• Rhode Island housing package targets zoning, parking and SROs,Richard Lawson

    Rhode Island housing package targets zoning, parking and SROs

    Rhode Island, like other states nationwide, is grappling with a housing affordability crisis.​ State lawmakers are now on their sixth legislative package to strengthen efforts to improve housing affordability. This time, the package includes reviving boarding houses and co-living. Like California, F

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  • Will war with Iran send mortgage rates higher or lower?,Logan Mohtashami

    Will war with Iran send mortgage rates higher or lower?

    Spring is right around the corner and mortgage rates are already under 6%, but now we have a new variable: war with Iran. Now the question is whether the conflict in Iran will send rates lower or higher before the seasonal push in housing comes.  Last week was already interesting as the 10-year yiel

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  • loanDepot executive Alex Madonna departs, starts Trust One Financial,Sarah Wolak

    loanDepot executive Alex Madonna departs, starts Trust One Financial

    Just months after loanDepot‘s Alex Madonna was named to a new role to focus on emerging technology, artificial intelligence and modern sales structures, it was announced that he’s departing the company. Madonna, who was most recently loanDepot’s executive vice president of direct lending and spent 1

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