China property sales surge despite gov't efforts to cool market

China property sales surge despite gov't efforts to cool market

After sharp home price rises last year, China's policymakers have started to worry about overheating in the property market and the risk of a sudden
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Mayor John Tory seeks ways to cool the overheated housing market

Mayor John Tory will convene a meeting of experts to help determine what's behind the soaring cost of Toronto's house and rental market and to see
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Spring housing market looking strong for buyers and sellers, says agent.

Adrian Knapper, Director of the Hanley-based Whitegates estate agency, said the city's housing market has been gathering momentum and he
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With rate hikes looming, Triangle housing market still ticking along

Homebuyer activity in the Triangle isn't flinching yet as mortgage rates have begun inching up in anticipation a long-awaited interest rate hike
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Mayor Tory to consult experts, data to advise him on soaring housing prices

As alarms keep sounding over Toronto's frothy housing market and debates rage over whether the province should impose a tax on foreign real estate
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Home sales, prices continued to rise in February

Home sales and prices in the San Antonio area continued to rise in February, but not at the quick pace that's marked the industry over the last year.
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Folsom Housing Market – Huge gap between what buyers want and what is on the market

For probably the last 2 years, home buyers and their agents have been lamenting the fact that available housing inventory is low. It still is low, with 81
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Virtual VOI – coming to a mortgage near you

Virtual VOI – coming to a mortgage near you … South African based e4 is well known as a supplier to banking and finance of property transfers, debt
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Sonoma County housing markets slows for second straight month

The Sonoma County housing market slowed for a second straight month in February as large numbers of potential sellers held off listing their homes
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Sukkar spruiks super-housing fix

“If all a government does is try to pump further liquidity into the residential housing market, inevitably all you do is push up housing prices,” Mr Sukkar
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Lack of homes to buy amid housing market boom

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Grand Rapids housing market is hot. But as the demand explodes, the number of houses on the market is slim
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Employment Comes in Strong – Market Update

Quicken Loans Home Price Perception Index (HPPI) (10:00 a.m. ET) – Quicken Loans, the nation's second-largest retail mortgage lender, releases
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Housing affordability: more investor loan tightening 'if needed', says RBA

Australian regulators are prepared to crack down further on investor loans to prevent the housing market overheating, the Reserve Bank assistant
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Is a 15-Year Mortgage the Perfect Home Loan?

Recently, our friends at the Motley Fool made a bold declaration: A 15-year mortgage is the “perfect term” for those in need of a home loan. As Dan
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Vista Equity Partners acquiring D+H in $3.6 billion deal

D+H is a winner of HousingWire Magazine's 2017 HW Tech100 as one of the top tech companies in housing finance. Among the company's offerings
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Customer Service Specialist/ Mortgages – Liverpool – Flexi-time

Customer Service Specialist – Mortgages We are currently hiring for a large number of Customer Service Specialist's to be based in our Wavertree
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SXSW: Leveraging big data to reach the credit invisible for purchase mortgages

Everything from evaluating risk management to analyzing the next trend in housing depends on gathering “clean” information on mortgage borrowers
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FDIC Issues Updates to Elder Scam-Prevention Program

The recent overhaul also does not include changes to the section on reverse mortgages, which warns older consumers about fraudsters that trick
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Are federal mortgage rules actually working? Not really.

Speaking in early October, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said it would be “impossible to say with absolute clarity” what the impacts of new mortgage
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Atlanta Fed selects former HUD assistant secretary Raphael Bostic as new president

Last year, Bostic sat down with HousingWire to discuss the country's shifting demographics and what the country's housing system needs to do to
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Mortgage lending at seven-year high

Mortgage lending at seven-year high

NEW mortgage lending has exceeded the amount of money being paid off existing home loans for the first time in seven years. Lending for house
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Sheri McLaughlin of HomeBridge Financial Services – Renovation Lending Wins 2017 Five Star …

Five Star Professional is pleased to announce Sheri McLaughlin, HomeBridge Financial Services – Renovation Lending, has been chosen as one of
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Banks Start to Cut Back Lending to Riskier European Real Estate

