Ministry unveils tough measures to calm overheating housing market

Ministry unveils tough measures to calm overheating housing market

[THE INVESTOR] South Korea unveiled on Aug. 2 that a tighter set of real estate market rules aimed at taming speculation and deterring the rise of
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AML legislation and its impact on lenders

However, purchasing property with a residential or commercial mortgage has never been the most popular method for money laundering due to the
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Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart's Intouchables remake gets new title

The American remake of the Golden Globe-nominated French film The Intouchables is getting a second title change, the Weinstein Company
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Cramer: Ignore the Dow's 'round number curse' and pay attention to what got it there

The one factor in question is the state of the overall economy, which seems mixed: strong housing market, but not enough homes for sales; weak autos
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Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset inducts new member

Wills has been on Maui since April 2017 and works as a vice president of Old Republic Title Company in Lahaina. Before moving to Maui, she lived in
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Australia shares retreat as banks weigh, CBA under fire from govt; NZ muted

In the first case of its kind against a major bank, the country's biggest mortgage lender was accused by the financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC of
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Chile Legalizes Some Abortions After Two Years of Heated Debate

Activists holding placards supporting abortion take part in a pro-abortion demonstration in Santiago, on July 25. Photographer: Martin Bernetti/AFP via
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Boston Advisors LLC Purchases 543 Shares of American International Group, Inc. (AIG)

American International Group logo Boston Advisors LLC boosted its position in American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) by 2.6% during the
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Sunac to raise US$1 billion to refinance debt after buying spree

Sunac to raise US$1 billion to refinance debt after buying spree … HK), Morgan Stanley, China CITIC Bank International, Citigroup, CMB International,
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SK Exclusive: Quarterly reports confirm Jinder Mahal's WWE title reign has failed

As reported by The Dirty Sheets via our YouTube channel, the WWE is likely to end the reign of Jinder Mahal shortly. This comes after the company's
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Huntsman's Venator Raises $454 Million in US Public Offering

… sold 22.7 million shares of Venator for $20 each, at the bottom of the $20 to $22 marketed price range, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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What is the Most Powerful Combination in Value Investing?

If that company's stock is also rising, it may remain a value stock because the “E” is rising. For value … Don't overlook this title insurance company. 2.
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Glass-Steagall Held Back Main Street Banks And Their Customers

For most of the 20th Century the law held back Main Street banks and shielded the big Wall Street banks from those smaller competitors. Why would
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Mortgage Rates Wednesday, Aug. 2: Rates, Delinquencies Fall

There's more good news: serious delinquency rates for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans fell in June, according to summary reports from both.
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In Hoboken: Affordable Housing Nonprofit Gets $4.4M Loans

… revitalization finance company – recently announced the closing of two permanent loans under the Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan (SBL) Program.
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HomeBridge Financial Adds Seven LOs Nationwide

“One of HomeBridge's greatest assets is its people, especially the loan originators we have in our local branches who are the public face of our
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Aperio Group LLC Has $71.28 Million Position in Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON)

The firm owned 534,796 shares of the conglomerate's stock after buying an additional 41,033 shares during the period. Aperio Group LLC's holdings
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Banking regulator kicks off Volcker Rule rewrite process

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal banking regulator officially opened the Volcker Rule up for review on Wednesday, soliciting public comment on
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Volcker Rule Officially Open For Review By Banking Regulator

The rule prohibits banks from conducting specific investment activities with their own accounts as well as limits their associations with hedge funds and
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Sensex, Nifty end lower post RBI policy announcement; banking stocks fall

Selling pressure gripped the market in the final hour of trade as a fall in banks and other rate-sensitive stocks dragged the indices lower. The move
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Turkey's banking sector posts record net profit in first half

Turkey's banking sector posts record net profit in first half

The net profit of the Turkish banking sector rose 33.2 percent in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2016, reaching around
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Changing community perceptions of banks won't be easy

It's no surprise, then, that the Australian Bankers' Association is desperately casting around for feel-good banking stories to reset the tone, or in its own
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​Suncorp posts AU$394m profit as it pauses Oracle banking platform migration

Despite an increase in profit over the bank's AU$383 million for 2016, Suncorp told shareholders its profit would have totalled more had it not needed
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US housing market has room to run

We believe “Dr” Horton provides an attractive exposure to the US housing market with an excellent land bank, a diverse product portfolio (spanning
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Local home prices still rising, though slowing

Solano County home price annual increases are still outpacing the rest of the country but the national monthly increase in June outdid the Vallejo
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Suncorp to push pause on core banking migration

Suncorp's banking arm is continuing to work on shifting to its new Oracle core banking platform, but the company intends to halt the migration of
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Up to 30% of banking jobs are threatened by artificial intelligence and blockchain

Blockchain and artificial intelligence developments have been proven to allow traditional brick-and-mortar banks to reduce employee counts by up to
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Tesla Finishes First Solar Roofs—Including Elon's House

