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Overview Due to California Wildfires, FEMA has declared the following counties a disaster. Incident Period: September 4, 2020 and continuing State FEMA Disaster Declaration Counties California October 16, 2020 Fresno, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Napa, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta, Siskiyou and Sonoma Please note: If an appraisal was completed prior to the incident date […]

Overview Due to Louisiana Hurricane Delta, FEMA has declared the following parishes a disaster. Incident Period: October 6, 2020 – October 10, 2020 State FEMA Disaster Declaration Parishes Louisiana October 16, 2020 Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and Vermilion Please note: If an appraisal was completed prior to the incident date of the disaster, a […]

Overview Due to California wildfires, FEMA has declared the following counties a disaster. Updated counties are shown in bold. Incident Period: August 14, 2020 – Continuing State FEMA Disaster Declaration Counties California August 22, 2020 Butte, Lake, Lassen, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Trinity, Tulare and Yolo Please note: If […]

Last Week in Review: Headed Back to the Future This past week, the U.S. 10-year Note yield, a proxy for long-term interest rates, climbed back above .80% for the first time since June.  At the same time, mortgage-backed security prices, which determine home loan rates, declined to their lowest level since July, pushing mortgage rates […]