Historic high: UK housing market now worth £6 trillion

Historic high: UK housing market now worth £6 trillion

halifax housing market The value of the nation's homes passed the £6 trillion mark for the first time in its history, the Halifax has revealed. It says house price inflation of 5% over the past year has pushed up the total market value of homes in the UK by nearly £400m so far this year, raising the total to £6
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How Fed's Powell would reshape banking regs

He backed steps to ease the burden for community banks on capital requirements and the Volcker Rule, while appearing to agree with the legislative
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Sacramento approves financial incentive to lure Fortune 500 company

As it tries to shed the city's reliance on government jobs, the Sacramento City Council unanimously approved a multimillion-dollar incentive program Tuesday designed to lure the West Coast headquarters of a Fortune 500 health insurer. The vote was a major step in persuading St. Louis-based Centene
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CommBank hits borrowers in hotspot postcodes with mortgage insurance costs

Lenders' mortgage insurance (LMI) protects lenders for shortfalls should the property be repossessed and sold for less than the outstanding debt.
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Publisher title may return at Time Inc. in Meredith deal

The decision to wipe out the title was blasted by a top exec at Meredith, which still employs publishers. “Time has been through a lot of management turmoil and they changed their go-to market strategy from an advertising perspective,” said Meredith President Tom Harty in a talk with investors.
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A Court Has Backed Trump's Bid to Replace the Head of the US Consumer Finance Watchdog

White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney walks back to the White House from the CFPB building after he showed up for his first day of work on November 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong—Getty Images. By Reuters. 10:26 PM EST. A U.S. District Court judge on Tuesday sided with President
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Central bank will not change mortgage lending limits

The Central Bank has said it will not change its rules on mortgage lending limits next year. It follows a review of the residential mortgage measures
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Paisabazaar launches new lending product category – Short Term Loans

NEW DELHI: Paisabazaar-.com has launched a new lending product category – Short Term Personal Loans for customers who need small loans for a
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Britain Has Offered to Settle Its 'Brexit Divorce Bill,' Paving the Way for More EU Talks

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and European Council President Donald Tusk attend a bilateral meeting during the Eastern Partnership summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, on November 24, 2017. CHRISTIAN HARTMANN AFP/Getty Images. By Reuters. 10:51 PM EST.
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Georgia banking institutions earnings up 15 percent in Q3

21 from the FDIC, every Georgia bank was profitable during the third quarter and 95 percent were profitable through the first nine months of the year.
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Renting real estate to Amazon is a nightmare: sources

Amazon is so fixated on getting the best real estate deals in the best locations that it not only looks at all the availabilities but also trades paper and negotiates down to the wire on multiple locations, sources report. Then, like a fickle friend, it stops returning calls and texts, while stamping its feet and
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Subaru Unveils the Ascent, Its Biggest SUV Yet

Subaru of America unveiled its new 2019 Subaru Ascent SUV on Tuesday, Nov. 28. 2017 ahead of the LA Auto Show. Courtesy of Subaru. By Kirsten Korosec. 10:17 PM EST. Subaru stayed true to its brand and its customer base Tuesday when it used a family of eight Labrador and Golden Retriever
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Luxury Villas introduces new innovations into real estate

The magazine, he said, would features global trends in real estate, luxury and lifestyle and travel. “We are excited about the launch of the magazine,
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Because Seattle Is Not Going to Solve Its Housing Crisis Anytime Soon, We Must Focus on …

Here is the bad news: There is currently nothing in Seattle's political system that has the power to realize affordable and public forms of housing in the near future. We can only expect the situation to get worse because the market has limited the solutions and discussion about housing to the limits of the
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Gupta ire at IDC for cancelling lending agreement

Gupta-owned Oakbay Resources & Energy has described a decision taken by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to cancel an agreement
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UPDATE 2-NZ central bank to undertake 'modest easing' of home loan restrictions

WELLINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – New Zealand's central bank on Wednesday said it would unwind some restrictions on home loans to partly offset the impact of planned government curbs on the country's housing market, which has cooled in recent months. In its half-yearly Financial Stability Report, the
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STATE OF ALABAMA LEE COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE

Default having been made in the terms of a mortgage executed to the undersigned by Daniel T. Teel, unmarried, on the 10th day of November, 2009,
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Bloom Lending Spotlight: Karma

Today, we are announcing our lending partnership with Karma. Karma will be joining the Bloom ecosystem by offering their loans on the network.
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Powell says he favors loosening some bank regulations

Powell also strongly hinted in his appearance before the Senate Banking Committee that the Fed would hike rates again in December. Powell said he
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Saudi Prince Released After $1 Billion Deal, Official Says

Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, one of the most senior Saudi royals detained in the kingdom's declared crackdown on corruption, has been released after
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FAA Warns of Drone Collision Risks With Airplanes

FAA Warns of Drone Collision Risks With Airplanes

The millions of small civilian drones plying the nation's skies can cause significant damage to airliners and business jets in a midair collision, new
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500 first-time buyers a week get approved to take out mortgage

This works out at almost 500 new borrowers a week entering the market equipped with mortgage financing. Figures from the Banking and Payments
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Repeal Dodd-Frank, eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

After all the mortgage companies sell them, mostly to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, so they had no risk from their predatory lending habits.
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The Cryptocurrency Market Cap Trends Higher – Commanding $300Bn This Week

For instance investments in residential real estate capture around $162 trillion according to Bloomberg. The global gold market is about 6 trillion, which is gigantic compared to the 0.3 trillion in cryptocurrency market capitalizations. But the well-known Fundstrat investment manager, Tom Lee, explains
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Protecting Mortgage Consumers from Watchful Eyes

HMDA requires financial institutions to maintain, report, and publicly disclose information about mortgages. You can view the CFPB's HMDA data by
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First-home buyers lost in property market full of auctions and 'priced by negotiation'

“A lot of houses now, they don't have an actual price on them.” First-home buyers Jeff and Talia Menzies are finally on the property ladder, but in a red-hot market full of auctions and “priced by negotiation”, finding the right place, at the right price was difficult. They moved up from Southland to be closer to
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Why It Matters Who Runs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

After the collapse of the subprime-mortgage market, nobody could deny that financial products can be toxic. Warren's vision of a Food and Drug
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Rothschild's Koch Connection Pays Off in Pursuit of Time Inc.

Rothschild & Co.'s renewed push in the U.S. is getting a boost from the Koch brothers. The Paris-based investment bank has been hired at least three times in the past two years to represent a firm owned by billionaires Charles and David Koch, including Sunday's agreement to back Meredith Corp.
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No magic bullet for housing but better renting, more stock may help

They suggested fixing the rental market, including longer-term leases and more tenant rights. They wanted more houses built, including social housing stock, and more supply in high-demand areas, including more density in Auckland. They called for immigration policies to be clarified and the impact of
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Iran-Sanctions Trial to Open After Jury Selected in New York

The trial of a Turkish banker charged with helping Iran evade economic sanctions is set to begin Tuesday after a jury was selected in New York. The banker, Mehmet Hakan Atilla, will be the only defendant on trial, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman told jurors in court on Monday. That still leaves
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Gold Flirts With $1300

Gold futures climbed above $1,300 an ounce for the first time in six weeks as the dollar wavered and investors braced for an onslaught of economic data and political news. Bullion rose for the third time in four days as a gauge of the dollar traded close to the lowest since September. A report later this
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Today In Data: Holiday Weekend Sales And SMB Lending

$3 billion | Amount that Amazon Lending has lent to SMBs since the program's launch in 2011, with borrowers primarily from the U.S., U.K. and Japan.
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Tillerson's Redesign Chief Quits After Three Months

The senior State Department official charged with overseeing U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's effort to overhaul the agency has resigned after just three months on the job, according to a department official. Maliz Beams was named counselor to the department on Aug. 17, according to her
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Real Estate Office Administrative Assistant Dublin, Ohio

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Unilever Acquires US Personal-Care Company Sundial Brands

Unilever, the maker of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry's ice cream, is acquiring Sundial Brands to expand its offering of hair- and skin-care products aimed at black women. New York-based Sundial, founded in 1991 by Liberian immigrants, makes brands such as SheaMoisture, Nubian Heritage, Madam C.J.
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Tax fraudster loses real estate licence

A high-roller gambling real estate agent who committed more than $230,000 in tax fraud has been barred from the industry after a High Court case.
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Christopher & Banks posts Q3 loss, exploring real estate deal

Christopher & Banks has hired a commercial real estate company to solicit interest in a sale and leaseback of the retailer's corporate facility in
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UPDATE 1-RBNZ to undertake "modest easing" of home loan restrictions

The move comes as demand is expected to be hit further by a ban on foreign purchases of existing homes which is due to begin in early 2018. “Over the past six months, pressures in the housing market have continued to moderate due to the tightening of LVR restrictions in October 2016,” RBNZ
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Real estate agent convicted of tax fraud has licence cancelled by High Court

The High Court has overturned a Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal decision and cancelled the saleperson's licence of an agent convicted of
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Affordable Mortgage Program

