May 16, 2024
Mortgage

‘I got frustrated and gave up’: High mortgage rates keep some Utah homebuyers on the sidelines

SALT LAKE CITY — It’s a difficult time for Utah homebuyers as high mortgage rates are keeping some of them on the sidelines. Mortgage rates sat at nearly 7.4% nationally as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Mortgage News Daily. That’s a difference of hundreds of dollars in monthly payments on a typical Utah home compared

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Funds

Thousands of Utahns could potentially lose access to internet as funds for program set to expire

SALT LAKE CITY — Congress in 2021 passed a $1 trillion infrastructure package that included $14.2 billion in funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program which helped connect millions of Americans to high-speed internet. Now the program is at risk of losing funding after April unless it receives additional backing from Congress, according to a statement

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Loans

Julianne Moore Loans Her Son Out for Sex

Look closely at the tagline on the poster for Mary & George—the lecherous new limited series about royal courts and courtship, beginning Apr. 5 on Starz—and you’ll find a curious detail. “Lust. For Power,” the phrase reads. The period after “lust” initially feels like a typo or an all-too-obvious wink, but it’s a bit of

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Funds

Cambria County police departments get digital cameras through drug forfeiture funds | News

EBENSBURG, Pa. – When law enforcement officers arrive at the scene of a crime, physical evidence is not all that’s important, Cambria County District Attorney Gregory Neugebauer said on Thursday. To successfully prosecute a case, investigators often have to provide crucial context – not just testimony about an assault or a back-alley drug deal, but

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Property

Doreen Ketchens Claims Queer Eye Stole and Damaged Property

After jazz clarinetist Doreen Ketchens appeared on ‘Queer Eye’ Season 8, she claimed that the production team stole and damaged her property. Source: Ilana Panich-Linsman / Netflix Netflix’s Queer Eye returned for Season 8 on Jan. 24. During this installment, which will be Bobby Berk’s last season, the Fab Five returned to New Orleans, La.

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Mortgage

2023 was slowest year for home sales in nearly 30 years as mortgage rates frustrated buyers

Estimated read time: 4-5 minutes LOS ANGELES — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank in 2023 to a nearly 30-year low, as sharply higher mortgage rates, rising prices and a persistently low level of homes on the market combined to push homeownership out of reach for many Americans. The National Association of Realtors said

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