Elon Musk spent the past week making good on promises, but there's still a long way to go. By. Tom Randall. @tsrandall More stories by Tom Randall.
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Favorite Bank: Security Bank GOLD

The core values of Security Bank – integrity, professionalism and relationships – reflect the outward successes of this locally-owned financial
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Shared National Credits Program 2016:Q3/2017:Q1 Review

Exhibit 4: SNC Leveraged Lending Exposure and Review Sample . … Lending,”3 agent banks have improved their underwriting and risk management
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Oil's Going, Going, Gone: Crude's Worth Revealed at Auctions

Oil producers who for years tracked top OPEC member Saudi Arabia to help set the price of their crude could now be looking to go solo. With $100 oil
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Bank Islam lays foundation for digital banking

Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (“Bank Islam”) has signed on the support of Cognizant to help it develop what the bank calls the foundation of digital
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Asia Stocks Fall After Stellar Run; Korea Tumbles: Markets Wrap

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index added 0.1 percent after slipping 0.1 percent on Wednesday. The euro fell 0.1 percent to $1.1845 after climbing 0.5
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Highland hospice among those defrauded by £2.5m banking scam

A hospice was among those defrauded by a £2.5 million banking scam in the Scottish Highlands. The Highland Hospice lost a six-figure sum when the
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Boy Scouts: Top Leaders Didn't Call Trump to Praise Speech

New York (AP) — Faced with a firm denial from the Boy Scouts, the White House on Wednesday corrected President Donald Trump's claim in an
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Brian C. Zwaan, 58, banking executive, supporter of Catholic education

He spent his career in banking, serving at Commonwealth, Firstrust, and Citizens Bank before co-founding Penn Liberty Bank in 2004, serving as
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Real estate firm signs on to buy Globe site; no word on next use

Boston Globe Media Partners is under contract to sell the parcel to Nordblom Co., a real estate enterprise headquartered in Burlington that has a
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Northern Pass Real Estate Expert Concedes Power Lines 'Thin The Market'

CONCORD — Key segments of the real estate market are not addressed in a property value study done for the Northern Pass Transmission project,
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Trump Signs New US Sanctions Against Russia. Moscow Calls the Move a 'Trade War'

U.S. President Donald Trump grudgingly signed into law new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale
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Connecticut real estate cash splashes down in Nashville

The new-to-Nashville investor wants to open a regional office here. The seller, meanwhile, increasingly finds itself squeezed out of Music City.
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Australia's Commonwealth Bank accused of massive money-laundering breaches

Australia's Commonwealth Bank accused of massive money-laundering breaches

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government on Thursday accused the country's biggest mortgage lender, Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
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Apollo Commercial Real Estate: A REIT That Continues Dishing Out A 10%+ Dividend Yield With A …

I personally believe that these two companies are the most dominant players in the commercial real estate (CRE) field, however, Apollo Commercial
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Condon adds real estate broker, political fundraiser to mayor's office to focus on economic …

Mayor David Condon announced the hiring of Charlie Wolff and Dawn Sugasa last month. The city needs their expertise in commercial real estate and
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Inside The New York Times' international programmatic strategy

The Times has tested the method, which ensures publishers only send impressions that match the buyer's target audience, with U.S. clients over the
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Kushner family's real-estate business reportedly subpoenaed by US Attorney

White House Senior Advisor and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner reads a statment in front of West Wing of the White House after
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Real estate office adds key staffer

#In a small sign of a thriving real estate market in The Dalles, Columbia Gorge Real Estate is making a new hire to keep up with strong business levels
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The Real Deal's Westchester and Fairfield Market Report is live!

The Real Deal's Westchester and Fairfield Market Report is live! … in Fairfield County, saddled with an abundance of overpriced properties, had long
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Amazon's China Partner Tells Users to Stop Using Illegal VPNs

A Chinese partner of global e-commerce firm Amazon.com Inc has told customers to stop using illegal virtual private networks (VPNs), which can
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House next door to Trump's Mar-a-Lago sells for $8.9 million: MLS

Broker Christian J. Angle of Christian Angle Real Estate acquired the listing in 2016 and handled both sides of the sale, according to the Palm Beach
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Amazon expands, drives job and real estate markets

As retailers continue to shutter their brick and mortar operations, Amazon has been driving the commercial industrial real estate market in New Jersey.
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International Notes: August 2, 2017

The Communist Party is not buying the argument made by Trudeau and his Foreign Minister, Chrysia Freeland, that the increased expenditure is
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duETS Product Invites New Players to Real Estate Field

As the question of where we are in the real estate cycle looms, industry participants who are either bullish or nervous about the state of the market now
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More army vets jumping into the real estate business

