Too many moving parts can spoil a good closing

Too many moving parts can spoil a good closing

With fraud raining down upon the real estate industry through the years, title companies began to rely on bank wires rather than paper checks.
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Iredell real estate transactions: May 21-27

The following deeds were filed in the Iredell County Register of Deeds office from May 21-27. For more information regarding specific plots of land,
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Peer-to-peer lender Zopa moves towards bank launch after raising £32m

Britain's biggest peer-to-peer lender is moving closer towards its goal of setting up a bank, raising £32m from investors just weeks after the City
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago Names Cinnaire Lending Community First® Fund Partner …

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago Names Cinnaire Lending Community First® Fund Partner; Cinnaire to Receive $3 Million, 10-Year Loan.
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Boston Logic Acquires Propertybase — Shakes Up Real Estate CRM Space

BOSTON, MA–(Marketwired – Jun 1, 2017) – Boston Logic today announced it has acquired global real estate CRM and marketing software provider
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WPG CEO Sees Strength in US Retail Real Estate

Lou Conforti, chief executive officer at Washington Prime Group, talks about the real estate aspect of U.S. retail. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak:
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How to Invest in mREITs

The market for agency MBSs is the most liquid in the mortgage realm, and financing is more readily available for such securities. That allows mREITs
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KKR seeks $2 bln for middle-market lending

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co set a $2 billion target for its newest direct-lending fund, almost a 50 percent increase from the $1.34 billion it raised for
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Asia to be at the forefront of demand for app-banking

Mobile banking in Asia is set to boom within the next five years. “Asia is a fertile ground for digital innovation in banking,” Ravi Menon, the managing
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3821 NE 19th Street Circle Ocala 3821 NE 19th Street Circle Ocala FL

Additional details. Full Listing Information: 3821 NE 19th Street Circle Ocala Village N FL 34470 519270 Glenn Stein; Zip Code: 34470; Development:
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Insperity (NSP) Reaches $74.85 After 3.00% Down Move, Stonegate Mortgage (SGM) Has 0.71 …

The Firm is focused on originating, financing and servicing the United States residential mortgage loans. It has a 6.91 P/E ratio. The Company's
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Lehigh Valley commercial real estate rents on the rise

Demand continued to outpace supply in the Lehigh Valley's industrial market during the first quarter, which further lowered the vacancy rate and
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Blackstone Mortgage Trust Provides $135M Financing for Lab Facility Near Boston

WALTHAM, MASS. — Blackstone Mortgage Trust has provided $135 million in financing for 830 and 828 Winter St., an existing lab building and a
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Lawrence real estate market declines as available homes become scarce and buyers are forced to …

Speed home buying — out of necessity — appears to be the new trend in the local real estate market. In April, Lawrence homes were only on the
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Open Banking: A FitBit Style of Change

“Buy the ticket, take the ride.” Hunter S. Thompson's quote can easily be applied to Open Banking, which becomes mandatory in the UK starting 2018.
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How Real Estate Investors are Navigating a “Fully Priced” Market

In 2017, this cascaded throughout the commercial real estate sector, which has seen an increase in flight-to-quality strategies, a widened bid-sell gap
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1st Reverse Mortgage USA Expanding National Homebuilder and Developer Sales Team

1st Reverse Mortgage USA Expanding National Homebuilder and Developer Sales Team

DENVER, June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — 1st Reverse Mortgage USA®, a division of Cherry Creek Mortgage Company, Inc., today announced the
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How Allie Beth Allman Became a Real Estate Star

How Allie Beth Allman Became a Real Estate Star. From humble beginnings on a North Texas farm, she used small-town charm to build a realty
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ABN AMRO appoints Yannick Huygens as Head of Corporate Banking Belgium

ABN AMRO is pleased to announce that Yannick Huygens has been appointed as Head of Corporate Banking in Belgium. Huygens' appointment is
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Basset & Gold unveils four-year marketplace lending bond

BASSET & GOLD is launching a new four-year bond backed by marketplace lending deals, with regular reinvestment of the interest stream set to
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May employment numbers show "rip-roaring" job growth

