On January 20, after native rights activist Leonard Peltier had spent nearly 50 years in prison, President Biden granted him clemency. The news came just a week before a new film about the case, Jesse Short Bull and David France’s Free Leonard Peltier, was scheduled to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. This is an […]
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“The MBA provides all the content,” Hoffman added. “Lectures are done by MBA members. Last week, our first class was led by Jen Peachman from GVC Mortgage. There are three exams during the course, and they also have self-study programs.” An announcement from the MBA confirmed that the program’s content is derived from MBA Education’s
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Negotiation is not just a skill — it’s an art. In real estate, knowing the keys to a successful negotiation is essential. Skillful negotiations can not only help you build a more sustainable career — they can also help you earn higher compensation, get more listings, and achieve more satisfying outcomes for your clients. After
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We had this huge history of being kids and being a little rebellious. He was a skateboarder and I was a surfer. So, it wasn’t always the most constructive when we were kids, but [we] channeled that sort of creative discontent into building Sereno,” Trapani said in a recent interview with HousingWire. Chris Trapani Sereno’s
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January 21, 2025, 2:10pm “Is it or is it not fascism” is a debate we’re going to be having a lot in the next few years, I’m afraid. And while there is perhaps an intellectual rigor to sussing out an answer, there are also things that are what they appear to be. Yesterday was a
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Within the realm of housing and mortgage finance, the executive order to end DEI initiatives is set to impact entities like the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). It is less clear whether it will affect the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)
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President Trump is set to announce billions of dollars in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States, CBS News has learned. OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle are planning a joint venture called Stargate, according to multiple people familiar with the deal. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is expected at the White House
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After years of high interest rates, and price spikes, mortgage lenders are optimistic heading into 2025. Fannie Mae predicts a 28% increase in mortgage originations to $2.1 trillion. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) also predicts that total origination volume will increase by 28.5% to $2.3 trillion. Alongside that, Fitch expects mortgage servicing rights (MSR) amortization
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President Trump is keeping his powder dry, at least for now, in deploying tariffs to advance his administration’s push to redefine trade relations with other major economies around the world. Mr. Trump, who as president-elect said he could move to apply sweeping levies on foreign imports on his first day in office, stopped short of imposing so-called
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President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order officially creating the Department of Government Efficiency, the cost-cutting initiative helmed by billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. The EO included fresh details about DOGE’s goals and structure, such as a mandate to upgrade the government’s IT systems. Mr. Trump first announced DOGE in November with
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