Coronavirus

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Richard Asquith
March 18, 2020 2:33 PM

One strategy being used across international regions is to utilize value-added tax measures as a flexible and effective response to the economic slowdown.

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March 18, 2020 2:18 PM

Airports have nearly $100 billion in infrastructure debt that requires about $7 billion in airport bond principal and interest payments this year.

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By James A. Jones Jr.
March 18, 2020 1:57 PM

The Bradenton-Sarasota, Fla., area has been a red-hot housing market with the median price at or above $300,000 for the past year, providing job opportunities for 7,000 real estate agents.

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Sarah Wynn
March 18, 2020 1:16 PM

Tax-exempt municipal yields rose substantially last week causing the MSRB to take a look at trade data, said John Bagley, MSRB chief market structure officer.

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Homebuilders

New-home construction exceeded forecasts in February, underscoring momentum in the industry a month before the coronavirus pandemic injected uncertainty into the economy.

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News of the temporary freeze came as the administration had faced increasing pressure from members of Congress and housing advocates to halt foreclosures and evictions in response to the worsening economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.
Neil Haggerty
March 18, 2020 12:42 PM

The temporary foreclosure moratorium on loans backed by HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac comes after lawmakers and housing advocates had pushed for steps to avoid consumers getting booted from their homes.

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Brad Finkelstein
March 18, 2020 12:36 PM

Mortgage industry technology providers are adjusting their processes to allow for originations to keep flowing through the system as the nation combats the coronavirus.

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Gary Siegel
March 18, 2020 12:32 PM

With a significant decline in new infections in China, positive news may be ahead, one expert says.

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March 18, 2020 11:33 AM

When lawmakers cast the final vote on the 2021 budget, they won’t have updated revenue projections but other states and industries do.

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John Adams
March 18, 2020 11:09 AM

It’s a rare occurrence for a business to receive a huge business spike while also shutting parts of the operation, but that’s where the coronavirus has landed Farmstead.

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