ADP and Moody's Analytics released the National Employment Report showing a huge surge in employment numbers for May. Private-sector
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Current Mortgage Rates for Thursday, June 1, 2017

The Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) got released this morning and it's showing that the 30-year fixed rate came in at a new
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Tennis association banking on funds from gov't

Professional player, Kevin Gardner, is one of four players named on the national team for the Davis Cup. The Antigua & Barbuda Tennis Association
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Paulson, Blackstone Said to Back Plan for Freeing Fannie-Freddie

Paulson & Co. and Blackstone Group LP are among investors backing a proposal that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be recapitalized and released
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Fannie Mae Gross Mortgage Portfolio Continues Strong

Fannie Mae's gross mortgage portfolio increased temporarily in April, at a compound annualized rate of 52.5 percent, and is expected to decrease
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30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate at New 2017 Low

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped for the third consecutive week and set a new low for the year, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage
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Mortgage approval volume up 11.7 per cent on 2016

A total of 3,340 mortgages were approved in April, an 11.7 per cent year-on-year increase. The new figures from the Banking & Payments Federation
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Money outside banking sector soars to 22.3%

GROWTH of money outside banks which dropped to 16.2 percent in January 2017 shot up again to 22.3 percent in March 2017, according to the latest
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R.I. Real Estate Notes: East Side home sells for $1.625M

Lila Delman Real Estate International was both the listing and the selling company. Associate Janet Kermes represented the seller and principal
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Mortgage Rates Just Hit A Fresh 2017 Low: Freddie Mac

It's the second week in a row that rates have posted their lowest levels of 2017. Freddie Mac, in its weekly survey of more than 100 lenders nationwide,
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Disciplined Bank CRE Lending Remains in Place Through May

Month-to-month CRE lending that was growing at an annualized pace of more than 10% through most of last year dipped to 8.9% in the first quarter,
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Q&A: New Gatehouse boss Charles Haresnape on future plans

Former Aldermore group managing director of mortgages Charles Haresnape lays out his plans for how Gatehouse Bank will take Sharia loans into
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Canadian Western Bank sees increased mortgage demand amid Home Capital woes

Canadian Western Bank said on Thursday it was experiencing higher-than normal demand for mortgages as a result of challenges faced by its largest
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New mortgage technology only enhances value of brokers

Technology is the best thing that has ever happened to the mortgage industry. Any industry, really. As mortgage companies consistently build and
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Commercial Trust extends Mortgage Brain partnership

As part of the agreement Commercial Trust's mortgage advisers can use the Key, Mortgage Brain's point-of-sale and CRM system, as well as its
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Column: Experts say spring real estate market has been hot in Oak Park, River Forest

Summer home sales are sure to be lively, but the spring real estate market in the area has been hot, hot, hot! It was a “great” April, and May turned out
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HomePlus Mortgage is on the List of Top Mortgage Lenders in Q1 2017 by LendingTree

HomePlus Mortgage is on the List of Top Mortgage Lenders in Q1 2017 by LendingTree

HomePlus Mortgage is included in LendingTree's list of top mortgage lending companies in the US based on customer satisfaction, its latest quarterly
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Movement Mortgage Launches the Movement Assistance Program

FORT MILL, S.C., June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Movement Mortgage, one of the nation's largest purchase mortgage lenders, has launched a down
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Brokers recommend fixed rates 89% of the time

Nine in 10 (89%) mortgages recommended by brokers were fixed rates in the first quarter of this year – a historic high. That was according to Paragon
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Positive Lending launches 55-plus product with Shawbrook

Positive Lending has announced the launch of Shawbrook's interest-only mortgage product for over-55's which has been added to their packaging
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Polish lending startup FinAi raises EUR1.1m

Poland based fintech FinAi which is currently developing a lending platform has raised €1,1M in the seed round. Backing comes from a newly started
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Collateral and Appraisal News – Fed Addresses Delays

Lenders get the certainty of a PERS review and access to Fannie Mae … can now provide mortgage insurance for HFA Preferred conventional loans
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VA Mortgage Loan: 100 Percent Financing for Military