“Banks and alternative lenders saw a large rise in new debt origination from 2014 to 2016, but this trend appears to have moderated in 2016,
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Property investors have every reason to be worried

That slowed down lending to investors, but recent data suggests credit … According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), lending to housing
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Next Weeks Broker Price Targets For Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY)

Its segments include Automotive Finance operations, Insurance operations, Mortgage Finance operations, Corporate Finance operations, and
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LVRs drop as CommBank continues to tighten investment lending criteria

The Commonwealth Bank has made further changes to its lending criteria for property investors, this time reducing the maximum Loan-to-Value on
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Freddie Mac prices largest whole loan securities deal to date

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac announced the pricing of its fifth Freddie Mac Whole Loan Securities transaction, the first of 2017 and largest to date.
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With mortgage rates on the rise, now is a good time to buy a home

DENVER – If you're having trouble deciding whether you want to keep renting or buy a home, maybe this will help: Interest rates on mortgages are on
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Uncertainty in the future of mortgage finance drives M&A activity

The Mortgage Bankers Association recently predicted that mergers and acquisitions will heat up over the next two years. And now, the increasing
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1.4m landlords 'unaware of mortgage interest tax relief change'

The campaign against the imminent changes to mortgage interest tax relief for the buy to let sector estimates that 1.4m landlords are still unaware of
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Intermediary mortgage market reaches record enquiry numbers

Intermediaries saw mortgage enquiries increase at the end of 2016, the Intermediary Mortgage Lender's Association's Mortgage Market Tracker
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Orient Bay Forum

Someone has taken the initiative to set up a lending library in what used to be the lobby back when it was a hotel. There are a few hundred books,
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Should You Invest Your Savings Or Use It to Pay Off Your Mortgage?

If you look at mortgage rates right now, they're around 4%. Let's assume that people are paying out 4% of interest on their mortgage. The long term
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Mortgage Lenders Continue to Relax Standards

Mortgage lenders are continuing to relax standards, with the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI)
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Mortgage Rates Approach 3-Year Highs Ahead of Fed

Because of these factors mortgage rates won't necessarily move in the same direction as the Fed Funds rate this Wednesday. Rather, mortgage rates
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LoanLogics adds Elliot Salzman as chief credit officer

LoanLogics, a provider of loan quality management and performance analytics, announced that it added Elliot Salzman as the company's new chief
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The Women of Citrix: Lending Their Voices, Leading the Charge

All month long on the Citrix Blogs, we're featuring the work of some of the smart women here at Citrix. Join us as we share their hard work and their
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'Mortgage freedom day' two days later than 2016, report finds

The date by which new borrowers will have covered their annual mortgage repayments is just two days later than last year, new research has found.
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Fed Meeting : How Mortgage Rates Will Change By Week's End

Mortgage rate shoppers have certainly witnessed this scenario play out over the past few months, but it wouldn't take very much for rates to come
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Is a Low Down Payment Mortgage Good For Homeowners?

Is a Low Down Payment Mortgage Good For Homeowners?

Aspiring first-time home buyers have a wealth of mortgage options that can suit their specific financial needs, including loans that require as little as
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Biddings wars: Barrie's affordable housing market is no more

Mallory Pink was putting her kids to bed, when she heard a surprised gasp coming from her husband. He was reacting to the multiple offers they
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2 Ways the Fed Could Crush the Housing Market Recovery

There's no doubt the Federal Reserve's low interest rates have helped the housing market recover from its 2007 bust. But now as the central bank
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Disrupting Finance: Digital Point-Of-Sale Lending

Digital point-of-sale lending has emerged as a new category of lending to help consumers finance new spending and to help merchants reduce
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23 historic events in Vancouver real estate

We all know Vancouver is expensive – the real estate market continues to be out of reach for most of us, and trying to find a place to rent is a bad joke.
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Consumer lending by Azerbaijani banks decreases

In January 2017, Azerbaijani banks decreased the issuance of consumer loans by 0.76 percent compared to December 2016 and by 28 percent
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Inflection Point For The US Economy As This Recession Trigger Now Put In Motion

