What seller sentiment means for today's agents

What seller sentiment means for today's agents

Seller sentiment has never been higher than it is right now, and real estate agents aware of the trend could benefit immensely from an impending
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Why challenging times could be ahead for real estate

Real Estate Investment Trusts, most of which hold commercial properties, have been a stalwart in the portfolio of income-seeking investors for years
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AmTrust names VP of business integration

AmTrust Title Insurance Company named Debra G. Hochman, a 20-year veteran of the title industry, vice president, business integration. “We are
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City watchdog to crackdown on anti-competitive investment banking practices

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will consult on new rules governing how bankers lure clients for debt and share sales and mergers and
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FCA wants to ban restrictive investment banking contracts

A ban on banks inserting clauses into client contracts that restrict the future choice of investment banking service providers is among the steps being
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Stewart Info Settles With Starboard to Replace Four on Board

Title insurers like Stewart, which competes with First American Financial Corp. and No. 1 Fidelity National Financial Inc., use records and public
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Stock Pattern: Traders Are Bearish Citizens Holding Company After The Stock Formed Bearish …

In addition to full service commercial banking, the Company offers mortgage loans, title insurance services through its subsidiary, Title Services, LLC
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More first-time buyers present in housing market

If that trend were to hold, it could raise hopes that today's vast generation of 18-to-34-year-old millennials will help support the housing market as more
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Freddie Mac Prices $750 Million Reopening of 0.875% Two-Year Reference Notes(R)

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Asian stocks gain before China data, Europe rate meeting

Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016.
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First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated Executes Master Agreement for Proposed Acquisition …

NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated (“FCRETI” or “First Capital”) announces the entry into a master
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UK challenger Amicus applies for banking licence

Amicus Finance, a UK financial services group, has submitted a banking licence application to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the
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Construction kicks off on $1.5 billion Frisco Station project

“We are doing office first and starting a multi-family project in a few weeks,” said Ross Perot Jr., whose Hillwood real estate firm is a partner in the
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UK regulator to clamp down on gaming of bank league tables

The City watchdog is clamping down on investment banks' “misrepresentation” and league table inflation as part of efforts to stamp out conflicts of
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ANZ opens up APIs to third parties

Australia and New Zealand-based banking group, ANZ, has opened up its mainframe and two banking systems to about 20 new application
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Jumbo lending picks up thanks to looser underwriting

“There's also more access to jumbo lenders, because the guidelines are loosening a bit, giving access to a wider range of people,” says John Walsh
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Credit Unions Maintain Steady Mortgage Market Share

Credit unions maintained a 6.1 percent share of the mortgage market share in … In comparison, non-depository financial institutions saw their share
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Mortgage Rates Today, Tuesday, Oct. 18: Another Climb; Homeownership Out of Reach for Many

Thirty-year fixed mortgage rates held steady, while 15-year fixed and 5/1 ARM rates rose on Tuesday, according to a NerdWallet survey of mortgage
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Freddie Mac Announces $750 Million Reopening of 0.875% Reference Notes(R) Security Due …

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Oct 18, 2016) – Freddie Mac ( OTCQB : FMCC) announced today that it plans to launch a $750 million reopening of its
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Guaranteed Rate's Martin Logan on lending, tech and hiring in Chicago

Since its launch in 2000, Chicago's Guaranteed Rate has become a force to be reckoned with — not just in the lending industry, but as a leader in
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Fannie and Freddie Step Up Green Lending

Fannie and Freddie Step Up Green Lending

Fannie and Freddie Step Up Green Lending. Paul Cairns SVP / Managing Director Capital Services. Multifamily borrowers are finding extra “green” in
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Three Movers to Watch for: Southwestern Energy Company (SWN), Regions Financial Corporation …

The company's Consumer Bank segment provides consumer banking products and services related to residential first mortgages, home equity lines
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Monopoly Tournament in Nigeria Mirrors Chaos of the Real-Life Property Market

But playing Monopoly is appealing for another reason: it mimicks the chaos of the real estate market in Lagos. Buying property is a tangled affair,
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Harrow doctor who ran illegal money lending business spared jail

Dr Arjan Savani, 49, a consultant at Central Middlesex and Northwick Park Hospitals, pleaded guilty to two counts of illegal money lending. He had
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FHFA Tries To Prevent GSE Lawsuit Settlement For Accounting Fraud

