HFF Arranges First Mortgage and Mezzanine Financing Totaling $265 Million for Church Park in …

HFF Arranges First Mortgage and Mezzanine Financing Totaling $265 Million for Church Park in …

BUSINESS WIRE)–Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced today that it has arranged first mortgage and mezzanine financing totaling $265
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Buy-to-let: Three other ways you can invest in UK property

There was a rush in house and flat purchases by buy-to-let investors pre-Budget to avoid paying the higher stamp duty rates, and these new properties
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CompaniesTwo senior executives depart Lloyds Banking Group

Two senior executives are leaving Lloyds Banking Group, only weeks after the bank's chief executive António Horta-Osório expressed his commitment
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Move to boost security for mobile banking

THE EFFORT to improve the security of mobile banking transactions to boost consumer confidence in using them has taken a step in the right direction
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How technology solutions can reduce mortgage loan turn times

When it comes to the mortgage loan process, time is everything. A key measurement of mortgage loan processing efficiency is the time required to
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Get ready for tougher mortgage rules

That's because the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has released for public consultation revisions to its Capital Adequacy
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Bubble Trouble Once The Rate Gravy Train Comes To A Halt?

However, for those in the real estate sector, Brexit fueled financing, with the rates staying at historic lows. That, in and of itself, helped mask a concern
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Book blends Wild West Show, history of Cody, Wyo., banking

Dick Scarlett knows a thing or two about banking, and Paul Fees knows a thing or two about the history of Cody, Wyo. Put them together, and factor in
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Coldwell Banker Caine's real estate galleries: personal but professional

Unlike your typical art gallery, Coldwell Banker Caine's real estate galleries aren't filled wall-to-wall with art – although you'll still find some pieces.
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The pall-bearers of central banking

When I saw the story on the first corporate bonds in Europe being issued with negative coupons, I shrugged my shoulders. Some of these stories have
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Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc. Purchases Multifamily Property in Lakewood, Colorado

Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc. Purchases Multifamily Property in Lakewood, Colorado

OAK BROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc. announced today that it facilitated the acquisition of WestLink at Oak
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Residents beware, another bank scam has hit Port St. Lucie

Port St. Lucie police say a woman wearing a hat and large sunglasses is the suspect in a banking scam. (Provided by Port St. Lucie Police Department).
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Fire drill knocks ING bank's data centre offline

A fire extinguisher test in a bank's data centre has gone wrong in an “unprecedented” manner, causing its cash machines, online banking operations
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Lending Club Names Industry Veteran Thomas Casey as Chief Financial Officer

Casey joins Lending Club with extensive experience and strategic perspective across the entire range of financial functions, including financial
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Reinsurance Contract Important for AIG in UG Sale to Arch

s policies written between 2014 and 2016 was an important element of the private mortgage insurer's sale. The contract is not part of the $3.4 billion
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TM Gardens bolsters Mainland real estate market

The project, which is currently under construction, is being promoted by Tetramanor Limited, a real estate developer with a focus on the Lagos
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CFPB fines Bridgepoint Education Inc. for illegal student lending practices

Statement by Consumers Union on the CFPB's Enforcement Action Penalizing Bridgepoint Education Inc. for Illegal Student Lending Practices
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China's Market News: PBOC Unleashes New Credit Tool to Curb Leverage

This daily digest focuses on market sentiment, new developments in … PBOC Chief Economist Ma's comments on housing price bubbles reduce the
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Altisource Unit Rolls Out REO Sales Tool

… REO marketplace tools benefits our servicers as well as agents,” Equator Senior Vice President Michael Schreck said Monday in a news release.
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Singapore and Switzerland strengthen fintech co-operation

The dialogue was led by ambassador René Weber, head of the markets division in SIF, with representatives from FINMA and the Swiss National Bank,
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'Sausage Party's' co-director has signed on for the 'Toxic Avenger' remake

'Sausage Party's' co-director has signed on for the 'Toxic Avenger' remake

… purveyor Troma Entertainment's signature title (company co-founders Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz are serving as executive producers here).
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Online Lenders Face Increased Scrutiny

It's an interesting time for fintech providers, said Russell Walraven, particularly those that provide lending for consumers and small businesses.
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Dem Lawmakers Call for Wells' Stumpf to Testify on Banking Fraud

Democratic lawmakers are calling for Wells Fargo Chief Executive John Stumpf to testify before a Senate panel as part of an investigation into nearly 2
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Multifamily, commercial mortgage delinquency rates near 20-year lows

A recent report from MGIC Investment Corporation, a provider of primary insurance covering approximately one million mortgages, showed a decrease
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CFPB Takes Action Against Bridgepoint Education (BPI) for Illegal Student Lending Practices

CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU TAKES ACTION AGAINST BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC. FOR ILLEGAL STUDENT LENDING
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LA County home prices maintain four-year growth spurt

The price of a single-family home in L.A. County went up by 6.7 percent in price in July compared to the previous month, according to a CoreLogic
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Bank of America investment banking on track for improvement in third quarter

(Reuters) – Bank of America Corp. is on track to post higher third quarter revenues in its investment banking business compared to the second quarter,
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Arrowtown prices soar as rich buy 'bolt-holes'

The median house sale price has almost doubled in the five years since an urban boundary was created around the village. PHOTO: ODT FILES.
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The Markets Where The Cost To Rent A Home Is Rising Fastest

RentRange, a housing industry data provider, identified the 25 metro areas where the average rent paid on a single family home rose the most in the
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4 Movies Every Real Estate Lawyer Should Watch

Law360, Minneapolis (September 12, 2016, 1:32 PM ET) — While real estate lawyers spend significant time staying ahead of the changing world of
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Increased Mortgage Rate's Impact on the Housing Market

Increased Mortgage Rate's Impact on the Housing Market

NEW YORK (TheStreet) –Home builder stocks took a hit last week as mortgage rates started to move higher. CNBC's Diana Olick reported on the
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Small Business Spotlight: Homeside Financial

Business: Privately held mortgage lender, founded in 2013 and now operating in 24 locations, listing dual headquarters in Columbus and Columbia,
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Fair-lending scrutiny of business lending coming

As fall approaches, bankers can expect to see some movement from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on a fresh aspect of fair lending: credit
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Toronto is now Canada's hottest real estate market

toronto housing market Toronto and Vancouver are two of Canada's biggest cities, and also the countries two hottest real estate markets.
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'Sausage Party's' co-director has signed on for the 'Toxic Avenger' remake

… purveyor Troma Entertainment's signature title (company co-founders Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz are serving as executive producers here).
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Online Lenders Face Increased Scrutiny

It's an interesting time for fintech providers, said Russell Walraven, particularly those that provide lending for consumers and small businesses.
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Dem Lawmakers Call for Wells' Stumpf to Testify on Banking Fraud

Democratic lawmakers are calling for Wells Fargo Chief Executive John Stumpf to testify before a Senate panel as part of an investigation into nearly 2
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Multifamily, commercial mortgage delinquency rates near 20-year lows

A recent report from MGIC Investment Corporation, a provider of primary insurance covering approximately one million mortgages, showed a decrease
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CFPB Takes Action Against Bridgepoint Education (BPI) for Illegal Student Lending Practices

CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU TAKES ACTION AGAINST BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC. FOR ILLEGAL STUDENT LENDING
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LA County home prices maintain four-year growth spurt

The price of a single-family home in L.A. County went up by 6.7 percent in price in July compared to the previous month, according to a CoreLogic
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If You Can Make It in NYC Real Estate, You Really Should

If You Can Make It in NYC Real Estate, You Really Should

… who appeared in National Mortgage News' 2016 Top Producer rankings. … Shultz, a senior vice president of mortgage lending for Guaranteed Rate,
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Loud noise brings down banking data centre, destroys hardware

ING Bank saw its Romanian payment and ATM services grind to a halt after a routine fire extinguisher test forced its data centre operations offline for
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Institutional Investors Keep Buying Single-Family Rentals, In Spite of High Prices

“Investors are willing to accept much smaller returns,” says Steve Hovland, director of research for HomeUnion, a real estate investment management
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Fitch to Rate FREMF 2016-K57 Multifamily Mtge PT Ctfs & Freddie Mac SPC, Ser K-057; Presale …

Additionally, Fitch does not expect to rate the following class of Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K-057: the $169,380,042
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Bubbles, Credit, and Their Consequences

Other times the consequences are dire, as the collapse of the housing market and the Great Recession taught us. How should a central bank respond
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ROEM Opens Affordable Housing on California's Central Coast

The new South Hills Crossing development is providing 43 families with an affordable place to live in the high-priced housing market of San Luis
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Mobile tech for automobile lending, gift card redeeming snag top prize at Finovate

For 10 years now, financial technology startups have convened in New York City to give their elevator pitch to potential backers, with the hope of
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Mid-Cycle Course Correction

As RB Builders did its now-customary results-based planning and budgeting for 2012, the company found the housing market in mid-cycle, with
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Alabaster housing market already tops 2013 total

ALABASTER – Through the end of July, Alabaster's number of new housing starts had already topped the city's 2011, 2012 and 2013 year-end totals,
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The Notes: Sept. 11-17

Real Trends, in conjunction with The Wall Street Journal, recently published “The Thousand” list of America's top 1,000 real estate sales professionals
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Massachusetts continues actions against student lending industry, settles with Libre Technology

Massachusetts continues actions against student lending industry, settles with Libre Technology

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced a settlement with Libre Technology Inc. for allegations
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Investors, Look for Buying Opportunities While Interest Rates Remain Low

The housing market and companies that rely on discretionary consumer spending also could do well because, as wages improve, people can look
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Are storms on the horizon in seniors housing lending forecasts?

