While the US and Canada advance to the start of a new trade war, a real estate investment trust that owns and operates 218 self-storage facilities in the two countries has launched an underwritten public offering. SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. has filed a...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking to vacate its $105,000 settlement of redlining charges against nonbank mortgage lender and broker Townstone Financial Inc. The settlement followed a protracted litigation that began in 2020 under the first...
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced residency requirements for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgages were changed to eliminate the “non-permanent residents” category from the Title I and Title II programs. In a...
Major expenses on median-priced homes currently consume 32% of the average national wage, according to the First Quarter US Home Affordability Report published by ATTOM. That share is nearly unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2024 and up by about one percentage...
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc. has announced its first international expansion through a licensing agreement with HomeLovers, a real estate firm based in Lisbon, Portugal. The Portuguese brokerage will operate under the new name HomeLovers – Weichert while...
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 304 into law a bill that cuts property taxes by $100 billion every year. The new law will shift $50 million to a state fund to reduce property taxes for Idaho homeowners while sending another $50 million to a state fund for...
