Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Allowing President Donald Trump to remove independent agency members undermines the legal basis for the independence of the Federal Reserve, lawyers for the Federal Trade Commission’s sole remaining Democrat told the US Supreme Court Monday. Attorneys for FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter made that argument in a filing that seeks to allow her to remain in her […]

U.S. property owners saw home equity pull back in the second quarter as housing cost growth moderated, but while accrued amounts still sit near recent highs, the rise in underwater loans is raising concerns. Homeowners lost an average of approximately $9,200 in equity on a year-over-year basis between April and June, according to the report

Property insurance costs have gotten so high in Miami, that more than one-in-every-five homes do not have coverage, a study from Valuepenguin found. Nationwide, in the nation’s 50 largest metro areas, homeowners spend an average of 7% of their expenses on property insurance. But in Miami, 13.1% of monthly homeownership costs go toward coverage, followed