Fed rate hike: What it means for consumers

Fed rate hike: What it means for consumers

Mortgage rates are already historically low and the Fed's short-term rate bump — which indirectly affects mortgage rates — is not likely to make a big
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Freddie Mac (FMCC: OTCQB) | Freddie Mac Prices $925 Million Multifamily K-Deal, K-060

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Dec 14, 2016) – Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K
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Broker & Agent Services

The easiest way to authorize a 3rd Party to conduct mortgage business on your behalf is with our simple online form. You can also download the form
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Post on eBay auctioning off Todd Kohlhepp real estate sign removed

An eBay account receives bids on a Todd Kohlhepp real estate sign. The post has since been removed from the website. (FOX Carolina/ 12/14/16).
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Citadelle – Fully Responsive Real Estate Template

Citadelle is a professional dedicated Real Estate template for any size and target business in Real Estate Industry, with fully responsive design, ready
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Why Mr. Cooper

Mr. Cooper used to be known as Nationstar Mortgage. We had over 2 million customers and a portfolio of loans worth almost $400 billion. But then we
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Scotiabank appoints Digital Banking Leaders in five key markets to accelerate digital …

The new leaders will help the Bank improve customer focus and expand digital sales across its international footprint while driving constant innovation
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Fonterra to fund its Chinese operations with new $300m banking facility

Fonterra has set up a $300 million bank facility with Bank of China New Zealand which the co-operative says will provide greater flexibility in how it
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Fidelity National Financial Inc. (FNF) Shares Bought by Wallington Asset Management LLC

The firm owned 140,830 shares of the company's stock after buying an … FNF, through its subsidiaries, provides title insurance, mortgage services and
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Win Digital Marketing for Real Estate with Ads, Not Just SEO

Winning the search engine optimization (SEO) game is growing ever more challenging for real estate professionals. You could pay for results, but
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Banks move quickly to raise prime lending rates

Fifth Third Bancorp announced that it is increasing its prime lending rate from 3.5% to 3.75%, effective immediately. The rate was last changed on Dec.
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Developer, owner, problem-solver Richard Maidman dead at age 83

Richard H.M. Maidman, a second generation leader of one of New York's storied real estate dynasties, died on Friday, December 9, at Mt. Sinai
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BRIEF-Bank of America increases prime lending rate

Bank of America Corp – increasing its prime lending rate to 3.75 percent from 3.50 percent, effective immediately. * Bank of America increases prime
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How the Fed's Interest Rate Increase Can Affect You

If you're going to buy a home, chances are that you will opt for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage. Most home buyers do. Those loans have become
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Interest Rate Hike No Surprise and Will Be Easily Digested, Real Estate Pros Say

Yet real estate industry insiders did not anticipate much of a negative impact on the sector as the increase has been expected for a long time and in
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US senators seek to protect banking for pot business vendors

U.S. senators seek to protect banking for pot business vendors … has spooked banks and credit unions from taking accounts in the cannabis industry.
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What a Fed rate hike means for you (get ready to pay more)

The Fed's key short-term rate affects mortgages and other long-term rates only indirectly. Wednesday's anticipated hike was already priced into such
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Iberiabank Corp. Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.36 (IBKC)

The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. … Also, insider John R. Davis sold 8,560 shares of the company's stock in a … Lenders Title Company, an Arkansas-chartered title insurance and closing
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TD raises key mortgage rate

Toronto-Dominion Bank has hiked its main mortgage rate for the third time in a month, reversing earlier plans to compete with its biggest rival on price.
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How Trump's presidency might affect the real estate market

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina on December 6, 2016 during his USA Thank You Tour
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Sales – Lending Specialist

Sales – Lending Specialist

Consumer Loan Sales Specialist – Zip-Loan visit us at www.zip-loan.com • Are you looking to break into an exciting career in Sales? • Are you
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India's Banking Mega-merger: Is Bigger Really Better?

