Real estate professionals spend a lot of time talking about interest rates, inventory, concessions and price reductions. We should, of course. Those factors shape affordability and timing in every market. But, homebuying has never been only a financial decision. For many buyers, a home is also emotional, generational and cultural. It is where children will…
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Last July, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a landmark law shielding apartment and residential projects from lengthy environmental review processes to boost the state’s housing supply and improve affordability. It’s working – but not without a fight. Developers wasted no time seizing the opportunity. A growing list of housing developments are securing exemptions from reviews…
A high-profile proposal to borrow $1.5 trillion and invest the money in stocks to salvage Social Security’s finances would likely leave taxpayers saddled with enormous debt, even under optimistic market conditions, according to a new analysis from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. The brief is critical of a plan championed by Sens….
Two Harbors Investment Corp. has pushed its special meeting of stockholders to May 28 to give investors more time to vote on its proposed sale to an affiliate of CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM), as a competing proposal from UWM Holdings Corp. (UWMC) looms. The New York-based, mortgage servicing rights-focused real estate investment trust said Tuesday that its board continues to unanimously…