FHFA says that only it can control shareholder litigation surrounding Freddie Mac, effectively eliminating it all together not unlike a nationalization
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Homebuilder Confidence Cools As Housing Market Takes A Break

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders cooled in October from an 11-month high, reflecting a pause in the market for single-family houses, according
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Fitch Revises Rating on Alhambra, CA Insured (Cal-Mortgage) $30MM Rev Bonds to 'AA-'; Outlook …

Cal-Mortgage is a division of the State of California OSHPD. Cal-Mortgage's mission is to improve access to capital for qualifying health care facilities
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Fantasy Football Week 7 – Ben Roethlisberger Owners’ Options at QB

Fantasy football week 7 may be delivering panic to team owners who have Ben Roethlisberger at QB on the roster as the oft-injured star QB is well – injured again – and with no timetable…
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Filing Buzzer: Stewart Information Services Corp: David Charney And Sky Wilber's Foundation …

The Company operates through three segments: title insurance and related services, mortgage services and corporate. Title insurance and related
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No Real Estate? No Problem as North Carolina Retailer Expands Lottery Reach with Linq3

Typically, industry-standard fuel kiosks cannot support many lottery technologies, such as lottery vending machines, due to limited real estate. But Play
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Putting this OTC Stock Under the Microscope: Freddie Mac Noncum (FMCCM)

Investors are taking a close look at Freddie Mac Noncum (FMCCM) shares today as the stock has moved $0.68 thus far today from the open.
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New yuan lending surges on mortgages

Banks have been asked to stop lending to property developers for land purchases, and to scrutinize individual borrowers who divorce too quickly in
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Freddie Mac Prices $750 Million Reopening of 0.875% Two-Year Reference Notes(R) Security

This announcement is not an offer to sell any Freddie Mac securities. Offers for any given security are made only through applicable offering circulars
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Suburban Sprawl Could Affect Fannin County Housing Market

That's not quite true for Northeast Texas, where saving up for a down payment, based on median earnings and median home prices, typically factors
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NAHB: Home Builders Predict Decade-Best Spring Housing Market

With today's mortgage rates ultra-low and U.S. rents rising, home builders are planning for another strong finish to the year for housing, and a fantastic
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…But Realtor Study Preview Sees Things Differently

In anticipation of the 2016 survey release on October 31, NAR has identified five noteworthy real estate trends since the survey's inception.
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US homebuilder optimism drops slightly but stays elevated

“The October reading represents a mild pullback from a jump in September, and indicates that the housing market continues to make slow and steady
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Prospect Mortgage Ranks No. 1 in 203(k) for 2016 by HUD

Once a 203(k) loan is funded, it is sent to HUD for an FHA insurance endorsement. HUD reviews the file for completion and provides the Mortgage
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Higher rates don't mean the death of housing, says Blackstone's real estate chief

Concerns about the impact of what's expected to be higher Federal Reserve interest rates on the property market are overblown, Jonathan Gray,
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FSC to crack down on unsound lending practices

The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) yesterday said that it would begin to enforce tightened rules against unsound banking practices in loans
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3 Trending Stocks: Navient Corporation (NAVI), JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU), DR Horton …

3 Trending Stocks: Navient Corporation (NAVI), JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU), DR Horton …

JetBlue Airways Corporation, a passenger carrier company, provides air … The company primarily serves title insurance agents, homebuyers, and
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UK Watchdog to Stamp Out Longstanding Investment-Banking Practices

LONDON—The U.K. is stamping out two longstanding practices at investment banks that the country's banking watchdog says limit competition.
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Polish supervisor puts new requirement on PKO BP bank for FX mortgages

WARSAW Oct 18 Poland's financial supervisor imposed an additional requirement on Tuesday on PKO BP, the largest bank, asking it to set aside
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Real Estate: The Newest GICS Sector

There's a new sector in town—Real Estate. (You may have already noticed the new sector mentioned in our recent small-cap market performance
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Felon's $1 million mortgage scam cost some their homes, feds say

NEWARK — Authorities say a convicted felon from Blackwood arrested by federal agents Friday was behind a mortgage modification scheme that
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The bank of the future will be invisible – KPMG