Independent Bank recently launched the Affordable Mortgage Program to assist low-income families in finding more flexible home financing options.
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Senate Banking Committee Grills Jerome Powell

Senate Banking Committee Grills Jerome Powell

Fed Close up During a lengthy session Tuesday morning before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Jerome Powell
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New York State Common Retirement Fund Purchases 1101 Shares of Investors Title Company (ITIC)

Investors Title logo New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its position in shares of Investors Title Company (NASDAQ:ITIC) by 73.5% in
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Pelosi Calls for Conyers Harassment Ethics Probe to Move Quickly

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi encouraged the Ethics Committee to “proceed expeditiously” as it investigates sexual harassment claims
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CBA crackdown to ensure property market 'sustainability'

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the nation's largest mortgage, is launching a major overhaul of its lending policies in a bid to “ensure the long-term
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ABBYY Real-Time Recognition SDK Adds Instant Livestreaming Video Data Capture

ABBYY Real-Time Recognition SDK Adds Instant Livestreaming Video Data … Using the live video stream, the new RTR SDK is able to extract text and … as opening an account, applying for a mortgage or loan, or entering a payslip.
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Why investors in sustainable real estate are reaping 'green premiums'

Since 2010, the number of real estate investment firms assessed by the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark has risen to 759 from 198, representing a gross asset value of $2.8-trillion (U.S.), according to Avis Devine, an associate professor at the Brookfield Centre in Real Estate and
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These Asian Companies Are Gaining From the Bitcoin Boom

With the cryptocurrency's 893 percent rally this year increasing demand for the vast computing power used to verify bitcoin transactions, Asian technology stocks are emerging as major beneficiaries. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., specialty chip designers and graphics card makers are
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Apple May Be Eyeing a Foldable iPhone

Apple's next big innovation may be a foldable iPhone that opens and closes like a book. The consumer technology giant filed a patent application last
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$55 Million Long Island Estate Hits the Market

A sprawling 47-acre estate in Long Island, New York, dubbed Sassafras, listed last week for $55 million. The estate is owned … The finished basement contains a spa, a barbershop and, rather more unexpectedly, a fallout shelter, according to the listing with Philip Laffey of Laffey Real Estate. He did not
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Tucson Real Estate: Comcast building sold for $24M

Sunstreet Mortgage LLC leased 14,635 square feet of industrial space at 2705 E. Medina Road from 2705 Medina Properties LLC. Brandon Rodgers, Stephen D. Cohen and Russell W. Hall, with Picor, represented the landlord. Doug Marsh, with Oxford Realty Advisors, represented the tenant. Owl Inc.
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KJ man gets prison in mortgage-fraud case

A Kiryas Joel man was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $1.2 million to federal authorities on Monday for his role in a
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Top 'Safer' Real Estate Dividend Stock CoreCivic Boasts Big Gains, Per November Broker Targets

Top gain 10 “safer” dividend Real Estate stocks ORC, CHMI, MTGE, CMO, EPR, TWO, EARN, RPAI, CBL, & CXW averaged 21.6% target price net
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Insider Buying: IBERIABANK Corporation (NASDAQ:IBKC) Director Purchases 2500 Shares of Stock

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current … During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.08 … Lenders Title Company, an Arkansas-chartered title insurance and closing
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Investors buy Fremont business park for $72M

Two major real estate investors have partnered to purchase a 12-building industrial portfolio in Fremont for an estimated $72 million. Newport
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Consumer agency is banking cop for American families, says Sen. Warren

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., says the law is clear when it comes to who should run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the wake of the
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Blenheim section sale to 'test the market'

The Rose Manor subdivision, off Old Renwick Rd, is expected to add 190 new homes to Blenheim's housing market over the next few years. And with
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Sleet Tosses Challenge to Fannie, Freddie Bailout Repayment

… Judge Gregory M. Sleet of the District of Delaware. A Delaware federal judge on Monday dismissed a derivative shareholder lawsuit challenging the U.S. government's ability to seize all of the quarterly profits generated by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after the companies' bailout in the financial crisis.
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AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

AGNC Investment logo AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) saw a large decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 14,002,940 shares, a decline of 12.7% from the October 13th total of 16,046,688 shares. Currently, 3.6% of the shares of the company
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Marchionne, Barra to Meet With Pence Amid Discord Over Nafta

Executive from the U.S.-based automakers are set to meet with Vice President Mike Pence Monday amid tension over the Trump administration's
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Trump-Appointed Judge Gets CFPB Lawsuit

Leandra English's battle to temporarily head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be decided by Washington U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump nominee who's only been on the bench since September. Kelly's first task will be to decide whether to grant her request for a temporary
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IBERIABANK Corp (IBKC) Upgraded at SunTrust Banks, Inc.

