911 center in Laconia and a replacement for the Sununu Youth Services Center. Several requests are scheduled to go before…

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Chesterfield residents attending a meeting on housing in the area discuss a question about the pros and cons of their own homes, now and in the future. They also talked about the demographics of those who were and weren’t represented at the meeting. (Photo by Sophia Keshmiri, Keene Sentinel) Roughly…

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