Though new housing permits rose 5 percent nationally in October to a new 12-year high, low levels of inventory continue to drag down the market.

Fifteen minutes. That’s how long it took the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center to pay off its mortgage Wednesday night, in a live fundraising campaign that executive director, Adrian Shanker admitted doesn’t happen every day in the nonprofit world.

The Scolnick Team of NFM Lending, a mortgage lender, is planning to open an office at 122 N. Fifth St. in the city.