The Minneapolis City Council has approved the Minneapolis 2040 comprehensive plan, which declares the city’s intent to abolish single-family-home zoning and allow duplexes and triplexes to be built anywhere in the city. Single-family-only neighborhoods, a staple of city and suburban planning, are woven into the DNA of the American dream: the leafy, peaceful street lined …
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Just nine months ago, Stearns Lending was very much in growth mode, acquiring an equity interest in Citywide Home Loans, rolling out new loan programs and acquiring other new lending channels. But the tide appears to have turned as Stearns is now facing Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Stearns Holdings, the parent company of Stearns Lending, announced Tuesday that it is launching a “comprehensive financial …
Effective June 10, 2019, Nevada AB393 (the “statute”) adds foreclosure restrictions and a pre-foreclosure notice requirement concerning the rights of federal, state, and tribal workers who may be affected by a government shutdown (“affected worker”). The statute was passed and is effective as of June 10, 2019, without any language as to retroactive effect. The …
President Donald Trump signed a bill on July 1 that in part will prevent private debt collectors from pursuing low-income individuals who owe money to the Internal Revenue Service. The Taxpayer First Act makes several administrative changes to the IRS, including creating an independent appeals process, strengthening the IRS’ ability to proactively combat identity theft …
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As of Feb. 28 Oregon caps rent increases and bans no-cause evictions for many, reshaping the state’s housing market for years to come. Landlords will be limited to when they can issue eviction notices after the first year of tenancy. Landlords can only raise rents once a year for tenants, and when they do, with some exceptions …
New rent control laws in New York are being blamed for eating away at landlords’ profits and putting many in a financial bind. Some real estate professionals and investors told The Wall Street Journal that the laws could cause rent-stabilized apartment buildings to drop 20% to 45% in value. That could put the building owners at risk …
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The Greatest Heist in American History has not been from Robbing Banks by Dan Harkey The greatest heists from American taxpayers have all been perpetrated by actions taken by the government that served as a redistribution of money and capital. Let’s review 7 massive redistribution actions by our leaders that (robbed) from taxpayers and transferred …
ATTOM Data Solutions took an early look at home seller gains from April 2019 in 20 markets that are typically of most interest. When looking at home seller gains, ATTOM looks at the difference between the median sales price of homes in a given market in a given quarter and the median sales price of the …
If you want to invest — or move to — a city where you’ll get the most bang for your buck, a new study suggests you should look to Pittsburgh — or at least consider heading to the east coast. On Tuesday, SmartAsset released a study on the most undervalued cities in the U.S. this year and …
A man tried to steal Halle Berry’s Los Angeles home by creating a fake deed for the house — and even hired a locksmith to get inside, according to a report. Ronald Eugene Griffin, 59, was first spotted trespassing on Berry’s property in January but bolted when the star’s gardener approached him, TMZ reported, citing law enforcement …
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