May 6, 2024
Mortgage

Utahns face higher mortgage rates ahead of spring buying season

SALT LAKE CITY — After a welcome dip in mortgage rates, they’re going back up. In just a few weeks, rates have risen above 7%, according to Mortgage News Daily – their highest levels since the middle of December. That’s making it more expensive to borrow money to buy a house. Dejan Eskic, housing analyst

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Finance

Utah Legislature unveils plan to help finance new MLB stadium

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Legislature has unveiled a plan to help build a stadium to bring a Major League Baseball team to Utah. And while it’s giving some people heartburn over using taxpayer money for it, lawmakers say it’s a reinvestment into Salt Lake’s west side and they believe taxes from out-of-state visitors

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Investment

Florida announces $2M investment to expand radar detection

Gov.Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation Monday recognizing Feb. 5-9, 2024, as Florida Severe Weather Awareness Week. This is an annual event observed by the National Weather Service and the Florida Division of Emergency Management to increase awareness and preparedness for severe weather hazards during the peak severe weather season in Florida. “The reason we’re doing that is people

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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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Funds

Chad Daybell’s attorney files to withdraw from case due to lack of funds

FREMONT COUNTY, Idaho — The attorney representing Chad Daybell has filed to withdraw from the upcoming murder case Friday. According to court documents obtained by KSL, John Prior, Daybell’s attorney, says his client has been declared indigent by the court and can no longer afford his services. “Mr. Daybell does not have the ability to pay

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