3 things US real estate agents should know about Chinese investors

3 things US real estate agents should know about Chinese investors

Based on CBRE, the Chinese are the largest group of outbound Asian real estate investors in 2016. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) also
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£20k – Cheapest house for sale in Northern Ireland

“The lack of supply on the housing market in east Belfast makes this a good opportunity for an investor; the area is very popular with buy-to-let
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Real estate confidence hits rock bottom, despite solid consumer confidence

Consumer sentiment around real estate has fallen to its lowest level in 44 years, despite general optimism about Australia's economy, according to a
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First-time buyers are saving up to 10 years for a house deposit – how much do you need to buy a …

Building up a big mortgage deposit is beneficial because it can help buyers secure access to cheaper mortgages, as banks will see you as less “risky”.
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Mobile-phone bank N26 says customer base triples over past year

[FRANKFURT] German smartphone-only bank N26 said on Wednesday the number of customers using its online accounts rose to more than 300,000,
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Sleeping giant targets housing market

Sleeping giant targets housing market

Sleeping giant targets housing market … Construction fit-out contractor Morris & Spottiswood is aiming for growth in the UK housing market.
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Cautious banks to focus on lending quality

Credit growth in the first two months of 2017 rose 1.23 per cent year-on-year, but credit institutions remain cautious over business targets while
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European banks cut property lending

“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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China Oceanwide has spent $586.6M on Hawaii real estate investments

China Oceanwide, which is led by billionaire Lu Zhiqiang, is one of the richest men in China. The company has investments in real estate, banking,
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Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (BPFH) Common Share Dividend Payout Ratio

The dividend growth rate of Boston Private Financial Holdings(BPFH) … offers a First Time Homebuyer program, and “soft second mortgage financing.
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Associate Mortgage Broker

Mortgages, Our Associate Mortgage Broker Role is an entry position in a structured and supportive environment to launch your broking career.
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R-Squared Dividend Growth of INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC (IVR)

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC(IVR) has a dividend payout ratio … on financing and managing residential and commercial mortgage-backed
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Treasurer's Tamworth real estate tip is not a cheap option, analysis reveals

But Tamworth real estate agents claim local prices are at five-year highs and that demand is booming. The median house price is about $289,000.
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Michael Hallin

As a mortgage loan officer right here in West Los Angeles, CA, I've been helping home-buyers just like you secure and refinance mortgages.
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BRIEF-Westpac Banking enters into enforceable undertaking with ASIC

NEW YORK, March 14 China's Anbang Insurance Group said it is not investing in a flagship Manhattan office tower owned by the family of Jared
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ING announces changes to Executive Board, Management Board Banking, and senior management

Upon appointment they will also become members of the Management Board Banking of ING. Koos Timmermans will become chief financial officer as
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Velocify Reaps The Rewards of Its Integration With Ellie Mae

Velocify, a provider of sales acceleration software, reports that more than 125 mortgage lenders to date have taken advantage of its integration with
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The Australian housing market – what are the key issues?

The Australian housing market – what are the key issues?

The Sydney and Melbourne property markets have hotted up again and high house prices and household debt leave Australia vulnerable.
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Hey homebuyers! Need some extra luck this spring homebuying season?

St. Patrick's Day ushers in the spring home-buying season on March 17, as potential homeowners prepare for what is forecasted to be a strong, but
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Australian housing markets 'defy belief' but bank warns against knee-jerk policy reactions

The Sydney and Melbourne housing markets are continuing to “defy belief” but banks have warned that government measures designed to address
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PHH Mortgage

Good pay, laid back atmosphere, and down to earth supervisors and employees.
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Analysis: banking innovation in the US

In this two-part feature, Banking Technology puts the banking innovation in the US under the spotlight. The market is not short of digital offerings:
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part time mortgage telemarketing – very easy

Our Mortgage Company is looking to expand our Call Center with At Home Telemarketers. This is a Part Time Position; Monday – Thursday
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Private property outlook report: What to expect?