Towards the end of QE3 the money-creating burden was once again handed to the banks. Banks reacted positively and lending growth expanded
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Spanish property market stronger than ever before

HOUSE prices in Spain saw their biggest annual rise since the bursting of the housing bubble in 2007. Complete data for 2016 is now in and makes
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Foreign buyer tax alone won't cool down scorching Toronto housing market: report

WATCH ABOVE: Alan Carter explains how house prices in the Greater … a foreign buyer tax alone can't solve Toronto's soaring housing prices.
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COLUMN: Lending out convicts is odd business

The Park County Commissioners were told last week Montana is in the market for jail space so it can lend out convicts. This seems to be a weird
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Texas bills target 'wraparound' mortgage lending practices

22, 2017. Watson says he's optimistic the Legislature will pass bills he and two other senators have offered that focus on “wraparound mortgages.
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Demand fuels Toronto house prices, not lack of supply, study finds

Recent house price increases in Toronto are being driven by demand from foreign and domestic buyers who are caught up in a bubble of growing
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US services grow strongly, Canada troubled by bank bonuses; China clamps down on mortgages …

In China, they are clamping down on mortgage financing, with top-down directives to reign-in loans for housing 'investment' or speculation. In the UK
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Eastern Consolidated Arranges $120M in Construction Financing for New Hyatt Place Hotel in …

The financing consists of a $95 million first-mortgage loan from Bank of the Ozarks and a $25 million preferred equity investment by Square Mile
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Lenders See Tech Integration As Key to Loan Cycle

Fannie Mae Lenders have had to adapt to a rapidly continually changing regulatory environment since the recession, which means there's been a
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These 10 housing finance companies made Fortune's best places to work list

Several companies in the housing industry made 2017's Fortune 100 list for being great places to work. Fortune Magazine ranks the “100 best
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Growing Chorus of Conservatives Calling for the Return of Bankruptcy Protections to Student Loans

This will force the Department of Education to crack the whip on the schools to lower their prices, tighten the federal lending limits (or impose them
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Irish Brokers' Association chairman predicts mortgage market will reach €10bn

A mortgage industry expert has predicted the new mortgage loans market will reach €10bn a year well before 2020, as Central Bank figures suggest
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Lender gets creative with compensation to maintain bench strength

Lender gets creative with compensation to maintain bench strength

Lenders have long held out hope that investments in technology will create efficiencies that will allow them to reduce sales staff expenses. While some
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After FFW Protest, Fed Sends Community Bank System Lending Qs, CEO Tryniski Trashed CRA

NEW YORK, March 13 – At what point does bank executives' spin to investors and the media become more than misleading? Take Community Bank
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Buying a Home – Time Required to Save for Down Payment

Many potential homebuyers are now making sacrifices to save for that all-important down payment. Sometimes it's really tough to maintain that saving program…
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Zopa intros investor waiting list

As the UK alt lending industry matures, even the largest players are having to adjust their models to cope with changes in the broader economic
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Florida Mortgage Rates: Current 30-Year Mortgage Rates at SunTrust for March 13, 2017

suntrust mortgage rates march 13, 2017 SunTrust Bank is operated by SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI), an established bank holding company in the
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1 Trick Homeowners Can Use to Save $31155 on Their Monthly Mortgage Payments

Thus, most of us need mortgages — and many of us are currently making monthly mortgage payments. Here's a trick you can use to save gobs of
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Beijing vows to clean up digital small lenders

Chinese authorities are preparing new rules to reduce risks caused by the rapid growth of online small-loan companies, which have emerged as
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Does a larger deposit always equal a better rate?

Indeed, moving down the loan-to-value (LTV) scale is often touted as the best way to secure a lower mortgage rate, yet our research shows that, while
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Lodge Real Estate

The home of Hamilton's best source for properties to buy, rent or lease. Residential, commercial & rural lifestyle real estate available. Property
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JPMorgan's Risky Bonds Plan Lost Billions, Insurers Claim

JPMorgan Chase & Co. stuffed two investment accounts with risky mortgage bonds almost a decade ago as the housing market started to crumble,
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What Are the Fees to Get a Reverse Mortgage?