The merger with the state banks of Bikaner & Jaipur, Hyderabad, Mysore, Patiala and Travancore will produce an organization that will enter the list of
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Cleaning up rot in banking system is Modi govt's biggest challenge on demonetisation

But in administrative terms it has laid bare the great rot in our banking system. Fixing this is not only the Modi government's biggest challenge but also
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Fed's Yellen says bank safety rules should be kept in place

Fed's Yellen says bank safety rules should be kept in place … Yellen said existing banking rules could be tweaked but that they are mostly a benefit.
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BBVA Compass raises prime lending rate

HOUSTON, Dec. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — BBVA Compass today announced it is increasing its prime lending rate to 3.75 percent from 3.50 percent,
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Real estate prices in Goa unlikely to fall, say builders

Panaji: After the demonetization announcement and with the Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA) waiting in the wings to make an entrance, numerous
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Fed raises key interest rate and foresees 3 hikes in 2017

But the real anticipation revolves around how the central bank plans to respond to the political tsunami that voters have delivered with the election of
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Fed Hikes Interest Rates for Second Time in Decade

The committee also decided to continue to reinvest principal payments on agency debt and mortgage-backed securities and to roll over its maturing
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Mixed forecast for Brisbane property market in 2017

The Brisbane housing market is expected to grow steadily next year, outperforming the other Aussie capital cities (which have been laid low by the
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Aussie Property Boom Spurs Real Estate Loans Luring Asian Banks

Australian real estate loans are bucking a slump in the syndicated lending market and have nearly quadrupled in 2016 from last year, buoyed by
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The Fed Finally Acts: Yup, Mortgage Rates Will Be Going Up

Interest on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.19% on Tuesday, according to realtor.com data. That is expected to hit 4.5% to 5% by the end of 2017,
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If you thought the housing market was a gamble, Tabcorp just confirmed it

Australia's obsession with the real estate gamble just went up a whole new level – betting on which city gets the highest house price growth. Tabcorp's
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Nassau lawmakers hike real estate fees by $15 million

The Nassau County Legislature voted Wednesday to hike real estate fees by nearly 60 percent to raise $15 million to help close a hole in the 2017
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TD Bank raises key mortgage rate

Toronto-Dominion Bank has hiked its main mortgage rate for the third time in a month, reversing earlier plans to compete with its biggest rival on price.
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The CFPB's Final Servicing Rule Is Still Unclear

With all that has been said about how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 2016 Servicing Rule will affect current practices in the mortgage
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10 things real estate agents should know about the Fed's rate hike

The Fed raises or lowers the overnight cost of money, “Fed funds,” not mortgage rates — but mortgage rates did rise a little today. The Fed plans three
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County council approves selling parcels through real estate agent

The Los Alamos County Council voted 6–0 at its Dec. 6 meeting to try marketing parcels A-8 and A-12/A-13 through a real estate agent. Councilor
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Freddie Mac Prices $925 Million Multifamily K-Deal, K-060

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Dec 14, 2016) – Freddie Mac ( OTCQB : FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K
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Kansas City developers establishing Wichita presence

The Wichita City Council on Tuesday formally selected EPC Real Estate LLC to develop a more than seven-acre site west of the Arkansas River in the
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Home prices flat in Colorado as inventory drops, housing market report shows

DENVER – If you were searching for a place to buy and call home during the month of November in Colorado, you were probably out of luck.
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US Rate Hike Could Discourage Some New Homebuyers

US Rate Hike Could Discourage Some New Homebuyers

However, others say higher rates could also hurt the very industry that … “The housing market is clearly getting healthier, so we need to allow this
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10 Hawkshead Place Cranbourne North Vic 3977

Superb Nest/Investment Opportunity. 2 bedrooms House for Sale. Price by Negotiation over $350000. 10 Hawkshead Place Cranbourne North Vic
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FHFA Releases Final “Duty to Serve” Rules for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Yesterday the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its final “Duty to Serve” rule, which requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to support
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Couple Led Astray by Church Friend in Mortgage Refinancing Scam: Attorney General

A couple struggling to make mortgage payments turned to a friend they met at church to help them refinance their home mortgage. The 56-year-old
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Mortgage lending rises for owner-occupiers

Mortgage activity for owner-occupiers rose in the third quarter of the year despite a decline in overall lending for house purchases during the same
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The Recent Uptick in Non-Prime Securitizations

Non-prime mortgage products have been slowly creeping into the market for the last four years, but total volume still pales in comparison to traditional
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Maine's real estate market still hot

Despite the winter snow, Maine real estate agents said Thursday that the market is hotter now than it was this past summer. Advertisement. WEBVTT
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This is the 'big unknown' for housing in 2017

… rates is yet to be seen, and remains the big unknown, Steve Rick, CUNA Mutual Group chief economist, said in an interview with HousingWire.
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Lawmakers Call for Additional Marijuana Banking Guidance

Marijuana use remains illegal under federal law, leaving many banks and credit unions hesitant to serve marijuana-related businesses. FinCEN
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Housing market surges in November

So far this year, 27,147 homes have been sold in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area — putting the market just slightly behind last year's
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Law firm real estate insights

Stay up to date on the latest real estate insights, data and trends for law firms across North America. Where are firms looking? What are rents looking
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5 Ways Content Management Can Improve Profits in Mortgage Banking

If there was ever an industry in need of automation, it would be the mortgage lending industry. Find out 5 ways content management can increase
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Freddie Mac marketing inaugural RPL CRT

To date, CRT transactions issued by the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have packaged performing agency
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Will The Fed Derail Housing?