By 2030, technology will have made banks and banking invisible to customers, hidden by Siri-like personal assistants that cull data from our
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Amicus becomes the latest firm to apply for banking licence

A specialist lender led by a former boss of GE's UK financial services business has become the latest start-up to apply for a banking licence. Property
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Earnings To Observe: Shareholders can expect a possible noteworthy Increase for IBERIABANK …

The company has a market cap of $2.77 billion. The Firm is the holding firm for IBERIABANK, a Louisiana banking corporation; Lenders Title Company
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Follow The Form D: Octane Lending $2.09 million Fundraising. Jason Guss Published Oct 17 Form D

Octane Lending, Inc., Corporation just submitted form D about $2.09 million equity financing. This is a new filing. Octane Lending was able to sell
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Teachers launches 3-year fixes

Teachers Building Society has launched two 3-year fixed rate mortgages – including a 95% LTV deal at 3.99%. The 95% LTV mortgage comes with an
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Mortech Announces New Mortgage Pricing Integration with Byte Software's BytePro Loan …

LINCOLN, Neb.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mortech, a Zillow Group business providing mortgage technology solutions for mortgage bankers and secondary
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of First American Financial Corporation and Its Title Insurance …

These five title insurance subsidiaries are: First American Title Insurance Company (Omaha, NE), First American Title Insurance Company of Australia
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Nigeria overnight lending rate at record high on tight liquidity

Nigeria overnight lending rate at record high on tight liquidity … a record high of 150 percent on Tuesday, two days after lenders placed funds with the
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NERA Authors Contribute to The Handbook of Mortgage-Backed Securities, 7th Edition

This seventh edition is the first revision following the subprime mortgage crisis. As with previous editions dating back to the origins of structured
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Banks adopt blockchain for mortgage valuation system

Bank of China and HSBC are among a group of lenders aiming to launch mortgage services in Hong Kong using blockchain — the decentralised
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Teachers BS adds new help to buy and 95% mortgages

Teachers Building Society has launched two new fixed rate mortgages: a help to buy offering and a 95 per cent LTV deal. The help to buy product is a
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Audubon Savings Bank names chief lending officer

Audobon Savings Bank announced it has hired Letitia “Tish” Baum as its new senior vice president and chief lending officer. Baum has more than 25
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Market is Missing Its Potential Due to Tight Supply, According to First American Chief Economist's …

“Current mortgage rates hovering near historic lows combined with increases in wages remain the key drivers to growth in the housing market, as they
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Goldman Sachs Rolls Out Consumer Lending Platform

According to Fitch Ratings, the launch of Goldman's new online consumer lending platform is part of the firm's efforts to capitalize on the growing
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Business Report: It's a red alert for the housing market, says the CMHC

It is not just the red hot housing markets of Greater Toronto and Vancouver, but the spill-over effect to outlying municipalities that has the Canada
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Tuesday's Rates for Home Mortgages at Wells, Citizens Oct 18, 2016

Tuesday's Rates for Home Mortgages at Wells, Citizens Oct 18, 2016

30 year loans at Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) are being offered for 3.750% today carrying an APR of 3.789%. The best 30 year FHA FRMs are being
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Millennial Generation Continues to Drive Housing Market According to Zillow Market Survey

The 200-page Zillow Group Report on Consumer Housing Trends, which is … and economic trends and how they will affect the future of real estate.
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UK watchdog seeks to boost competition in wholesale banking

“The universal banking model clearly works well for a wide range of participants but areas such as the use of restrictive contractual clauses, league
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New mortgage rules penalize Winnipeg buyers for mistakes of bigger markets, real estate agents say

New rules imposed by the federal government mean as of Monday, Canadians hoping to qualify for a mortgage have to pass a “stress test.” Borrowers
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KBW Hires Senior Investment Bankers to Enhance Capabilities Across the Financial Services Sector

For more than 50 years, KBW has established itself as a leading authority in the banking, insurance, specialty finance, mortgage banking, financial
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Mortgage stress test makes less sense in North, but still prudent, brokers say

Starting Oct. 17, potential homeowners will be tested on their ability to pay their mortgage if rates were to increase to the big banks' five-year posted
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Online real-estate brokerage Zoocasa to relaunch with cash injection

