Homeowners in Buffalo, New York, face the prospect of an 8% increase in their property tax under the $622 million budget proposed by Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon. WBEN reports Scanlon is proposing the tax hike to fill a $17 million mid-year budget fall that he inherited...
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is extending its foreclosure moratoriums on FHA-insured single-family mortgages in areas impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton by an additional 90 days....
Roof repair and replacement cost value totaled nearly $31 billion in 2024, according to the US Roofing Realities Trend Report published by Verisk (NASDAQ: VRSK). This is a nearly 30% surge since 2022. Roof related line items made up more than one-quarter of all...
A new survey from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) has found one in five (20%) prospective homebuyers are expecting to sell stocks to help fund their next down payment. Among homeowners, Redfin found roughly one in eight (13%) said they sold stocks to help fund their down...
The Port of Seattle has filed an appeal in King County Superior Court to overturn the Seattle City Council’s decision to permit residential development in the industrial area surrounding the deepwater port. In a statement, the Port said the rezoning “appears that...
FEMA announced the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has launched FloodSmart.gov as a free Direct to Customer Flood Insurance Quoting Tool that is designed to assist customers in getting a flood insurance policy quote for their property and in securing a quoted...
