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Chicago Boosts Hotel Tax, Making it the Nation’s Highest
Chicago is now home to the nation’s highest hotel tax after the City Council unanimously voted on Wednesday to create a Tourism Improvement District and raise the tax on hotel rooms within that district to 19%. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the current combined...
Chicago Boosts Hotel Tax, Making it the Nation’s Highest
The tax increase applies to room rates at hotels with 100 or more rooms. Continue Reading Chicago Boosts Hotel Tax, Making it the Nation’s Highest
Federal Reserve Hits Pause Button on Rates
After three consecutive rate cuts, the Federal Reserve hit the pause button to keep the federal funds rate at 3.5% to 3.75%. The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee had two dissenters on the rate decision, with Fed Govs. Stephen I. Miran and Christopher J....
Bright MLS Hires Rajeev Sajja as Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
Bright MLS, the multiple listing service focused on six Mid-Atlantic states – Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia – and the District of Columbia, has hired Rajeev Sajja as Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, a newly created role....
Arrive Home Launches Down Payment Assistance Program for Manufactured Home Purchasing
The Salt Lake City-headquartered affordable housing program Arrive Home has launched New Foundations DPA, a down payment assistance program designed to accommodate borrowers purchasing manufactured homes. New Foundations DPA provides 3.5% down payment assistance on...
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MegPrime and Megatel Homes Debut Digital Rewards Program for Buyers and Brokers
All rewards are issued in MegPrime tokens and may be converted to US dollars through the MegPrime app. Continue Reading MegPrime and Megatel Homes Debut Digital Rewards Program for Buyers and Brokers
Attorney Clay Pulliam Joins Real Estate Group at Dorsey & Whitney
Pulliam previously served as in-house counsel for Hillwood Development Company. Continue Reading Attorney Clay Pulliam Joins Real Estate Group at Dorsey & Whitney
New Study Names Salt Lake City as the Most Neighborly US City
Redfin diplomatically refrained from pointing fingers at the least neighborly city. Continue Reading New Study Names Salt Lake City as the Most Neighborly US City
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Rocket Companies Taps Viral Nation for Social Media Marketing
The new contract follows the success of Rocket’s “Own the Dream” campaign that debuted earlier this year as an advertisement seen during the Super Bowl. Continue Reading Rocket Companies Taps Viral Nation for Social Media Marketing
Kanye West’s Unfinished Malibu Beach House Back on the Market at Reduced Price
West purchased the property in 2021 for $57 million but left unfinished after a highly publicized but ill-fated renovation project. Continue Reading Kanye West’s Unfinished Malibu Beach House Back on the Market at Reduced Price
Mortgage Rates at 10-Month Low
“Purchase application activity is improving as borrowers take advantage of the decline in mortgage rates,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. Continue Reading Mortgage Rates at 10-Month Low
Treasury Secretary Bessent Backpedals on Demand for Fed to Cut Rates by 50 Basis Points
“I didn’t tell the Fed what to do,” Bessent said. Continue Reading Treasury Secretary Bessent Backpedals on Demand for Fed to Cut Rates by 50 Basis Points
Foreign Purchases of Texas Residential Properties Up 9% Year-Over-Year
Most of the international buyers of Texas houses came from Mexico (30%), followed by Canada and China (each at 8%), India (7%), and Nigeria (6%). T Continue Reading Foreign Purchases of Texas Residential Properties Up 9% Year-Over-Year
Q2 Mortgage Delinquency Rate Down Slightly
The delinquency rate was down 11 basis points from the first quarter and down 4 basis points from the second quarter of 2024. Continue Reading Q2 Mortgage Delinquency Rate Down Slightly
Building Permits for Apartments Down 23% Since the Pandemic Construction Boom
San Jose led the nation with the greatest median asking rent increase – 8.8% year-over-year in July to $3,569. Continue Reading Building Permits for Apartments Down 23% Since the Pandemic Construction Boom
Indiana Home Sales Up 9% From One Year Ago
Last month’s median price of $275,000 was unchanged from June and 5% above the price in July 2024. Continue Reading Indiana Home Sales Up 9% From One Year Ago
Foreclosure Activity Up 13% Year-Over-Year
Lenders started the foreclosure process on 24,302 properties last month, up 12% from June and up 11% from July 2024. Continue Reading Foreclosure Activity Up 13% Year-Over-Year