An online real-estate brokerage shuttered by Rogers Communications Inc. last year is relaunching with a new website and an injection of cash from a
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The IMF Just Warned of a Potential Banking Crisis in China

In its paper dated Oct 14, the IMF said “Just cleaning up the banks by moving bad loans off bank balance sheet and recapitalizing the banks,
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Two Harbors Is A Bargain After The Taper Tantrum Dip

TWO has decided to discontinue its mortgage loan conduit and securitization business. This should save it $10 million annually. It plans further
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Zillow Group: Why millennials are the future of real estate

Zillow Group has released the results of a 160-question survey of more than 13,000 homebuyers, homesellers, homeowners and renters.
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PPI haunts Britain's banks with new £2bn bill

Britain's largest banks will add billions of pounds to their collective bill for payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling in the next fortnight despite
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Breaking The Bank…

What you don't know about the fragility of the global financial system can hurt you. Banking stocks will never be strong dividend payers. The risks of a
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New CoreNet Global / HOK report explores impact of coworking on corporate real estate

“For corporate occupiers and other real estate professionals, the trend is worth watching, exploring and testing,” added Lee Daniels, regional director
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Banking Technology October 2016 issue out now

The latest edition of our flagship magazine – Banking Technology – is out now, packed with news, analysis and insights, case studies, research and
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New Mortgage Rules Could Wipe Out Jobs And Hike Rents: Economist

The chief economist for Mortgage Professionals Canada (MPC), which represents mortgage brokers across the country, says the economy could see
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Dyre successor TrickBot attacks Australian banks

Researchers at Fidelis Security say that “some” individuals who previously worked on the Dyre banking Trojan are lending their skills towards the
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FSE Midlands seminar programme announced

FSE Midlands in Coventry has announced its seminar programme – with Lynda Blackwell, mortgage sector manager at the Financial Conduct
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Inland Real Estate acquires 24 CVS pharmacies in 14 states

OAK BROOK — Inland Real Estate Acquisition has facilitated the acquisition of 24 newly developed CVS Pharmacy properties, totaling 276,466 square
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What Is APR? Your Quick Guide To Getting The Best Mortgage Rate

When mortgage lenders advertise an interest rate, they are legally required to also disclose the loan's APR, or Annual Percentage Rate. It tells you the
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Foxtons, LSL and Countrywide set for boost as house prices recover post-Brexit

Estate agents and property listing sites are set to benefit from the recovery of … UK house prices rise 0.9% month-on-month in OctoberRightmove.
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Mortgage costs fall by up to 5% in Q3

Mortgage costs fall by up to 5% in Q3

Most mainstream mortgage products have seen further cost reductions in the past three months, according to Mortgage Brain analysis. With a current
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Millennials Driving Housing Market

As the U.S. housing market nears full recovery and the Millennial generation matures, 47 percent of people buying and 63 percent of those selling a
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Why Can't All Japanese Banks Be Like Suruga?

As Japan's largest banks languish under negative interest rates, with deteriorating profitability and wilting loan demand, a clear winner has emerged:
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Tucson Real Estate: National homebuilder expanding its local presence

One of the more active national homebuilders in the Tucson market has leased more than 8,000 square feet of office space. Mattamy Homes will move
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ECB Survey Shows Banks Set To Tighten Business Lending Credit Standards In Q4

Eurozone banks are set to tighten credit standards on business lending in the final three months of this year, while they expect to ease the same for
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FactorTrust and Provenir Partner to Deliver Clients Faster Lending Solutions for the Underbanked

FactorTrust's real-time database of more than 200 million loan transactions provides lenders with a holistic view of underbanked consumers'
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UK housing market shows no sign of cooling

Official figures confirmed on Tuesday that prices in the UK property market were continuing their strong rate of growth with the average price
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Cost of mortgages falls again

Average 3-year fixed rates to 60% loan-to-value are 5% cheaper than three months ago at 1.89% and 90% LTV 3-year fixes are 4% cheaper at 2.94%.
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Chinese lending beats forecasts in September

Chinese lenders extended more loans in September than analysts had anticipated, but the figures masked a slight slowdown, according to economists
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Women [still] better at paying their mortgages

