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Published by USA Today on February 16, 2021 The foreclosure moratorium was set to expire March 31 and is now in place through June 30. President Joe Biden on Tuesday extended a ban on home foreclosures for federally backed mortgages…

Which counties across the nation have experienced the greatest drop in monthly rent?  That’s what the number-crunchers at Realtor.com recently set out to discover.  Using data from last December, they looked at the median…

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) announced in mid-February the extension of the FHA’s foreclosure and eviction moratoriums through June 30th, 2021, as well as an extension of the initial start date of a COVID-19…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that they will interpret the Fair Housing Act to bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.  They are directing HUD…

Local Market Monitor, a National REIA preferred vendor, recently released their monthly National Economic Outlook where they share their thoughts on developments taking place in the U.S. economy. National Economic OutlookBy…

The NAHB’s Eye on Housing recently crunched the numbers from the most recent BLS Producer Price Index, where the found that prices paid for goods used in residential construction (excluding energy) rose 0.7% in December and…

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was 0.3% in January, 2021.  Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.4% before seasonal adjustment. Click here to…

Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps Below is a summary of the activity reported for January 2021. The reported stories reflect at least  3 new Ponzi schemes worldwide, 4 guilty pleas, 16 years of prison sentences and one life sentence, and an…

According to a study conducted by Accenture, Brazil continues to be a hotspot for cybercrime and an estimated $100 billion in lost revenue is expected to be recorded by companies by 2023. Paulo Ossamu, Accenture Technology Lead for Latin…

Image: Schneider Electric The Square D Energy Centre has been introduced by Schneider Electric as part of its Wiser collection of smart home solutions. The Square D Energy Centre unveiled at CES 2021 is designed to be a central home…