LDN Finance appoints Leivesley to director of mortgages role

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

LDN Finance has hired Phil Leivesley in the newly-created role of director of mortgages, bolstering its senior leadership team.   The advisor says Leivesley joins the firm with almost 20...

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Landlords opt for local tradespeople with £6k annual boost: Aldermore

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Almost 80% of landlords chose to use local tradespeople for renovations to their properties, the latest research from Aldermore shows.  Landlords are spending on average £6,003 each year on local...

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February data points to normalising lettings market: Foxtons

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The latest data released from estate agent Foxtons reveals that the number of new instructions in February 2024 was up 20% year-on-year. The number of new instructions in February 2024...

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Assessing the risks of spray foam insulation

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Simon Baker, global president, Huntsman Building Solutions Mortgage lenders play a crucial role in helping the UK meet its net-zero targets, and ensuring the nation’s housing stock undergoes key energy...

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Biden proposes $10,000 tax breaks for first-time homebuyers, ‘starter home’ sellers

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Smart Tax Planning President Biden has proposed a "mortgage relief credit" of $5,000 per year for two years for middle-class, first-time homebuyers. He is also calling for a one-year credit of...

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Will mortgage rates keep heading lower? 

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Mortgage rates and the 10-year yield The 10-year yield is the key for all my housing work, so I focus on it religiously. In my 2024 forecast, I put the...

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MBA weighs in after SEC adopts scaled-back climate policy

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week announced new rules that will require publicly traded companies to disclose climate risks and how much greenhouse gas emissions they produce....

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The CFPB is going after ‘junk fees’ mortgage lenders charge at closing. This could get ugly

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

While the proposed tax credit appears unlikely to get through a Republican-controlled Congress, Biden has the ability to use the CFPB to push his housing policy agenda. An ‘unwelcome surprise’ A...

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Title waiver pilot program will have little impact on the industry: Fitch Ratings

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Despite the protests of the title insurance industry, Fitch Ratings does not believe the lender title insurance waiver pilot program for certain refinance transactions announced by the Federal Housing...

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Canadian mortgage lender rolls back activities in flood-prone zones

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Desjardins Group, a Quebec-based lender, is no longer issuing mortgages in high-risk flood areas, multiple media outlets reported this week. That is stoking concerns that similar measures could...

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