Mercy Housing, a Denver-based not-for-profit affordable housing organization, has signed a letter of intent with Lakefront Supportive Housing, a Chicago-based nonprofit, to begin assessing the feasibility of acquiring Lakefront.The due diligence will be conducted on Lakefront's housing portfolio, its blended management model, and its corporate office, Mercy Housing said. "The opportunity of acquiring Lakefront, with its expertise in supportive housing, would strengthen our ability to provide a broader continuum of affordable housing products nationwide," said Chuck Wehrwein, regional president at Mercy Housing. The companies can be found online at http://www.mercyhousing.org and http://www.lakefront.org.
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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.
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