PropertyGuru Group, Asia's leading online property group, is seeing some signs of green shoots emerging in the private property market, according to
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The Netherlands' Looming Housing Crisis

“There seems to be no vision on the housing market right now among those in power or those who might be in power soon,” warns Christian Lennartz,
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Mobile Lending Manager

You will be part of a fun flexible environment where you will continually provide solutions for our customer's lending needs in a constantly changing
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Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE:NLY) Broker Price Targets For The Coming Week

… commercial mortgage loans, securities, and other commercial real estate investments, and Middle market, which provides customized debt financing
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RBA ready to do more to cut economic risks off housing market

THE Reserve Bank is prepared to do more to slash rampant investor activity in the housing market, its assistant governor has confirmed. Michele
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Konnichiwa Amsterdam: Japanese Banks Seek New Home After Brexit

As Frankfurt, Paris and Dublin vie for financial jobs that may move from London after Brexit, two of Japan's biggest banks have been quietly building
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No Child's Play: Bangladesh's Banking Experiment for Child Workers

In 2014, Bangladesh's central bank rolled out an ambitious plan to improve the financial lot of child workers, but three years later the program is
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Rakhi Madan Mortgage Agent Awarded 2016 Diamond Award From Dominion Lending

Brampton Ontario: Recipient of the Diamond Award in 2016 was presented to Rakhi Madan of Dominion Lending Centers. This is the highest award
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BankThink What if customers don't want branch banking to end?

Technology has certainly brought significant disruption to banking, but the underlying impetus for such rapid change — how best to serve customers
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Top 10 real estate ranking for Dublin

Top 10 real estate ranking for Dublin

The index – which ranks the attractiveness of international cities' real estate markets compared to their relative economic size – puts Dublin in seventh
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Commercial lending drives Ecuador loan recovery

Total loans in Ecuador's banking system expanded 10.6% annually in February to US$20.5bn and 0.7% over the previous month, according to .
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Fannie And Freddie: How They Can Earn $192 Billion For US Treasury And Big Bucks For …

As Fannie Mae (OTCQB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) investors ponder whether Treasury Secretary Mnuchin will finally end the net worth
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Freddie Mac Prices First Whole Loan Securities of the Year

WLS preserves many of the features found in Freddie Mac Gold PCs while leveraging the characteristics of traditional private label securities. To date
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Blacksburg town budget proposes 1 cent real estate tax increase

BLACKSBURG — The town is proposing a 1 cent real estate tax increase to provide enough capital to buy the old Blacksburg High School site
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No Early Termination Fee for IT Provider

Defendant Freddie Mac terminated its contract with IT provider Computer Services Corporation for cause, in response to a telephone service outage
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Freddie Mac Prices First WLS of 2017

Freddie Mac Monday announced the pricing of its fifth Freddie Mac Whole Loan Securities transaction. The offering was worth roughly $640 million in
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BRIEF-Freddie Mac says prices first whole loan securities of the year

WASHINGTON, March 13 Fourteen million Americans would lose medical insurance by next year under a Republican plan to dismantle Obamacare
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Current Servicing Market; 2016 LO Turnover Survey

Incenter Mortgage Advisors offered a $1.2 Billion Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Bulk MSR portfolio. The 4,872-file package originated from an independent
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Brisk Spring Market Predicted Despite Rising Interest Rates

The outlook for the spring real estate market looks good, according to Mark Fleming, chief economist for First American Financial Corporation. “Despite
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Notes to securitization (Part 3)

Also, in 1970, the US Congress passed the Emergency Home Finance Act creating the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., nicknamed Freddie Mac,
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Schutz: Student debt, affordability affecting real estate market

Of the 39 percent of non-owners in a recent NAR survey who said they have student debt, 59 percent indicated they are not very, or not at all,
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Named to HousingWire's HW TECH100 List for Fourth Consecutive Year

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For the fourth consecutive year, HousingWire has recognized Financial Industry Computer Systems, Inc. (FICS®),
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Challenger Bank Revolut & Lending Works Partner Up to Provide Instant Credit Anywhere

Revolut is a digital only challenger bank that does far more than a traditional bank at a lower cost. Lending Works is a new world online lender that
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Bank of America blocking access to direct connect for my mortgage

I am trying to sync my mortage account at Bank of America but they are saying … Having same problem here but with checking/savings accounts .
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Mortgage borrowing at near two-year low, says CML

Mortgage lending to home buyers fell to a near two-year low in January amid a 'stubbornly persistent' lull in moving activity, fresh data from the
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Real estate out of favour for saving money: new Westpac survey

