Real estate market exclusive: Here are top cities to buy and sell homes

Real estate market exclusive: Here are top cities to buy and sell homes

The U.S. housing market has been branded a seller's paradise, with limited home inventories pushing up prices. Actually, though, individual markets across the country vary widely. Strong economic and job growth, for example, drive buyer demand and home prices higher while a sluggish labor market
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US Has Stopped Canceling Debt for Defrauded Students, Inspector General Finds

Betsy DeVos, U.S. secretary of education,during a House Appropriations Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2017. Zach Gibson—Bloomberg/Getty Images. By Reuters. 9:30 PM EST. The U.S. Education Department under President Donald Trump and Secretary Betsy
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Self-Storage Firm Investment Real Estate LLC Hires Director of Construction

Investment Real Estate LLC (IRE), a property-management and consulting firm serving the self-storage industry, has hired Jeff Murdorf as director of construction, responsible for leading all construction projects for the Investment Real Estate Group of Cos., including the Moove In Self Storage portfolio.
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Montgomery County real estate briefs: Week of Dec. 17

Formerly with Winder Real Estate, Herger has been licensed since 2006. An active participant in her community, she is a member of Montgomery County Association of Realtors. Herger resides in Penn Valley with her husband, Kris, and their three children. She serves the Greater Philadelphia area and
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Growth in property prices slows

PGP said the residential market had been resilient even if growth had tapered off. “When we review the latest Pam Golding Residential Property index, we note that national house price inflation has averaged at 4.14% during the year to date [January to October], losing some momentum in recent months
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Personal lending falls 3.2% over the year

Australians took out $6.4 billion of personal loans in October, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That was down 3.2 per cent on the year before, although it was up 1.6 per cent on the previous month and 6.6 per cent on the previous quarter. By way of contrast, owner-occupiers
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GCC gets grant to start tech lending library

The state awarded GCC about $70,000 for a program that will essentially act like a technology-lending library. The funds will be used to buy laptops, iPads, Kindles and mobile hotspot drives, which students who meet certain criteria will be able to use to facilitate their class work, which is increasingly
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Miss Fortune Nerfs on PBE

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BC real estate firms hold off publishing more data in wake of Competition Bureau ruling

People looking to buy property in British Columbia won't soon have access to the torrent of information their counterparts in the Greater Toronto Area are now seeing – the result of a Federal Court of Appeal ruling that has opened the door to previously private data. Real estate brokerages in B.C. say
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What to wear when you work for a bank in Frankfurt

OK, plenty of London bankers buy shirts in bulk at TM Lewin, but there are also those who buy affordable tailored shirts in Jermyn Street. In Frankfurt, tailored shirts are rare. Instead, most German bankers get shirts from shops like Olymp, Eterna or Seidensticker. The quality of the fabric isn't great, but
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10 Super Safe Growth Stocks to Buy for Long-Lasting Dividends

Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON) is a diversified global technology and manufacturing company supplying industrial products, software and services to a diversified set of customers. Honeywell operates through four segments: aerospace (36% of 2016 sales); home and building technologies
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FHFA Raises Conforming Loan Limit to $453k

The maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages eligible to be acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) in most of the U.S. starting on January 1 will be $453,100, an increase from $424,100 in 2017. The Veterans Administration and FHA are expected to follow suit, raising limits for their
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Buying & Selling: Hotels Change Hands

INTERNATIONAL REPORT—From hotel portfolios to independent hotels, buyers and sellers are closing deals. … Summit Hotel Properties Inc. has completed the previously announced acquisition of four hotels with a combined total of 652 guestrooms for an aggregate purchase price of $164 million,
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Why Economists Love Property Taxes and You Don't

Just last month, my Bloomberg View colleague Noah Smith proposed a land-value tax as a solution to the housing squeeze besetting cities in California and elsewhere, arguing that such a levy “is an efficient and fair way to take a city that now works only for lucky prosperous landowners, and turn it into
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Insurrection in Excel Nation

The Wall Street Journal reported last week that some CFOs are telling their employees to stop using Microsoft Corp.'s Excel spreadsheets for “financial planning, analysis and reporting.” Complaints about Excel are as old as the program itself. Some of those complaints are legitimate, and Microsoft
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New Mortgage Rules Will Disqualify 1 In 10 Would-Be Borrowers, Bank Of Canada Says

New mortgage rules coming into effect in January will disqualify about 10 per cent of prospective homebuyers from buying the home they want, the Bank of Canada says. Under new rules put into place by Canada's banking regulator, OSFI, borrowers of traditional mortgages (with 20 per cent or more
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Nice Ltd (NICE) Holdings Lifted by Axiom International Investors LLC DE

Axiom International Investors LLC DE boosted its stake in shares of Nice Ltd (NASDAQ:NICE) by 52.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 79,810 shares of the technology company's stock after buying an
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Should You Buy H&R Block, Inc. (HRB) or Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW)?

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB) shares are up more than 10.87% this year and recently decreased -0.66% or -$0.17 to settle at $25.49. Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW), on the other hand, is up 264.10% year to date as of 11/27/2017. It currently trades at $41.69 and has returned -7.72%
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Turnbull government MPs turn on each other as banking inquiry pressure builds

Coalition tensions over a banking inquiry are close to breaking point with a former Nationals leader branding senior Liberal cabinet minister Christopher Pyne a hypocrite, and a sitting Nationals MP warning the Turnbull government against handing down “stone tablets from on high”. Mr Pyne on
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Sales will be down in 2018, but not prices: BC Real Estate Association

Sales will be down in 2018, but not prices: B.C. Real Estate Association. CKNW. By Gord … The British Columbia Real Estate Association is out with its fourth-quarter housing forecast, and it's predicting residential sales will decline by 10 per cent in 2018, after an expected drop of 8.8 per cent in 2017.
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WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) Raised to Buy at ValuEngine

WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) Raised to Buy at ValuEngine

WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) was upgraded by ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Friday, December 1st. A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on WCC. Standpoint Research upgraded WESCO International from a “hold”
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Former Realtor accused of continuing real estate scam while out on bond

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – Police have once again arrested a man accused of taking thousands of dollars in deposits from clients for rental homes and not following through. Mohamed Donald was arrested in February and again in April on charges stemming from his real estate deals. He was
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Living in Luxury: New Mexico's most expensive homes on the market (slideshow)

New Mexico's housing market is holding its own in relation to other states nationwide, with home sales up 7 percent from last year. The Southeastern region of the state where jobs in the oil and gas industry are most prevalent is faring especially well, said Victoria Murphy, president of the Realtors
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China's Video Game Craze is Fueling a Booming E-Sports Market