As you can see in the chart above, housing prices have now recovered much of the losses in the benchmark 20-city housing index (Case-Shiller).
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Another Goldman Sachs executive joins Trump administration

Goldman Sachs is turning into a goldmine for the future Trump administration team. The bank's No. 2 executive Gary Cohn is leaving to join the Trump
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Hong Kong Property Shares Turn Toxic as Mortgage Costs Spike

Hong Kong's property developers are fast falling out of favor among investors as surging mortgage costs and punitive taxes threaten to choke home
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Hanover gets updates on real estate and county employees

Hanover County's Board of Supervisors got updates on its real estate landscape and the demographics of county employees before turning to two
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Credit Suisse to Pay $10B in New York Mortgage Lawsuit

In Sep 2016, news surfaced that Credit Suisse was in talks with the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) to settle investigations into its mortgage-backed
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Juncker brushes off Italian banking concerns

At spot to watch in the weeks ahead will be shares of Monte Paschi. They went on an epic 155% six-day rally in October only to give back all the gains
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BRIEF-Freddie mac prices $925 mln multifamily K-deal, K-060

Dec 14 Mondelez International Inc has not heard from Kraft Heinz Co about any potential acquisition, people familiar with the matter said on
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City of Rotterdam, CIC and Deloitte Working on Real Estate Blockchain Project

City of Rotterdam, CIC and Deloitte Working on Real Estate Blockchain Project

“The next step will be monitoring the rental payments. By implementing additional block chain applications in the real estate industry transaction times
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Airtel Payments Bank rolls out pilot services in Andhra, Telangana

Airtel Payments Bank has rolled out its pilot services in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Wednesday and aims to expand its presence across the
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Rise in lending points to stability

A breakdown of data by sectors showed that most new yuan loans went to mortgages, but rising demand for corporate lending points to a warming
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Mortgage Account Access Issue

Experiencing issues accessing your mortgage information from online banking via the Pay Now button or View My Mortgage Info links? Your browser
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Food & Beverage

As a vital player in the Food & Beverage industry, you need a bank that understands the unique challenges your business faces. Serving all areas of
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Freshfields' Lawes makes move to investment banking

Will Lawes, who until recently was senior partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, is set to become a managing director at Lazard, in the latest
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MBA Cuts Origination Forecast 3.5% for 1Q17

The forecast for mortgage origination volume moved down for the first quarter of 2017 in the wake of the second interest rate hike by the Federal
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FDIC Sees Early Signs of Stress Showing Up in CRE Lending

It could be that, after hitting 20-year lows, deliquency rates for bank loans on commercial real estate had no where to go but up. Or it could also be an
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Revised Philadelphia Transfer Tax Ordinance Requires Reconsideration of Commercial Real …

Revised Philadelphia Transfer Tax Ordinance Requires Reconsideration of Commercial Real Estate Transactions. December 14, 2016. Summary.
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BRIEF-Webster raises prime lending rate to 3.75 percent

Reuters is the news and media division of Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing
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Bank Of America: Soothing Days Are Coming

Bank of America investors should monitor the US political changes and central bank policy – currently these factors indicate a strong buy
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Senior Housing Finance Activity: Capital One, Lancaster Pollard

KeyBank provided a $47 million construction loan for The Reserve at … structuring several bond transactions and mortgage loans with a total loan
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Market Trends

Market Trends. By: 561Media, Posted: December 14, 2016 3:06 pm Comments Off. PCS season is coming to a close. 2015 was a crazy year for sellers
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Bernie Sanders criticizes banking regulator over pot policy

Even companies that do not sell pot are finding themselves locked out of the banking system. This could include lawyers, security professionals,
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Lance Bradford Real Estate Introduces Unique Shared Equity Ownership Model(TM)

Real estate expert Lance Bradford created this model to provide long-term tenants with the opportunity to affordably acquire a share of real estate
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Diary dates for 2017: When are the Bank Holidays and how many are there?

