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Ginger Wilcox’s leadership formula at Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate

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Before she ever stepped into the role of president at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Ginger Wilcox had lived nearly every side of the real estate business. She previously worked as an agent, learning the intense demands of serving clients through one of life’s biggest financial decisions. She also operated as a broker, understanding […]

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Developer sues Denver over its affordable housing fund

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As many local governments continue to face challenges in bolstering their housing stock, one developer is taking action against Denver over a requirement to pay into the city’s dedicated affordable housing fund. The company, redT Homes, states that it’s the Denver area’s “only residential real estate development company […] offering a full suite of services,

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Americans tapped $25B in home equity in Q1 2025

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U.S. homeowners tapped nearly $25 billion in home equity through second-lien mortgages during the first quarter of 2025 — the largest volume for this period in 17 years, according to the ICE Mortgage Technology‘s newest Mortgage Monitor report. That marks a 22% increase compared to the same quarter last year. The first quarter is typically

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Top Connecticut team returns to Coldwell Banker Realty

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Coldwell Banker Realty is welcoming another top-producing team. The Anywhere–owned brokerage announced Monday that the Fowler Sakey Team is making the move from William Raveis to Coldwell Banker. The Connecticut-based team will be joining the Fairfield Coldwell Banker Realty office.  “We are thrilled to welcome the Fowler Sakey Team to Coldwell Banker Realty,” Steven Thomson,

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DOJ seeks early end to NJ bank’s redlining consent order

DOJ seeks early end to NJ bank’s redlining consent order

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Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg The Department of Justice, which recently terminated one Biden-era fair lending consent order, is now pushing to free another bank from its obligations under a three-year-old redlining settlement. The DOJ filed an unopposed motion last week asking a federal judge to dismiss the department’s consent order with New Jersey-based Lakeland Bank more than

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Former Fed vice chair Stanley Fischer dies at 81

Former Fed vice chair Stanley Fischer dies at 81

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Former Federal Reserve Vice Chair and noted macroeconomist Stanley Fischer, who passed away Saturday at 81.Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Stanley Fischer, a professor and practitioner of macroeconomics who helped guide central banks in two countries, Israel and the US, and mentored a younger generation of economic decision-makers, has died. He was 81. He died on

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NYMT seeks leeway on debt-to-equity ratio to fuel investment

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New York Mortgage Trust is staging a consent solicitation to support its latest move into what it considers the right mix and amount of less credit-sensitive assets and higher yielding ones. The company is asking for certain bond investors’ permission to exceed a maximum 8-to-1 debt-to-equity ratio it’s contractually obligated to ensure it meets on

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Dollar value of for-sale listings hits all-time high

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The combined sum of for-sale listings on the market at the end of April hit a record, with homes both sitting on the market longer and more inventory arriving, according to a Redfin report. The total value of listings came in at $698 billion at month’s end, the real estate brokerage said. The amount surged

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Fed’s Waller backs change to ‘dot plot’ economic outlook

Fed’s Waller backs change to ‘dot plot’ economic outlook

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Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher WallerBloomberg News As the Federal Reserve examines its approach to communications, one official said the central bank should consider changes to its quarterly forecasts. During an onstage appearance at an event hosted by the Bank of Korea, Fed Gov. Christopher Waller said he would like to see reforms to the summary

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