A trade association leader takes aim at Washington, a regulator tries to blame her bad judgment on reporters and an Alabama city with a troubled past displays a glorious present. Looking into the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for...
The U.S. homeownership rate has cratered to its lowest depth since 1970, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The newly published 2020 Census data determined that 63.1% of the nation’s 126.8 million occupied housing units – or 80.1 million – were owner-occupied. This...
As the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) prepares to shutter its Star Wars: Galactic Cruiser hotel in Orlando, it is also offering a preview of what to expect from the Pixar Place Hotel at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The 15-story establishment is a reimagining...
While Americans are dealing with mortgage rates in the mid-6% range, their U.K. counterparts are being warned that they will be burdened with 5%-plus fixed-rate deals in the coming weeks. According to a report in The Guardian, the publication on Wednesday that April’s...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced the arrest and indictment of a couple in connection with a scheme to defraud commercial lenders by providing fraudulent documents. Louis R. Masaschi, 57, and his wife Jeanette Norman, 56,...
Colonial Savings F.A. has announced it will be exiting the mortgage origination business as of July 31. The Fort Worth, Texas-based thrift said it would continue to provide mortgage servicing along with the remainder of its full-service banking offerings. Colonial...