The Bank Holidays Act of 1871 designated four bank holidays in England, Wales and Ireland (Easter Monday; Whit Monday; First Monday in August;
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Melbourne's housing market tipped to slow in 2017

According to data from the Domain Group, the median house price in Melbourne rose about 10% this year. However, experts predict this will soften to
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can increase participation and prosocial lending for an online crowdlending … a team increases lending in a short window (1 wk) following our.
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For Uptown real estate investors, 'an exciting time to be in Kingston'

Among Uptown Kingston buildings recent sold is 323 Wall St., where BSP (Backstage Studio Productions) is located. Tania Barricklo — Daily Freeman.
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Daily Ratings & News for New York Mortgage Trust Inc.

Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its position in New York Mortgage Trust by 1.0% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now
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Rates will rise in 2017 – but access to mortgages will increase, experts predict

Rates will rise in 2017 – but access to mortgages will increase, experts predict

Housing market growth will slow and mortgage rates will rise in 2017 – but more people will have access to mortgage credit. That's according to
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What a Fed rate hike means for your wallet

If you're concerned about what this means for your own bank account, mortgage loan or credit card, here's a breakdown of what may happen.
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Zillow: Loan activity strong despite current, pending mortgage rate increases

Despite mortgage rates surging following the U.S. presidential election, purchase mortgage requests reported by real estate listing website Zillow
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Banking system to be capital constrained, needs $18 billion in 3 years

NEW DELHI: The broader banking system in India will continue to be capital constrained and it will require an additional capital of up to Rs 1.2 lakh
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TPG Specialty Lending Inc. (TSLX) Stake Reduced by State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D

PineBridge Investments L.P. increased its stake in TPG Specialty Lending … Shares of TPG Specialty Lending Inc. (NYSE:TSLX) opened at 18.66 on
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Mortgage Rates Today, Wednesday, Dec. 14: The Fed Effect on Mortgage Rates

Thirty-year fixed rates are unchanged, while 15-year fixed and 5/1 ARM rates are higher Wednesday, according to a NerdWallet survey of mortgage
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TransUnion forecasts credit delinquencies will decrease in 2017

However, First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming told HousingWire that the increase in interest rates could cause borrowers to buy less house
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Fed raises interest rates, including yours

The Federal Reserve has made its much anticipated and expected move, increasing a key short-term interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point
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Stress Testing for Mid-Size Banks Workshop

MBA will host a one-day Stress Test Workshop on February 2, 2017 in Reston, VA. Mid-sized banks are required to conduct company-run stress tests
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Senior housing: How a surging older population will impact U.S. homes

That's especially true when it comes to the housing market, according to the latest report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
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What the Fed rate hike means for Canadian homeowners

But recognize that there is now a crack in the foundation of the most important economic support for housing. Interest rates are rising in the United
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The bubble in China's real-estate market

Americans enjoy an unusual kind of security—their big, domestically-focused economy isn't very vulnerable to external shocks. But most people
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Freddie Mac (FMCC: OTCQB) | Freddie Mac Announces New Foreclosure Prevention Program

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Dec 14, 2016) – Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today the Freddie Mac Flex Modification foreclosure
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Economy|How the Fed's Interest Rate Increase Can Affect You

The Fed's decision can affect the cost of housing, cars, student loans and even the interest on your credit card — though not all necessarily right away.
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Webster Raises Prime Lending Rate to 3.75 Percent

Webster Bank owns the asset-based lending firm Webster Business Credit Corporation; the equipment finance firm Webster Capital Finance
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Booming investment continues; tech workers seek cheaper digs

BC Real Estate Association economist Brendon Ogmundson reports that the commercial real estate investors continue to push through the “often
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Fannie, Freddie Unveil HAMP Successor

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac today announced new foreclosure prevention programs designed to replace the Home Affordable Mortgage Program,
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Lawmakers Push Treasury Over Pot Banking

Senate lawmakers are putting pressure on the Treasury Department's financial crimes unit to clarify to banks that businesses hired by marijuana
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Housing permits in Frisco dip as land costs escalate and the market matures

As Frisco's land costs skyrocket and the city matures as a North Texas housing market, builders have filed fewer housing permits in the past few
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BRIEF-BMO Harris Bank increases prime lending rate to 3.75 pct

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Dec 14 President-elect Donald Trump and some of Silicon Valley's most powerful executives met at his Manhattan tower
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Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl early look: Nebraska vs. No. 21 Tennessee

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl early look: Nebraska vs. No. 21 Tennessee

Nebraska travels to the Volunteer State to face No. 21 Tennessee in the Music City Bowl. ESPN college football reporter Chris Low predicts which
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These N.J. Towns' Home Values Dropping Like A Rock. Yours Probably Is, Too.