IBERIABANK Corp (IBKC) Upgraded at SunTrust Banks, Inc.

IBERIABANK Corp (IBKC) Upgraded at SunTrust Banks, Inc. … Lenders Title Company, an Arkansas-chartered title insurance and closing services
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IBERIABANK Corp (IBKC) Position Increased by Pacer Advisors Inc.

Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in IBERIABANK Corp (NASDAQ:IBKC) by 23.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most
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Philip Morris International Inc (PM) Holdings Increased by Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary …

GHP Investment Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Philip Morris International by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. … 4,276 shares of the company's stock valued at $502,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the last quarter.
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Lake Local Schools Board of Education buys new buses

LAKE TWP. The Lake Local Schools Board of Education authorized the purchase of two 77-passenger 2019 International buses, in accordance with
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Whole Foods Chicken Supplier Plans to Triple Its Output With Organic Booming

Americans can't seem to get enough organic chicken, driving the U.S.'s oldest chicken brand to break ground on a new plant in the Northeast.
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Beijing to crack down on P2P online lenders

All P2P platforms lending cash loans must meet strict requirements and obtain proper licences by Dec. 21. By Asia Times staff November 28, 2017
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SoftBank Bids to Buy Uber Shares for 30% Less Than Current Value

SoftBank Group Corp. and a group of investors are trying to buy a stake in Uber Technologies Inc. at a sizable discount to the ride-hailing company's
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FREIA hosts biggest names in Africa's luxury real estate, interior design, art

Luxury Villas Group, one of the leading real estate services and brokerage companies in Nigeria that has been around since 2004 with chains of subsidiaries, in conjunction with Agatha's Interior Design Limited and African Artists' Foundation, has concluded plans to host a specially tailored one-day
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Commbank toughens up on home loan lending

In a notice issued to mortgage brokers today the CBA announced it will roll out a range of changes including restrictions on lending in some postcodes
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Renovate America's next PACE deal has exposure to Missouri

Renovate America's next securitization of Property Assessed Clean Energy bonds is the first to include exposure to Missouri. The Show Me State passed legislation enabling residential and commercial PACE financing in 2010; however, Renovate America only started funding assessments through the
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Enova International, Inc. (ENVA) Director Mark Mcgowan Acquires 30000 Shares

Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 22,689 shares in the company, valued at $316,965.33. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Enova International, Inc. (ENVA) traded down $0.55
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Acceleration of the adaptation of the French Retail Banking network

Acceleration of the adaptation of the French Retail Banking network: Exceptional charge in Q4 17. Download (PDF 41ko). Share; Partager sur
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Nationals' revolt: Barnaby Joyce open to Royal Commission into banks, Malcolm Turnbull rules it out

Mr Joyce, who faces a by-election for New England this Saturday, told The Australian yesterday the party was “only too willing” to consider issues such as a banking inquiry. “It is always the right of the party room to bring up these issues,” he said. His remarks come as Nationals senator Barry O'Sullivan
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Car Importers in Iran Have a Field Day

Avaricious dealers have fleeced Iranian car buyers forever. Imported cars almost always cost twice over and above the prices in international markets. Why? The interpretation is wide open from protecting the dysfunctional local auto industry to running the country on tax revenues instead of oil.
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Turners sees growth driven by finance lending in competitive market

The two companies announced the non-recourse lending partnership last November. The offering allows MTF franchisees and dealers to sell vehicles
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Bitcoin Bubble Makes Dot-Com Look Rational

Take dot-com stocks, which were the biggest bubble of the past few decades, and likely the largest in stock market history. At the height of the dot-com stock bubble, the technology-heavy Nasdaq stock index had a price-to-earnings ratio of 175. In the past year, bitcoins have generated transaction fees of
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Singapore Is Losing Home Advantage in IPO Battle With Hong Kong

Razer Chief Executive Officer Tan Min-Liang said in a Bloomberg Television interview earlier this month that Hong Kong was “the perfect location” for
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Reverse Mortgage Volume Slides in September

Reverse mortgage endorsements dropped 6.7% between August and September, as the industry continues to await the surge associated with the
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CFPB Judge Defers Ruling on Challenge to Trump's Appointment

A federal judge didn't rule on a request for a temporary order to block President Donald Trump from naming his budget director as the temporary head
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Carwash Investigation Engulfs More of Peru's Political Elite

Lima's former mayor Susana Villaran is the latest politician to become ensnared in the ballooning scandal over the alleged payment of bribes or donations by Brazilian construction companies to some of the country's leading politicians. A Peruvian court barred Villaran from leaving the country for eight
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Commonwealth Bank to tighten lending based off your postcode