The decision of a bank to lend is based on three primary factors: … of HVCRE has provided a veil of uncertainty over bank construction lending.
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New Commercial Real Estate Platform Aims at Office Sector

Two major commercial real estate entities have launched a new platform aimed at the single-tenant office property market. Gramercy Property Trust
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Peel Logistics to merge with fellow UK logistics real estate developer

The United Kingdom logistics and industrial property specialist will see … Peel Logistics will merge with fellow United Kingdom logistics real estate
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Saxo Bank digitises bond trading

Denmark's Saxo Bank has launched its new digital bond trading solution for corporate and government bonds. According to Saxo Bank, the new
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JPMorgan Chase shakes up mortgage lending leadership

For starters, the bank named new co-heads of its originations business, promoting Sean Grzebin (pictured first), formerly head of Retail Mortgage
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Introducing BNN's new show, 'House Money' with Greg Bonnell

Real estate is one of those rare business stories that almost every Canadian is passionate about. For most Canadian home owners, that home is their
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Texas couple shocked by racist deed

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 makes race-based covenant restrictions unenforceable, but the title company said these documents are included in the
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New home sales fall but average cost high

SALES of new homes fell to a three-month low in Shanghai last week but the average cost remained high, according to latest market data. The area of
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Expect tougher mortgage rules by November

Expect tougher mortgage rules by November

In an announcement released today by the nation's financial regulator, banks and lenders that offer mortgage financing will face stricter regulations
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Michael Cornachio Tapped to Lead Castle & Cooke

Castle & Cooke Mortgage LLC has announced the addition of a new branch in Henderson, Nev., the company's second in the state and its the eighth
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George Mason Mortgage Adds Dick Koch to Lead Growth Initiatives

George Mason Mortgage, a subsidiary of Cardinal Bank, has announced that Dick Koch has joined its team as managing director of strategic growth
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This Week in Lincolnville: Lending a hand at home

Come down to Andy's Pub Thursday night for some food, drink, and good music, King Pirogi style, all the while benefiting the Lincolnville Library.
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Which US Commercial Real Estate Sectors Might Be Nearing Oversupply?

Construction during the current real estate cycle has generally stayed below historical trends, but deliveries have increased as the cycle matures,
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Measuring Progress in the Housing Market

HUD's latest housing scorecard provides a snapshot of the recovery of our nation's housing market during August. As we look back, we witnessed
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WSJ City's Brexit Briefing: Cameron Quits; UK Real Estate Fund Reopens

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is to reopen the UK commercial real estate fund it shut two months ago on the back of liquidity and redemption
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Real Estate Private Equity Analyst – The John Buck Company

Find out more about SelectLeaders job postings by viewing the online job postings in more detail. Real Estate Private Equity Analyst and The John
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Administrative Assistant – Mortgage Lending

GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A NEW CAREER IN MORTGAGE BANKING NO LENDING EXPERIENCE NECESSARY, just enthusiasm! We like
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Former NFL QB Eric Zeier Joins Academy Mortgage as Southeast Regional Manager

Eric Zeier has joined Academy Mortgage as the company's Southeast Regional manager, responsible for directing Academy's sales, recruiting, market
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Parkside Lending Forms New Correspondent Advisory Board

Parkside Lending Forms New Correspondent Advisory Board

Parkside Lending LLC has announced the launch of a new Correspondent Advisory Board. Similar to its Broker Advisory Board formed earlier this
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MBA President explains need for housing director

In the Mortgage Banker Association's most recent MBANow video, MBA President and CEO David Stevens discussed the need for the next president
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Accord launches 10-year fix for house purchase and remortgage

Accord Mortgages national intermediary sales manager David Robinson says: “We have launched this new ten-year fixed rate mortgage in response
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Moody's Analytics Debuts MARQ Portal For Small Businesses

This tool automates the exchange of financial information between borrowers and lenders. It also generates the MARQ small business credit score.
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Metro Detroit real estate firm buys shopping center in Grand Rapids suburbs

