The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has started a claims process for consumers victimized by a phony mortgage relief operation known as Lanier Law that collected upfront fees of thousands of dollars and promised consumers lower monthly payments but failed to deliver....
Florida’s housing market closed 2023 with 257,679 sales of existing single-family homes, down 10.3% from 2022, according to data from Florida Realtors. For existing condo-townhouses, a total of 105,411 units sold statewide in 2023, down 16% compared to 2022. For...
New York State’s housing market came to the end of 2023 with the lowest-ever recorded inventory of homes. The New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR) reported an all-time low of 24,469 units in December, a 17.8% decline in the 29,768 homes available in December...
Ameris Bank has rolled out the Ameris Choice program, which is designed to provide up to $20,000 in assistance to qualified applicants in the Jacksonville, Florida, area for the purchase or refinancing a home. The program is available for individuals purchasing or...
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes climbed seven points to 44 in January, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) Housing Market Index (HMI). This marked the second consecutive month where...
Mortgage applications for new home purchases in December were up by 22.2% from one year earlier, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Compared to November, the application volume dipped by 4%. The MBA estimated new single-family home...
DeSantis, in Reversal, Declines to Campaign for Measure Ending Florida̵…
