Mortgage rates have jumped, despite the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a half-point last month. For homebuyers, the ever-shifting rate environment can foster uncertainty: Is it better to wait for mortgage rates to fall, or start looking now?
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State housing officials warned the city Monday that its policy violates state law. The five city council members voted unanimously Tuesday to extend it anyway, banning new permits for shelters, interim housing and supportive apartments for unhoused people.
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Four years after the class action suit was filed and Just as trial was set to begin, the nonprofit settled. AHF is a major bankroller of ballot initiatives to overturn limits on rent-control in the state.
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