Forbes, Jan. 31, 2025-Jeffrey SteeleIf it seems you’re noticing more senior housing communities these days, you’ve got a good eye for development. Retirement communities, along with the older Americans primed …
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Listen: How Do Insurance Companies Determine the Value of Homes Destroyed by Wildfires?
NPR, Jan. 31, 2025-Nick FountainBefore people who lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires can rebuild, they need money. But how does an insurance company figure what a house …
FHLBank of San Francisco’s Alanna McCargo Stepping Down
National Mortgage News, Jan. 31, 2025-Bonnie SinnockThe Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco announced that President and CEO Alanna McCargo will leave that position.The Federal Home Loan Bank called …
How the Fed’s Pause on Rate Cuts Could Affect Mortgage Rates
CNet, Jan. 31, 2025-Laura Michelle Davis, Katherine WattIf you paid attention to the Federal Reserve’s monetary decisions last year, you might have been surprised by something: The central bank’s three …
MBA Seeks Clarification on OMB Directive
Mortgage Professional America, Jan. 30, 2025-Jonalyn CuetoThe Mortgage Bankers Association is calling on federal agencies to clarify whether a recent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directive applies to single-family …
Your Next Apartment Rental May Also Be a Marketing Campaign
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 30, 2025-Patrick CoffeeApartment buildings crowned with luxury fashion and car brand names like Armani, Bulgari and Aston Martin have become relatively familiar in big cities …
How to Launch and Finance a Home Rebuild after LA County Wildfires
Orange County Register, Jan. 30, 2025-Jeff LazersonConsider what’s involved in construction financing, assuming you don’t have the liquid funds available to cover the cost of rebuilding. Construction loans can run …
Lack of Fed Action Seen in This Week’s Mortgage Rates
National Mortgage News, Jan. 30, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinIn the run-up to this week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting, mortgage rates stayed essentially flat, as the market priced in the expected decision …
Listen: How to Rebuild Smarter After the LA Wildfires When Housing Is in Such Short Supply
NPR, Jan. 30, 2025-Lauren SommerThe Los Angeles wildfires have many cities asking whether it’s safe to build new housing in risky areas. But limiting construction is tough when there’s a …
U.S. Economy Sees Solid Q4 Growth
MPA, Jan. 30, 2025-Fergal McAlindenThe U.S. economy continued to see a solid pace of expansion at the end of last year despite slowing more than analysts had expected, with gross …