Few areas of N.J. have thriving housing markets; many more do not – and they're dropping dramatically. Find out where you stand here.
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Lake in the Hills man denies stealing from couple through alleged mortgage scam

Instead, Meza allegedly forged signatures and deposited the checks into his personal bank account, all while telling the couple to stop their mortgage
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$10M lending fund will support high-impact development in central Baltimore

Image caption: Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels speaks Wednesday at an event announcing the creation of the $10 million
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Veterans Administration Mortgages Help Bring Vets 'Home'

Al Turgeon, a senior administrator at the University of Vermont, spent 24 years in the United States Army on active duty. He served in Alaska, Illinois,
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Seminar showcases lending options for agri-biz

23 that featured a presentation on just what AFSC provides as well as what lending services can be sought through Alberta Agriculture and Food
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The Meeder Asset Management Inc. Takes Position in First American Financial Corp. (FAF)

Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in First American … The Company's segments include Title Insurance and Services, Specialty
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Swift's Global Head of Banking Argues Blockchain Isn't a Disruption

Swift's global head of banking, Harry Newman, is also the sponsor of both his firm's current blockchain applications. Having run a series of tests on two
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Meet VR2, a Robot Out to Change Real Estate and Cut Human Brokers Out (Sort Of)

The concept of a virtual reality real estate broker has been around at least since the 1987 dystopian cyberpunk action picture, RoboCop, when Peter
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Ireland: Springboard Mortgages Limited Fined €4.5m By The Central Bank Of Ireland

A good example of the increased tendency by the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”), to use its enforcement powers, in tandem with its
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Mastering the Australian Housing Market

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How deep is your debt? 60% of mortgage borrowers oblivious to how much they owe – and the …

Most mortgage borrowers are oblivious to the size of their debt, with a worrying three in five unable to say what's left to pay on their loan, according to
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Applications Drop 4.0%

Total mortgage applications have decreased by 4.0% on a seasonally-adjusted basis over the week ending December 9th, 2016, according to the
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Mortgage applications drop for third straight week

The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity increased to 6.2% of total applications, the FHA share rose to 11.6% from 11.3% the week before
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Navigating the hipster housing market

Personally I have always considered myself to be the property world's resident hipster (joking… well, kind of!), but now there is data to back me up.
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How Marks and Spencer has been lending a hand to independent businesses before Christmas

High street giant Marks & Spencer has been lending a hand to independent businesses near to one of its Welsh stores to show support for its
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SunTrust Mortgage Lender Review 2016

SunTrust Mortgage is a major national mortgage lender that offers a variety of loan products to customers across the economic spectrum and pairs
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Canada home prices rise again, household debt hits record

WRAPUP 1-Canada home prices rise again, household debt hits record … The Vancouver housing market was already cooling when the provincial
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Broker business confidence improving, says Paragon

Mortgage brokers' confidence in their future is improving after several low months, according to Paragon Mortgages. The finding comes in Paragon's
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Small Firm Lending Down

Advertisment Lending activity to small businesses in Canada declined in October as a retreat in customer-oriented industries outpaced gains in the
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Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2016-1

Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2016-1

Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2016-1. Structured Finance:RMBS. Summary. (no summary available). If you would like
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Brisbane house and unit prices tipped to go in opposite directions in 2017

Back in 2010 the RBA governor Glenn Stevens warned that property prices wouldn't always keep rising, six years on he shares his thoughts again.
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Money Hacks: Manage Your Mortgage!

Money Hacks: Manage Your Mortgage! Posted on December 14, 2016 by Mary Hannah BurwellFollow on Twitter. Are you paying Private Mortgage
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rate hike will affect Kiwi mortgages

Homeowners will get a steer today on the direction of their mortgage interest rates after US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen delivers what is
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Bank of America Increases Prime Lending Rate

CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bank of America Corporation announced today that it is increasing its prime lending rate to 3.75 percent from
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Some advice for borrowers and investors: Take a deep breath

The Federal Reserve's decision Wednesday to slightly raise its key interest rate, advisers say, should have little effect on mortgages or auto and
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BRIEF-US Bank raises prime lending rate to 3.75 pct from 3.50 pct

NEW YORK, Dec 14 (IFR) – Mizuho said it has hired new managing directors for its investment banking and technology business in San Francisco in
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UN agency reports growth in wood production; demand for bioenergy, as housing markets recover

… triggered by the continuous economic development in Asia, a recovering housing market in North America, and expansion of the bioenergy targets.
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Are anonymous real estate deals making Canada's housing market a destination for dirty money?