Game screen of League of Legends during the World Championships Final of League of Legends at the National Stadium 'Bird's Nest' in Beijing on Nov. 4, 2017. STR/AFP/Getty Images. By Reuters. 9:16 PM EST. In an industrial park on the edge of Shanghai, a dozen Chinese teenagers are taking a
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Australia's housing boom is almost over, says HSBC

HSBC's chief economist for Australia, Paul Bloxham, said house prices in Sydney and Melbourne had been growing at low double-digit annual rates over the past five years. But during the past six months, Sydney prices had fallen 1 per cent and Melbourne price growth had slowed to a 7 per cent annual
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Facebook Marketplace Gets Into Real Estate

Facebook's Marketplace has entered the real estate business with the expansion of its service to include home and apartment listings. The platform offers a venue where anyone can put up Craigslist-like ads for everything from furniture to clothing and cars, and lets you sell to anyone within 100 miles of
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American Century Companies Inc. Sells 19389 Shares of Science Applications International Corp …

Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in shares of Science Applications International by 128.3% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,906 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $132,000 after buying an additional 1,071 shares in the last quarter.
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Comcast is no longer pursuing Fox assets; Disney now the only serious bidder

Disney first approached Rupert Murdoch several weeks ago to propose buying Fox's television and movie studio, 22 regional sports networks, a stake in Hulu and international television assets, but talks stalled. Comcast tried to engage Fox in negotiations during a lull in its talks with Disney, but Fox
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Oregon Housing Prices Take A Small Hit

BEND, OR — According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Central Oregon lost some real estate value last quarter, but Fred Johnson of Duke Warner Realty says those results are only a small part of the big picture. “The market continues to be fairly strong. Throughout the country, property prices
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France Is Awarding 'Make Our Planet Great Again' Grants to US-Based Climate Scientists

French President Emmanuel Macron holds a sign with the slogan 'Make our planet great again' ahead of the One Planet Summit in Paris on Dec. 11, 2017. Philippe Wojazer—AFP/Getty Images. By Reuters. 9:41 PM EST. French President Emmanuel Macron plans to award multi-year grants for several
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Bitcoin Just Surged on Futures Trading. Here's How That Actually Works

With a bang and several bumps, the Chicago Board Options Exchange launched bitcoin futures to trading over the weekend. Upon its debut Sunday, bitcoin futures went red hot, forcing the CBOE to put to halts in a bid to calm the raging market. The price of the underlying asset itself, bitcoin, surged as
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Australia's housing market is now valued at $6.8 trillion

The Bureau's Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) — a weighted average of price movements across Australia's capitals — fell by 0.2% during the quarter, led by a 1.4% drop in Sydney, the nation's largest and most expensive housing market. “The fall in Sydney property prices this quarter was
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A dangerous complacency: Why investors should prepare for a bull-market reversal

Investors “have grown accustomed to the stimulants that central banks around the world … have pumped into our economies. These stimulants have pushed up stock markets, re-inflated the housing market and lowered volatility to the point where investors have forgotten what risk looks like,” he says.
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The Best Places to Buy a Home in 2018—Plus Where to Hang Out Once You Move In

The American Dream of home ownership is not dead—but California dreamin' might be. According to a recent study commissioned by Trulia, which looked at the top ten U.S. housing markets poised for growth, the Golden State—along with states in the Northeast—may not be the best place to invest a
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Insider Buying: Reliv International, Inc (RELV) CEO Purchases 8100 Shares of Stock

Reliv International logo Reliv International, Inc (NASDAQ:RELV) CEO Robert L. Montgomery bought 8,100 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 7th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $4.52 per share, with a total value of $36,612.00. The transaction was
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UK housing market set for a mixed 2018

The UK housing market is set for a mixed performance in 2018 according to the Rightmove house price index. Analysts are expecting the emergence of a “two tier” housing market in the UK which is a growing reflection of the very different valuations afforded to the lower and middle sector housing
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Why the RBA is unlikely to cut interest rates despite a slowdown in Australia's housing market

Annual price growth has halved since May, auction clearance rates sit at multi-year lows in Sydney and Melbourne and investor housing credit is declining, coinciding with tougher restrictions on interest-only lending from APRA, Australia's banking regulator, introduced in March. The slowdown in the
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Commercial lending fell 1.6% in Oct

Commercial loans including mortgages to investors fell 1.6 per cent to $39.9 billion in October. Home loans to owner occupiers were steady at $20.5 billion, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Personal loans rose 1.6 per cent to $6.4 billion in October, while
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How to Watch the Impressive 2017 Geminid Meteor Shower This Week

The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks Wednesday night “with up to 120 meteors an hour,” AccuWeather reports. Here's a guide to help you get the best view of the annual light show. What is the Geminid meteor shower? The meteor shower, named after the Gemini constellation because the meteors
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Experian to buy stake in British broker London & Country

Consumer credit bureau and data aggregator Experian will gain a foothold in the U.K. mortgage market by acquiring a minority stake in mortgage brokerage London & Country Mortgages Limited. Under the agreement, Experian will acquire a 25% minority stake in L&C, marking the first time a credit
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New Yorker Writer Ryan Lizza Says His Firing Over 'Improper Sexual Conduct' Is 'a Terrible Mistake'

New Yorker Writer Ryan Lizza Says His Firing Over 'Improper Sexual Conduct' Is 'a Terrible Mistake'

Ryan Lizza attends The 2009 New Yorker Festival: The Political Scene at City Winery on October 17, 2009 in New York City. Neilson Barnard 2009 Getty Images. By Aric Jenkins. 7:09 PM EST. Ryan Lizza, the longtime New Yorker writer and analyst for CNN who made headlines over the summer for his
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Hong Kong investors go defensive in $3bn property auction

Further evidence of the upward pressure on property prices came at the end of November, when at least a dozen bidders showed up to buy a portfolio of 17 shopping centres from Link, Asia's largest listed real estate investment trust, with the winning bidder offering just over $3bn, a 50 per cent premium
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Australian Dollar Whacked By Business Confidence, Housing Misses

NAB did point out that business condition assessments remain above their long term averages and are at “solid levels across the economy.” The bank did note that retail confidence was lagging. The official, third-quarter house price index released at the same time was a mixed bag. On the quarter prices
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Commentary: Lung Cancer Causes 32% of All Cancer Deaths. Why Does It Get 10% of Research …

