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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Prevent Data Centers from Increasing Consumer Electricity Costs
The legislation seeks to ensure new data centers use energy from power generation sources that are separate from the grid. Continue Reading Bipartisan Bill Aims to Prevent Data Centers from Increasing Consumer Electricity Costs
Toll Brothers Debuts 12-Home Luxury Community in North Carolina
Homes in the community are priced from $1.1 million. Continue Reading Toll Brothers Debuts 12-Home Luxury Community in North Carolina
JZZ Technologies Closes Acquisition of Oxygen Mortgage
“I couldn’t be any more excited about joining with JZZ Technologies,” said Oxygen Mortgage President and CEO Rob Egeland. Continue Reading JZZ Technologies Closes Acquisition of Oxygen Mortgage
Team Led by ‘Bachelor’ Star and Ex-Cop Joins The Real Brokerage
Jason Mesnick starred on the thirteenth season of the ABC series “The Bachelor.” Continue Reading Team Led by ‘Bachelor’ Star and Ex-Cop Joins The Real Brokerage
Will 2024 Be the Year of Affordable Homeownership?
Realtor.com is forecasting average mortgage rates of 6.8% in 2024, with rates edging down over the year to reach 6.5% by the end of the year. Continue Reading Will 2024 Be the Year of Affordable Homeownership?
Revela Raises $9 Million in Series A Funding
FirstMark Capital led the round, with additional participation from Detroit Venture Partners, MetaProp, and Assurant Ventures. Continue Reading Revela Raises $9 Million in Series A Funding
Mortgage Application Activity Rises Slightly
The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index was up 5% from one week earlier, but the unadjusted index dropped by 31%, Continue Reading Mortgage Application Activity Rises Slightly
FHFA Increases Conforming Loan Limits Values for 2024
Special statutory provisions establish different loan limits for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Continue Reading FHFA Increases Conforming Loan Limits Values for 2024
Charlie Munger, Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Dies at 99
Munger dismissed Bitcoin as a “scumball activity” and “rat poison.” Continue Reading Charlie Munger, Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Dies at 99
Citing Handwritten Will, Judge Awards Aretha Franklin’s Real Estate to Three Sons
Franklin wrote the will in longhand in 2014. Continue Reading Citing Handwritten Will, Judge Awards Aretha Franklin’s Real Estate to Three Sons
CFPB Fines Bank of America $12 Million Over HMDA Violations
“Bank of America violated a federal law that thousands of mortgage lenders have routinely followed for decades,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra Continue Reading CFPB Fines Bank of America $12 Million Over HMDA Violations
MBA Names Rachel Kelley as VP of Legislative Affairs
Kelley had previously served as associate vice president of political affairs at MBA. Continue Reading MBA Names Rachel Kelley as VP of Legislative Affairs
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