Unless the country's federal government takes action, it could be Canada — in no small part because of the potential for homebuyers to purchase
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Analysts Believe Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) Can Lead Banking Sector Due To Potential

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) has the potential to lead the banking sector, as analysts are keen on its business model's suitability to the
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Affordability Issues Temper Expectations Heading into 2017: NAR

Higher rates and lower consumer confidence are expected to put a damper on existing home sales in 2017, according to data from the National
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Blackstone, Carlyle, and KKR Saw Real Estate Growth in 3Q16

The real estate space has seen a relatively strong performance when compared to other asset classes. Alternative asset managers (IYF) have seen a
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Freddie Mac Announces New Foreclosure Prevention Program

View complete news release for Freddie+Mac+Announces+New+Foreclosure+Prevention+Program – OTCMarkets.com.
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New Lending Tool Prodigy Sees a Future in Dealerships

His platform plugs into a dealer's existing CRM to connect with lenders so that the transaction can be done electronically in the store. Because it works
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BRIEF-Freddie Mac announces new foreclosure prevention program

TORONTO/NEW YORK, Dec 14 Multiple suitors are weighing bids to challenge the $575 million offer for Performance Sports Group Ltd made by a
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Fitch: Brazil's Commercial Real Estate Still Mired in Recession

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Brazil's commercial real estate market continues to face rental income volatility and an oversupply in the office and
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Fifth Third invests in franchise-focused alt lender ApplePie

Consumer-facing alt lenders in the US may be struggling, but business-focused lender ApplePie seems to be faring well. The San Francisco-based
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Princeton Housing Market Bucks Trend Of Declining Property Values In N.J.

While much of New Jersey's housing market is dropping like a rock following the Great Recession of 2010, Princeton's property values are up by 24.39
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Mortgage Loan Processor

A leading mortgage company is seeking several part-time loan processors. Performs review of collateral and loan documents to meet Government
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Trading Today: The MAI Capital Management Buys Shares of 8229 Fidelity National Financial Inc …

Ltd. now owns 3,512 shares of the company's stock worth $132,000 after … FNF, through its subsidiaries, provides title insurance, mortgage services
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BUSINESS >Istanbul's housing prices decline amid oversupply

BUSINESS >Istanbul's housing prices decline amid oversupply

Property prices have dropped up to 20 percent in several parts of Istanbul due to a glut in the housing sector after large-scale urban transformation
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Auto Loans

Whether you're buying, refinancing or looking to turn your lease into a loan, SunTrust Bank offers a solution for you. Buy the car you want with
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Big November Increases in SA Housing Market

Some big bumps up for the San Antonio area housing market in the month of November. New figures released by the San Antonio Board of Realtors
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Joint study between FAU and FIU shows rise in property prices

The index summarizes 23 major city housing markets along with the the U.S. real estate market as a whole to provide the most accurate analysis of
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Treasure Trove Mini-Mall gives real estate broker a way to assist clients

HUDSON — Lana Black has been a real estate broker in Pasco County for more than 30 years, and she's never had a problem selling a house.
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Step Aside HAMP, There's a New Kid in Town

According to the announcement Wednesday, from the GSE, this program was developed in alignment with Freddie Mac at the direction of the Federal
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How The Fed Rate Hike Will Impact Sebastian Real Estate

SEBASTIAN, Florida – Whether you live in Sebastian or Vero Beach, here's how a Federal rate hike will affect real estate and mortgages in Indian
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Harrisburg-area housing market shows no sign of seasonal slowdown

Dauphin County overshadowed Cumberland County with 253 home sales versus 243. But the median price in Dauphin County was $147,000 versus
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Housing still tough to afford in Connecticut

HARTFORD — Connecticut has made great strides in creating new housing units in recent years, but rising prices remain an obstacle for hundreds of
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DBRS Assigns Provisional Ratings to Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust Series …

The mortgage loans were either purchased by Freddie Mac from securitized Freddie Mac Participation Certificates or retained by Freddie Mac in
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Banking Ombudsman: Don't expect money back for failed binary options trading

Banking Ombudsman Nicola Sladden said the Banking Ombudsman Scheme had received a number of complaints from people wanting to recover
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RBC launches face-to-face video banking for enterprise clients

