Conforming mortgages accounted for nearly three-quarters of Optimal Blue’s rate-lock volume in July 2020. Six years later, they no longer make up half of it. Conforming mortgages fell below half of Optimal Blue rate-lock volume in April, the first time that had happened since at least January 2018. Conforming share was 47% in July and remained
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The regional differences between cost per square foot are an important metric for any real estate agent to understand. This information helps agents properly price properties while advocating for and advising their clients. Without having the data to back their decisions, agents will find themselves losing potential sales. Some U.S. metro areas give buyers access
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Fifty-one percent of the population of the U.S. has some kind of life insurance coverage in place, and the industry assets cover the equivalent of 41% of the country’s collective yearly personal income, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Meanwhile, ACLI data shows that the annual voluntary surrender rate for individual policyholders
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If you assume the drivers stuck in the longest commutes are also paying the most to insure their cars, the data says otherwise. Drivers in Stockton-Lodi, California — home to the worst commute in the country, where nearly one in five car commuters spends an hour or more getting to work — actually pay slightly
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If you spent any time walking the conference floor at Dreamforce this year, you could feel the shift. The conversations felt different. Last year, everyone wanted to talk about how many AI prompts they could string together or how fast they could generate a cold email sequence. This year, the mood was a lot more
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Finding the right family SUV shouldn’t feel like a second job. Edmunds tested features like third-row access and infotainment ease of use to find today’s top SUVs for parents. The 2026 Hyundai Palisade Hybrid is the current gold standard, but taste and budget are personal. If the Palisade isn’t your speed, don’t worry — this
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate on Monday passed a major bill to overhaul college athletics with a large bipartisan vote, 77-22. The bill now moves to the House, but that chamber is on recess until after the November midterms, and it remains to be seen whether it will back the Senate bill.
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A lawyer who aided President Donald Trump’s 2020 election reversal schemes has left the sweeping federal investigation into the president’s foes, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. The lawyer, Kurt Olsen, departed the so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation, the person said. The source initially told CNN
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Traffic at the intersection of Southwest 35th Street and Highland Avenue in Redmond has increased following the opening of the new ‘Hub’ Recreation and Aquatic Center. The city of Redmond wants to put a light at the intersection. The intersection connects with Highway 126 on the outside of a Redmond as
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Tactics, a skateboarding and clothing store in Bend, has permanently closed its doors due to financial difficulties. The store officially shut down on Sunday, coming just weeks after celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Tactics management reported that while the decision stemmed from financial issues, and the team was reluctant to close the
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CNN By Kristen Holmes, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has personally driven the controversial, taxpayer-funded video ads promoting himself and his administration’s policies, including helping select the imagery and videos used, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Two Trump advisers familiar with the ads said that they were being created
Continue ReadingPor Priscilla Alvarez y Norma Galeana, CNN En una sala de audiencias de Texas, 25 niños migrantes ocuparon las bancas el lunes: uno de 6 años fingía pilotar un avión, uno de 3 jugaba con el micrófono y una adolescente intentaba hacer contacto visual con una amiga. El juez les recordó a todos lo que
Continue ReadingPor Kristen Holmes, CNN El presidente Donald Trump impulsó personalmente los controvertidos anuncios en video financiados por los contribuyentes que promocionan su imagen y las políticas de su administración, incluyendo su participación en la selección de las imágenes y videos utilizados, dijo a CNN una fuente familiarizada con el asunto. Dos asesores de Trump conocedores
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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI said it won’t release its latest model, dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra, because it “didn’t quite meet the bar” for safety. The decision, which the Wall Street Journal first reported on Monday, comes as industry leaders call for an AI development slowdown. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei first proposed “pacing the
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — In a Texas courtroom Monday, 25 migrant children lined the pews — a 6-year-old pretended to fly an airplane, a 3-year-old played with the mic, and a teen girl tried to make eye contact with a friend. The judge reminded everyone of what was at stake. “I
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By Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — A week after a cybercriminal group claimed to steal sensitive personal data on thousands of current and former FBI employees, the bureau is still assessing the extent of the damage while facing internal criticism about the agency’s handling of the incident. It’s one of the most serious
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By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — It allegedly happened on a bus, in broad daylight and in front of witnesses. A 16-year-old boy attending a secondary school run by the Peruvian navy says he was raped by classmates as their soccer team was driving back from a tournament. The Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the
Continue Reading By Kristen Holmes, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has personally driven the controversial, taxpayer-funded video ads promoting himself and his administration’s policies, including helping select the imagery and videos used, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Two Trump advisers familiar with the ads said that they were being created in-house
Continue ReadingCNN en Español La tormenta tropical Rachel se formó en la noche del domingo frente al Pacífico mexicano. Se pronostica que permanecerá en el mar, pero se espera que genere fuertes lluvias y oleaje hasta el jueves. A las 7 p.m. (hora de Miami), la tormenta tropical Rachel se encontraba a 4000 kilómetros al suroeste
Continue ReadingPor Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español El Gobierno de Claudia Sheinbaum presentó este lunes nuevos avances en la investigación sobre la desaparición de los 43 estudiantes de Ayotzinapa en 2014, incluido un nuevo análisis de registros telefónicos que, según las autoridades, reforzó una línea sobre posibles vínculos entre integrantes del grupo criminal Guerreros Unidos y
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