• Gov. Brian Kemp signs 60-day gas tax suspension, $1.2 billion tax rebate bills,Atlanta First News staff

    Gov. Brian Kemp signs 60-day gas tax suspension, $1.2 billion tax rebate bills

    ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — As inflation rises and the war surrounding Iran continues to drive up oil prices worldwide, Gov. Brian Kemp signed two bills that will put money back in your wallet. On Friday, Kemp signed a bill suspending Georgia’s gas tax for 60 days and another bill providing

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  • Why policy looks different from the business side — And why advocacy is strategy,Paul Gigliotti

    Why policy looks different from the business side — And why advocacy is strategy

    If you work in mortgage banking long enough, you learn to watch the signals. Rates move.Consumers react.The agencies adjust.And the industry pivots. We watch these indicators because they tell us where the market is going. But there’s one signal the industry often overlooks — and ironically, it migh

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  • Lower rates aren’t enough: What mortgage lenders and servicers must do to set spring homebuyers up for long-term success,Helene Raynaud

    Lower rates aren’t enough: What mortgage lenders and servicers must do to set spring homebuyers up for long-term success

    As the spring homebuying season approaches, mortgage lenders and servicers are watching closely for signs of a long‑awaited inflection point. Interest rates have begun to ease, buyer sentiment is improving, and some sidelined demand is cautiously reentering the market. Lower rates will matter. But t

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