GAINES TOWNSHIP, MI — A Metro Detroit real estate firm has added a suburban Grand Rapids shopping center to its expanding portfolio. Alrig USA
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7 Celebrity Homes You Can Scoop Up Now

Yet even celebrities are benefitting from a luxury housing market that's drying up just as quickly as that in the rest of the country. Existing home sales in
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August homes sold at rate not seen since 2008. Prices up as well

RAR reports that the three-month rolling average price of a home sold in the Rockford market in August was $124,320, a 4.4% increase from the
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Mortgage rates finally break higher: What you should watch

Mortgage rates took their biggest leap in two months on Friday, thanks to a sell-off in the U.S. bond market. Mortgage rates loosely follow the yield on
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Bank of America investment banking on track for improvement in third quart…

Bank of America Corp. (BAC.N) is on track to post higher third quarter revenues in its investment banking business compared to the second quarter,
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SEC reduces red tape for financial startups

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) has streamlined the requirements for groups wanting to start a financing or lending company in
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EQT AB: EQT Real Estate Acquires Technologiepark – a Modern and Attractive Grade a Office Park …

EQT AB: EQT Real Estate Acquires Technologiepark – a Modern and Attractive Grade a Office Park …

STOCKHOLM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EQT is pleased to announce its debut investment into the German real estate market with the acquisition of this
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Picks in Mortgage REITs for Better Returns

The third quarter has been a positive environment for the mortgage real-estate … Available returns on equity (ROEs) on new Agency mortgage-based
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Teads Acquires Brainient To Boost Interactive Video

For instance, an insurance advertiser may embed a lead form to obtain a mortgage quote within a video ad and target it to a specific subset of
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2016 South Dakota Real Estate Market Predictions

But, does the South Dakota real estate market mirror the grand size of the state. The population is 814,180 making it 46th in the nation. The population
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Customer experience key to restoring trust in banks, not a royal commission says NAB

Helping customers realise life ambitions by looking after their money and wealth is key to restoring trust and confidence in the under-siege banking
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Cauvery protests: Banking operations of Karnataka Bank affected in Puducherry

PUDUCHERRY: Thirty six members of pro-Tamil outfits were arrested for forcibly entering a Karnataka Bank branch here and creating a ruckus on
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Alleged scamming HBOS bankers linked to £35 million fraud, finally on trial

The first trial for bankers suspected of being partly responsible for the 2008 banking crisis has begun in London, after the £35 million ($46.5 million)
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The Housing Market Where Pay Goes Furthest Is …

Another day, another housing data list. In this go-round, the good folks at Glassdoor determined the best metro housing market based on the median
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ECB's light touch lets banks offload bad loans at own speed

As the euro zone's central bank, the ECB has been trying to revive economic growth and inflation by stimulating lending via ultra-low interest rates and
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Commercial Real Estate

Michael Nevis, Steve Kucera, J. Michael Hoeck, and Dave Simonsen with Kidder Mathews represented the landlord, Cornerstone Real Estate
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Freddie Mac Auctioning Five More Pools Of NPLs

Freddie Mac Auctioning Five More Pools Of NPLs

Four of the pools are Standard Pool Offerings, while one is an Extended Timeline Pool Offering, which means it is being marketed to smaller investors,
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For insurance industry lending exec, growth is a process

Having previously worked in the lending departments of regional and national banks, she was given the opportunity to expand her skillset in various
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Santander launches 30-minute remortgage

Santander director of mortgages Miguel Sard says: “Today, more and more is being done online. From small things like ordering shopping to bigger
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Moody's: Mortgage delinquencies climb again

The 30+ day delinquency rate for Australian prime residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) rose to 1.53% in the quarter ended 30 June 2016
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Mortgage Operations Specialist

Apply for Mortgage Operations Specialist jobs in Dublin South at IrishJobs.ie.
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Freddie Mac to Host Sept. 17 Housing Fair in Chicago

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Sep 12, 2016) – Freddie Mac ( OTCQB : FMCC) today announced that HomeSteps®, its real estate sales unit, and the
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50% expect Dubai property market to flourish in next 12 months

50% of residents in the city expect the housing market to improve over the next 12 months, according to a new survey conducted by Savills. The firm
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REALITY CHECK: China New Loans to Bounce in Aug on Mortgages

Residential mortgages continued to dominate new loans last month while bill financing was also strong, they said. However, lending to Chinese
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REITs Finally Get What They Deserve

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are joining the big leagues, at least as far as the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) is concerned.
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Republicans want more frequent discussion of ending Fannie, Freddie limbo

It requires the Treasury secretary to conduct a study on ending the conservatorship of Fannie Mae FNMA, -3.93% and Freddie Mac FMCC, -3.86% on
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