AUSTRALIANS are becoming increasingly wary about the nation's housing market with a huge drop in people prepared to say real estate is a good
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Earn 7pc lending cash to STRANGERS

But what about lending them some cash in exchange for a 7 pc return? As we've established in this series, the interest rates offered by banks and
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Title Agent and Co-Conspirator Plead Guilty in $10 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

A title agent and a co-conspirator pled guilty today to federal charges related to their participation in a $10 million mortgage fraud scheme. Benjamin
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Rise in US interest rates would negatively impact Australia's mortgage belt

A substantial increase in mortgage costs would hit hard, particularly for those living in mortgage belt suburbs, where disposable incomes are tight.
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Have a complaint about your bank? Here's where to go

Have a complaint about your bank? Here's where to go

Banks have been delivering strong financial results despite facing sharpened competition on all fronts – savings and chequing accounts, mortgages,
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Wells Fargo Promotes Friesth to Central Division Manager for Middle Market Banking

Wells Fargo (WFC) announced today that veteran commercial banker Grant Friesth will head the Central Division for Middle Market Banking, effective
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Real estate sale in Hastings is a 10 year high

Hastings-on-Hudson — The residential real estate market, in general, is showing positive signs. In Hastings, it's breaking records. Julia B. Fee
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Real Estate Rumors: R&R, Block Capital, GFI

Law360, Minneapolis (March 14, 2017, 6:53 PM EDT) — R&R Development Group LLC has reached an agreement to purchase the Atlantic Club
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African Rainbow Capital launches real estate joint venture

Speaking specifically to the current economic cycle in which corporates may consider monetising their property portfolios, Fox said, “ARC Real Estate
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Only one type of lending has increased this January

The latest lending finance figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have shown a significant increase in leasing finance from December
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Buyer beware: Officials warn of real estate scams

The Bakersfield Police Department said since January 2013, there have been about 80 cases of real estate fraud reported to them here in Bakersfield.
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The state of bank innovation in 5 charts

Major banks have been doing more work with the startups that once tried to displace them. Most other banks, with fewer customers and less capital,
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Save the Date! Brownstoner Real Estate Conference Happens May 3

Brownstoner is your source for info about the past, present and future of Brooklyn — and now events for those in the real estate industry.
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Baton Rouge home sales up 17.5 percent in January

The effects of the August floods are still being felt in the Baton Rouge housing market, as home sales were up 17.5 percent in January over the year
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Real estate deal means bigger plans for downtown Kitchener property

These three vacant buildings on Scott Street are being acquired by Toronto-based real estate developer Urbanfund. Urbanfund already is the principal
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New TCTS Modules Inspire Young Adults to Pursue Banking Careers

The three “Bankers and You” teaching modules target different grade levels with age-appropriate lessons that highlight how banks help the community
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Banking Outlook | Improving Economy Bodes Well for Banking

Kentucky banks expect distinct improvement in 2017. Business confidence is improving, enough that many are at last making investments to meet the
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Couple starts real estate team from the ground up

CEDAR SPRINGS, MICH. — For Laura and Patrick Ensley, the key to success is defined by hard work and patience. The couple started flipping homes
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Focus on Bank Culture Is an Odd Regulatory Strategy

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as Janet L. Yellen, Federal Reserve chairwoman, spoke after the central bank's December policy
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Lobbying group says it will train bankers to become politicians

Bankers have been under-represented in elected office, with only 18 out of 535 Congressmen having any banking experience, Nichols gripes.
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Realvision, Minneapolis real estate technology start-up, raises $1.3 million

Matt Mead – Spacecrafting Real estate professionals try virtual reality tours technology at a Virtual Broker Open House event held at Realvision's
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BNY Mellon is a Rock in a Euphoric Banking Sector

Bank stocks have been on tear since the presidential election and in anticipation of the Federal Reserve increasing interest rates for only the third time
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Realvision Raises $1.3M in Seed Funding for Interactive Real Estate Listings

Realvision Tours provide real estate professionals with a comprehensive content marketing package containing three of the most effective tools for
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Trump sends his real estate lawyer-turned-diplomat to meet Netanyahu, Abbas

JERUSALEM — Jason Greenblatt, the New York real estate lawyer appointed by President Trump as his special representative for international
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