VA Mortgage Loan: 100 Percent Financing for Military For more than 10 years our military has fought a war in Iraq. For much of the same time, they've
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Online lender Zopa raises £32 million to launch a bank

LONDON — Online lender Zopa has raised £32 million from two new investors to fund plans to launch its own retail bank. Indian financial services
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ANZ says capital position adequate for now

Mortgages in NSW are performing the best in the country and mortgages in WA are performing worse. Part of the reason we are higher than say
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Mortgage rates slide to fresh 2017 low as inflation slips through Fed's fingers

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.94%, down one basis point during the week and marking a fresh 2017 low. The 15-year fixed-rate
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Canadian Uninsured Mortgages Hit All-Time High

Mortgage debt is hitting new highs, but how exposed does that leave lenders? Fresh stats from the Bank of Canada (BoC) break down residential
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South Florida bankers talk interest rates, consolidation and attracting talent at UM panel

Banking CEO's and senior executives from both community banks and large commercial banks gathered at the University of Miami on Wednesday to
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NorthMarq Capital Secures $21.2M Freddie Mac Green Up Loan for Multifamily Property in Naples …

Lee Weaver and Melissa Marcolini-Quinn of NorthMarq Capital structured the loan through Freddie Mac's Green Up program on behalf of the borrower
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Mortgage rates pause in anticipation of upcoming economic events

Mortgage rates were flat this week, seemingly pausing in anticipation of two upcoming events – Friday's employment report and the Federal Reserve
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Mortgage Consultant

Apply as Mortgage Consultant – Selangor (3304088) at Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank). Find more Banking/Financial Services-related job
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How banks are using virtual reality

Virtual reality has emerged as a hot topic in banking with the rise of artificial intelligence, innovation labs, and the eath of the physical bank branch.
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Online Banking Upgrade Center

On July 11th we're upgrading your personal online banking and mobile banking experience. This page includes information and resources to help
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Marco Rubio Urges Trump Administration to Keep Reverse Mortgage Protections for Surviving …

Under the Trump administration's proposal, the cap for reverse mortgages would be lifted though the senators asked if surviving spouses would lose
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The Canadian Real Estate Market: Is a Crash Inevitable?

One issue in Canada that has worried bankers, investors, homeowners and the government is the sharp spike in real estate prices over the last few
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Mortgage lending rates in UK reaching lowest rates ever

It means that borrowers with a 40% deposit would see their monthly repayment on a £150,000 mortgage fall from £616.25 to £583.14 as lenders have
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US Housing Prices Soar

US Housing Prices Soar

It's a great time to put your home on the market, according to the latest housing numbers. The average home price nationwide rose by 5.8% in March
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Ghana's mortgage cost the highest in the world- Dr. Bawumia

The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Buwumia has bemoaned the cost of mortgage houses in Ghana describing it as the highest mortgage to income
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National MI's Julie Norberg Named to HousingWire's List of Rising Stars

Recipients for this year's awards were selected from hundreds of nominations received by HousingWire editors during an open nomination period.
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Toronto's unpredictable housing market stokes anxiety

Some buyers who bought a property as recently as March and April are agonizing over whether they purchased at the peak of a market that has
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BRIEF-Moody's maintains stable outlook on the Spanish banking system

GIFU, Japan, June 1 Bank of Japan board member Yutaka Harada said on Thursday it was important to maintain the central bank's pledge to keep
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Greenwich's Luxury Housing Market Is Fraying

Greenwich's Luxury Housing Market Is Fraying. Thursday, 1 Jun 2017. Affluent home buyers in Greenwich, Conn., can choose between an old
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Government will have to take strategic decision on PSU banks: Uday Kotak

MUMBAI: The government will sooner or later have to make the difficult choice between putting more money into public sector banks or making some
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Poland Seeks Detailed Banking Reporting to Combat VAT Fraud

Poland wants to require all but the smallest of taxpayers to report activity in their bank accounts on a daily basis, as the government ramps up its fight
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Visual artist Rachel Doolin.

