Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website NREIA Joins Buckeye Institute Calling on SCOTUS to Protect America’s Judicial System from Abuse The Ohio-based Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions filed an amicus brief in Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, calling on...
Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website FHFA Says Home Prices Up 4.3% Year-Over-Year According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices rose 4.3% from March 2022 through March 2023. Click here to...
By: Jeffery S. Watson Dear Anna, Most of you know that I’m a practicing attorney in Ohio with a history of trial work and litigation. One of the things a trial lawyer thinks about is how to get information admitted into evidence. I want to share with you the best way to get text messages between you and another party admitted into evidence. There is...
By Brad Beckett Statista says millennials are the "buy now, pay later" generation, with 56% of those born between 1980 and 1994 saying they made online purchases that allowed for interest-free payment of goods & services in several installments. Compared with other generations, it's quite high...but it looks like Gen Z is hot on their heels. As always, stay safe and...
By Tiffany McBroom and Melanie Sikma The current economic climate makes this a good time to focus on bad debt losses. As an individual taxpayer, deducting bad debt losses has always been controversial with the IRS. To claim the deduction, you must first establish that the loss was from a bona fide loan transaction that went wrong. So be alert. Avoid ill-advised...
Maumee, Ohio - May 30, 2023: The City of Maumee is under scrutiny for its refusal to place a crucial referendum on the November 2023 election ballot. The referendum would allow voters to determine whether recently enacted Ordinance 002-2023 should be overturned. The rental housing ordinance, promoted by City Administrator, Patrick Burtch, would impact approximately 25% of Maumee’s housing stock. It...
Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website New Home Sales 4.1% in April The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in April, 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 683k, which is 4.1% higher...
Expert discusses preparing for CRA modernization Jason Keller, associate director of U.S. Advisory Services with Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions and former community and economic senior advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, spoke with Dodd Frank Update about the upcoming Community Reinvestment Act modernization rules and what lenders can do to get ready for any changes. CFPB experiences data breach ‘major...
By: Brad Beckett Monday, May 29th is Memorial Day. For most Americans the three-day weekend will mark the unofficial start of summer. However, the solemn significance of the day is often forgotten. It is actually a national day of remembrance for America’s military men & women who paid the ultimate sacrifice while defending freedom & liberty around the globe. Today’s infographic...
Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Existing-Home Sales Down 3.4% in April The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 3.4% in April to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.28 million (down 23.2% year...