Despite being the leading cause of cancer death globally, lung cancer doesn't receive a commensurate share of research and funding. In fact, we know that lung cancer is responsible for 32% of cancer deaths, and yet only receives 10% of cancer research funding. The reasons for this discrepancy are
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Investors Buy Large Volume of Call Options on Ship Finance International (NYSE:SFL)

Ship Finance International logo Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE:SFL) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Traders bought 4,408 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 911% compared to the typical daily volume of 436 call
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China Yuchai International (CYD) Lowered to “Buy” at ValuEngine

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) was downgraded by equities researchers at ValuEngine from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Friday, December 1st. Separately, BidaskClub downgraded China Yuchai International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a
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Report: Bakersfield housing market showing steady growth

Bakersfield's residential real estate market is looking healthy as it moves into the quiet winter sales period, said veteran local appraiser Gary Crabtree. Crabtree … But prices are up, supply is low, homes are selling quickly and the improvements seem to be holding steady for the long term, he said.
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With deposits contracting and lending going up, why should banks lower interest rates?

Demonetization resulted in a flood of deposits into banks while their lending operations suffered. As a result, their credit-deposit ratio went down. But as deposit growth fell and credit growth went up, the credit-deposit ratio too increased till it's now almost back to where it was before demonetization.
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American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) Stake Lessened by ING Groep NV

Pathstone Family Office LLC increased its position in American International Group by 2,557.1% in the 2nd quarter. Pathstone Family Office LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $2,227,000 after buying an additional 1,432 shares during the period. Peddock Capital
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3 Growth Stocks Worth Buying

To be successful at investing over the long-term, it's crucial to stay focused on business performance and forget about the short-term zigs and zags of the market. There's no way to know where these stocks are headed in the short term, but there's plenty of reasons to expect PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:
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Top Bank Risks in 2018

As 2017 passes into 2018, bankers are facing a risk landscape that is at once familiar and evolving. From concerns about third-party relationships to the challenges businesses face in workforce management, risks and their impacts are more interconnected than ever before. Each functional area has the
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Renting a home: How much space will £100 buy you?

“To fix this we need much greater ambition from politicians to build homes where they're needed, along with powers to control rents where demand is highest.” A spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government said: “We are fixing our broken housing market and making the rental
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JPMorgan Chase card executive takes reins of branch banking

Pamela Codispoti — who joined the company in 2014 from American Express and was previously JPMorgan's head of branded cards — was named head of branch banking and wealth management in recent weeks, a company spokeswoman said Monday.
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Fintech Startup Brings Cryptocurrency Trading To Mobile Banking

Revolut is a banking platform that combines debit, mobile, cryptocurrency and fiat money in one place. You can now store Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ether and twenty-five global fiat currencies, including U.S. dollars, on your phone. What's more, you can buy, sell and trade all of these currencies as well.
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Melbourne land prices surge 6.5pc in a month

The cost of buying a 434-square-metre plot of dirt to build a new house in Melbourne's outer suburbs surged 6.5 per cent in November, hitting a new median price of $318,500. The monthly surge, measured by project marketers Red23, means lot prices have risen 31.5 per cent in the past 12 months,
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Tucson Real Estate: New late-night cookie delivery service coming to downtown

Tucson's college students will soon have more ways to satisfy those late-night cravings for milk and cookies. Insomnia Cookies has leased 1,004 square feet in the Plaza Centro Shopping Center, 345 E. Congress St., next to Hi Fi Kitchen & Cocktails. Greg Furrier, with Picor, represented the landlord,
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Miss Fortune Support Getting Gutted as Collateral Damage (again)

For the first time since Thunderlord's Decree came out Miss Fortune is a viable support. As some of you may recall, when TLD came out Make it Rain had its damage reduced by a third, making her a completely non-viable support for the entire interim time. Miss Fortune's make it rain has had its cooldown
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Vanguard Group Inc. Has $8.51 Million Position in Investors Title Company (ITIC)

Investors Title logo Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Investors Title Company (NASDAQ:ITIC) by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 43,967 shares of the insurance
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North Dakota-Based Payment Processor Pleads Guilty To Facilitating Illegal Payday Lending …

North Dakota-Based Payment Processor Pleads Guilty To Facilitating Illegal Payday Lending Across The United States. PHILADELPHIA – Intercept Corporation, d/b/a “InterceptEFT” (“Intercept”), a privately held corporation headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, has pleaded guilty to an Information
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'ATM fraud exposes weaknesses in banking system'

Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) President and FPCCI Businessmen Panel SVP Mian Zahid Hussain on Monday said that the recent ATM fraud in which hundreds of account holders lost their money has exposed weaknesses in the banking system. The central bank should
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Battlefield's 2018 Title Expected To Be 'Bad Company 3'

Battlefield's 2018 Title Expected To Be 'Bad Company 3'

The last time we saw a Battlefield 'Bad Company' release was back in 2010 with Bad Company 2. Now the good news is that if you've enjoyed the Bad Company releases, then you might be interested to learn that in 2018, there is a chance that the next Battlefield title will be Bad Company 3.
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'Travesty of Justice' as Trump DOJ Lifts Threat Prosecution Threat for Banking Giant HSBC

A consumer advocacy organization lamented the “travesty of justice” on Monday after HSBC said that it no longer had to worry about the possibility of criminal charges for laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in drug cartel money and violating other federal laws since the bank's deferred prosecution
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Notable Investor's Watch List: Repros Therapeutics Inc., (NASDAQ: RPRX), Anadarko Petroleum …

Notable Investor's Watch List: Repros Therapeutics Inc., (NASDAQ: RPRX), Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, (NYSE: APC), Fidelity National Financial, Inc., (NYSE: FNF), FMC Corporation, (NYSE: FMC) … Fidelity National Financial, Inc., belongs to Financial sector and Surety & Title Insurance industry.
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Banks, fintechs and a Brit royal to build green-lending blockchain

On Tuesday at the One Planet Summit in Paris, they are expected to announce they are developing blockchain technology that lets banks see which potential borrowers use environmentally sustainable practices and therefore are worthy of preferential lending terms. Such disclosures presumably would
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TH Real Estate to launch APAC cities fund in early 2018, grow regional portfolio to 10%

Preparing to launch its open-ended Asia Pacific cities fund early next year, global real estate investor TH Real Estate aims to increase its exposure to the region to … We do a significant amount of work through our research teams and do a mega trend analysis that helps direct how we make investments.
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Oakland strike stalls city's real estate boom

