After Aug. 28, lenders must give FHA borrowers a Supplemental Consumer Information Form (SCIF) to identify language preferences and other buyer history.
UF’s June consumer sentiment saw an uptick to 69.3 from May’s 69.1, driven mainly by U.S. economic expectations. It’s the highest reading since Oct. 2021.
On July 1, a Fla. sales tax exemption period began for Energy Star appliances, but there’s no rush to buy: It runs for a full year, through June 30, 2024.
FFIEC: In 2022, the percentage of home loans to Blacks (7.9% to 8.1%) and Asians (7.1% to 7.6%) rose, but it fell slightly for Hispanics (9.2% to 9.1%).
After a comment period, the agencies finalized a policy on how to handle commercial loan accommodations and workouts for financially troubled firms.
Consumers often know little about real estate buying and selling, so certain topics should be rotated to catch new eyes when customers decide to enter the market.
Federal DOJ officials submitted a 22-page “statement of interest,” saying SB 264 “will cause serious harm to people simply because of their national origin.”
A DA (domain authority) search ranking estimates the strength of a website to search engines, such as Google – the higher the score, the better.
Two Florida Realtors-backed bills – the rental housing bill (HB 1417) and local ordinance bill (SB 170) – clarify rental rules and ease some local regulations.
If a homeowner with a mortgage no longer has property insurance, their lender will “force place” a policy on them. The new regulations make the process fairer.