A reverse mortgage is a special type of home loan that allows homeowners 62 and older who have paid off all or most of their mortgage to withdraw
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The end of unilateral changes of interest rates by Slovak Banks?

By 2016, interest rates set by the European Central Bank reached historic lows. For this reason, a mortgage loan has become a more common way of
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High tech, high-end underwear. Mortgages available

Breaking news, but hopefully not wind – men's underwear is in the throes of a technological evolution. New upstart companies like Tommy John and
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AB 199 will 'kill housing market,' TKCBE says

“It's going to kill the housing market,” said TKCBE Executive Director Teresa Lewis. “It's just ridiculous. I can't even imagine what they were thinking.
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Mayor John Tory to meet with housing, planning and financial experts to find ways to cool the …

Toronto Mayor John Tory plans to meet with experts to see what action could be taken to cool the city's housing market. (Rene Johnston / Toronto Star)
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New Home Co. Prices $250M Debt Offering

The New Home Company Inc. (NYSE: NWHM) (the “Company”) late Friday announced that it has priced a private offering of $250 million in aggregate
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Unfinished Business: Reform of Mortgage Market, Part I

The purpose of this article is to focus on one of the factors constraining the housing recovery: the dearth of available mortgage credit to many
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JC Penney launching Home Services to capitalize on housing market, lower apparel exposure

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. JCP, -4.87% said Monday that it is launching J.C. Penney Home Services this month in order to capitalize on the housing market.
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Foreign home buyers' tax won't be enough: Ryerson report

As Toronto's home prices continue to head for the stratosphere, a new report casts doubt that a foreign home buyers' tax alone will be enough to bring
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Home Equity Levels Rise in Reverse Mortgage Hotspots

According to new data from CoreLogic, mortgage holders in the Western United States saw the greatest gains in home equity between 2015 and 2016
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Clampdown puts brakes on Chinese house price boom

Clampdown puts brakes on Chinese house price boom

The housing market is just one of many speculative investment routes for Chinese households seeking quick returns on investment. Over the past few
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The Guggenheim Capital LLC Has $8308000 Position in First American Financial Corp (FAF)

The firm owned 226,800 shares of the company's stock after buying an … The Company's segments include Title Insurance and Services, Specialty
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South Carolina manufacturing company awarded title for ethics

Textile manufacturing company Milliken was awarded the title of 2017 World's Most Ethical Company, handed down by the Ethisphere Institute.
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First National Title Company adds jobs to economy; New title plant in progress

First National Title Company recently hired new staff members to expand the services and build a title plant in Boone County. Initially, the title plant will
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Reserve Bank hints at further home lending restrictions

“Nevertheless, the early experience suggests that, while the resilience of both borrowers and lenders has no doubt improved, the initial effects on
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The Mortgage Lender announces 1.95% 2-year tracker

The lender also conducted some research which showed that consumers believe brokers are more likely to deliver the best mortgage deal for their
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FNB Corporation

Position Title: Community Development Lending Manager. Business Unit: Compliance. Reports to: Corporate Community Development Officer.
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Manhattan's Luxury Housing Market Has Best Week of 2017

Manhattan's super luxury housing market last week had the highest number of sales so far this year. According to Olshan Realty's latest snapshot of
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Profile: Peter Reed of the Sherwood Mortgage Group

Profile: Peter Reed of the Sherwood Mortgage Group Based in Regina, Peter Reed specializes in land development and construction financing,
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Shastic's new lead generator, LeadMe, transforms early stage lending for FIs

LeadMe allows marketing and lending departments at an institution to easily generate, track, organize, and respond to incoming opportunities, as well
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Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Shellpoint Co-Originator Mortgage Trust …

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to 53 classes of mortgage pass-through certificates from Shellpoint Co-Originator
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Churchill Mortgage® Celebrates Milestone with 25 Years of Success

Churchill Mortgage, a leader in the mortgage industry providing conventional, FHA, VA and USDA residential mortgages across 40 states, celebrates
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Stonegate Mortgage Corporation Announces Date of Special Stockholders Meeting in Connection …

