Nathan Knottingham, COO at Vetted VA, announced the launch of a new mortgage continuing education provider, MLO Force, from the stage at HousingWire’s The Gathering this week. The company, operated by 20/20 Vision for Success Coaching, will be led by Knottingham as CEO and video producer Sawyer Jones. The aim is to leverage the pair’s […]
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Older adults and people with disabilities are often prone to financial distress, and they may require more resources to better understand their circumstances and options, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Among a series of 24 examples of federal financial literacy programs for these groups, the U.S. Department of Housing
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While DeRoussel’s experience sounds exactly like many of the stories that emerged from the pandemic-fueled homebuying frenzy of 2020 and 2021, this happened just a few weeks ago in early April 2024. “It is extremely competitive,” DeRoussel said of the Cincinnati housing market. “We wrote five offers this weekend and out of five, four were
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday detailed a series of actions and initiatives it has undertaken to bolster climate resiliency while supporting green housing initiatives that stem from Inflation Reduction Act funding and recently announced plans to combat the effects of extreme heat. HUD highlighted actions taken to advance climate
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Pending home sales increased by 3.4% in March compared to February despite rising mortgage rates, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Sales were essentially flat compared to one year ago. NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index increased to 78.2 in March, up from 75.6 in February and good for its
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Red Bull Racing design chief Adrian Newey, whose cars have dominated Formula 1 for decades, is set to leave the team, according to reports. German title Auto Motor und Sport first reported that the 65-year-old has informed Red Bull chiefs of his plan to leave Milton Keynes at the end of the year. The BBC
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Anywhere Real Estate felt the brunt of the challenging housing market again in the first quarter of 2024 as the company reported a loss of $101 million during the three-month period. It generated $1.1 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2024, which was flat on a year-over-year basis. But transaction volume increased by
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Barclays has shown promising signs of progress in its ambitious turnaround efforts, with quarterly profits falling less than anticipated by the markets. Coimbatore Sundararajan Venkatakrishnan, known as Venkat, Barclays’ CEO, has been working to address years of underperformance in the stock market, and the recent results suggest that the bank’s overhaul strategy is beginning to
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Shoplifting incidents reported to the police have surged to their highest level in at least two decades, according to recent data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Last year, a staggering 430,104 shoplifting offences were recorded in England and Wales, marking a significant 37% increase from the previous 12 months. This figure represents the
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