Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 17, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, LGBTQ, National News, Network, News.

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM (Associated Press/Report for America) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Transgender youth in North Carolina lost access Wednesday to gender-affirming treatments after the Republican-led General Assembly overrode the Democratic governor’s vetoes of that legislation and other bills touching on gender in sports and LGBTQ+ instruction in the classroom. GOP supermajorities in the House and Senate enacted — over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto — a bill barring medical professionals from providing hormone therapy, puberty-blocking drugs and surgical gender-transition procedures to anyone under 18, with...

Don’t Expect a Flood of Foreclosures

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 17, 2023. Posted in Buying Myths, For Buyers, For Sellers, Foreclosures, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Housing Market Updates, Selling Myths.

The rising cost of just about everything from groceries to gas right now is leading to speculation that more people won’t be able to afford their mortgage payments. And that’s creating concern that a lot of foreclosures are on the horizon. While it’s true that foreclosure filings have gone up a bit compared to last year, experts say a flood of foreclosures isn’t coming.Take it from Bill McBride of Calculated Risk. McBride is an expert on the housing market, and after closely following the data and market environment leading up to the crash, he was able to see the foreclosures coming in 2008....

Florida Mortgage | Why You Need a Real Estate Agent When Selling Your House

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 17, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates.

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Mobile morgue arrives to assist in identification of 99 confirmed dead in Maui wildfires

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 16, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

By CLAIRE RUSH, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER (Associated Press) LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify the 99 people confirmed killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui, and officials expected to release the first list of names even as teams intensified the search for more dead in neighborhoods reduced to ash. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services deployed a team of coroners, pathologists and technicians along with exam tables, X-ray units and other equipment to identify victims and process...

Kyle Tucker, Astros snap Marlins’ three-game win streak

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 16, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

By ALANIS THAMES MIAMI — The run support the Astros were missing in Monday’s loss to the Marlins showed up Tuesday night. Kyle Tucker hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, Yainer Diaz and Chas McCormick also went deep, and Houston rallied past Miami 6-5. “I thought yesterday’s game we put up some really good at-bats and hit the ball pretty well. It just didn’t go our way,” Tucker said. “Today we were able to put some runs across the board and the pitching staff did a good job.” Tucker connected on the first pitch from reliever A.J. Puk (5-5), sending it 422 feet to right-center. The...

Hawaii governor says death toll from Maui wildfires is 101. Follow live updates

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 16, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

By The Associated Press Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii, killing dozens of people and destroying the historic town of Lahaina. The wildfires are the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century. The cause was under investigation. Even where the fires have retreated, authorities have warned that toxic byproducts may remain, including in drinking water, after the flames spewed poisonous fumes. The blaze that burned through the town of Lahaina on Maui last week has killed at least 101 people, Hawaii’s governor said Tuesday, as recovery efforts continue. “We...

Equity Is a Game Changer for Homeowners Looking To Sell

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 16, 2023. Posted in For Sellers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers, Selling Myths.

If you’re a homeowner, you might be torn on whether or not to sell your house right now. Maybe that’s because you don’t want to take on a higher mortgage rate on your next home. If that’s your biggest hurdle, understanding your equity may be exactly what you need to help you feel more comfortable making your move.What Equity Is and How It WorksEquity is the current value of your home minus what you owe on the loan. And recently, that equity has been growing far faster than you may expect.Over the last few years, home prices rose dramatically, and that gave your equity a big boost very quickly....

Read the grand jury indictments against Donald Trump and others in Georgia | Documents

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 15, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, late Monday returned10 indictments requested by District Attorney Fani T. Willis against former President Donald Trump and 18 others in relation to his efforts to overturn the Georgia results of the 2020 presidential election. The charges in the indictments include racketeering, solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer, conspiracy to commit false statements and conspiracy to commit forgery. Read the full indictment below or click here.

Former NFL running back, South Plantation High star Alex Collins dies in Lauderdale Lakes crash

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 15, 2023. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, National News, News, Obituaries, Sports.

Alex Collins, a South Florida high school football standout who later played for two NFL teams, died in a motorcycle crash Sunday night in Lauderdale Lakes. Shortly before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Collins was riding a 2004 Suzuki GSX-R600K motorcycle east on West Oakland Park Boulevard approaching Northwest 33rd Avenue as a woman driving a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban SUV was driving west, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a release Monday night. The Chevrolet driver made a left turn onto Northwest 33rd Avenue and collided with the motorcycle while crossing the eastbound lanes, the Sheriff’s Office...

Jorge Soler, Luis Arraez and Josh Bell hit back-to-back-to-back homers, lift Marlins past Astros

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 15, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

MIAMI — Jorge Soler, Luis Arraez and Josh Bell hit consecutive homers in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Houston Astros 5-1 on Monday night. Houston starter Framber Valdez (9-8) limited the Marlins to four hits and two runs – one earned – through 7 2/3 innings before Soler and Arraez connected with solo shots to make it 4-1 and end the left-hander’s outing. “It’s fun because I never hit homers,” Arraez said. “I followed Soler and said it was my time.” Hector Neris relieved and allowed Bell’s blast over the wall in right. Bell, who celebrated his 31st birthday, extended his on...

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