With home sale prices continuing to rise, wire fraud prevention firm CertifID announced Thursday that it is increasing its direct, first-party insurance coverage maximum to $2 million. This means that up to $2 million of a wire transfer verified by CertifID can receive direct, first-party insurance coverage. The company said this change is the result…
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The talk of this election season has rightfully been on affordable housing. Simultaneously, I have heard this common refrain from eager homebuyers: “I qualify for an FHA (or VA) home loan, but I’m having a hard time getting my offer accepted by a home seller. Why?” Have you ever heard that before or some variation?…
While elections are still a couple of months away, some rhetoric regarding the housing market and affordability is starting to emerge. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has provided first insights on portions of her strategy to support current renters in their pursuit to become homeowners. Under her proposal, Harris aims to provide a $25,000 credit to…
A study analyzed areas with populations between 10,000 and 50,000 and found the ones that are as expensive as major coastal cities.