Stonegate Mortgage's stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 23, 2017 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting.
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Toronto's Housing Bubble Has 24 Months To Live: BMO

Toronto's house-price juggernaut is two years away from the sort of peak it reached it 1989, when a housing bubble burst in the city, BMO Economics
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San Antonio home sales keep rising, but at slower pace

Still, the local housing market is performing well compared with last year, which set a record for home sales. About 3,640 homes have been sold so far
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Stonegate Mortgage Corp (SGM) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.03 …

Stonegate Mortgage Corp (NYSE:SGM) posted its earnings results on … financing and servicing the United States residential mortgage loans.
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Lending figures don't reflect market strength

Second charge lending figures don't properly reflect the strength of the sector, according to Tim Wheeldon, chief operating officer of Fluent Money.
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5 Lowest 7-Year ARM Mortgage Rates

U.S. mortgage rates have risen in the aftermath of the presidential election, as potential homeowners face higher monthly payments amid a stagnant
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Mortgage Rates Monday, March 13: Up Slightly; Borrowers Gain Equity

Thirty-year fixed and 5/1 ARM rates rose slightly while 15-year fixed mortgage rates today held steady, according to a NerdWallet survey of mortgage
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Buy Alert For Resource Capital Corporation Going Into Earnings

It is a massive buy going into the earnings release. Because RSO is a commercial mortgage REIT, they have credit sensitive loans with rates that reset
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Here are the top 10 best cities to sell a home

Here are the top 10 best cities to sell a home

There's no question that the current real estate market favors sellers with its high home prices and low levels of inventory. But even with these factors,
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Back Office Administrators – Loans, Mortgages, Credit Cards Altrincham £16-18,000. Due to unprecedented growth over the last 3 months we are
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Paul Wetzel: E-Mortgage Adoption Means Lenders Must Focus On Security

However, there still is no standard approach to how lenders do e-mortgages, which is not a surprise when one considers all the different technologies
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Australian regulators ready to act on home lending risks-RBA

SYDNEY, March 14 (Reuters) – A top Australian central banker said on Tuesday said the calming effect of tighter rules on housing lending might be
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Global Debt Registry Adds Online Lender Avant To Verification Network

Loan data specialist Global Debt Registry (GDR) has announced the addition of leading online consumer lending platform Avant to its verification
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Commissioned Mortgage Loan Originator

AgSouth Mortgages, a division of AgSouth Farm Credit, ACA, is seeking applicants for a Commissioned Mortgage Loan Originator position in Jesup,
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Lender reports surge in startup loan product

Specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages has announced a 50% increase in volume of its Business Easy product in the twelve months prior to February
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Reserve Bank signals tighter standards unless banks rein in lending

The Reserve Bank of Australia is concerned that banks are loosening their lending standards for housing investors, and says it's prepared to act to
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Cental Bank: Around 2500 Mortgages In Kildare Are In Arrears.

Around 2,500 mortgages in Kildare are in arrears. Data from the Central Bank says the arrears rate in the county is 8%. The Citizens Information Board
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Australia Is 'Prepared to Do More' to Slow Housing, RBA Says

Australian regulators could further restrict mortgage lending as the impact of measures taken more than two years ago begins to wane, central bank
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Inside Mortgage Specialist

HomEquity Bank is the only national provider of reverse mortgages to homeowners aged 55 and over, Canada's fastest growing demographic
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Senior Housing Finance Activity: Walker & Dunlop, HHC Finance

Charlie Shoop of Key's Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the Fannie Mae financing, which closed about 30 days after the closing of the
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My client a financial company located in Miramar is looking to hire a loan processor for their consumer lending department. Hours: M-F 8-5
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The Predatory Lending Cycle of the Car Title Loan

The Predatory Lending Cycle of the Car Title Loan However, critics note that car title loans represent some of the worst examples of predatory lending
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New Orleans bank joins growing list of regional and national SBA lenders

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust in New Orleans is the latest institution to dive into national SBA lending, after buying CapitalSpring SBLC. The deal should
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PACE Financing: Promising, But Not Without Concerns

In many cases, the story points out, the PACE loan is considered before mortgage itself. Thus, a homeowner who defaults on their PACE loan can lose
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This company will double your down payment. What's the catch?

