What will happen to home prices if mortgage rates stay high? Experts weigh in "Higher rates and lower inventory levels suggest home prices will hold steady with minimal movement in either direction," says Saburi. "Until we see a big drop in rates — 150 basis points or more — or ... 05/6/2024 - 2:47 am | View Link
Secondary mortgage market adjusts to higher-for-longer rates A range of experts across a variety of secondary mortgage market sectors offered their thoughts on the market dynamics at play. 05/2/2024 - 4:55 am | View Link
Your Mortgage Servicer Is Changing: Why This Matters and What to Do Over the last decade, she’s honed her expertise in the personal finance space writing for publications like CNET, Bankrate, MSN, The Simple Dollar, Yahoo, accountants, insurance ... a mortgage, it ... 05/1/2024 - 11:34 pm | View Link
5 Tips to Help Homebuyers Cope With 7% Mortgage Rates Mortgage rates surged past 7% for the first time this year on April 18 and continued to climb last week. According to Freddie Mac’s benchmark survey, the rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate loan is ... 05/1/2024 - 5:08 am | View Link
How the insurance industry is using the mortgage slump to get new talent World Insurance Associates (World Insurance) is always on the hunt for outside sales talent. Amid sinking demand for housing loans, the mortgage industry is proving a “great feeding ground”, according ... 04/30/2024 - 4:53 am | View Link
On May 6th,1937, which was the second of its trans-Atlantic crossings, the Hindenburg caught fire, burst into flames and was completely destroyed.
German dirigible, the largest rigid airship ever constructed. In 1937 it caught fire and was destroyed; 36 people died in the disaster.
And so endeth the dirigible airships.
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When it comes to making a dramatic, memorable fashion statement, few do it like Zendaya, who showed out and showed up at the Met Gala not once, but twice in two showstopping looks. Throughout the years, the Challengers star has cemented her status as a true style icon, thanks to her fearless approach to dressing up and her longtime collaboration with her stylist and “image architect,” Law Roach.
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Tennessee-based sanitation company has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found it illegally hired at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities in Iowa and Virginia.
The U. S. Department of Labor announced Monday that Fayette Janitorial Service LLC entered into a consent judgment, in which the company agrees to nearly $650,000 in civil penalties and the court-ordered mandate that it no longer employs minors.
Current Miss USA Noelia Voigt announced Monday that she was stepping down from the role to focus on her mental health.
Voigt, who represented Utah and became the first Venezuelan-American to be crowned Miss USA in Sept. 2023, announced the “very tough decision to resign” in an Instagram post.
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“I realize this may come as a large shock to many,” Voigt, 24, said in the caption of her post.
A Kansas City-area man who’s charged with killing his hospitalized wife told police he couldn’t take care of her or afford her medical bills, court records say.
Ronnie Wiggs made his first appearance Monday on a second-degree murder charge and was referred to the public defender’s office. A hearing was set for Thursday to review his $250,000 bond.
A phone message that was left with the public defender’s office wasn’t immediately returned.
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His wife was getting a new port for her dialysis when staff at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence called a “code blue” Friday because she was unresponsive.
Staff managed to get her pulse back, but they determined she was brain dead and made preparations to harvest her organs, according to the probable cause statement.
(WASHINGTON) — An American soldier has been arrested in Russia and accused of stealing, according to two U. S. officials.
U. S. officials said the soldier, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, was stationed in South Korea and was in the process of returning home to Fort Cavazos in Texas. Instead, officials said he traveled to Russia.
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The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel details.
Cynthia Smith, Army spokeswoman, confirmed that a soldier was detained on Thursday in Vladivostok, a major military and commercial Pacific port, on charges of criminal misconduct.