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Poconos Water Park Shuttered by Pandemic Faces Mortgage Woes

One of America’s biggest indoor water parks, normally packed with frolicking families, has gone dark — a casualty of social distancing. Now, the mortgage on the property is in trouble. The Kalahari water park and resort in the Poconos, with …

Boy Scouts Mortgage Vast New Mexico Ranch Amid Sex-Abuse Litigation

The Boy Scouts of America has mortgaged one of the most spectacular properties it owns, the vast Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, to help secure a line of credit as the financially strapped organization faces a growing wave of …

When Climate Change Leads to Mortgage Defaults: Viewpoint

Climate change poses risks to real estate that homebuyers may not be able to predict. As sea level rises, coastal properties, for example, may be subject to increased flooding and intensifying storm surges. First-time homebuyers often lack the expertise to …

Arizona Mortgage Insurer Subsidiary Seized by Regulators

Insurance regulators in Arizona have seized the main subsidiary of private mortgage insurer PMI Group Inc. A statement on PMI’s website says a court order gives Arizona’s Department of Insurance full possession and control of the Arizona-based subsidiary, PMI Mortgage …

Mortgages at Risk if U.S. Flood Program Expires

The federal program that insures homes against flood damage expires next Friday and is at risk of not being renewed, even as an early fall storm threatens to inundate much of the northeastern United States yet again. Industry executives say …