As part of this initiative, RBC recently launched a face-to-face video banking feature for its enterprise clients allowing them to connect with RBC at
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Why You May Want to Rethink a PACE Loan for Energy-Efficient Home Improvements

You may not have a lump of cash lying around, and additional financing on top of your current mortgage may seem like a daunting and dangerous
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Profits up for the non-bank sector, but tougher times ahead

They narrowed in on business and mortgage lending and as a result, the finance companies and credit unions had a clear space in the market.
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Citizens Financial Group Names John F. Woods of MUFG as Chief Financial Officer

Woods also has held senior finance leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Woods
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Here's why economists can't agree on 2017 housing predictions

Opinion, commentary and analysis on everything that makes the U.S. housing economy tick — not to mention the ghosts in the machine, too. Written by
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Mortgage applications fall as rising rates slow refinancings

Rising mortgage rates appear to be the new normal, and the market for home loans is still adjusting. Total mortgage application volume fell 4 percent
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Fed move unlikely to cause significant boost in Canadian mortgage rates: experts

TORONTO — Canadian mortgage brokers say it's unlikely for the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate hike to cause any significant boost in mortgage rates
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FormFree CEO Brent Chandler Receives HW Vanguard Award for Mortgage Industry Leadership

FormFree today announced that its CEO and founder Brent Chandler has been recognized by HousingWire magazine in its second annual HW
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Wealth study shows Indians continue to fancy gold, real estate

MUMBAI: The total wealth held by individuals in India rose 8.5 per cent to Rs.304 lakh crore in the financial year 2015-16 and is expected to further
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Accord launches five-year offset range

Accord launches five-year offset range

Accord Mortgages has launched a range of five-year offset mortgages for borrowers looking to reduce their repayments or pay off their loan early.
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Shadow Banking in China Appears to Have Made a Roaring Comeback

Chinese shadow-banking activity registered a surprise jump in November, throwing into sharp relief how policy makers are struggling to make good
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BB&T increases prime lending rate

14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today announced it is increasing its prime lending rate to 3.75 percent from 3.50 percent,
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BRIEF-Citibank, NA says raised its base lending rate to 3.75% from 3.50%

Dec 14 Mizuho Americas, a unit of Mizuho Financial Group Inc, appointed John Jansen as managing director and head of technology M&A investment
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99% Indian households are covered by a bank account

Ever since the government announced the scrapping of high value currency notes on 8 November, bank accounts opened over the past couple of
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House prices slide for 2nd straight month in Vancouver, rise in Toronto: report

A new report released Wednesday indicates house prices in Vancouver retreated for a second straight month in November, with one market watcher
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BRIEF-BB&T says increases prime lending rate to 3.75 pct from 3.50 pct

NEW YORK, Dec 14 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Silicon Valley executives met at his Manhattan tower on Wednesday to smooth over
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BB&T, US Bank to raise prime lending rate to 3.75% from 3.5%

U.S. Bank also announced it would raise its prime lending rate to 3.75 percent, effective Thursday. The prime rate is the rate at which individual banks
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Starter-Home Inventory Down 12% Over the Past Year

… where inventory has been tightening and affordability has worsened,” Trulia Chief Economist Ralph McLaughlin said in a news release Wednesday.
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Colorado to add 63000 jobs in 2017, housing prices will keep going up

Richard Wobbekind has seen decades of change in Colorado, from huge population booms to agricultural busts. As lead economist on the annual
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ABA, Farmer Mac Launch New Ag Lending Survey

ABA and Farmer Mac today launched a new nationwide, biannual survey of agricultural lenders to collect data about the economic and lending
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The State of Small Business Lending: Innovation and Technology and the Implications for Regulation

Executive Summary — New online competitors (fintech entrants) have entered the small business lending space, filling a gap in small-dollar loans.
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Expect only modest increases in mortgage rates, experts say

Predicting the future of mortgage rates is a notoriously tricky business, but the consensus seems to be that rates will rise gradually in the coming
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Accounting and Financial Management Conference

Opportunities and risks are more prevalent than ever, and choosing the right path is essential to your firm's financial success. Attend MBA's Accounting
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Fed Rate Hike? Whatever, Mortgage Rates Are Already Up

The surge in mortgage rates since the November election is expected to offset the increase to lenders' short-term funding costs following the Federal
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Mortgage Rates Zoom After Unanimous Fed Decision