“Shared appreciation mortgages have never really attracted that much attention,” says Anthony B. Sanders, professor of finance at George Mason
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Veidekke ASA: Veidekke's Economic Activity Report: Continued growth in the Scandinavian market

For the coming years, Veidekke expects a growth in the Norwegian market of about 6% in 2017 and 4% in 2018. The housing market will remain a key
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ReverseVision's Second Annual User Conference Draws Newcomers to Reverse Mortgage Industry

Other conference sessions covered a diverse array of topics designed to accelerate attendees' reverse lending efforts in 2017, including compliance,
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Jobs vs Rates; Zillow, CFPB, & RESPA in the Spotlight?

Jobs vs Rates; Zillow, CFPB, & RESPA in the Spotlight?

Lenders can pay Zillow or real estate agents on Zillow for a photo and contact info on the property page…mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers
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Traders Recap: Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY) , Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR)

March 7, 2017 Ally Home Loans, the direct-to-consumer mortgage arm of Ally Bank, announced that it has broadened its product suite with the
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Strong Feb for SA Housing Market

“The average sales price for the single family home is $234,040” San Antonio Board of Realtors President and CEO Angela Shields told KTSA News
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Legal & General grabs equity release market share

Legal & General generated £620m in equity release – so-called 'lifetime mortgages' – completions and grew its market share to 29 per cent in 2016.
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By working together, we build strong relationships and create value for our customers. Scotiabank's Information Technology and Solutions provides
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Another slower month of housing sales will give the Reserve Bank optimism its efforts are at least …

Despite another month of slower Auckland housing figures, I still think it's too early to call the Auckland market as officially in retreat. Let's wait and see
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A Lifeline for the Housing Market Party Pooper

With Theresa May's government about to trigger the start of potentially destabilizing Brexit talks and British house prices already looking stretched,
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Otago housing median at record high

A sold sign hangs outside a house in Islington St, in Dunedin's Northeast … Otago's residential property market hit a record high median sale price of
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Surviving the next housing market hurricane

Biking along the beach here for a good sunrise view, my bicycle's headlight illuminates signs for the hurricane evacuation route to Miami. The signs
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SoFi's Loan Losses Pile Up as Even Wealthy Borrowers Default

The online lending company known as SoFi, which specializes in refinancing student loans, is pushing back plans for an initial public offering in order
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Mortgage rates advance for Monday

Several benchmark mortgage rates cruised higher today. … ahead over the life of the loan in total interest paid and build equity much more quickly.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Raising Funds for Non-bank Financial Institutions in Africa

In most markets, banks themselves are reluctant to lend to NBFIs, given the potential long-term competitive threat. For example, Capitec of South Africa
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NSCN (IM) Union Territory cautions money lenders

Dimapur, March 13 (MExN): Taking cognizance of the prevailing situation in and around Dimapur in regard to the money lending business, the Central
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Forget the Snow: Spring Has Sprung in the Nation's Housing Markets

Much of the country is looking at one more very big bite of winter before spring officially begins, but for the residential real estate market, spring is
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Runaway housing market endangering economy, experts warn

“There are signs that the housing market is cooling. Recent data indicate price growth has eased in most urban centres, reflecting in part a substantial
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Current Mortgage Rates Roundup for March 13, 2017: What to Expect from the Week Ahead?

Mortgage rates were holding steady on Friday, following the release of a solid Non-Farm Payrolls report. Typically a strong jobs report hurts mortgage
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Fannie Mae's Chrissa Pagitsas on Why Green Financing is Gaining Popularity

Last month, Fannie Mae issued a $1 billion Real Estate Mortgage … Pagitsas sat with Commercial Observer and explained how green financing works
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New mortgage rates announced at the Mansfield and Accord

Mansfield Building Society has moved to increase its maximum loan size from £300,000 to £500,000 across its buy-to-let mortgage range. This is
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Can a reverse mortgage stabilize a wobbly retirement?

