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With Wall Street at record highs, investors will eye a Federal Reserve meeting, US President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address and the latest corporate results including from Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Apple. The Federal Open Market Committee will conclude its two-day meeting on Wednesday, the last one with Janet Yellen as the central bank's chair before Jerome Powell takes over.
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For decades, the tax code has been filled with rewards for homeownership. Tax breaks encourage people to get into first homes and to trade up as they get older, building a national mind-set that you're never quite part of the middle class until you've qualified for a mortgage.
The portion of the House Republican tax proposal that curtails homebuying incentives appears likely to hit Minnesota harder than most states. That's because the vast majority of cabins in central and northern Minnesota are second homes, which would no longer be eligible for a deduction on mortgage interest under the House GOP tax plan that was unveiled Nov. 2. Senate Republicans last week unveiled a different tax reform plan that makes no change to mortgage interest deductions.
LCNB Corporation and Sterling Bancorp are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership. 37.9% of LCNB Corporation shares are owned by institutional investors.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposal to charge developers fees to help pay for affordable housing got a boost Tuesday with the unanimous endorsement of the City Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee. The "linkage fee" would bring in an estimated at $75 million to $92 million per year, enough to help pay for the construction of 1,500 new units annually for residents with lower incomes, according to the city planning department.
In April 2016, as Donald Trump was on the cusp of clinching the Republican nomination for the White House, he sold two luxury condos near Manhattan's Central Park for less than half the price his company had said they were worth. The lucky buyer: Trump's son, Eric.
Alicia Johnson and her husband wanted to renovate their home last fall but ran into a roadblock: When they tried to refinance their mortgage and borrow against their equity, five banks said no.
AZ Memo: Gorsuch takes his seat; Valley home sales keep climbing; Woman gives birth following I-17 collision Good morning, Arizona, and happy Monday! Here's what you need to know. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2plOjEK Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch smiles as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 21, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Stocks posted solid gains early Tuesday as Wall Street searched for a catalyst in a quieter week of trading, while crude oil prices came off earlier highs. The S&P 500 was up 0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.25%, and the Nasdaq gained 0.37%.
It's been more than a year since Nate Lowenstein started shopping for a home, and he's grown frustrated by the scant number of homes on the market. Like many house hunters in Los Angeles, he also complains sellers are unwilling to budge on prices, emboldened by offers from multiple bidders.
In this Dec. 6, 2016 file photo, a house is for sale in Coral Gables, Fla. Economists predict mortgage rates will continue to climb next year, just one of the trends that suggest 2017 could be a more challenging year for homebuyers.
China stocks continued their fall as the last week of the year kicks off, dragged lower by the property sector amid government efforts to rein in home prices. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.8 percent to 3,085.31 as of 1:03 p.m. local time, heading for its lowest close since October 20. Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.
Investigators are looking into whether a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University that injured 11 people was an act of terror by a Somali-born student who had once criticized the media for its portrayal of... Investigators are looking into whether a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University that injured 11 people was an act of terror by a student who had once criticized the media for its portrayal of Muslims. Donald Trump's hunt for a secretary of state is veering into dramatic terrain, with the president-elect summoning Mitt Romney back for a second look as a top aide leads a public pressure campaign against the pick.
Mortgage industry observers are still sorting out the election results to determine what, if any, adjustments are needed to expectations for 2017 origination volume. Rising interest rates will trigger a downturn in refinance activity in 2017, while purchase originations will rise, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in its most recent industry forecast.
Even as home-buying activity in Maryland accelerated in the first six months of the year, construction of new houses has remained stubbornly low. Permits in Maryland for single-family homes fell 3 percent year-over-year through June, continuing to hover at less than 6,000 - about half the level of a decade ago.
Just as the country divides itself by championing either Trump or Clinton, so too does it divide itself on how either candidate might affect real estate. Trulia's newest report looks at election data via a Harris Interactive survey asking "how Americans think Secretary Clinton or Mr. Trump might help/hurt home price growth, and how home prices have fared since the recession in counties where our presumptive nominees claimed victory in the primaries."