U.S. veterans are taking advantage of the CCIM Veterans in Real Estate Program offered by CCIM Institute in a partnership with the U.S. Department
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS: July 24 – 28, 2017

July 25, US Bank NA, as trustee relating to Chevy Chase Funding LLC Mortgage-Backed Certificates Series 2006-2, sold 1183 State Rd. to Barry P.
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Better Homes and Garden real estate company returns to Iowa

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is coming back to Iowa. Realtor Misty Soldwisch has opened a Better Homes and Gardens Innovations
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Miller Homes changes hands in £655m deal

The deal comes five years after Blackstone took control of Miller in the wake of the downturn in the housing market that was triggered by the credit
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Report: LA Commercial Real Estate Market Robust, But California Slowing

The commercial real estate market in the L.A. metro area is expected to remain vibrant in the coming years, even as experts forecast a slowdown in
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CapitaLand's Lim on China, Singapore Housing Market

Lim Ming Yan, president and group chief executive officer at CapitaLand, discusses China's performance in the coming quarters, his investments in
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Richmond Hill real estate brokerage fined $250000 for mishandling trust accounts

Under Ontario law, real estate brokers must keep separate trust accounts for deposits on agreements to purchase a home and on commercial
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Beyond Billionaires' Row: the real estate reshaping Manhattan's 57th Street

But times have changed: Though the thoroughfare is still home to plenty of pricey real estate—including One57, the building that began the billionaire
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East Laurinburg to cease lending town equipment

East Laurinburg to cease lending town equipment

EAST LAURINBURG — Any notions of East Laurinburg's fiscal year 2017-2018 budget not being passed were silenced Tuesday when Mayor Wayne
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DBRS Confirms All Classes of Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2011 K-015

DBRS Limited (DBRS) has today confirmed all classes of Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2011-K-015 (the SPCs) issued by Freddie Mac
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Summit County real estate market remains hot

Summit County's real estate market continues to show strength reminiscent of the boom in 2007 and 2008 before the recession. According to the
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Fintech startups like Lendingkart, KredX move towards hybrid lending model

BENGALURU: Several digital lending companies are moving towards a hybrid model that will have them disbursing loans both on their own as well as
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This chart shows there's a growing problem in Australia's housing market

However, despite more people and property in Australia, housing turnover levels are not — they're falling in most of Australia's capitals. This chart from
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Snap's First-Time Millionaires May Not Drive Up Home Values if Stock Lags

Inventory in Los Angeles is already meager, creating more pressure on the current housing market, especially around Santa Monica, which is very
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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) Reiterates “Buy” Rating for Philip Morris International Inc (PM)

Philip Morris International logo Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE:PM)'s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by stock analysts at Goldman Sachs
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Grand Theft Auto V's Popularity Should Be Declining. It's Not, Says Take-Two CEO

“We had predicted it would peak last year,” Zelnick tells Fortune. “So far, we've been happily wrong. … What we've found is when we put out new
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TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. Announces Quarter Ended June 30, 2017 Financial Results; Board …

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE: TSLX, or the “Company”) today reported net investment income of $33.9 million,
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Auckland house prices ease and number of sales declines, Barfoot says

Auckland's average house price eased in July from June and the number of sales also declined, said realtor Barfoot & Thompson. There were 747
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Wells Fargo Gets New York Subpoenas Over Auto Insurance Scandal

Wells Fargo & Co., the bank struggling with multiple consumer scandals, was sent subpoenas by two New York regulators over practices in its auto
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The hidden costs of high rates and mortgage debt

It even dictates the amount of disposable income available to mortgage holders and also dictates the cost of financing all types of businesses across
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Christie: At Least I Didn't Dump Nachos on Heckling Cubs Fan

Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie attends the game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field on July 18.
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Fair Lending Compliance: Is It Time to Overhaul Your Process?

Compliance is a living thing. If your policies, processes, & training remain on the shelf, you're in the same position as an organization with no CMS at
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Weight Watchers International Inc (WTW) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Sidoti cut shares of Weight Watchers International from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 30th. (NYSE:WTW).
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Whitestone REIT Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results

… using $80 million of asset level mortgage financing and a portion of the net proceeds from its April offering of common shares. BLVD Place is located
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Americans Die Younger Despite Spending the Most on Health Care

Typically, the more a developed country spends on health care, the longer its people live. The U.S., which spends the most on health care, bucks that
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BidaskClub Downgrades Baxter International Inc. (BAX) to Buy

Baxter International logo Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) was downgraded by equities researchers at BidaskClub from a “strong-buy” rating to a
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UAE banking customers prefer mobile apps over call centres

Michael Routledge, the founder of savememoney.ae, says he makes complaints to his bank over the phone. Mona Al Marzooqi/ The National.
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Boss Moves: Beyoncé Has Interest In Buying The Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets could make a lot more marketing and international deals with a superstar like Beyoncé in their corner. This could also help sell
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