Commonwealth Bank to tighten lending based off your postcode

“This is because lenders may impose stricter lending policies for areas or postcodes they consider higher risk – for example, where the property
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Mortgage Post Closer in West Des Moines, IA, US

Search for Mortgage Post Closer jobs near West Des Moines, IA with Aerotek and find your next great opportunity today.
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Surging New Home Sales Signal Leading Homebuilders Still A 'Go'

Homebuilding stocks showed generally mild responses Monday after the Commerce Department reported sales of new homes surged above
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HomeStreet in Seattle responds to investor claim it is growing too fast

… chairman and CEO, that the $6.8 billion-asset company was underperforming because of its mortgage expansion and recent bank acquisitions.
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Banking inquiry: Barry O'Sullivan's bill stalls after Greens refuse to support without extra elements

The push for a banking commission of inquiry has stalled again, with the Greens toughening their position on a bill being prepared by LNP senator
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Bank Deserts: Nearly One in Five LA County Neighborhoods Lack Bank or Credit Union

Across Los Angeles County, more than half a million residents lack access to a single bank or credit union within their neighborhoods. For these
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The Top Three Trends For Co-working In 2018

The unprecedented growth of co-working has created a disrupt in the real estate industry, transforming the way traditional commercial property is
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Regional Management (RM) & Stonegate Mortgage (SGM) Head to Head Contrast

Regional Management (NYSE: RM) and Stonegate Mortgage (NYSE:SGM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability
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Kenneth A. Minihan Sells 3000 Shares of Mantech International Corp (MANT) Stock

Mantech International Corp (NASDAQ:MANT) Director Kenneth A. Minihan sold … Mantech International Corp (MANT) traded down $0.26 during mid-day … stock worth $93,765,000 after buying an additional 234,114 shares during
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City helps developer with buildings in floodplain

Because the site is in the floodplain, having to demolish buildings and other factors, HPSA representatives said the company will incur about $3.8 million in additional costs on the $10 million project. … The city also will pay title insurance, closing costs and relocation benefits to the two tenants.
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(Mortgage) Branch Manager

Under the direction of the Regional Manager, manages branch staff activities including the origination, processing, closing and funding of mortgage
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Lending Officer CS

Job Description:Works with new and existing clients to provide solutions through lending and companion products that require more complex sales
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SteelWave and Invesco Real Estate buy former Los Angeles Times printing facility

SteelWave and Invesco Real Estate have acquired the former Los Angeles Times printing facility. No financial terms were disclosed.
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Christensen threats push Turnbull into reluctant path of banking inquiry

Christensen threats push Turnbull into reluctant path of banking inquiry … using the lack of support for a banking inquiry as the trigger point to go full
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Investors Title Company (ITIC) Moves Lower on Volume Spike for November 27

Investors Title Company (ITIC) traded on unusually high volume on Nov. 27, as the stock lost 0.97% to close at $198.99. On the day, Investors Title Company saw 3,468 shares trade hands on 104 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 1,692 shares a day over the last month,
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JVB Financial Announces New Hires

JVB focuses on four distinct business lines: (1) Mortgage Trading and Financing (focusing on providing capital market services to middle market mortgage originators seeking to enhance their mortgage pipeline execution and overall portfolio profitability and includes (i) TBA Trading, (ii) Agency MBS
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Birmingham area named poorest in UK has fastest house price rises

The average house price has jumped from £147,121 toto £172,498 in Ladywood, which was named last year as having the worst levels of child
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Why we can't build our way out of housing crisis

This view treats housing markets as a simple equation of 'supply and demand' with frequent reference to Economics 101, according to The Spinoff.
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Harvard Rumored to Outsource Real Estate Management to Bain Capital

Harvard Management Company is moving to outsource the management of its real estate assets to Bain Capital—the largest Boston-based private
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CFPB Political Circus Enters Day Two With More Memos, Protests

CFPB Political Circus Enters Day Two With More Memos, Protests

It's day two of the political circus engulfing the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with dueling bosses still asserting they're both in charge. Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump's pick to be acting director, started Tuesday by reminding employees to ignore orders from his rival for the post,
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Mumbai real estate prices should correct further, says Knight Frank

Zia said real estate industry is in a doldrums situation with so many changes; regulatory and goods and services tax (GST) etc. It was weathering those blows and this is supposed to be the next one. He further said that unsold inventory was always there, now we just have more clarity on the data.
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Prince Harry's fortune: Where the royal gets his money from

