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US Electric Vehicle Tax Breaks Will Expire on Sept. 30

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Eyeing Arctic Dominance, Trump Bill Earmarks $8.6 Billion for US Coast Guard Icebreakers

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Americans Celebrate Their Independence With Record-Breaking Travel Numbers

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US Supreme Court to Decide Legality of Transgender School Sports Bans

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Behind on Your Mortgage Payment? The State Can Help

  Fresno County officials are calling attention to $1 billion in mortgage help for California homeowners behind on their payments because of hardships inflicted by the pandemic. While rental assistance programs have been managed by the county, the mortgage relief assistance is offered through the California Mortgage Relief program. There...

Real Estate Prices Soar During Pandemic, Climbing 25% in Parts of California

When Colette Barss sold her Seaside home this spring, her new east Garrison-area home had been sitting on the market for about 190 days. She ended up buying it for about $60,000 under asking price. Today, that would be extremely unlikely. The price of real estate has soared across the country since the...

Eviction Protection Bill Will Trigger Commercial Mortgage Crisis: Opponents

A state bill would enact a moratorium on commercial evictions for small businesses and nonprofits during the COVID-19 state of emergency. It just passed the Senate Judiciary Committee and will be heard in appropriations in June. Commercial real estate interests say Senate Bill 939 trades a short-term business revenue problem...

US Long-Term Mortgage Rates Ease; 30-Year Loan at 3.72%

WASHINGTON — U.S. long-term mortgage rates declined slightly this week, remaining close to the historically low levels where they have hovered for the past two months. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage eased to 3.72% from 3.74% last week. The benchmark rate...

US New-Home Sales Rose 1.3% in November

WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of newly built homes increased 1.3% in November from the prior month, a sign that low mortgage rates are pushing up purchases as well as prices. The Commerce Department said Monday that new single-family houses sold at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 719,000 last month....

What the Fed's Rate Cut Means for You

The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate again, big news for the U.S. economy but something that will likely have a muted impact on Americans' personal finances, experts say. That's because the reduction doesn't offset the increases of recent years. And as the key rate creeps closer to...

Treasury Unveils Plans to Privatize Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has unveiled its plan for ending government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two giant mortgage finance companies that nearly collapsed in the financial crisis 11 years ago and were bailed out at a total cost to taxpayers of $187 billion. The administration's...

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