With inspections, permits and project approvals stalled, the city shutdown has hurt businesses and disrupted its real estate boom. Developers and small businesses alike are concerned that if it continues, thousands of dollars of additional expenses will pile up. Schleifer estimates that she's spent
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Netflix Inks Int'l Distribution Deal For NBC's 'Good Girls': Inside New Model That Partners the SVOD …

At the L.A. Screenings in May, one of the most recognizable new series titles, the CW's Dynasty reboot, was not shown to international buyers who had flown in from around the world to survey the new product coming out of the Hollywood TV studios. That is because the series already had been
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9th Circuit declines to revive forgery claim in MERS mortgage lawsuit

A federal appeals court has declined to revive claims that a nationwide mortgage registry used false documents to foreclose on homes, saying homeowners were trying to open the door to claims the court had already rejected. In a decision on Friday, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of
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Mortgage Rates Unchanged to Slightly Higher

Mortgage rates moved modestly higher for the 3rd straight business day, making for a moderate correction from the last Wednesday's 1-month lows. In the recent context, talking about “1-month lows” and 3-day losing streaks is actually far too dramatic when it comes to the actual movement in rates.
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Diamond Residential Mortgage Prime Time Performer December 4th

Here are this week's candidates for Diamond Residential Mortgage Prime Time Performer. You can vote once every 12 hours until the polls close on Friday at 5 p.m.. The winner will receive a $20 gift card to Mariah's Restaurant. Catie Eck (SHG Forward) Check her out in Plays of the Week after nailing a
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Turner Says Trade Delegation To China Promoted Cooperation On Energy, Health Care And …

Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Monday the trade delegation he has just led to China has made progress towards increasing cooperation between Houston and the Asian country in sectors such as energy, medicine and banking, among others. “It's my hope that with the opening (of Chinese trade) to
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Real Economy – Real Returns: The Business Case for Values-based Banking

In less than 12 months it will be ten years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, an event signifying the start of the financial crisis that deeply impacted society. As we near that date, it is timely to reflect on a core question recently posed by Rana Foroohar:
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Let's see: A population boom and smaller new apartments. No wonder this Chicago buyer paid a …

A real estate investor from Chicago paid a record this month for a generally overlooked type of property whose value has surged during Greater Nashville's breakneck growth spurt. An affiliate of Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC paid a combined $38 million for a pair of self-storage buildings in
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SEC Warns Public About Initial Coin Offerings

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday warned investors of the dangers of putting their money into cryptocurrencies, saying trading and public offerings in the emerging asset class may be in violation of federal securities law. The statement by Jay Clayton came just
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Banking trojans sneak into Google Play again

Banking trojans have once again made their way past Google Play's security mechanisms, this time to target the Polish Financial sector. The malicious apps made their way into the store disguised as the seemingly benign apps “Crypto Monitor”, a cryptocurrency price tracking app, and “StorySaver”,
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Iron Mountain Makes $1.3 Billion Data Center Acquisition

Document storage company Iron Mountain said on Monday it would buy the U.S. operations of IO Data Centers for about $1.32 billion, giving it access to the lucrative colocation data center services business. Under the deal, Iron Mountain will acquire the land and buildings associated with four data
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FS Investments moves lending platform from Blackstone to KKR

FS Investments moves lending platform from Blackstone to KKR

Dec 11 (Reuters) – Debt investment company FS Investment Corp and buyout firm KKR are pooling together more than $18 billion in private capital to invest in mid-sized businesses, in a push to do bigger deals which are out of reach for other alternative lenders. As a result, FS, which invests in the debt
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Tracking a mortgage and escrow account in QuickBooks Online

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Former Triangle golf course to house almost 500 homes

The cost of the homes still needs to be hashed out, but Carrier projects that base prices will begin in the low- to mid-$200,000 range. Building more affordable homes was an intentional move by the company; it fills what they see as a gap in the Triangle housing market. “There definitely is some erosion
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A venture firm focused on real estate, Navitas Capital, just raised $60 million

Real estate heavyweights clearly don't want to be left in the dust by tech startups that see opportunities to do things more efficiently, more transparently, and more affordably than has previously been possible in the long clubby, expensive, and opaque world of real estate. Just one indicator is their
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Fannie, Freddie suspend evictions for the holidays

Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced they will suspend evictions on foreclosed homes during the holiday season, as they have done in several previous years. The suspension of evictions through Fannie Mae will apply to single-family and 2-4 unit properties from December 18,
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Capstead Mortgage (NYSE:CMO) Upgraded to “Buy” at ValuEngine

Capstead Mortgage logo Capstead Mortgage (NYSE:CMO) was upgraded by research analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, December 1st. Separately, BidaskClub raised Capstead Mortgage from a “strong sell” rating to
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SLC considers forcing developers to make more affordable housing

“Inclusionary zoning” mandates that developers carve a certain percentage of any housing project to be affordable and sold at less than they could command on the real-estate market. “It is a requirement. So it's the idea of saying to a developer, regardless of the financial situation that you have, or what
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Population growth may not be enough to prevent a downturn in Australia's housing market

Australian house price growth has slowed sharply in recent months, led by outright declines in Sydney, the nation's largest and most expensive housing market. According to data from CoreLogic, prices across Australia's five mainland state capitals fell 0.1% last week in weighted terms, leaving the
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Live at Connect: Hacker Connect on the future of real estate tech

Imagine a room full of creative, smart and clever real estate nerds. That is Hacker Connect, where 500 of the savviest real estate tech professionals will convene all day on Monday, January 22, in New York City at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, Times Square to solve problems, share insights and learn from
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HousingWire Vanguard promoted to LoanLogics EVP

LoanLogics, which specializes in loan quality management and performance analytics, announced it recently promoted 2016 HousingWire Vanguard award winner Craig Riddell to executive vice president and chief business officer. Riddell [pictured below] was promoted from his position as senior vice
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HSBC tips soft landing for housing

The apartment building boom had also increased supply and helped cool the Sydney and Melbourne markets, with housing construction set to remain high over the next six to nine months, which could be a modest drag on GDP growth from the second half of 2018 and in 2019. “We expect these factors
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Commentary: 4 Reasons HIV Is Still So Prevalent in the US Today

People walk through a new memorial to honor victims of the AIDS epidemic which was dedicated on World AIDS Day on December 1, 2016 in New York City. Spencer Platt Getty Images. By Gregg Alton. 5:25 PM EST. For many, the story of the AIDS epidemic of the '80s and '90s is one of tragedy
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Local home sales rise, but prices drop

