Law to speed up housing evictions in Ohio is a blatant kowtow to landlord interests: editorial
It's a logical rule of thumb for the service of any legal document: Weekends and holidays don't count. Why not? Because most government offices aren't open.
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The Housing Boom Is Already Gigantic. How Long Can It Last?
How long this will last and where it is heading next are impossible to know now. But it is time to take notice: My data shows that this is the United States' third biggest housing boom in the modern era.
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Mortgage Lending Limits To Increase Significantly For 2019
Good news for homebuyers who don't want to enter into a jumbo loan for their next mortgage. The Federal Housing Financing Agency announced last week the conforming loan limit-or threshold over which a loan becomes "jumbo"-will rise by over $30,000 for most counties in the U.S.
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Mortgage rates drop to 2-month low-an unexpected holiday gift to housing
Americans may be losing money in their stock portfolios this week, but they are gaining purchasing power in the housing market. Mortgage rates are falling sharply, as investors head to the relative safe haven of the bond market.
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Appraisers: Proposed rule change is pound foolish
Last month, banking regulators proposed a change that would eliminate appraisal requirements for many home sales of $400,000 or less. Currently, homes valued at $250,000 or less do not require an appraisal before a mortgage can be issued, a standard that has been in place since 1994.
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Former Cook County commissioner, House Speaker Madigan ally appointed recorder of deeds
Cook County commissioners voted to appoint former colleague Edward Moody to serve as the recorder of deeds for the next two years before the office is folded into the county clerk's operation in what's been billed as a cost-saving measure.
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Blockchain study finds 0.00% success rate and vendors don't call back when asked for evidence
Though Blockchain has been touted as the answer to everything, a study of 43 solutions advanced in the international development sector has found exactly no evidence of success.
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U.S. 2019 housing market outlook on shaky ground: Reuters poll
Growth of U.S. home prices will slow sharply next year along with economic momentum, according to a Reuters poll of property experts who largely said turnover in the housing market has peaked.
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Housing has peaked. Here are the reasons the market has cooled.
The housing market is one of the key sectors in the economy. When housing booms, many segments of the economy are pulled along. But this sector is now slowing.
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