A new report from ATTOM Data Solutions, the new parent company of RealtyTrac, shows that women are better than men at paying their mortgages on
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Central bank moves to tighten mortgage loans as real estate boom sends up housing prices

Record low interest rates have led to a mortgage boom in the Czech Republic that is driving up housing prices. According to the central bank housing
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CBA CEO Ian Narev says strong bank profits are 'critical' amid volatility

Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Ian Narev says the application of monetary policy by global central banks has created “endemic
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Super G Funding Hires Bellah to Expand Cash Flow Lending Group

Based in Dallas, Bellah is joining Super G to help scale the growing Cash Flow Lending division of Super G with a specific focus on continuing to build
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New measures in the offing to curb reckless lending

Measures to curb reckless lending include extending the powers of the National Credit Regulator to conduct proactive investigations and impose
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China Sept new yuan loans rise to 1.22 trillion yuan, well above forecasts

In the first nine months household loans, which are mostly home mortgage loans, accounted for 46 percent of total loans, up from 39 percent in the first
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Broker says mortgage stress test could be positive for Saskatoon home buyers

WATCH ABOVE: Those looking to buy a home are now contending with new federal mortgage rules. As Joel Senick explains, although the measures
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Mortgage Choice chair blasts proxy firms

Departing Mortgage Choice chairman Peter Ritchie has launched an attack on proxy advisers, saying they are hurting Australia with “thoughtless
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Temasek-owned Fullerton India raises Rs 500 crore in masala bonds

Fullerton India joins Indian public sector company NTPC and mortgage lender HDFC in issuing masala bonds in the recent past. Masala bonds are
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Dodd-Frank Look-Backs May Solidify QM Safe Harbor

While it hasn't even been three years since the Qualified Mortgage rule was enacted, the agency is already hard at work evaluating the policy and its
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Business Analyst, Direct Lending Sales

Business Summary: At Ocwen, we are committed to hiring, developing and retaining the best talent in the industry. Within our customer-centric culture,
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Real estate proves the real deal

Real estate proves the real deal

She'd swapped real estate for marketing only five years ago; at the time, the industry couldn't provide the income she needed as a single mother.
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Portfolio mortgages – To be or not to be?

We have 4 properties on BTL mortgages, all being in joint personal names with partner and high street lenders. Our LTV is ~60% on all properties,
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China New Yuan Loans Hit CNY1.22 Trillion; Top Expectations

Medium- and long-term household loans, predominantly mortgage lending, stood at 570 billion yuan last month, accounting for about 47% of the new
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Renter — Rent/Sale Real Estate Agency Responsive WordPress Theme by torbara

We used the plugin Easy Property Listings to increase the functionality of your agency. Easy placement of real estate, agents categories, listing map,
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Why Lenders, Servicers Can't Let Their Guard Down on Data Security

In the digital age, any given week can bring news of a data breach. … Despite these incidents, the mortgage industry has not faced the same level of
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Regions Reports Earnings for the Third Quarter of 2016 of $304 Million, up 26 Percent over the …

Consumer lending balances increased $302 million on an average basis. …. loans. Regions' mortgage portfolio serviced for others has increased from
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China's New Yuan Loans Soared In September: Nothing To Worry About, Says Capital Economics

Looking ahead, we expect the pace of lending to cool further. The PBOC has reportedly now ordered banks to slow the pace of mortgage lending on
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Colliton: Loss of local control hurts Chester County banking

Change is not always good and when it comes to banking, local banks, smaller banks, and credit unions may be found to have significant advantages
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Chinese Peer-to-Peer Lender Ppdai.com Plans US IPO

A Shanghai-based company is banking on U.S. investors' appetite for China's fast-growing peer-to-peer lending industry as it plans an initial public
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Owners' Age, Not Rising Costs, Spurs Pickup in Mortgage Lender M&A

Many see now as a good time to sell as there has been two consecutive years of increased origination volume, said Jeff Babcock, the senior partner in
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Real Estate Management

Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking in Real Estate Management – New Zealand. Warning: array_key_exists() [function.array-key-exists]: The second
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After a Regulatory Adjustment Period, Brokers Are Ready to Rebound

Loan officers are leaving banks and returning to mortgage brokering … past president of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers Andrews.
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It's Time to Get Real About the Home Affordability Crisis