Adjourning from a 2-day session, the nation's central banker voted to increase its key interest rate to a range near 0.50%. It's the first hike in 2016, and
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My life as a real estate lawyer

Property law is a bit like maths, in the sense that some people love it and others absolutely hate it. Fortunately as a student I found myself in the former
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[Video] One housing issue keeps this expert up at night

Laurie Goodman, codirector of the Housing Finance Policy Center with the Urban Institute, recently sat down with HousingWire at the J. Ronald
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Fannie, Freddie replace HAMP with new foreclosure prevention program

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced on Wednesday their replacement for the Home Affordable Refinance Program. The government sponsored
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Coral Gables office building sells for $13M

The 64,750-square-foot office building at 2151 Le Jeune Road was sold by 2151 CG LLC, an affiliate of Miami-based Market Street Real Estate
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House prices forecast: The UK property market in 2017

House prices forecast: The UK property market in 2017

Slowly but surely through 2016, the headline rate of house price growth has slowed in the UK. What had been motoring it before — the rapid pace of
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How we're using 3-D printing in our real estate brokerage

Technology is an integral part of real estate. We have software that help manage our client relationships, document management systems that aid in
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10 Things I Learned from Flipping Real Estate (and Why I'll Never Do It Again)

My experience in flipping real estate is limited to one house in Ohio, which was a project with my sister. While we did make a profit, I can honestly say
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Regulatory Filing: Perry Corp Has Decreased Its Ally Finl INC (ALLY) Stake as Share Value Rose

Analysts await Ally Financial Inc (NYSE:ALLY) to report earnings on … includes the management of its held-for-investment mortgage loan portfolio.
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Chart Indicators in Focus for Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (CRR-UN.TO)

For traders looking to capitalize on trends, the ADX may be an essential … The 14-day ADX for Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (CRR-UN.
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FHFA Announces Final Rule on Duty to Serve Statute

… government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to offer mortgage financing for financially challenged households seeking
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How rising interest rates would impact Houston homebuyers

Mortgage interest rates have increased in recent weeks, rising to the highest level since July 2015. Rates for the average 30-year fixed mortgage have
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Financial Stocks Worth Chasing: Northstar Asset Management Group Inc. (NSAM), Apollo …

The transaction is collateralized by a pool of 10 commercial real estate mortgage loans, all but one of which was directly originated by NorthStar
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Investor Focus on Technical Levels for Freddie Mac Pfd Z (FMCKJ)

Traders are paying special attention to shares of Freddie Mac Pfd Z (FMCKJ). The current 14-day RSI is presently sitting at 73.11, the 7-day is 68.51,
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Smart Home Trends for homeowners in 2017

Smart homes first started when labor-saving machines were introduced to our society. From the 1900s, it's been self-contained electric or gas powered
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With most hurricane issues in past, St. Johns County real estate market returns to full strength

Home sales in St. Johns County seemed to bounce back last month following the hurricane-marred October, according to local real estate
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Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE:TMHC) Under Analyst Spotlight

09/20/2016 – Wedbush began new coverage on Taylor Morrison Home … through its title company, Inspired Title Services, LLC (Inspired Title).
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Top 3 Trends Impacting the Warehouse and Storage Market in China Through 2020: Technavio

Similarly, Prologis, a global leader in industrial logistics real estate, has set up a multi-storeyed warehouse with space of 1,067,780 square feet at
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Mortgage Sale

MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE – Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by TERESA JEAN SALOOM, A SINGLE WOMAN,
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2016 bonuses, the outlook by bank

As we near the end of the year in banking, bonus season is looming into view. Not long ago, the size and structure of the payouts would have been
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1st Advantage Mortgage Changes Name to Draper and Kramer

1st Advantage Mortgage LLC has announced that it has changed its name to Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp. The name change, which reflects the
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No arrest has been made 2 days after fatal shooting of Abilene real estate agent

ABILENE, Texas – Nothing new to report as Abilene police continue to investigate the fatal shooting of Abilene real estate agent Tom Niblo. That was
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'It really does look like Vancouver's housing bubble has burst'

Home prices in Vancouver dropped for the second month in a row, … that is bolstering sales in Toronto's hot housing market,” he argued in a note.
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The Big Picture…Market Perspectives

Housing and stocks have been the two spots that the Fed has had to promote … But the housing market remains highly correlated to confidence.
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Fed Rate Hike: What It Means for Mortgage Rates

Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.97% prior to the last Fed rate hike on Dec. 16, 2015, according to Freddie Mac. Many experts
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