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Homeowners brace as rising property taxes test affordability, survey finds

Homeowners brace as rising property taxes test affordability, survey finds

Openness to third‑party help, tempered by privacy The survey also probed attitudes toward outside assistance. Among those who appealed, “53% claim...

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Lock-in effect drives home renovation boom, Redfin says

Lock-in effect drives home renovation boom, Redfin says

With mortgage rates still hovering above 6% and far greater than those seen during the pandemic, homeowners are choosing to...

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Protection firms Whiltshire and Holloway Friendly to merge – Mortgage Strategy

Protection firms Whiltshire and Holloway Friendly to merge – Mortgage Strategy

Protection providers Wiltshire Friendly and Holloway Friendly have today announced proposals to merge. The proposed transfer date is 1 October...

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Mortgage Rates Plummet on Unexpected Peace Deal and Strait Reopening

Mortgage Rates Plummet on Unexpected Peace Deal and Strait Reopening

Mortgage rates just got the best possible news they could get. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been...

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Black manager sues Berkshire Hathaway brokerage over alleged training exclusion

Black manager sues Berkshire Hathaway brokerage over alleged training exclusion

The filing paints a picture of an employee left to figure things out on her own. Kerr alleges...

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Fired Fannie Mae workers’ defamation lawsuit dismissed

Fired Fannie Mae workers’ defamation lawsuit dismissed

Dozens of fired Fannie Mae workers are mulling their next steps after a judge dismissed their defamation complaint against the...

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Virgin, Fleet and Kensington announce product updates – Mortgage Strategy

Virgin, Fleet and Kensington announce product updates – Mortgage Strategy

Virgin Money and Clydesdale have announced they will longer offer new buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages. Clydesdale new business BTL products were...

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Big Weekend Ahead for Mortgage Rates

Big Weekend Ahead for Mortgage Rates

Mortgage rates have had one of their best two-week spells in a long time. And they’ve done it during one...

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Why brokers should leverage construction lending to capture investor business

Why brokers should leverage construction lending to capture investor business

Davis said that because a growing percentage of all mortgage loans are done by investor clients, having access to these...

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US Treasuries fall as inflation data erode Fed rate-cut wager

US Treasuries fall as inflation data erode Fed rate-cut wager

(Bloomberg) — Treasuries fell as quickening inflation stemming from the US war on Iran — and the prospect of escalation...

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