Financial planners, who once disparaged reverse mortgages, are beginning to recommend them for clients as a proactive retirement income strategy,
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The First American Financial Corp (FAF) Shares Sold by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY

The First American Financial Corp (FAF) Shares Sold by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY

The firm owned 102,520 shares of the company's stock after selling 297 … The Company's segments include Title Insurance and Services, Specialty
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SALES LEADS: Buchanan's, John Hancock, Tropicana…

Located at www.nat.com/Spanish, the website focuses on content explaining how title insurance protects a homebuyer. It includes three new
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North American Title Co. Adds Industry Veteran McDonald as Senior Vice President, Division …

North American Title Co. (NATC) has named Jason McDonald senior vice president, division manager for San Francisco and San Mateo counties.
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RBC's Fukakusa Sets Pay Benchmark for Canada's Female Bankers

RBC's Fukakusa Sets Pay Benchmark for Canada's Female Bankers

Bay Street's highest-paid female banker set a new benchmark for women executives in the banking industry — though their ranks among the top wage
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Corry Dip banking on You'reThe One

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Julius Baer hires two ex-Deutsche Bank executives in Hong Kong

Julius Baer has hired two former Deutsche Bank executives in Hong Kong to grow its local private banking business. Ancus Mak has joined as a
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BayernLB CEO: One Third of Europe's Banks Likely to Disappear

The head of Bayern LB, one of Germany's most well established banks warns that a massive wave of consolidation will hit the German and European
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Leeds Building Society raises LTI limit

“This prudent approach is supported by our decision to lend at higher LTI, with an LTV limit of 85%, to borrowers who already have a mortgage and
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Lloyds Banking Group closes on IBM cloud deal

Lloyds Banking Group is set to agree a seven-year, £1.3 billion IT outsourcing contract with IBM which would see almost 2,000 jobs shift to Big Blue.
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Real estate companies do not make huge profits: Mohamed El Husseiny – Daily News Egypt

Mohamed El Husseiny, CEO of Ethmar Group for marketing and programming, said that what is being said about real estate companies achieving
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Quicken, BoA: Interest Rates Today for Home Mortgages Mar 13, 2017

The benchmark 30 year fixed rate mortgage interest rates at Quicken Loans stand at 4.25% today yielding an APR of 4.499%. The VA version of the 30
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5 Stupid Money Moves That Can Tank Your Mortgage

A financial misstep now could change your mortgage terms and interest rate, or even get you denied altogether—even if you've got a closing date on
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BB&T, Chase Bank Mortgage Rate Deals Today Mar 13, 2017

Standard 30 year loan interest rates start at 4.375% at BB&T Corp. (NYSE:BBT) today with an APR of 4.459%. The shorter term 15 year loan interest
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MAS REAL ESTATE INC – Announcement of finalisation information in respect of interim …

MAS REAL ESTATE INC – Announcement of finalisation information in respect of interim distribution for six months ended 31 December 2016.
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Jersey: Jersey Real Estate – An Investment That Doesn't Go Out Of Fashion

Investment into Jersey property – and in particular, into office developments in St Helier – has continued to be popular including the States of Jersey
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Chinese Bitcoin Exchanges Must Halt Margin Trading, Bitcoin Lending, And Futures Contracts

Bitcoin and fiat currency lending is also prohibited from this day forward. Quite an interesting change that will not please most speculators by any
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Welcome to the new TRD.com. Here's what you can expect

… our reporters and editors bring you the latest in the market, from breaking news to narrative features on the most important issues facing real estate.
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Wood County Real Estate Transfers

PARKERSBURG — The following property transfers were filed between Feb. 27- March 3 in the office of the Wood County Clerk: * Helena Sue Smittle
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These 39 Housing Markets Are Flush With Flipped Homes

House flipping is so (record levels of) hot right now. According to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions, 193,009 single-family homes and condos
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Real estate company ranks Albuquerque

The real estate website Trulia looked at cities across the country where women are closing the gap in homeownership, education and pay.
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RBA set to stay on hold as APRA takes over