Home sales in metro Toledo in November rose 2 percent over the same month a year ago, but home sale prices fell, according to a report released Monday by the Toledo Regional Association of Realtors. Meanwhile, as it has nearly all year, inventory continued to decrease, while the number of days
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Sei Investments Co. Buys 109758 Shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC)

AGNC Investment logo Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) by 82.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 242,462 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional
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Your top 10 HMDA questions answered: Part 1

Back in November, HousingWire hosted a webinar on HMDA, where panelists stressed the importance of preparing for the upcoming HMDA reporting … But due to an overwhelming demand, we are now presenting HousingWire readers with a 10-part series, each answering one of the most popular
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A Posthumous Tribute to Coach Bob McKee

Jim Molans graduated from the University of Miami Law School and is retired. His area of practice was real estate and he also owned a title company. As an interesting aside, Molans, Hodgson, and Johnson were friends and classmates at Sedgwick Junior High School before it became a middle school.
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Apple Exec Says Android-Based Face ID Rivals 'All Stink'

Apple's Face ID technology that scans the faces of iPhone X users to determine whether to unlock the device is superior to similar technology in rival phones. At least that's according to Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller. In a recent interview with Dutch website Bright,
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Senate urges Federal Mortgage Bank to track loan defaulters

The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Mortage Bank to go after all loan defaulters in the country. The call was made by the upper chamber's Ad Hoc Committee on Alleged Misuse, Under Remittance and Other Fraudulent Activities in Collection, Accounting, Remittance and Expenditure of Internally
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Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions

$5 MILLION. 315 Liberty Avenue (between Georgia and Alabama Avenues). East New York, Brooklyn. A real estate investor has bought this 28,000-square-foot 1930 warehouse, formerly occupied by an undergarment business. The new owner, who has other properties in the area, plans to turn the
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FHFA Ups Maximum Conforming Loan Limits for 2018

FHFA Ups Maximum Conforming Loan Limits for 2018

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced the maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages on one-unit properties to be acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2018 will be $453,100, up from the current level of $424,100. The FHFA said that in areas where 115 percent of the
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US Housing Market Is on Fire Again and These 3 Stocks Are Loving It

(LEN) , another major homebuilding company, also saw its stock price rise with the October home sales news. LEN saw its share price move upward, from $58.50 per share to over $60 in the day after the Commerce Department release. Moody's recently issued a “stable” rating on Lennar and offers a
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Mortgage lender laying off 82 workers at Frederick office

First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. is laying off 82 workers at its offices in Frederick, the company confirmed Tuesday. A layoff notice filed with the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation dated Nov. 27 states that the employees will be laid off by Jan. 31, 2018. Mike McElroy, the general
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Here's What WeWork Gets Out of Acquiring Real-Life Social Network Meetup

WeWork is acquiring Meetup in a move that will bring the shared workspace company together with another startup that aims to connect people with common interests in real life. The two New York-based companies announced the news on Tuesday following an earlier report from The New York Times
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REAL ESTATE: At elevated prices, Massachusetts homes continue to attract buyers

Prices keep going up but people keep buying as 2017 starts to draw to a close on a good note for the Massachusetts real estate market. The median price of a single-family home rose again in October, the 19th consecutive month with an increase, and total October home sales surged to a 13-year high,
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What Were Cyber Monday's Biggest Winners?

Holiday shoppers spent record amounts on Cyber Monday 2017, blowing past 2016's total by more than $1 billion. Consumers spent $6.59 billion at online retailers yesterday, according to Adobe, which tracked sales. That represented a 16.8% year over year increase in sales—slightly higher than
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Seattle-area homebuyers needed $11000 pay raise in past year to keep up with rising prices

Just to keep up with those rising prices, would-be buyers needed an $11,000 pay raise in the past year to afford the typical mortgage. Households now need a record $93,400 annual income to afford monthly payments on the median house in the Seattle metro area, according to a quarterly report from
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The Autumn Budget 2017: New promise for the Property Market?

On Wednesday November 22nd, Chancellor Phillip Hammond delivered his much anticipated second Budget of 2017. While the first held very little for the UK's housing market, this inaugural Autumn Budget offered considerably more, with Hammond outlining a £44bn strategy to tackle the UK's housing
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Short-term boost for home buyers probably won't last, economist says

“We have yet to see the impact of the Federal Open Market Committee decision to reduce the Federal Reserve's large portfolio of bonds, which will likely push mortgage rates higher in the coming months. This quantitative uneasing will further impact affordability,” said Fleming. Though lower than a year
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Fortune Inn Promenade, Vadodara

Fortune Inn Promenade, Vadodara offers 88 guestrooms with gorgeous city views, spacious guestrooms, and chic interior decor in the heart of Vadodara.
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Singapore Jumps to Third-Hottest APAC Market in ULI-PwC Survey

Sydney and Melbourne dominate the list of investors' favourite real estate markets in Asia Pacific, while the region's biggest buyers of property rekindle a romance with Singapore, according to a recent survey of industry experts. The Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific report, jointly published by
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Are Insiders Buying Shares of Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT) (NYSE:CCI)?

… the sell-side covering shares of Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT) (NYSE:CCI) have a mean recommendation of 2.20 on the shares. This is based on a numerical chart where each stock recommendation (Buy,Sell,Hold) is translated into a numerical equivalent. A low number indicates a Buy and
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$93400 salary needed to afford Seattle-area mortgage

For households that can only afford a 10 percent down payment, the annual income needed to afford a mortgage today jumps to $109,458.35. The Times reports that the Seattle area stretches from Tacoma to Snohomish for this survey, so people living in the suburbs generally don't need to make as
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Ballard named vice president and chief lending officer

Town & Country Bank and Trust Company recently announced the promotion of Emerson Ballard to vice president and chief lending officer. Emerson began with the bank 12 years ago and has played an integral role in exploring new commercial loan opportunities and cultivating banking relationships.
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Subaru Closes In on Hyundai Even Before Ascent SUV Roll Out

Nearly two thirds of Hyundai's U.S. deliveries are still passenger cars — the inverse of other automakers, who've shifted their mix toward SUVs and trucks. “They're very late to the game,” Kevin Tynan, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst, said of Hyundai and Kia. “It's very much a missed opportunity that
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Big Pharma Wins If a Speedy Patent-Challenge Process Dies

A court case over an obscure fracking patent could put an end to one of the pharmaceutical industry's biggest irritants. The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in two patent cases that could determine the future of inter partes review (IPR) — an expedited patent-challenge process that has knocked
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This Experiment With Worms Could Be a Major Breakthrough for Putting Humans on Mars

