Data from research organizations and aging advocacy groups is clear: More older Americans want to age in place in their own homes, as opposed to living in dedicated care facilities. To get a better grasp on this preference, Chicago-based National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate station WBEZ recently featured a dedicated aging-in-place segment. WBEZ spoke with […]
Homeowners in California now have even fewer choices in homeowners insurance carriers. The Hartford Financial Services Group, better known as The Hartford, announced Wednesday that it would no longer issue new homeowners insurance policies in California starting in February 2024. The firm noted that this change would also impact The Hartford’s joint homeowners insurance program […]
Mortgage rates stabilized in the past week but remain close to the narrow range observed since the start of this month. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.69% as of Jan. 25, an increase from last week’s figure of 6.60%, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey released on Thursday. Meanwhile, the 15-year fixed rate […]
Employers picked up the hiring pace in November, shaking investors’ confidence in the Federal Reserve’s likelihood of cutting interest rates in 2024. November job gains
Sarah Wheeler sat down with Tom Cronkright, co-founder and executive chairman of CertifID and CEO of Sun Title, to talk about battling the latest frauds
Big Four title firm Stewart Title has filed a lawsuit against closing and title production software provider Qualia over a contractual dispute. In a lawsuit
Skip to content Main Navigation Sections Social Media Connect Our Other Brands Real estate developer Related Group broke ground on the second phase of The
Skip to content Main Navigation Sections Social Media Connect Our Other Brands Climate First Bank has relocated its St. Petersburg headquarters to 182 37th Ave.
Landowners in Florida have sold 16,720 acres and over $36 million to the state, which will place restrictions on future development. (View the transactions below)
An amended complaint in the Phillips copycat commission lawsuit filed on Wednesday in northern Georgia names a slew of additional defendants, as well as three new plaintiffs. Originally filed in late November, the Phillips lawsuit accuses real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. Central
Employers picked up the hiring pace in November, shaking investors’ confidence in the Federal Reserve’s likelihood of cutting interest rates in 2024. November job gains grew faster than expected, posting an increase of 199,000 jobs in November, up from 150,000 in October, according to data released by the Bureau of
Sarah Wheeler sat down with Tom Cronkright, co-founder and executive chairman of CertifID and CEO of Sun Title, to talk about battling the latest frauds and scams as bad actors leverage a new arsenal of tech tools to wreak havoc on buyers and sellers of real estate. This interview has
Big Four title firm Stewart Title has filed a lawsuit against closing and title production software provider Qualia over a contractual dispute. In a lawsuit filed in early November in District County Court of Harris County, Texas, Stewart accuses Qualia of giving the firm “improper notice” for terminating its licensing
Skip to content Main Navigation Sections Social Media Connect Our Other Brands Real estate developer Related Group broke ground on the second phase of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Tampa Tower II, a condominium development on Bayshore Drive. The Residences is the Tampa debut for the Ritz-Carlton brand, with architecture by Arquitectonica
Skip to content Main Navigation Sections Social Media Connect Our Other Brands Climate First Bank has relocated its St. Petersburg headquarters to 182 37th Ave. N, near the Northeast Park shopping center. The 5,781-square-foot building is undergoing remodeling and upgrades, including the installation of solar panels, electric vehicle charging stations