I am a visual artist and mother of one, originally from Dublin. My background is in photography. I initially worked as an assistant to a photographer for
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Lenders Optimistic that Policy Changes Could Benefit the Lending Environment

A large majority of lenders surveyed (73 percent) believe the new administration's policies will have a positive impact on the lending environment,
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79-year-old Watertown real estate developer is a fugitive from justice

Federal authorities confirmed this week that they have launched a nationwide manhunt for the elderly Watertown real estate developer, who was
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Fairfield property sells for $920K | South Jersey real estate

162 Cohawkin Road, Left Field Properties LLC to Nar Farms LLC for … 44 Northwood Dr., Caliber Real Estate Services LLC to Nelson Gonzalez for
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Prepare For A Precipitous Drop In Mortgage Applications, But Don't Worry

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported its Weekly Applications Survey Wednesday, noting a slight change week-to-week. However, next week's
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Residents at Binnall House to See Extension of Affordability as a Result of MassHousing Loan …

BOSTON – MassHousing has provided $9.25 million in financing to an affiliate … “By combining an affordable FHA-insured mortgage with low-income
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Celebrating Homeownership

This June we're celebrating National Homeownership Month by providing helpful tips on buying and owning.
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Nationwide: House price growth falls for third month running

“For the property market, this simply means the usual summer slowdown has started early.” Jeremy Duncombe, director of Legal & General Mortgage
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How to dodge the mortgage crunch

HOME loan customers are being forced to pay higher interest rates and stump up fatter deposits as banks increase mortgage charges — however, one
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Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. Board of Directors Reaffirms Full-Year 2017 Guidance

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., June 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The management and Board of Directors of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
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UPDATE 1-Canadian Western Bank sees increased mortgage demand (CWB, HCG)

TORONTO, June 1 (Reuters) – Canadian Western Bank said on Thursday it was experiencing higher-than normal demand for mortgages as a result of
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Jumbo Mortgage Loan Special

Learn about the CNB Jumbo Mortgage Loan Special at Citizens National Bank: Henderson, Longview, Tyler, Palestine, Corsicana, Lufkin and other
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Shanghai tightens grip of online lenders as scams increase

Shanghai tightens grip of online lenders as scams increase

The Shanghai government has ordered online lending platforms to deposit their money with local banks within six months after they are registered
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Short Interest in Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (IVR) Declines By 32.2%

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (NYSE:IVR) was the target of a large decline in …. mortgage loans, and other real estate-related financing arrangements.
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Montreal real estate basks in 'Goldilocks' status as Toronto housing cools

Montreal's real estate market so far has been left out of the global spotlight focused on the booming Canadian property markets of Toronto and
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Moody's says demonetisation, banking sector reforms to broaden India's tax base, cut debt

It said effective implementation of key fiscal and banking sector reforms will address India's core credit challenges, and even though GST will have a
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Shadow banking growth slows in Q4

The value of EU shadow banking slowed significantly in Q4 2016, according to the European Systemic Risk Board's latest review of the sector.
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SIX x-clear adjusts CCP risk model

SIX x-clear has recalibrated its inter-central counterparty (inter-CCP) risk models in order to improve accuracy. SIX Securities Services, through its
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2017 Rising Stars: Lance Poole

As the youngest vice president at a Fortune 1000 financial services company, Lance Poole led the company's product group through a revolutionary
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2017 Rising Stars: Julie Norberg

From a successful college career at Portland State University studying business administration and accounting to her achievements throughout her
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Housing market in hibernation

Housing market in hibernation. Maike Currie, Fidelity Personal Investing, 01 June 2017. For years now it has seemed as though the UK's property
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Canadian Western Bank sees increased mortgage demand

TORONTO, June 1 (Reuters) – Canadian Western Bank said on Thursday it was experiencing higher-than normal demand for mortgages
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Confidence high, but mixed signs of economic vigor: Fed

WASHINGTON – Bankers are reporting strong consumer confidence, but economic indicators appear to be lagging behind, according to a report
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Mortgage applications slide

Mortgage applications decreased 3.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending May 26, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's
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House prices: will the election impact the property market?

Despite the 'housing crisis' being a key issue on the political agenda, the snap election is expected to have little impact on the property market,
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Can Your Real Estate Agent Answer These Important Questions?

