Trump Goes All In on Turning Teachers Into Rambos

In a meeting at the White House late yesterday afternoon with students and parents who have endured school shootings, including the recent murders in Parkland, Florida, President Donald Trump advocated making teachers part of the solution. “If you had a teacher with — who was adept at firearms,
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With a downside risks in the wake of last year's recession, the FNB Housing Index forecast says housing prices are set to grow by 5% to 6% throughout 2018. The index indicated that house prices have increased by a modest 4% at the end of December 2017 and according to Josephat Nambashu,
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The good news is that there are lenders in the market that do offer mortgages to clients with less-than-perfect financial backgrounds, but it's worth going into the process with your eyes wide open in terms of expectations, depending on your individual circumstances previously and your current status.
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First National Bank of Omaha plans to drop its co-brand credit-card agreement with the National Rifle Association after hearing from customers in the wake of the latest mass shootings. “Customer feedback has caused us to review our relationship with the NRA,” Kevin Langin, a spokesman for the
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The last time investors' inflation expectations rose as much and fast as they have recently was in the final months of 2016, thanks in large part to the unexpected election of U.S. President Donald Trump. After retreating in mid-2017, so-called breakevens — which measure the yield spread between
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When Tesla's new Semi truck hits the pavement in the coming years, it might be really fast off the line. A YouTube user named Richard Fielder this week saw Tesla testing its Semi truck and he quickly pulled out a camera to record it traveling. The video, which shows the Semi without a trailer on the back,
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We'll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Most recent market news. Thursday, February 22. Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.40 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending February 22,
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The biggest reason these vacant housing units aren't for rent or sale is that they're being renovated for future rent or sale. That's not a bad thing! It does mean that most of these places will be more expensive when they go back on the market, but it also means they'll be nicer. In general, New York City's
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However, the traditional house has continued to be the most scarce type of home built in San Diego County, driving up prices and competition. There are at least 940 new single-family homes available for sale this year, although that number will likely go up as developers roll out plans. Even with more
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REPOSTED DIRECTLY FROM INMAN NEWS. THIS CONTENT HAS NOT BEEN MODERATED BY WFG NATIONAL TITLE. Mortgage interest rates have increased for the seventh consecutive week, according to Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate
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DALLAS, Feb. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calyx Software, a leading provider of comprehensive mortgage software solutions for banks, credit unions, mortgage bankers, wholesale and correspondent lenders and brokers, announced today that it has launched Zip™, an affordable, easy-to-use loan
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It's no secret that the Toronto and Vancouver housing markets are pretty insane right now. Even with governments trying to crack down on the ever-rising cost of renting or even buying a place, prices just keep going up and up. It seems that high costs have caused Vancouver natives to reach an all-time
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My focus today is on five stocks that should be benefiting from demand for home repair and improvement projects and should benefit from infrastructure spending. Unfortunately, data released on Wednesday, Feb. 21 do not support this notion and today, Feb. 22, we learned that the 30-year fixed rate
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Cinemark is no longer allowing movie goers to bring large bags into the theater with them as part of a plan to increase safety. All bags larger than 12″ x 12″ x 6″ will no longer be allowed in theaters under the new policy, which starts today. An exception will be made for bags used to carry medical
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Mortgage rates continued their upward climb this week, with 30 year fixed mortgages reaching their highest point since 2014 according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market survey released on Thursday. The survey indicated that 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 4.40 during the week, up from
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The median-priced home here is now 2½ times as expensive as in the nation as a whole. Though California has long been pricier, the gap started to widen in the 1970s, according to the state's nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office, largely because of a lack of home building in coastal counties with a
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Mortgage lenders that exclusively use online applications approve loans quicker, experience fewer defaults, encourage more refinancing and respond to demand shifts better than brick-and-mortar rivals, according to a New York Fed report released Thursday. The Federal Reserve's New York branch
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As an immigrant, Emile Haddad has experienced many of the same challenges faced by minorities working in the U.S. real estate industry. And as a survivor of civil war, he's also experienced the challenges faced by religious minorities in Lebanon. “I lived as a minority all my life, and as a result, I know
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In another landmark decision, the State Cabinet approved the Arunachal Pradesh Money Lending (Regulation) Bill 2018 to be tabled in the ensuing budget session starting March 9 next. This bill was necessitated for the rampant unregulated money lending system presently prevalent in the state which
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A Whanganui couple busted for growing cannabis say they were desperate to pay off their mortgage. Junelle Tui, 24, and Shayne Cudby, 27, pleaded guilty in the Whanganui District Court on Tuesday to cultivating cannabis. Police say they found 15 adult plants, 15 small plants, 12 15cm seedlings,
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