April 26, 2024
Investors

Arizona investors reimbursed, fine levied

PHOENIX – Arizona has entered into a $1.5 million multistate settlement with a Florida company over a crypto investment program, regulators announced last week. TradeStation offered the crypto interest-earning program through its online platform in Arizona and other states from August 2020 to June 2022, according to the Arizona Corporation Commission. It was designed to

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Funds

Officials announce nearly $55M in federal border response funds

PHOENIX — Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema announced nearly $55 million in federal border response funds to support Arizona’s border communities. The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Shelter and Services Program (SSP) funds will assist communities managing the ongoing border crisis, according to officials. “Arizona’s local governments and nonprofits are on the

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Mortgage

A government mortgage policy that makes sense – with one glaring question

Open this photo in gallery: Homes under construction in an Ottawa suburb on Oct. 15, 2021.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press The state of Canadian housing affordability has long been an acute issue, but government policy attempts to ease the pressure haven’t always made good sense. That’s why we were pleasantly surprised to see the federal government

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Mortgage

Homebuyers pause as mortgage rates jump

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mortgage rates have jumped to their highest level since Thanksgiving. Potential homebuyers are pressing pause on applying for new home loans. The average US interest rate on a 30-year mortgage is 7.01%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. In Utah, the average homebuyer would pay a rate of 6.59%, according to Zillow.

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Finance

PERSONAL FINANCE:U.S. housing market in an unusual state. Is now the time to sell your home? | Business

The U.S. housing market is facing unusual times. Mortgage rates are at their highest levels in years, precluding some buyers from entering the market. At the same time, the nationwide supply of houses remains tight. If you’re contemplating a move in the midst of these unusual market dynamics, here are five steps that can help

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Investment

Maricopa County to invest nearly $800,000 into affordable housing

PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors agreed on Wednesday to provide an additional $796,326 to an affordable housing project in Avondale. With the additional funds coming from a community land trust, investments in the Avondale project have now surpassed $3 million. “As living expenses increase and households are forced to juggle more financial

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Funds

Utah has a ‘heavy dependence’ on federal funds, state auditor finds

SALT LAKE CITY — Federal funds accounted for more than a quarter of Utah’s expenses in the last fiscal year, according to an annual audit, which recommends that lawmakers reconsider such reliance on money from a starkly divided and often dysfunctional Congress. Utah — like many states — has increasingly relied on federal funds following

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Property

Property next door to Queen Mary’s childhood home in Tasmania goes under the hammer

By A. James For Daily Mail Australia 22:53 08 Mar 2024, updated 22:59 08 Mar 2024 A property next door to the childhood home of Queen Mary of Denmark has gone under the hammer in Tasmania. The delightful brick cottage has been sold off for an undisclosed sum after it was listed for $859,000. Located in Taroona a

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Property

Colorado’s ‘cowboy ski town’ housing crisis where high-earning local residents STILL can’t afford properties because of pandemic-era mountain vacation home boom

The 13,000-person mountain town is dealing with an 80 percent increase in the average price of a single-family home Even high-earners are now being priced out of home ownership, which has left local institutions like, the hospital, struggling to retain staff  The 13,000-person town of Steamboat Springs, Colorado has found itself in the middle of

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Property

Waterfront and Equestrian Property for Sale

Waterfront and Equestrian property that features a custom built home that is four years old, a 57’concrete dock with a 20,000 boat lift and 3.6 total acres with horse stables, pasture land and a large workshop. This home truly has it all and the attention to

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