HousingWire, October 25, 2024–Victor KuznetsovThe strongest market agitator in the first half (H1) of 2025 is not likely to be either U.S. unemployment or inflation caused by monetary or fiscal …
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Stopping Cash and Impersonator Frauds
The Housing Scene by Lew Sichelman, October 18th, 2024To curb money laundering, Uncle Sam is expanding a rule requiring settlement providers to determine and report the names of participants in …
Lawmakers, MBA Call Out FICO for Potential Price Hikes
A coalition of 34 Democratic senators and representatives submitted a letter this week to President Joe Biden, urging him to direct the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the …
Insurance Premiums Double in Many U.S. States
Urban Land magazine, October 16, 2024–Natalie Ambrosio Preudhomme, Kevin Fagan, Caglar Demir Since about 2018, property insurance costs marched steadily upward, almost universally, in commercial real estate, broadly forcing property …
The U.S. Already Has Millions of Climate Refugees. Helene and Milton Could Make It Worse.
USA Today, Oct. 14, 2024-Andrea RiquierImages from Florida, battered by two once-in-a-generation storms in a matter of weeks, are prompting a reckoning by Americans across the country.Click here for more
Hot Real Estate Topics: Rates, High Payments, All-Cash Buyers
Orange County Register, October 17, 2024–Jeff LazersonWhat is on the mind of real estate stakeholders? I checked in with consumers, mortgage loan originators and real estate industry professionals to find out. …
Climate-Driven Insurance Hikes Are Making Affordable Housing Even Harder to Build
WHQR, Oct. 14, 2024-Kelly KenoyerClimate change has driven rising insurance rates for all kinds of real estate, but especially in the coastal Southeast where hurricanes are a threat. Low-income housing …
Insurance ‘Nightmare’ Unfolds for Florida Homeowners After Back-to-Back Hurricanes
NBC News, Oct. 13, 2024–Rob WileFresh off the one-two punch of Helene and Milton, hurricane victims in Florida — even those with insurance — face a challenging recovery. The insurance …
Florida’s Home Insurer of Last Resort Is in Serious Trouble. Will Milton Put It Over the Edge?
CNN, Oct. 11, 2024-Elisabeth BuchwaldAn exodus of national insurance companies from Florida, combined with local private insurers canceling plans, has left many homeowners there with only one option: Citizens Property …
Middle-Class Homeowners Are Increasingly Squeezed by Housing Costs
NBC News, Oct. 14, 2024-Jasmine CuiThe share of middle-class Americans who are buying wallet-squeezing homes has more than doubled in the previous 10 years.Click here for more