Whether you are selling or buying a home, the real estate agent you hire is critical to guaranteeing your family makes the right decision. Most agents
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Commerce, BMO Harris Mortgage Interest Rates Down Thursday Jun 1, 2017

10 year fixed rate mortgage interest rates are being offered for 3.125% yielding an APR of 3.331%. 20 year fixed rate loans have been listed at 3.750%
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2017 Rising Stars: Sarah Volling

Sarah Volling began her career at Mortgage Cadence in 2007 as a marketing specialist, generating three times the amount of leads as any other
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Sacramento Real Estate Surges

Local real-estate agents warn that Sacramento's pace of growth may not be sustainable. Though the city of 485,000 has benefited from expansions in
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Here are SBI's new service charges that kick in from today

All normal savings bank accounts will continue to get eight free ATM … IMPS fund transfer charges through internet banking/UPI/IUSSD will be Rs 5
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2017 Rising Stars: Ali Vafai

Ali Vafai has led the rapid growth of The Money Source into a top 20 government lender, top 15 correspondent lender and top 40 wholesale leader.
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America's Hottest Real Estate Markets in May 2017

Driven by an ever-scarcer supply of available homes, prices for residential real estate reached new heights in May—and homes were scooped swiftly
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Zephyr Real Estate Is Now San Francisco's Exclusive Member of the Artisan Group

Zephyr Real Estate Is Now San Francisco's Exclusive Member of the Artisan Group

Zephyr Real Estate, San Francisco, Artisan Group, Bay Area,
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New Wisconsin subdivision to require solar on every rooftop

Adding the cost of solar into the mortgage creates a situation for homeowners similar to PACE programs, which allow financing for energy efficiency
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House prices see most sustained decline since 2009: Nationwide

House prices continued to fall in May, seeing a third consecutive monthly decline for the first time since 2009, according to the latest Nationwide house
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15 Housing Markets With the Most Movers

Markets in Colorado and the Carolinas are drawing the most potential home buyers, according to data released Thursday by ATTOM Data Solutions.
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Covering Your Assets: Commercial Real Estate Title Insurance in Nevada

Commercial title insurance protects buyers and investors against loss if a problem arises with their non-residential transaction. Coverage protects
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Raj govt orders compulsory registration of real estate

The Rajasthan government today made it compulsory for all real estate projects and agents in the state to register on the official website of the Real
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Mortgage rates skid to 6-month low at beginning of homebuying season

You couldn't ask for better timing: As homebuying season heats up, mortgage rates are at six-month lows, making it a good time to apply for a home
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Broker introduced fixed-rates hit record high

Preference for fixed rate mortgages reached an all-time high in Q1 2017, according to Paragon Mortgages research. Between January and March
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Zopa Innovative Finance ISA: how it compares to Lending Works, Crowd for Angels, Landbay and …

Zopa, one of the major peer-to-peer lenders in the UK, has announced it will roll out its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) from 15 June offering returns of
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Lender Poll: Regulation a Top Priority

Since his inauguration, President Trump has shown policy changes to the mortgage industry is one of his top priorities. From indefinitely suspending a
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Angolan central bank leaves benchmark lending rate at 16 percent

LUANDA, June 1 Angola's central bank kept its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 16 percent following a policy meeting on May 30, the regulator
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A $440 Billion Mortgage Market Offers Refuge From ECB Fallout

Offshore investors are flooding into AAA-rated Danish mortgage bonds, and now represent a bigger share of ownership in the $440 billion market than
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Simsbury Bank's Susan Lebel Receives Center for Financial Training Award

Simsbury Bank's Susan Lebel Receives Center for Financial Training Award

Simsbury Bank is pleased to announce that Susan LeBel, Assistant Branch Manager of its West Hartford branch, received two certificates for placing
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EthLend Introduces Secured Loans on Ethereum Blockchain

Lending cryptocurrency will boom within the next couple of years. There is growing use of Ether globally and especially in Asian countries like China,
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Housing market is losing momentum: Nationwide

