In Case You Missed This!
Recent stories from industry news sources…
1. When a Starbucks opens in town, home prices tend to rise
2. Top housing groups push Trump administrations, Congress to enact permanent GSE reform
3. Mortgage lenders once again turning a profit
4. Builders Capital launches the fix and flip loan program
5. Is the U.S. rental market tilted against low-income renters?
EAW endorses the position of the LPO Board Chair
Your Escrow Association of Washington wrote in support of LPO Board Chairwoman, Shelley Miner’s position opposing the Washington State Bar Association’s recommendation that the fee be raised more than 400%. Calling the new proposed fee of $453, “unreasonable and financially unnecessary,” and acknowledging that the fees had not been adjusted for a number of years, Chairwoman Miner’s letter to the WSBA instead endorsed the Bar’s own Budget and Audit Committee recommendation that the fee increase to $200. Click here to read the LPB’s entire letter in opposition.
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