April 25, 2025

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Mortgage

High rates for home loans are holding back the housing market

Fast-growing fruit trees for your backyard harvest Here are five fast-growing fruit trees you can plant in your backyard for a quicker harvest. unbranded – Lifestyle Rates for home loans remained high as consumer and investor confidence takes a hit amid the White House’s tariff roll-out. In the week ending April 24, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages

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Banking

Lisa Berger and Ilaria Rawlins Open a New Type of Bank

The founders of women-owned Fortuna Bank aim to help local business owners grow and thrive. Lisa Berger and Ilaria Rawlins had experienced plenty of success in their careers, but a novel idea to start a women-owned bank was an opportunity they couldn’t turn down. Berger and Rawlins met in 2006, when Berger—at the time a

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Loans

Government shutdown and services that would be reduced or closed

Chuck Schumer to vote to advance GOP funding bill Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer says he will vote for the GOP funding bill to avoid a government shutdown. The Senate will vote on a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown. Democrats may vote against the bill in protest of President Trump’s policies. If the

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Mortgage

First time homebuyer programs in Arizona: Here’s what to know

Existing home sales fall to lowest level since 1995 The latest home sales numbers painted a discouraging picture for the real estate industry as sales fell to the lowest level since 1995. Straight Arrow News Rising home prices in metro Phoenix are making it difficult for families to afford to buy a home. The median

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Investors

Eminem joins Detroit WNBA superteam of investors: Report

What’s the driving force behind Detroit Pistons incredible turnaround? Bryce Simon and Omari Sankofa II on “The Pistons Pulse” podcast analyze the Pistons’ sustained success. Full podcast out wherever you listen. The team of Detroit investors aiming to bring the WNBA back to Detroit has reportedly added rapper Eminem. The bid would revive the legacy

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