Scientists say they have successfully bred worms in a soil that simulates conditions on Mars — a promising step toward creating a sustainable agricultural system on the red planet, and one that could potentially allow humans to survive there in the future. The experiment, conducted by biologist Wieger
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August 2017 First-Time Buyer Index from AEI's Center on Housing Markets and Finance

The American Enterprise Institute's Center on Housing Markets and Finance released an update to its indices on mortgage lending practices on November 28, 2017. The release, which covers home mortgage loans originated between September 2012 and August 2017, focused on the First-Time Buyer
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Real estate stakeholders identify inadequate finance, poor infrastructure as obstacle to growth

Rusin, also the founder and convener of the West Africa Property and Investment Summit, said that the objective of the event was to create a platform that would drive growth in the real estate sector in Nigeria. He said that it was also to put the sector in the forefront of government's agenda by making sure
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Macron Says He Aims to Leave France's Colonial Past in Africa Behind

French President Emmanuel Macron used a speech to African students to put economic development, culture and education on the same level of importance as the terrorism and migration challenges that dominated his predecessors' relations with the continent. In a speech of almost two hours to a
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Ryman first-half profit climbs as unit resales outstrip slowing property market

Ryman first-half profit climbs as unit resales outstrip slowing property market

New Zealand's listed retirement village operators are typically linked to the broader housing market, which influences the prices paid by residents, and
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Space, Prices, Transportation Bring New Office Tenants to South Bay

Amazon's expansion and HP Enterprise's (HPE) consolidation plans in Santa Clara are the results of larger commercial real estate trends—trends that
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Even Whales Have to Exfoliate

In August 2014, Sarah Fortune was trying to tag bowhead whales with transmitters so she could study their feeding habits in Canada's Cumberland
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This Tiny Implant Could Get Paralyzed Patients Moving Again

Imagine if a matchstick-sized brain implant could circumvent damaged spinal cords and help paralyzed people become mobile — powered by their
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Uber's Big Problem Is a Culture of Dishonesty

Uber's voluntary disclosure of a year-old hack that exposed the personal data of 57 million drivers and customers could be taken as a sign that under
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So Sweet: Vanna White Says One 'Wheel of Fortune' Winner Adopted a Child With Their Earnings

Have you ever wondered what the winners of Wheel of Fortune do with their earnings? We've always been curious, too, and in a new interview, the
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Hunt Real Estate opens on Columbia Turnpike

Hunt Real Estate opened its doors on 340 Columbia Turnpike in East Greenbush with a ribbon cutting by the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber
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Seattle Tops Real Estate Market For Price Increases

Seattle is at the top of the list of major U.S. cities that are seeing the highest increases in home prices. That's according to the real estate firm Zillow,
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News From NAMB: November 22, 2017

A huge spike in HECM reverse mortgage foreclosures was revealed when the California Reinvestment Coalition and Jacksonville Area Legal Aid filed
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You Can Soon Check If You've Interacted With Russian Trolls on Facebook

A visitor uses a mobile phone in front of the Facebook logo at the #CDUdigital conference on September 12, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The world's
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UK Open Banking expanded to cover all PSD2 products

The UK's Open Banking project is being expanded to embrace all payment account types – including credit cards, prepaid cards and e-wallets
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Market is shifting to higher density housing

Construction continues on the Midtown Lofts condo project at King and Louisa streets in Kitchener. Demand for higher-density housing is increasing in
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Exclusive: Small Puerto Rican bank halts Venezuela correspondent services – source

CARACAS (Reuters) – A small Puerto Rican bank that had been helping Venezuela carry out international trade operations has halted those services
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Whales love a nice exfoliating rub down

Sarah Fortune, of the University of British Columbia in Canada, and colleagues studied molting and the behavior of bowhead whales summering in
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8405 Fortune Pl For Rent – Walkersville, MD

8405 Fortune Pl, Walkersville, MD is a 3 bed, 1.5 bath, 1200 sq ft Townhouse available for rent in Walkersville, Maryland.
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The potential of smart contracts in banking

It remains to be seen whether banks can provide the same level of data integrity that is guaranteed by permission-less blockchains like bitcoin.
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See What Happens at a 'Day Spa' for Whales

To graduate student Sarah Fortune, the rocky crags off Baffin Island were just part of its stark beauty. Then, she saw a group of eight bowhead whales
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The Rise Of Asia's Banking Cartels

In the past, central banks were tools for Asian governments to control their economies and engineer political agendas. Some has even fixed
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Home Price Gains Continue Cooling Off

Black Knight Financial Services reported on Monday that home prices as measured by its national Home Price Index (HPI) continued to slow on a monthly basis, although the year-over-year rate continues to accelerate. The company said the HPI rose 0.16 percent from August to September, only
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Camera modules, multi-channel imaging mark key trends in ADAS design

The rapidly growing automotive imaging sector has started adopting the modular solutions that allow designers to mix and match image sensors, image signal processors, and long-distance serializer modules. It facilitates the PCB real-estate savings of more than 30 percent compared to conventional
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Governor Welcomes Resignations of Two Minnesota Legislators After Allegations

Governor Welcomes Resignations of Two Minnesota Legislators After Allegations

St. Paul, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday welcomed the imminent resignations of two male lawmakers accused of repeated
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#FMADFOCUS2017: ALL THE WINNERS!

The title's co-editor, David Furlonger, will be retiring from his responsibilities after many years of hands-on involvement with the AdFocus Awards.
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Iranian Charged in 'Game of Thrones' Hack, Extortion Scheme

An Iranian man with ties to the country's military taunted HBO employees with the email greeting “Hi All losers!” before announcing he'd stolen scripts
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Fellow Democrat Urges Conyers to Step Down From Committee After Allegations

Two Democrats called on Representative John Conyers to step down as the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee while the House Ethics
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Pembroke Management LTD Sells 92800 Shares of Charles River Laboratories International, Inc …

Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Charles River Laboratories International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday,
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How to Watch Thanksgiving Football Online for Free Without Cable

Thanksgiving's three NFL matchups might be some of the most-watched games all year. But there's a catch—the games between the Minnesota
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Judge rips Colorado AG's case against foreclosure giant as “groundless and frivolous,” orders state …

Though AG attorneys proved the Castles failed to tell federal mortgage insurers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac about their indirect financial interest in a
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China Limits Popular But Problematic Online Lending

