Earnest money is money paid to confirm a contract. In the lending industry, earnest money is part of nearly every single real estate purchase contract.
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Predictions from the National Association of Realtors, the Mortgage Bankers Association, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac show that home sales are
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The Department of Justice just hit two more lenders for violating the False Claims Act; both are located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Collectively, the two
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In a sign that market solutions for the United States' growing housing affordability crisis are beginning to earn bipartisan support, the White House this
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âZillow's clients are the Realtors that buy the leads,â a Realtor group leader from Ebby Halliday told HousingWire. âWe get the clients and list the
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If mortgage rates were just one percentage point higher, affordability would drop 9 per cent, demand would slow and these concerns would alleviate.
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RBS Securities Inc. will pay $120 million to the state of Connecticut to resolve an investigation into its underwriting of residential mortgage-backed
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In late September, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency began accepting applications from homeowners who lost their jobs and want mortgage
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CNW Group/Royal LePage Real Estate ServicesMany mortgaged-backed securities in Canada are supported by government-insured mortgages,
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A big short is going long on the U.S. housing market. Donald Mullen Jr., the former Wall Street executive who a decade ago helped oversee Goldman
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The Mortgage Bankers Association of the Carolinas is postponing its annual convention due to Hurricane Matthew, which is quickly approaching the
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One of Canada's largest mortgage default insurers says about one third of its consumers would have problems meeting the new required debt service
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JERSEY CITY, NJ â New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) Executive Staff recently joined local officials and community leaders
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Barfoot & Thompson says Auckland housing market more subdued with … Auckland Housing market could be in for a cool summer with prices and
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Beyond riskier lending, banks also used financial agreements called mortgage-backed securities to provide a way for individuals to invest in the
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In the spirit of full disclosure, the subject matter for this column was covered in more detail in the National Real Estate Investor, an online publication to
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The city of Winter Park has turned to Central Florida's top commercial real estate brokerage firm â based on Orlando Business Journal research â to
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Hey, have you heard about Donald Trump? You know, the guy who is accused of not paying his creditors, repeatedly making racist and sexist
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A national survey of U.S. investors by Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate found 89% of U.S. investors surveyed are interested in incorporating
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âThis significant court judgment demonstrates the FTC's determination to crack down on deceptive payday lenders and the people who run them.
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