That's the theory but it's also dangerous given the hockey-stick growth in house prices during the past few years, especially in Sydney and Melbourne.
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Government allocates $3.2 billion to boost banking sector

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev recently signed a decree, effective immediately, allocating 1.1 trillion tenge (US$3.2 billion) to improve the
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Global Debt Registry Adds Avant as Verification Network Partner

Global Debt Registry Adds Avant as Verification Network Partner

“GDR's innovative technology is focused on providing risk infrastructure to help the online lending industry grow by giving investors increased
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VersaBank Appoints Executive Head of Commercial Lending

Duggan has been with VersaBank for 16 years, and brings more than 40 years of real estate, commercial and corporate lending experience to the
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3 factors in United Nations Federal Credit Union's mortgage growth

… of United Nations Federal Credit Union in serving the financial needs of a diverse membership is evident in the growth of its mortgage lending.
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Penn Community Bank Congratulates Pixie Bachtell on Retirement, Names Successor

Longtime mortgage lender, who helped generations of Upper Bucks County families buy their piece of the American dream, passes baton to
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Stamp duty waivers better than grants for housing affordability: Elders

Elders is offering brokers a large share of commissions paid by the banks and other lenders but wont provide as much to in-house services, such as
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TPG Specialty Lending Inc (TSLX) Receives $17.88 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

TPG Specialty Lending logo TPG Specialty Lending Inc (NYSE:TSLX) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine ratings
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Singapore hints at covered bond reforms

Two key suggestions are for the Monetary Authority of Singapore to allow the use of covered bonds in repo transactions with the central bank and to lift
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Nigeria: Dangote Refinery, Free Trade Zone Lift Lagos Real Estate

The Regional Director, Lagos, First City Monument Bank, Bukola Smith, noted that the real estate sector as other sectors of the economy has been
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Real Estate Sell-Off Fortuity: 'Safe' Top Gain Dividend Dogs Available Now

Of 84 Top 1Yr. Total-Return Real Estate Sector stocks, 27 reported free cash flow yield greater than dividend yield. SIR, by 1yr target gains, topped
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Buckinghamshire Building Society unveils three credit impaired mortgages

Buckinghamshire Building Society has unveiled three mortgages designed for those who have difficulty getting a mortgage. The products are a 3-year
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Law firms to offer equity release advice under new brand

The lending market has been slow to catch up and with maximum age limits in place for most mortgages; equity release can be an attractive option for
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Wall Street Has Found Its Next Big Short in US Credit Market

The trade itself is similar to those that Michael Burry and Steve Eisman made against the housing market before the financial crisis, made famous by
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Monday's Interest Rates for Home Mortgages at Commerce Bank, BMO Harris Bank Mar 13, 2017

30 year FRMs at Commerce Bank are 4.375% with an APR of 4.480% today. Shorter term 15 year loan interest rates have been offered at 3.500% with
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Europe's Bank Lobby Finds New Lease on Life as Basel Deal Stalls

When global banking regulators met in secret in a London conference room to try to clinch a deal on capital rules, European industry lobbyists were
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At Rajasthan University, Gita and Vedas replace banking, finance

These were included by axing topics on sectors like banking, finance or specific studies on government financial bodies for dissertations by semester
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Linfield banking on miracle to halt Crusaders title charge: David Healy

Linfield boss David Healy believes it will take a minor miracle to prevent Crusaders lifting the Danske Bank Premiership title. The Shore Road boys
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Blow to 30000 over-60s as free banking is withdrawn

From May 20, Ulster Bank will withdraw fee-free banking from those over the age of 60, the Irish Independent has learned. Customers will have to be
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FCMB woos small businesses with free banking services

Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) may be in line for a treat, as First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited has introduced free banking
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Want to invest in luxury property beyond SA? Australia, New Zealand investors enjoy best returns

Owners in Australasia have watched their real estate values rise by more than 10%. While some fear there might be a property bubble developing in
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Sterling Bank offers free banking for start-ups

Sterling Bank has introduced a new scheme for small start-up businesses in the country, tagged: “Start Up Proposition,” which offers free banking
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