FOX Business’ Jeff Flock joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ live from Austin, Texas, showcasing 3D-printed homes. Mortgage rates fell below 6% this week for the first time in three and a half years, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 5.98% from last week’s reading of 6.01%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.76% a year ago. A real estate agent and a prospective buyer stand outside of a home during an open house in Seattle, Washington, on Jan. 18,…
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In the event of renewed war with Iran, Israel’s schools will cancel classes during the initial days of the conflict rather than immediately transition to remote learning, according to a Wednesday statement from Arieh Mor, Deputy Director General for Security and Emergency at the Education Ministry.This announcement, made during a Knesset discussion on tensions with Iran, came after the ministry conducted a situational assessment earlier in the week and an emergency preparedness drill in daycares throughout the country.Mor explained that during an emergency, the system operates first and foremost according to the Home Front Command’s instructions, and he anticipated that…
Most people fall quiet at the edge of Pnei Kedem. The Judean Desert drops away beneath you, the Dead Sea glints in the distance, and the sky seems to widen. Olive groves line the hills, vineyards run along the slopes, and pockets of lavender add color and scent to the dry air. You come for the view, then realize there’s a grounded, values-driven life here.Residents will tell you the view is only the opener. The deeper reason families choose to build a home here begins after you turn around and start meeting people.Pnei Kedem is a village deliberately built by…
Shufersal, Israel’s oldest supermarket chain, announced on Sunday that they will be installing approximately 100 new reverse vending machines at their locations throughout the country in the coming weeks. This comes on the heels of the distinct shortage of deposit stations for recyclables that Israel has been experiencing in recent months. The machines are manufactured by the Asofta corporation.According to the Environmental Protection Ministry, Israel generates 5.3 million tons of municipal and commercial waste annually yearly, with each citizen producing 612 kilograms of waste per year on average. What is more, Israel’s waste production is growing at a rate of…
The former mayor of Nazareth, the head of a powerful crime family, and 10 other defendants were accused in court on Thursday of embezzling millions of shekels from the municipality’s coffers over a decade. The indictments filed in the Nazareth District Court constituted a major blow to one of Israel’s most notorious mafia-style crime syndicates, thought to be one of the main forces driving a rampant wave of violent crime in Israeli Arab society. Ali Salam, Nazareth’s ex-mayor, was charged with overseeing the transfer of some NIS 61 million ($20 million) to the Bakri crime family from 2015 to 2025,…
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