PRINCE Harry spends most of the year performing official and charitable duties for which he doesn't necessarily get paid. Here's how he actually
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Experts upbeat about future of Lebanese properties

… and managing partner at RAMCO, a real estate company that does detailed studies on property trends in Beirut. … Lebanon's real estate market has long been a point of pride for the country, whose post-war recovery was largely
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Lynn to feel pain in the tax with increase

The city raised $121.5 million last year in real estate taxes. … covering real estate trends such as the emergence of Assembly Square in Somerville
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Sei Investments Co. Has $29.05 Million Stake in Johnson Controls International PLC (JCI)

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. reissued a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price (down from $52.00) on shares of Johnson Controls International in a
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Politics live: Christopher Pyne warns Nationals 'disunity is death' over banking inquiry threats

Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne has some choice words for his colleagues in the National Party and their push for a banking inquiry. “My message to all my colleagues is that disunity is death and if anyone thinks they are going to do well by creating disunity, they don't do so. I've been in
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Senior Business Analyst – Lending

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In good faith

Michael Jones is no stranger to the lending side of the mortgage industry, having been involved in real estate financing since the early 1980s.
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Economy And Real Estate Are Offering Differing Signals

In half of those 320 markets, income grew less than inflation. In two-thirds of them, home prices have not fully recovered from the last recession.
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Korea's Prime Minister Is Worried Bitcoin Is Corrupting Kids

South Korea's prime minister has hit out against digital currencies, saying they could lead teenagers to get involved in pyramid schemes and drug crimes. Young peoples' embrace of cryptocurrencies was discussed at a meeting of the country's cabinet on Tuesday, according to an online statement.
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Fortune 500 Brands Leverage Alorica's Data and CX Experience Analytics suite to Boost Customer …

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Russia Keeps Buying Gold, But Jeff Christian Says It's Just 'Business As Usual' (PART 1/2)

Don't miss Kitco News' coverage of the 2017 Silver & Gold Summit in San Francisco, an event brought to you by Cambridge House International,
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New York Fed President William Dudley Isn't Worried That US inflation is 'a Little' Low

William Dudley, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, at the Bank of England in City of London on March 21, 2017. Simon Dawson—Bloomberg/Getty Images. By Reuters. 10:23 PM EST. Weak U.S. inflation is not troubling even in the face of full employment, one of the Federal
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Government to revamp HR practices at public sector banks

“Some recommendations have also been made by the Banks Board Bureau (BBB), and we are examining them. The idea is to make these banks
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HomeStreet offers polite response to caustic critique of bank's management

HomeStreet Bank's parent company faces harsh criticism from an investor who claims that HomeStreet has been poorly managed in recent years.
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Activate lending breaks €300m as housebuilding booms

Activate, the private equity and State-backed specialist financier, has ramped up its lending volumes to residential property developers over the past
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Most people think house prices will decline or stay the same over the next 6 months and the new …

The new government's housing policies are proving popular with the public, according to a Property Institute survey. The survey was carried out by
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Dan Fumano: Global money hit Vancouver real estate 'like a ton of bricks,' Robertson says

But, Robertson said Monday, “there's no question that capital from beyond Vancouver's borders has dramatically affected our real estate market.
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Here's the doomsday scenario British banks faced in the Bank of England's annual stress test

Here's the doomsday scenario British banks faced in the Bank of England's annual stress test

LONDON — The Bank of England will publish the results of its annual stress test of the UK's banking system on Tuesday morning. The test was the
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McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by KeyCorp

Credit Suisse Group reduced their price objective on McDermott International from $7.60 to $7.30 and set a neutral rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 2nd. Zacks Investment Research raised McDermott International from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating and set a $8.50
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Bitcoin to Be Tested for Digital Wallets at South Korean Bank

Bitcoin may be about to take another step toward mainstream acceptance as South Korea's biggest bank by assets prepares to embrace the
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Realtors say it's a sellers' market

The pending inventory of homes on the market in October was at 318, down from 369 a year earlier. Wayne Bardsley, president of Quality Crafted Builders and long-time member of the Citrus County Building Alliance (CCBA), said the lean years caused from the housing collapse around 2008 seem to
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Amnesty Wants Shell Probed for Nigerian Abuses in the 1990s

Royal Dutch Shell Plc should face investigations in three countries for alleged complicity in Nigerian government abuses, including murder and rape,
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Ghana offers best Real Estate investment opportunity in West Africa – Real estate expert

Calvin Kwadwo Bediako, CEO of the Canal Group, who has pioneered work and advised extensively in the emerging markets for more than 15 years with a particular focus on Sub Saharan Africa, and across different sectors including real estate, oil and gas and financial services says Ghana offers the
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Banking probe divisions expose Coalition shortcomings

