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Coinbase brings token-backed down payments to housing market
Coinbase is teaming up with Better Home & Finance to let homebuyers pledge their crypto holdings as collateral for down payments, marking one of the most ambitious attempts yet to adapt digital assets for mainstream needs.
MVLS receives $200K for low-income homeowners’ program
The Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service has received $200,000 from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for its low-income homeowners‘ program. The grant, which was nearly $45,000 more than […]
U.S. banks try to clean up remaining mortgage mess
WASHINGTON — U.S. banks have taken another step to clear away the wreckage of the 2008 financial crisis by agreeing to pay $8.5 billion to settle charges that they wrongfully […]
Realities of Real Estate: More on the Homestead Tax Credit
We have written several columns on the Homestead Tax Credit. It may seem like overkill, but for those who qualify, it can mean a savings of literally thousands of dollars in your real estate taxes. Plus, the Dec. 31 deadline for application is fast approaching.
Homes cracking due to drought-parched soil
ST. LOUIS — Carol DeVaughan assumed her suburban St. Louis home was simply settling when cracks appeared in the walls. When she noticed huge gaps between her fireplace and ceiling, […]
Lenders repossessed fewer homes in May
LOS ANGELES — The number of U.S. homeowners who were put on notice for being behind on their mortgage payments fell in May to the lowest level since 2006, the […]
Community associations get some financial relief
Among the flurry of bills passed in the waning days of the General Assembly’s session was one long hoped-for by community associations across the state to help deal with the […]
