Despite progress, nearly 30 states still lack deed theft laws: EquityProtect study

New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno is looking for ways to overcome deficits in the current and next fiscal year. The New Orleans City Council expanded the use of public improvement bonds sold in June to address the city’s financial shortfall. Processing Content The council unanimously approved two resolutions allowing proceeds of the bonds to be…

Dollar Falters as Global Inflation and Fed Hike Bets Jostle Currency Markets Currency Markets React to Inflation and Central Bank Policies By Rae Wee Dollar Struggles Amid Global Rate Hike Expectations SINGAPORE, Sept 7 (Reuters) – The dollar wobbled on Monday despite a ramp-up in U.S. rate-hike bets, as tension in the Middle East heightened…

Nationally, there were an estimated 48.5% more home sellers than buyers across the US in June – a contrast to the Northeast, where inventory constraints have kept demand elevated. First-time buyers comprised 33% of existing-home sales in June, up from 30% a year ago, according to the NAR Confidence Index Survey. Within New York State,…

Mortgage rates are down today as Treasury yields eased ahead of Friday’s inflation report — but don’t expect that to indicate a larger downward trend. The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 6.65% APR, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. This is 17 basis points lower than yesterday and…

There’s a specific dread that comes from not knowing if the words in your head are the right ones in that language. I lived inside that fear, not of a school test, but of speaking in class and having the wrong language come out, or the right one come out wrong. I was born in…

Who is Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s nemesis? These days, it may very well be Randy Mastro.  The courts have emerged as the new venue to fight the Mamdani agenda, and Mastro, an attorney at the law firm Dechert, is leading the charge. He’s the lead attorney on two recent cases filed in Staten Island: one challenging…