As events slide towards a dangerous parliamentary defeat over an inquiry into the nation's major banks, the impression being created is of a governing party losing its religion. The Coalition is at war with itself, prompting senior ministers such as Christopher Pyne to warn that disunity leads to defeat.
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Everything you need to know about the P2P lending market – who's lending, who's borrowing, how …

Nearly nine in every 100 loans written through New Zealand's peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms are in arrears, according to the Financial Markets
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South Korea has 1 million shamans and fortune tellers

Shamans and fortune-tellers have a similar goal, but the methods are different. Korean shamans, also called “mudang,” communicate with the spirits to
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A Top Hedge Fund Manager Says Bitcoin Could 'Easily' Hit $40000 by the End of 2018

Bitcoins sit among twisted copper wiring inside a communications room in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Sept. 5, 2017.
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Johnson Controls International's (NYSE:JCI) “Buy” Rating Reaffirmed at Cowen Inc

Johnson Controls International PLC logo Cowen Inc reissued their buy rating on shares of Johnson Controls International PLC (NYSE:JCI) in a
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Last Word: Change at the Top, Real Estate Action on Bellevue and Produce History

Welcome back to the work week and however much this is a grind, you are probably having a better work week than David Fizdale who suddenly got the ax from the Grizz front office Monday afternoon. This was not altogether unexpected following a vocal post-game dissent from Marc Gasol after Big
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You're Getting Divorced. Should You Keep The House?

To remove your spouse's name from the mortgage, it will be necessary to refinance the mortgage loan or, alternatively, for the member of the couple
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How construction, real estate can drive growth, by experts

Worried by the decline recorded in their sectors in the last one and half years, stakeholders in the construction and real estate industry have suggested ways out of the woods. DAYO AYEYEMI reports. While the dust raised by the 2017 third quarter data on Nigerian's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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Head to Head Comparison: Stonegate Mortgage (SGM) & Its Peers

Stonegate Mortgage (NYSE: SGM) is one of 26 public companies in the “Consumer Lending” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its
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High-flying in Hong Kong

Kwan, CEO of Bank of Singapore's Hong Kong operation, has been involved in the bank's spectacular transition since it was acquired by OCBC Bank through a merger with ING in 2009. Formerly known as ING Asia Private Bank, it was acquired for USD1.46bn and at that time had AUM of USD22bn.
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Senate Banking Committee Mulls Powell and Montgomery Noms

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will be setting its sights on a pair of high-profile nomination hearings on Tuesday morning. First up, the Committee will meet in Executive Session beginning at 9:45 a.m. to vote on several nominations, perhaps most notably that of Brian Montgomery as Assistant
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Real Estate Management Secretary/Assistant

Family owned and operated Real Estate Management office looking for a secretary/assistant to help with day to day tasks. Responsibilities include filing, answering phones, corresponding with tenants…
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Tarena International Inc (TEDU) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Jefferies Group LLC cut shares of Tarena International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 22nd. Instinet cut
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International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) Position Boosted by State of Wisconsin Investment Board

International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) Position Boosted by State of …. DA Davidson upgraded International Paper from a “neutral” rating to a “buy”
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State Street Veterans to Launch Cryptocurrency Trading Platform

State Street Veterans to Launch Cryptocurrency Trading Platform

Two Street Street Corp. veterans are launching a cryptocurrency trading platform to serve institutional investors. John Burnett and Hu Liang said they've formed Omniex Holdings Inc., which aims to work with exchanges, over-the-counter venues and fund accountants to fill growing demand for trading
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Arby's Owner Is Going to Buy Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.4 Billion

Arby's restaurant owner Roark Capital Group will buy Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.4 billion, months after an activist investor won seats on the restaurant's board following a bitter proxy fight. The private equity firm will buy Buffalo Wild Wings (bwld, +6.96%) for $157 per share, representing a premium of 7.2%
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Waterstone Mortgage Selects Continuity for Compliance Management Needs

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Continuity, a provider of automated compliance management technology for financial institutions, announces that Waterstone Mortgage, a nationwide mortgage lender, has selected Continuity's RegAdvisor®Pro, RegControls™ and
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Mortgage lenders could survive a horror recession

The UK's seven leading mortgage lenders would be able to cope with a downturn more devastating than the global financial crisis, the Bank of England has concluded. The Bank ruled that no banks need to take remedial action after they strengthened their balance sheets this year – the first time this has
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Scotiabank Posts Record Annual Profit Helped by Domestic Banking