“A much bigger piece of the market is investors who are buying homes as investment properties or rentals,” said Daren Blomquist, a senior vice
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Cumbrian estate agent H&H King says autumn housing market is strong

More people are looking to buy houses across Cumbria to move in time for Christmas, a local estate agent says. Richard Stronarch was responding to
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Nonbank Lenders Fearful of Privatized Common Securitization Platform

A privatized CSP would more difficult for small and midsize mortgage companies to compete with large banks, said Scott Olson, executive director of
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Industry Groups Look to Election to Jumpstart Housing Finance Reform

Housing issues transcend parties and there needs to be bi-partisanship to address them in the next Congress, said National Association of Home
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Apollo Commercial Completes $130M Loan

It is part of a $1.05 billion whole loan which also includes a $710 million first mortgage loan and a $165 million senior mezzanine loan provided by
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Real Estate Business Primer For Success – Use These Easy Steps!

Having a solid real estate services business outline intact is the main thrust behind all effective real estate agencies. It's highly not likely that any
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Finance New Mexico: Economic development mandates drive state's nonprofit lenders

All three organizations promote grassroots economic development by lending money to businesses that need cash to get started or to expand.
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Mortgage broker chair resigns amid pay revolt

MORTGAGE Choice chairman Peter Ritchie has abruptly resigned after giving a fiery speech as shareholders voted against the group's executive pay
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Canadian small business lending climbs in August -PayNet

Canadian small business lending climbs in August -PayNet

The PayNet Canadian Small Business Lending index rose to 123.2 in August from 118.8 the month before, while the index of medium-sized firms
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BRIEF-Genworth Mortgage updates on ATO determination regarding capital red…

DUBAI, Oct 18 JPMorgan Chase & Co has appointed Bader Alamoudi as senior country officer for Saudi Arabia and general manager of JPMorgan
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Fresh Lending Club fears prompt share price plunge

Beleaguered US marketplace lending platform Lending Club saw one if its largest daily falls in its share price following on from a monthly trending
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Here's How Millennials Are Shaping the Housing Market

The latest study on consumer housing trends from Zillow finds that about half of home buyers are under the age of 36. The market is also comprised
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Intended consequences of new mortgage rules: CMHC

Canadian mortgage brokers see a flurry of borrowers before new federal mortgage rules that take effect Monday. Gregory Klump, chief economist of
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17 Million First-Time Homebuyers May Enter Housing Market within Next 5 Years

CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwired – October 18, 2016) – Approximately 17 million first-time homebuyers are projected to enter the housing market within the
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Uganda central bank cuts key lending rate to 13 pct

KAMPALA, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Uganda's central bank cut its benchmark lending rate to 13 percent on Tuesday from 14 percent, saying there was room
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Hanwha Life Insurance acquires 4.1% stake in US Lending Club

South Korea's Hanwha Life Insurance Co. has acquired a 4.1 percent stake in Lending Club Corp., the world's largest peer-to-peer lender, in a move
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Australia's banking watchdog to closely monitor pay amid focus on risk

Australia's banking watchdog to closely monitor pay amid focus on risk … The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) on Tuesday said in a statement
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10 Challenges the Mortgage Industry Must Address Now

The year 2016 has brought a strong degree of uncertainty and turmoil to the mortgage industry. Issues spurred by regulation led to the demise of W.J.
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Israeli mortgage rates rise further

Mortgage interest rates in Israel have continued to rise this month, according to Bank of Israel figures. The average rate on a CPI-linked loan has risen
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The best thing about working in real estate

You like it, love it, gotta have it.The rush of a career in real estate is second to none for many who pursue it — and it sure beats sitting in a cubicle all
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Capturing Mobile Banking ROI for Community Banks

Offering mobile banking is often described as the “price of admission” or “table stakes” for retail banking today. Surveys bear that out—according to a
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How to Keep Fraud Out of 3% Down Mortgages

Lenders need to have monitors in place to safely originate 3% down loans and reduce application fraud risk, said Bridget Berg, senior director of fraud
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Wisconsin housing market strong

UNDATED (Wisconsin Radio Network) – There's a bullish housing market in Wisconsin. “This market is on track for setting a record this year,” said
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Mortgage Bankers: Believe First-Time Homebuyers Will Drive Business in 2017