In an effort to curb risky and sometimes criminal practices in the internet finance sector, China has blocked new online lenders from registering as
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New Residential Investment: This Outperforming Mortgage REIT Has A Covered 11.2% Yield And …

New Residential Investment's huge MSR portfolio and prospects for dividend growth are the two single biggest reasons to buy into the mortgage REIT
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New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ:NYMT) Rating Increased to C at TheStreet

BidaskClub upgraded shares of New York Mortgage Trust from a hold … The Company's investment portfolio includes residential mortgage loans,
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Debt-to-income levels could be under stress, default indices show

The composite default index was up 3 basis points from a year ago and 2 basis points from a month ago at 0.9%, and the second mortgage default
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Media Release: National Housing Strategy Report

WireService.ca Media Release (11/22/2017) London, ON – Ensuring safe, affordable housing is a priority for all levels of government. The City of
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After Hurricane-Related Delays, Miami Real Estate Bounces Back

Residential real estate sales in Miami bounced back in October after two months of delayed inspections, appraisals and closings following Hurricane
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TREE Real Estate makes acquisition

The acquisition brings T.R.E.E.'s property count to more than 115 residential properties currently under management throughout Ventura County.
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#stroke of fortune

Margaret Flynn had worked with the National Lottery since the very first day it began operating in 1987. Share Tweet
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Hun Sen says sanctions would only hurt workers

The Prime Minister said he was confident that international buyers of Cambodian products would continue to support the country, despite attempts to
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Marine Le Pen claims she is victim of 'banking fatwa', after account closures

Far-right French politician Marine Le Pen has accused two banks of launching a “banking fatwa” against her party after they closed accounts used by
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How Can Blockchain Transform Global Real Estate?

Aside from all things finance, blockchain is making inroads into industries that necessitate secure and transparent recordkeeping. Real estate, being
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Putin Sees 'Real Chance' to End Syria War at Talks With Iran and Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin said there's a “real chance” to end the 6 1/2 year civil war in Syria as he secured backing from his Turkish and
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A cooling housing market won't stop BC from dominating economic growth in Canada in 2018

BC is poised to lead the nation in economic growth next year, despite an anticipated pullback in the province's housing sector, says the Conference
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Facts About Max Born, the German Physicist Honored With a Google Doodle on His 135th Birthday

Facts About Max Born, the German Physicist Honored With a Google Doodle on His 135th Birthday

A Google Doodle depicting German physicist Max Born appeared on the search website on Dec. 11, 2017 to recognize the Nobel Prize laureate's 135th birthday. Courtesy of Google. By Grace Donnelly. 1:34 PM EST. Monday's Google Doodle honors physicist and mathematician Max Born, who was
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Warns That Nuclear War Is One 'Tantrum Away'

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Warns That Nuclear War Is One 'Tantrum Away'. “We have avoided nuclear war not through prudent leadership but good fortune,” said Beatrice Fihn, at the award ceremony in Oslo. By Nina Golgowski
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Luas Cross City home prices rise faster than rates near Dart

Residential property prices along the new Luas Cross City line have risen at more than twice the rate of homes along other Dublin rail lines in the last year, according to new research. Estate agency website Daft.ie found buyers living on the Dart line still pay the most for their homes, and houses along
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Investors Told to Brace for Steepest Rate Hikes Since 2006

Wall Street economists are telling investors to brace for the biggest tightening of monetary policy in more than a decade. With the world economy heading into its strongest period since 2011, Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. predict average interest rates across advanced economies will climb
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Is It Time To Buy Zhengye International Holdings Company Limited (SEHK:3363)?

Zhengye International Holdings Company Limited (SEHK:3363), a packaging company based in China, saw significant share price volatility over the past couple of months on the SEHK, rising to the highs of HK$2.48 and falling to the lows of HK$1.98. This high level of volatility gives investors the
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Bitcoin Futures Trading Opening Brings Crypto to Wall Street

Cboe Global Markets Inc. started letting traders buy and sell bitcoin futures Sunday evening. Though the exchange operator warned volume might be low — new futures typically take time to build a following — almost 600 contracts traded in the first hour. As of 7:36 p.m. New York time, contracts expiring in
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May's Fragile Truce Tested as Brexit Pledges Start to Unravel

Theresa May, U.K. prime minister, pauses during a news conference at the European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. The U.K. and the European Union struck a deal to unlock divorce negotiations, opening the way for talks on what businesses are keenest to nail
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Mortgage write offs plummet 79% in one year

Low interest rates have meant that bad debt in the residential market is close to all-time lows. The value of residential mortgages written off by banks and building societies in the last year has hit a 12-year low, research from peer-to-peer platform Lendy shows. Bank of England data show that UK lenders
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How the Populist Right Is Redrawing the Map of Europe

A Bloomberg analysis of decades of election results across 22 European countries reveals that support for populist radical-right parties is higher than it's been at any time over the past 30 years. These parties won 16 percent of the overall vote on average in the most recent parliamentary election in each
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Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. Increases Holdings in International Paper Company …

The firm owned 2,128,861 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 60,706 shares during the period. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. owned 0.52% of International Paper worth $120,962,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other hedge
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Shard Seeking £250m for Direct Lending Fund

Private debt firm Shard Credit Partners is seeking to raise £250 million for its first direct-lending fund aimed at mid-sized U.K. companies, its chief executive officer has told Private Equity News. The firm, a division of London-based investment advisory Shard Capital Partners LLP, made a first close for the
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London Property Market Likely to Continue Price Drop in 2018

London's property market is in for another rough ride next year, according to Rightmove Plc. Home values in the capital are likely to fall another 2 percent in 2018 after a 1.8 percent decline this year, the real estate website operator said Monday. In December alone, prices dropped 3.7 percent in London
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Households Think It's a Good Time to Buy a Home

In the US, the NAR (National Association of Realtors) releases a monthly report on the existing home sales (ITB) market. The report includes important
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Endurance Wealth Management Decreased Its Universal Display Com (OLED) Holding; Investors …

Investors Title Company is an insurance holding company. The company has market cap of $368.01 million. The Company, through its subsidiaries,
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Commentary: How Can Trump Really Punish CNN? Allow the AT&T-Time Warner Merger.