Average UK house price rises fell to 2.1 per cent in May, according to the latest Nationwide house price index. There was a 0.2 per cent
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Real Estate Dealmaking Platform RealConnex Partners with Miami Association of Realtors

NEW YORK, June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — RealConnex, the world's first B2B platform connecting real estate professionals to capital, investments,
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Adeyinka: ALAT Mobile App Will Enhance Digital Banking

The Chief Digital Officer, ALAT by Wema Bank, Mr. Dele Adeyinka, spoke with Emma Okonji on how the new mobile app would digitally transform
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Republicans' banking plan leaves Minnesotans vulnerable to predatory lenders

Payday lenders typically operate in low-income neighborhoods to provide short-term emergency loans to desperate people for a steep fee. Minnesota
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UK mortgage giants “failing customers online”

Three of the UK's biggest mortgage providers have hit rock bottom when it comes to online experiences, according to research from financial
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Ribbon cutting – TDECU Mortgage

TDECU Mortgage is located at 4603 N. Navarro Victoria, TX. They were established in 1952 and have been serving their members ever since.
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UK house prices in longest slump since 2009 crash as Brexit vote and tax hikes hit home

UK house prices are now in their worst slump since the aftermath of the financial crisis in 2009 after a third successive monthly fall, new data has
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Peer-to-peer lending giant Zopa confirms £32m fundraise

Zopa, the UK's original peer-to-peer lending platform, has clinched £32m in its first investment round since early 2014, when it raised £15m from
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From bitcoin to blockchain: How the new ledger tech can morph the mortgage industry

Bitcoin — that is what most people think of when they hear the term blockchain. However, blockchain has morphed into an incredible technology tool
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House prices fell again in May, Nationwide says

Nationwide said it was further evidence that the housing market was “losing momentum”. However, it said it was too early to say whether it was more
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Property news: Mortgage rates at RECORD low thanks to THIS

Property news: Mortgage rates at RECORD low thanks to THIS

PROPERTY news latest revealed mortgage rates are at a record low with fixed rate deals at 1.26 per cent. The collapse of the property market for
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Lloyds Banking Group PLC Completion of MBNA Acquisition

Lloyds Banking Group ('the Group') today announces that it has completed the acquisition of MBNA Ltd (MBNA), a UK consumer credit card business,
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2017 Rising Stars: Andrea Hall

HousingWire, which featured Hall on its June 2017 cover, asked her about what drives her success. Q. The Rising Stars program recognizes people in
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2017 Rising Stars: Nina Church-Adams

Nina Church-Adams plays an integral role in enhancing the customer experience for D+H's mortgage lending clients. In 2015, as the mortgage
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Egypt says next review for IMF lending programme to be in November or December

CAIRO, June 1 (Reuters) – The next review for Egypt's $12 billion three-year International Monetary Fund lending programme will be in either
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2017 Rising Stars: Darius Mirshahzadeh

Under Darius Mirshahzadeh's leadership, The Money Source has grown into one of the largest nonbank mortgage lenders in the nation and is a Top
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Property market in worst run since the financial crisis as house prices fall for third consecutive month

There were further signs that the housing market is losing momentum today as it was revealed house prices fell for the third consecutive month in May.
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House prices show longest sustained fall since 2009 crash

House prices fell for a third month in a row in May, registering the biggest sustained decline since the post-crisis slump of 2009. The data, from
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2017 Rising Stars: Troy Tomas

Troy Tomas has been with Ellie Mae for 10 years in roles with increasing impact and responsibility. Currently, Tomas leads the solutions team
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Sentry PM™ Awarded Best Direct Lending Solution By CV Magazine

Sentry PM allows direct lenders to utilize a single system for all of their research and operational needs, from due diligence to origination to the daily
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Level of fixed rate mortgages at all-time high as trackers fall: Paragon

The level of fixed rate broker introduced mortgages on the market reached an all-time high in Q1 2017, according to a report from Paragon Mortgages.
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2017 Rising Stars: Jeff Sandman

Jeff Sandman is co-founder of Pendo, a nationwide appraisal management company, where he and his partner, Mike Peck, developed a standardized
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Real estate market uncertainty is forcing appraisers to take a second look

Claudio Polito, a Toronto appraiser and principal owner of Cross-town Appraisal Ltd., says lenders basing mortgage decisions on value, as opposed
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Viewing Assistant

We Launched in September 2016 in Australia; Purplebricks is the fastest growing real estate business in Australia and the second largest real estate
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What Impact Will The U.K. General Election Have On Real Estate?