The Lenders One Cooperative polled participants at its annual summer conference on key trends in the mortgage industry, finding that the majority (58
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To Boost Millennial and Minority Lending, Start with Hiring

“They're leaving money on the table by not making it more of a priority to bring in more minorities and millennials,” said Kristin Messerli, founder and
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Business banking à la millennial

Millennials increasingly represent a focus for business bankers too. They like the experience retail bankers and nonbank providers give them—and
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Zoocasa wants to tackle fragmented real estate customer journey with $1.35 million in funding

Zoocasa wants to tackle fragmented real estate customer journey with $1.35 million in funding

Last year, Rogers-owned Zoocasa, an online real estate brokerage, shut down its operations. The company faced backlash from a traditional real
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Landbay launches new range of lending products for professional landlords

Peer to pear lending platform Landbay which specialises in buy to let mortgages has launched a new range of limited edition lending products aimed
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blockchain-powered real estate platform ubitquity collaborates with priority title escrow

… estate transactions, has partnered with Priority Title & Escrow and is providing pilot recording for the full service title company, IBTimes UK reported.
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Press release Results of the October 2016 euro area bank lending survey

Euro area banks reported unchanged credit standards on loans to enterprises in the third quarter of 2016 (a net percentage of 0%, compared with -7%
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Canadian small business lending climbs in August: PayNet

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Lending to Canadian small and medium-sized companies accelerated in August as activity in the manufacturing sector picked up
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India's Banks Must Look Beyond Retail Lending To Stay On Course

Low capacity utilisation and bad loans crackdown have resulted in growth in lending to industry falling in negative territory. Even a cut in repo rate
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Results of the October 2016 euro area bank lending survey

Results of the October 2016 euro area bank lending survey. 18 October 2016. Loan demand continued to increase across all loan categories, while
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Chinese bank lending soars to over 1 trillion yuan in September amid surge in demand for mortgages

Analysts polled by Reuters had expected new lending to increase modestly to 1 trillion yuan, after more than doubling in August to 948.7 billion yuan.
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BRIEF-Murapol lowers stake in Abadon Real Estate to 79.65 pct

FRANKFURT, Oct 18 French day-ahead spot power traded at a three-year high on Tuesday morning, with forwards prices also higher on tighter
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Real estate slump: Is it time to upgrade your property or buy a second home?

The real state of the real estate market is quite dismal for the builders. Finished and near-finished homes are readily available, but there is hardly any
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Mortgage Choice chairman in abrupt exit

Mortgage Choice chairman Peter Ritchie has abruptly announced his resignation from the brokerage network after giving a fiery speech in response to
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Coldwell Banker Enhances Its Luxury Real Estate Program

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has enriched its Coldwell Banker Previews International® luxury program by elevating its Previews® agent
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Where are the UK's best areas for buy-to-let mortgages? Where are the UK's best areas for buy-to …

Many people who can afford it prefer to invest their money in property, but where in the UK can you see decent returns from buy-to-let mortgages?
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ECB lending survey: Banks see tighter credit standards on business loans

ECB lending survey: Banks see tighter credit standards on business loans

The wrong way round imho. One would hope businesses could borrow more easily and keep house prices capped by tighter mortgage conditions.
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ABA, Accenture Release 'Playbook' for Banks on Fintech Strategy

As banks continue to grapple with a rapidly evolving technological environment and the massive growth of fintech startups — and with billions of
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Euro zone banks to tighten access to corporate lending: ECB survey

Lenders cited lower risk tolerance as a factor contributing to the tightening, while also voicing their discomfort with the ECB's negative deposit rate,
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The 4 demographic trends that will transform housing in America

America's demographics are transforming, and it will have huge implications on future real estate markets, said a new joint report from the Urban Land
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#BillyBushMadeMeDoIt trends as Trump video scandal ends Billy Bush's NBC career

Thanks in large part to pre-released footage of a Monday night CNN interview in which Trump's spouse Melania said Bush “egged on” the real estate
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Sally Forster Jones Recognized Among Top Real Estate Agents

Sally Forster Jones and SFJ Group were also ranked at number nine on the Wall Street Journal Real Trends list for total real estate sales volume in
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Lending Club's Tough Fall