History often repeats itself. Is AT&T's latest dilemma a result of its own miscalculation or is it because of Donald Trump? In late 1980, the U.S.
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DBRS Confirms Ratings of WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-LC14

DBRS Limited (DBRS) confirmed the ratings on the following classes of Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-LC14 issued
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Mortgage Rates Move Modestly Lower Ahead of Holiday

Mortgage rates fell modestly today, with bond market strength both before and after the release of the Fed Minutes (a more detailed account of the Fed
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Bank of Japan Official says Cryptocurrencies Would 'Change The Banking System Too Drastically'

However, Hiromi Yamaoka—Head of the Bank of Japan's Payment and Settlement Systems Department—is not optimistic about the future of digital
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Greene County's Banking Options Soon To Shrink

As Capital Bank and First Tennessee Bank's holding corporation, First Horizon, near the completion of their proposed merger, the immediate future for
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Winfield Associates Inc. Acquires 1972 Shares of Crown Castle International Corporation (NYSE …

Winfield Associates Inc. raised its position in Crown Castle International … real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 1,972 shares
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Here's all you need to know about SBI online Internet Banking facility

Here's all you need to know about SBI online Internet Banking facility

Mumbai: Known as 'SBI Internet Banking' facility, the country's largest lender offers a facility that enables its customers to access their account and make several kinds of transactions online, through the internet. On its website, SBI shared a link to a video explaining the process. Here's how you can reset
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China's Bank Lending Rises In November

(RTTNews) – China's bank lending increased in November despite measures taken by the government to curb credit growth, the People's Bank of China showed Monday. New yuan loans totaled CNY 1.12 trillion, much bigger than the expected level of CNY 800 billion and October's CNY 663.2 billion.
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Balance of Power: Why Trump's Painting Rosy Picture on Red Tape

A Bloomberg News review found that only a handful of regulations have been struck from the books since Trump took office, including an Obama-era measure to deter the mentally ill from buying firearms. It's a far cry from the almost 1,000 regulations that the White House touts as it approaches the new
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Trump Continues 'Fake News Media' Attacks After Calling for Washington Post Reporter to be Fired

In his latest attacks on the “fake news media,” President Trump took to Twitter this weekend calling for a Washington Post reporter to be fired after sharing a misleading tweet. At the time of a Trump rally in Pensacola, Florida on Friday, reporter Dave Weigel shared a since-deleted tweet that called into
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Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Russian Syria Base, Orders Pullout

President Vladimir Putin flew to Russia's airbase in Syria and issued an order to begin withdrawing most of his forces from the war-torn country as he met with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. Putin made the unannounced stop in Syria on his way to meet the leaders of Egypt and Turkey on Monday,
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Why is credit card usage on the rise?

If you look at the overall lending market, there is hardly any demand from companies. A lot of repricing is happening, but there is no fresh demand coming in. It is the same story for home loans as well. These are two big segments going through a slowdown. On the large ticket loans, a lot of churn is
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Ambitious Climate Suit Pitting Teens Against Trump Faces Test

When a group of 21 kids sued the federal government a couple of years ago for failing to protect the country's air, land and water, it didn't seem likely to get very far. The case has survived several challenges, and on Monday, the group of youths — now almost all teens — and the Justice Department will
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Art Among the Trees helps fund local roof project

The Art Among the Trees open house will announce the winner of this year's Festival of Trees and host a raffle for a movie-themed tree decorated by the Pioneer Title Company, according to a news release. The Festival of Trees showcases a collection of trees decorated by various community groups in
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Defiant Netanyahu Pushes Back Against EU Pressure on Jerusalem

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, arrives for a news conference at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. Netanyahu faces a chilly reception this week when he travels to the European Union in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial decision
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Russia's Putin Stops At Russian Military Base in Syria

Moscow (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a Russian military air base in Syria on Monday and announced a partial pullout of Russian forces from the country. Putin made a stopover at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria's coastal province of Latakia while en route to Egypt. The base, in the
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HNA Unit Bonds Fall to Record Amid Concern of Lender Support

s $300 million 8.875 percent securities slid to 95 cents on the dollar on Monday, their lowest level since they were sold last month, according to Bloomberg-compiled prices. The drops come after Bloomberg News reported on Friday that people familiar with the matter said HSBC Holdings Plc told its
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China Gas Giant Focuses on Homes Amid Winter Crunch Criticism

China National Petroleum Corp. is restricting natural-gas sales to industries across the country to divert more of the fuel to heat homes in the northern part of the country. The move is a response to instructions from the National Development & Reform Commission, which called on local governments and
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Manafort Pal Still Profiting From Mostly Silent Pro-Trump Group

One of the biggest super political action committees backing Donald Trump's campaign has done little since the election other than pay a sizable salary to its top official, a longtime friend and business associate of the president's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. Laurance Gay, the godfather to
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ARs don't need to go off panel for second charge lending – TMA

Requests to go off panel are incredibly rare, because networks monitor to make sure brokers have access to a breadth of the market, according to David Copland, director at The Mortgage Alliance (TMA). He told Mortgage Solutions: “I don't understand why ARs would want to go off panel.” The network's
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Moore's Opponent Bids to Rev Up Democrats in Alabama Senate Race

“Compared to past elections it's just a different energy,” the 52-year-old nurse from Montgomery said after a rally for Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones Saturday at Alabama State University, a historically black college in Montgomery. “The other day I had four messages when I got off work and
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It Won't Be So Easy Next Time Congress Must Fund the Government

The clock is ticking again toward a partial U.S. government shutdown, and the end-of-the-year dealmaking is only getting riskier. After passing a two-week spending bill last week, Congress has little time to come up with new funds to keep the government operating after Dec. 22. Pressure is building to
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UK SFO Gets a Reprieve as Government Abandons Plans to Kill It

The U.K. government u-turned on campaign promises to disband the Serious Fraud Office, with the white-collar prosecutor remaining independent under the Conservative Party's newest plans for tackling economic crime. The decision will be announced Monday by Home Secretary Amber Rudd,
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'A Store in Every World Capital:' Eataly Plans Further Expansion and Eyes IPO

The Italian food emporium Eataly recorded a net loss in 2016, but that hasn't stopped the company from planning an initial public offering on the Milan stock exchange as early as next year. Andrea Guerra, the executive chairman of Eataly, said the chain was on target to increase revenues by 25% in
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Macron Aims to Keep Paris Climate Deal Alive

French President Emmanuel Macron this week will seek to breathe new life into the fight against global warming and sway debate away from skeptics of the process led by U.S. President Donald Trump. At a series of events in Paris starting Monday, Macron along with leaders from the U.K., Norway,
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Australia, NZ dollars on defensive as yield premiums dwindle

The currency has been on the defensive since data showed Australian consumer spending almost ground to a halt last quarter, underlining the case against a rise in domestic interest rates anytime soon. Futures markets imply no chance at all of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) moving before May,
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