And they're all under $30. Better Homes & Gardens / Francesca Fasciglione No longer reserved for Christmas time, decorative door wreaths provide a cheerful year-round welcome to your home. Just swap evergreens for eucalyptus and pine cones for dried flowers for an ornamental decor piece that transitions through the seasons. Sure—avid naturalists can forage backyard greenery for a handmade...
Learn the types of projects that require property line surveys and what to do when problems arise. Kim Cornelison If you plan to make changes to your property—including anything from adding a fence or patio to digging a pool—chances are you’ll need a firm understanding of your property lines. “Typically, you need a property line survey if you’re looking at building or renovating a fence...
Plus discover the ideal temperature to serve this lusciously creamy cheese. Getty Images / Pinkybird Creamy burrata and versatile cottage cheese seem to be generating the most buzz in the dairy section these days, and we’ll never forget the moment that feta had (and the subsequent shortages) as a result of the 2021 zeitgeist that was baked feta pasta.Food trends come and go, and the “cool”...
Image Ranjini Venkatesan says both REITs have been able to raise capital at healthy...
The Mortgage Bankers Association's latest Quarterly Survey reports a 3 percent increase in U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year, and a significant 27 percent jump from the first quarter of 2024. Jamie Woodwell "Borrowing and lending backed by commercial real estate remained subdued in the second quarter," said...
Doing the right thing is easy in theory, but often the hardest in practice. Our family established Baird & Warner more than a century ago with a mission to serve buyers and sellers with transparency and integrity, and we’ve endured many changes in our industry during this time. Sometimes, our choices haven’t been the most popular, but it’s always been in our DNA to do what’s right. My father,...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has settled a case with Florida-based Fay Servicing over illegal conduct in foreclosures. The deal includes a $2 million fine and potential limitations to the CEO’s compensation. A company spokesperson wrote to HousingWire that “Fay continues to strongly disagree with the CFPB’s claims in this matter, but we made a business decision to settle.”...
In conjunction with National Senior Citizens Day on Wednesday, the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection is circulating a series of tips that aim to help older adults avoid financial scams and exploitation. One way that bad actors may try to take advantage of older Americans is through reverse mortgages. “Not all reverse mortgages are scams, but scammers can pose as lenders...
David Heilman, principal for HomeGrown Financial in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, didn’t feel like he had to shake up his approach to working with seniors when he became involved in the reverse mortgage industry. Having experience in the health care field prior to entering the mortgage business, it mainly meant reorienting himself from serving the physical health needs of older Americans to now...
Plaintiffs’ attorneys in the Gibson copycat commission lawsuit are seeking $36.8 million, or one-third of the $110.6 million total settlement in the case, according to documents filed on Tuesday. This amount is only for the Gibson suit, which was combined with the Umpa suit in April, as the settlements for this suit are separate from the ones negotiated with the Sitzer/Burnett and Moehrl...
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