article thumbnail

First Financial Bank to invest $700M by 2028 in affordable mortgages

Housing Wire

Another $700 million is expected to be invested in mortgage lending, with a focus on rural areas, the development of community mortgage loan officers, small-dollar mortgages and home improvement loans, among other products for LMI borrowers.

Investing 354
article thumbnail

Navigating Carbon-Free Living: Insights for King County Residents

Will Springer Realtor

The new law pushes major utilities like Puget Sound Energy to ease from promoting natural gas options in the home, consolidating a major utility’s electric and gas business by 2027 and no longer supporting gas-powered heat pumps by 2031. Washington has about 2.9M households, of which 1.2M use natural gas, a fossil fuel.

Law 60
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Being Smart Before Investing in Smart-Home Tech

Will Springer Realtor

have smart technology in the home, according to Statistica research. That total is expected to reach roughly 670M global households by 2027. The smart-home market is valued at a little more than $100B and is forecast to reach about $380B worldwide in five years. The home is your living hub and now your tech center.

article thumbnail

Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

annually in home improvements across the U.S., Improvements include remodels, replacements and additions to homes. The $180B kitchen and bath market is leading the home-improvement charge and, despite economic headwinds for many households, industry experts see no end in this modernization movement.