“The FBETC continues to believe that repeal is the best solution to protect all family-owned businesses from the estate tax.”
–from a Family Business Estate Tax Coalition letter (of which MBA is a member) supporting legislation in Congress that would repeal the estate tax.
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry standards organization, seeks public comment on a new white paper, Blockchain in the Mortgage Industry.
Kim King, AMP, is Director of Mortgage Operations for Bryant Bank, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mortgage Advisory Partners, Newport Beach, Calif., hired Maria Elena Jaimes as Managing Director of Training and Development.
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry standards organization, seeks public comment on a new white paper, Blockchain in the Mortgage Industry.
Mortgage interest rates fell for the third straight week, and mortgage application activity increased for the fourth straight week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 24.
Redfin, Seattle, reported fewer homeowners are looking to relocate, but higher mortgage rates aren’t the culprit.
Fitch Ratings, Chicago, said U.S. homeowners’ insurance is poised to post a statutory underwriting loss for 2022 reported results, as insurers continue to face above-average catastrophe losses and claims cost uncertainty from persistently high inflation and heightened macroeconomic volatility.
Despite an interesting few weeks that have seen several bank failures, persistent inflation, a stunted housing market and prospects of higher unemployment, consumers apparently felt unfazed, according to The Conference Board, New York.
Reports from S&P Down Jones Indices, New York, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Washington, D.C., saw home prices fall on an annual basis for the seventh consecutive month.
