Frontdoor Inc. (NASDAQ: FTDR), a Memphis-headquartered provider of home warranties, announced it has acquired 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty (2-10 HBW) in an all-cash transaction valued at $585 million. Founded in Denver in 1980, 2-10 HBW’s new home structural warranty...
Two Republican lawmakers in the Ohio legislature are proposing a constitutional amendment designed to cap property tax increases. According to the Columbus Dispatch, Reps. Beth Lear and Scott Wiggam proposed the amendment that would limit property tax increases to the...
The Democrat-controlled Massachusetts House of Representatives has dropped Gov. Maura Healey’s “mansion tax” proposal from the housing bond bill that will be voted on this week. The State House News Service reported the $4.1 billion housing bond bill moved by the...
A new survey from Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN) found more than nine in 10 (91%) adult Gen Zers declaring that housing affordability is their top issue in this year’s presidential election. Gen Zers rated housing affordability as a more important factor in their vote than any...
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is reopening the wait list for Section 8 housing applications for the first time in nearly 15 years. According to WABC News, applications for NYCHA’s Housing Choice Voucher program will be open starting at midnight on...
Housing issues are the most pressing issues among Massachusetts voters in the current election year. According to a new UMass Amherst/WCVB poll, 34% of respondents said the lack of housing and the absence of affordability were the top political issue they want...