Historically, people assume that in the build-up to general elections, there is a slowdown in activity in the real estate market. All markets hate
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Riksbank's Ingves Wants Swedish Government to Cool Red-Hot Property Market

Sweden's central bank governor Stefan Ingves said a red-hot housing market and record-high level of household debt will put the Scandinavian
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Steven Merrell, Financial Planning: Is a reverse mortgage right for me?

Q I recently saw a TV commercial advertising reverse mortgages. My mortgage is almost paid off. Is a reverse mortgage a good idea to help me cover
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RBI had advised banks to review their existing lending policies to MSMEs: SS Mundra

RBI had advised banks to review their existing lending policies to MSMEs: SS Mundra

Mumbai, June 1 (KNN) With a view to provide timely financial support to MSMEs facing financial difficulties during their Life Cycle, RBI had advised the
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Blackstone taps CMBS to refinance medical properties

A real estate investment fund controlled by the Blackstone Group is tapping the commercial mortgage bond market to refinance a portfolio of life
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House prices fall for the THIRD month in a row as housing market 'loses momentum'

Nationwide Building Society, which publishes its house price index data each month, found that across the UK, the average property price was
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EconomyUK house prices record worst three month run since 2009 – Nationwide

UK house prices rose at their slowest annual rate for almost four years in May, according to mortgage lender Nationwide, and extended their
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Banks forced to disobey Treasurer to meet levy aims

Leading bank analysts say customers will bear at least some cost from the bank levy, fulfilling a stated aim of the policy to improve competition among
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US bank stocks head towards bear market territory

Shares in some of the biggest US banks are heading towards bear-market territory, beaten down from their post-election peaks by talk of weak
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How to increase your loan value ratio

Lenders use this number to know how risky a loan is before approving any loans or mortgage insurance. Higher an LTV ratio more is the risk, because
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Which mortgage providers offer the best and worst intermediary service?

With the boom of robo-mortgage advisers beginning, it's increasingly important for established lenders to invest in technologies to improve customer
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UK house prices fall for third month in a row for first time in eight years

UK house prices fall for third month in a row for first time in eight years

UK house prices fall for third month in a row for first time in eight years … Housing market trends have not traditionally been impacted around the time
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HSBC Mortgage

HSBC Mortgage. Services 145 5th Ave NY NY 10010 212 375 1027. Introducing our Premier Mortgage Officer Teresa Christopher
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Shanghai's property market stays cool in May

In a latest move to stabilize and regulate the city's overheated housing market, the local industry watchdog announced early in May that a lottery
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ANZ Banking Group closer to Malaysia sell-down, AmBank in merger talks

International reports have said Malaysia's central bank approved merger talks between RHB Bank Bhd and AMMB Holdings Bhd (AmBank), the latter
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Financial deregulation could mean more lending options for your business

In fact, one key area of federal oversight — the regulation of the financial services and lending industry — has already seen the first signs of change
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Soaring rents and legal costs a 'warning signal' for the economy, says watchdog

On housing the NCC said that taking account of the higher cost of mortgage finance in Ireland, only two cities – Amsterdam and London – had a higher
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'Million Dollar Listing' Gets Some New Talent—From 'Game of Thrones'?

“Million Dollar Listing New York” is back! The real estate titans of the Big Apple have returned for a sixth season on Bravo, and this time around,
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eClose360 Approved by Freddie Mac for eMortgages

“We are very pleased that our technology has now been approved by Freddie Mac for eMortgage closings,” said Rick Triola, Founder and CEO of
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All Signs Point To Softer Housing Market Conditions

Australia's capital cities saw a cooling of housing market conditions over May with a -1.1% fall in dwelling values across the combined capitals.
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