First-Time Home Buyer Loans: How to Find the Best Option for You

Buying your first home is an exciting milestone, but navigating the financing process can be overwhelming. Fortunately, various loan programs cater specifically to first-time homebuyers, each with its benefits and requirements. This guide will help you understand your options and find the best first-time home buyer loan for your needs. Understanding First-Time Home Buyer Loans … Read more

Home Buying Guide: Why It’s Easier to Buy a Home in the USA

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Buying a home is one of the most significant financial decisions many individuals will make in their lives. In the United States, the process of purchasing a home can be more accessible than in many other countries, thanks to a combination of favorable financial systems, a variety of loan options, and supportive government policies. This … Read more

Current Mortgage Rates

As of late September 2024, the landscape of interest rates is characterized by some notable changes following recent actions by the Federal Reserve. On September 18, 2024, the Fed cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.50 percentage points, marking a significant adjustment aimed at easing borrowing costs in response to shifting economic conditions​( Current Mortgage … Read more

Maryland property tax assessment error could cost $250M

Maryland lawmakers are looking at a legislative solution to address a missed mailing deadline for property tax assessments, a mistake that affected about 107,000 notices and could cost local governments roughly $250 million over three years if nothing is done, a state official said Thursday. Maryland reassesses the value of one-third of all property in … Read more

Kenyan funeral pays tribute to marathon world-record holder Kelvin Kiptum

Kenya’s world marathon record holder, Kelvin Kiptum, received a state funeral after dying in a car crash earlier this month. Kiptum and his coach were killed in the crash near Kaptagat, a renowned training base for runners. Dignitaries including President William Ruto and Sebastian Coe attended Kiptum’s burial in Naiberi, near his hometown of Chepkorio. … Read more

US sanctions European country’s pro-Russia party member, president embraces move

Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Friday welcomed new U.S. sanctions on pro-Russian Shor party member Marina Tauber, accusing her of trying to undermine the democracy. Tauber has spearheaded street protests against Moldova’s pro-European government in a movement Chisinau says is part of a Moscow-backed effort to destabilize the former Soviet republic. MOLDOVA TO DESTROY EXPLOSIVES … Read more

Belarusian government cracks down on clergy who protested authoritarian leader

Dozens of clergy in Belarus have been jailed, silenced or forced into exile for protesting the 2020 election that gave authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko a sixth term. The pro-Kremlin Lukashenko has targeted church officials siding with the protesters. Last month, he signed a measure into law requiring all religious organizations in Belarus to register with … Read more

Venezuela stops allowing US deport illegal immigrants

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Schumer visits Ukraine, says he will ‘make clear’ to House Speaker Johnson ‘what is at stake’

Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and four of his Democrat colleagues arrived in Ukraine Friday morning to meet the country’s military leaders and President Volodomyr Zelenskyy, assuring U.S. support as billions of federal aid dollars remain in limbo. Schumer’s visit to Ukraine — the country that will mark two years since Russia’s invasion on … Read more