In early May, news broke that Lending Club had played fast and loose with its documents and disclosures, including the fact that then-CEO Renaud
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Banking group unveils guidelines for new financial technology

The American Bankers Association (ABA) released its FinTech playbook, standards for banks to follow as they adopt new technologies to expand their
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Laurentian Bank taps into oil patch with energy banking move

Laurentian Bank of Canada is setting up an energy banking practice in Calgary, despite the collapse in oil prices that has thinned the number of
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6th MoFiR workshop on banking

The sixth edition of the MoFiR workshop on banking will be held in London on June 15-16, 2017. It is organized by the Money and Finance Research
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Entry Level Banking

Ref ID:01502-9500207977. Classification:Bank Teller Compensation:$30,000.00 to $35,000.00 per year. Accountemps is looking for driven, banking
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Bank of America tells stock investors to get 'real' as inflation makes its comeback

“Policy, profit and positioning trends all argue for rotation from deflation to … This trend tends to favor commodities, real estate and the infrastructure
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RBA Wary of Labor And Housing Market Uncertainty; 3Q16 CPI Key To Monetary Policy Outlook

The RBA minutes for the October minutes unveiled policymakers' concerns over the uncertainty in the employment and housing markets. The central
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Tyche Properties- Single Property Real Estate WordPress Theme

Tyche Properties- Single Property Real Estate WordPress Theme

Tyche Properties: Single Property Real Estate Theme is best solution for both Real Estate Agencies and Property Owners. Nowadays sale of property
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2 On Your Side helps man fight little-known mortgage rule; Gets $45000

DENHAM SPRINGS – A flood victim caught in an expensive stalemate with his mortgage company received half of the insurance award after calling 2
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Home loans still mean a time-consuming paperwork nightmare, so how close can you get to a …

Getting a mortgage remains an arduous and paper-heavy task, despite the technology changing our everyday lives. So why isn't it easier to get a
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New mortgage rules could leave first-time home buyers on the sidelines

New federal mortgage rules are in effect now and there is concern they will reduce the purchasing power of first-time home buyers. The government
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Ex-local authority flats: spacious, trendy and 40pc cheaper – but will you get a mortgage?

The difficulty is in getting a mortgage. Lenders aren't budging on the policies they developed years or even decades ago, ruling out swathes of
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Notes: Tapas eatery slated for Melrose building

Handling the condo are Brian Stoltzfus (Parks Group), David Dorris (Village Real Estate) and Lara Kirby (Kirby Real Estate). About 12 condos have
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Taxi driver allegedly spent mortgage payment

A taxi driver, in trying to avoid further problems with the courts, promised Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan to repay the man he allegedly tricked out of
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Stricter mortgage rules spark controversy

The stricter qualifications required to secure a mortgage have sparked debate over the South Korean government's move to address the country's
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Mortgage rules not a big factor in Medicine Hat

New federal mortgage rules for first-time home buyers came into effect Monday, but locals within the industry aren't expecting a big impact on the Hat's
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Featherweight hurdles and a hard landing for Mortgage Choice

Fronting his last AGM as chairman of the mortgage broker today, Peter Ritchie didn't hold back on the “remote and close minded” proxy advisers
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New mortgage rules could hit Alberta hardest, expert says

Mortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward
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Indian mortgage lender PNB Housing seeks $450 million in IPO – IFR

HONG KONG Oct 18 Mortgage company PNB Housing Finance Ltd is seeking to raise up to $450 million in an initial public offering, IFR reported on
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Thunder Bay realtors watching for impact of new mortgage rules

THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay realtors watching for the impact of mortgage rule changes on the local market will likely have to wait well into 2017.
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New mortgage rules could make buying homes in Atlantic Canada harder

WATCH ABOVE: New mortgage lending rules could negatively impact Atlantic Canada real estate market. Global's Alexa MacLean reports.
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International real estate market expands in Mount Olive

International influence in the real estate market has grown locally with the $173,450,000 sale of the Village Green apartment complex to an Indian
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Canada Housing Market Outlook: More Moderation, No Hard Landing

There has been a lot of speculation about Canada's housing markets overheating during the past two years. However, the Moody's Analytics forecast
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