The board of directors of the Alaska Housing Finance Corp. has approved a $100 million loan to Aurora Military Housing LLC to fund the development of 1,194 housing units at the Elmendorf Air Force base in Anchorage.AHFC said it expects total development costs of the Elmendorf project to surpass $230 million, although it said negotiations with the Air Force are still under way. The project involves the demolition of old units, the renovation of 310 units, and the construction of 710 units. The Air Force will provide a 50-year lease for the improved land. The Elmendorf project is part of a national initiative by the military to improve housing for military personnel by creating incentives for private investors.
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A tour of the technology that banking has run on, dating back to Franklin's anti-counterfeit measures and the bank-note bulletin that preceded American Banker.
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Issuances of new HECM-backed securities dropped off in June on both a monthly and yearly basis, according to a new report from New View Advisors.
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The vote to approve the $12 per share deal, which rejected a hostile bid from UWM Holdings, came following several postponements of a special meeting.
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A mortgage customer claims his data was compromised in a hack last year at a tax and accounting firm reportedly used by the wholesale giant.
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The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.
July 2 -
The June jobs report is creating an overhang on economist forecasts for interest rates going forward, especially when combined with recent inflation data.
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