Word of the Day: Rumbustious

[rəm-bəs-chəs] Part of speech: adjective Origin: British English, late 18th century Definition: Boisterous or unruly Examples of Rumbustious in a sentence “The kids were being too rumbustious, so I shooed them outside to play.” “Expect the litter of puppies to be rumbustious when they hit 6 weeks.” About Rumbustious A picture might be worth a thousand words, but in the case of “rumbustious,” the word produces a vivid mental image. Think of a pile of

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Black Knight’s First Look: Mortgage Delinquencies Continue Steady Improvement; Active Foreclosures Fall to Yet Another Record Low Entering Final Month of 2021

– The national delinquency rate saw yet another month of steady improvement, with November’s 4.1% monthly decline matching the 18-month average rate of reduction – Despite serious delinquencies (loans 90+ days past due but not in foreclosure) falling another 80,000 from October, over 1 million such delinquencies remain, 2.5 times more than at the start of the pandemic – Both foreclosure starts (3,700) and active foreclosure inventory (132,000) hit new

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Take a Tour of Santa’s North Pole Home on Zillow

Visit the Clauses’ remote property and take a virtual 3D tour of its elf village by visiting Santa’s home details page on Zillow Santa Claus’ home and state-of-the-art toy workshop at the North Pole is now worth an estimated $1,031,401, according to Zillow. The pandemic led to skyrocketing home values across the country, and Santa’s home is no exception, gaining 19 percent in value since the last holiday season. The pandemic upended the housing

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Word of the Day: Foursquare

[for-SKWER] Part of speech: adjective Origin: Location unknown, 14th century Definitions: (Of a building or structure) having a square shape and solid appearance. Example: “The house was a sturdy, foursquare figure.” (Of a person or quality) firm and resolute. Example: “Once the investor made his mind up, he remained foursquare.” About Foursquare This word’s origin is unknown, although its first known use was during the 1300s. Did you Know? The playground game called

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Economy Finishes 2021 Strong; Inflation is Top Risk Concern for 2022

Home Sales Also Meaningfully Upgraded in the Near-Term, But Mounting Affordability Pressures Expected to Present Challenges in 2022 The outlook for full-year 2021 economic growth was revised upward to 5.5 percent, an improvement of 0.7 percentage points compared to last month’s projection, due primarily to stronger-than-anticipated consumer spending and inventory investment data, according to the December 2021 commentary from the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. The ESR Group also

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2021 Housing Market in Review: Sky-High Home Prices, Ultra-Low Supply

In a record year for the housing economy, Austin, Texas nabbed the top spot as the hottest single-family home market in the U.S. In 2021, the housing market drew plenty of headlines as a dwindling supply of homes available for purchase led to properties flying off the market at all-time high prices across the U.S. As millions of American families continued to explore new terrains given the ability to study

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