Canada's third-largest lender had record annual profit of C$4.06 billion ($3.17 billion) from domestic banking, aided by 12 percent growth in the final quarter, according to a statement Tuesday. It's the third time this year that the Scotiabank unit, which also includes wealth management, has set a new
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Wheel of Fortune never quits spinning for fired, hired SEC football coaches

Wheel of Fortune never quits spinning for fired, hired SEC football coaches. Updated November 28, 2017 at 7:02 AM ; Posted November 28, 2017 at 7:00 AM. After nine seasons coaching Mississippi State, Dan Mullen found a $30 million money trail to Florida where he was introduced as the Gators'
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Nafta's Ugly Reality: US-Mexico Wage Gap Is Actually Widening

What's the opposite of a growth miracle? Whatever the term, it applies in spades to Mexico in the Nafta era. Poor countries are expected to grow faster than rich ones, and they need to. Trade agreements are supposed to help. Yet by almost any benchmark — certainly the ones trumpeted by the deal's
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Brexit Stress Lingers Even as UK Banks Pass Their Tests

Follow @Brexit for all the latest news, and sign up to our daily Brexit Bulletin newsletter. The Bank of England may increase a key financial safety measure for a third time because it's worried that a combination of a disorderly Brexit and a global recession could be enough to put the brakes on lending.
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What to Worry About in This Surreal Bull Market

The gulf is wider than before the bubbles that preceded two other notable recessions: the dot-com crash of 2001 and the housing crash of 2008. “Financial instability tends to follow periods when asset growth has been disproportionate to underlying measures of income,” Rivelle says. “People usually
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Triton International Limited (TRTN) Rating Lowered to Buy at BidaskClub

Triton International Limited (NYSE:TRTN) was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 15th. Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a
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Mercedes Plans More Drone Deliveries After 100 Perfect Flights

Daimler last year said it was looking at drones as part of a 500-million-euro ($597 million) effort to speed delivery times for online orders, amid the boom in electronic commerce. Amazon.com Inc. in December made its first-ever drone delivery, while convenience store chain 7-Eleven last year flew a
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BRAWL gaining ground in fight against 'whole-tail' lending

“In the post-housing-crash world, you had the rise of the non-bank mortgage lenders,” Anthony Casa, founder of BRAWL and president of Garden State Home Loans, told MPA. “These companies kind of became the main players, and the business practice they've really mastered is this: if you're a broker
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Pope Francis Urges Tolerance in Myanmar Amid Rohingya Crisis

Pope Francis urged continued ethnic reconciliation in a speech that avoided direct reference to the Rohingya refugee crisis that has fueled criticism of the nation's Nobel laureate leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. The pontiff is on a six-day visit to Myanmar and neighboring Bangladesh, where more than
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OPEC to Back 9-Month Extension, Awaits Russia's Commitment

The Ministry's press service had nothing to add beyond these comments when contacted by Bloomberg on Tuesday. The outlook for shale is the chief source of uncertainty. OPEC officials invited industry experts to brief them on the topic last week and were disturbed by the diversity of opinions. Veteran
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Employees With Kids Are More Dedicated Than Most Bosses Realize

When family comes first, where does work fit in? There's a common misconception that employees focus less on their jobs once they become parents.
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London's Startups Stress Out Over Brexit—and Ping Pong

That's what scores of employees of Funding Circle, Ltd., the U.K.'s top online lender, craved as Ping Pong Fight Club got under way in a cavernous loft space in London's East End last week. The stakes were high. In 2016, Funding Circle's champion, Luis Pinto, was toppled by newcomer Francesco Lo
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How Opioids Started Killing Americans

It's been conventional wisdom for some time now that America's opioid epidemic began at the pharmacy. Now there are numbers to put any doubt to rest. More than half of all people who succumbed to an overdose between 2001 to 2007 were chronic pain sufferers who filled an opioid prescription and
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Central Bank mortgage review to be published

The Central Bank will publish the outcome of a review of mortgage rules later today. The restrictions set official ceilings on how much banks can lend home buyers. It is expected the main limits will remain in place although there could be some small adjustments. The rules were highly controversial when
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Forget London, the postcode with the fastest rising house prices is in Birmingham

“It demonstrates how changeable the property market currently is, not just around the UK but within each city.” Barclays said regional cities outperforming London could be a sign buyers are looking for more affordable areas to live, rather than stretching themselves to buy in the capital where their money
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Will 2018 be a good time to invest in real estate?

How do you time your entry in any investment channel — whether it is equities or real estate? Is it the juncture when the markets are booming and everyone is joining the fray? Does that make for a sound investment decision? Probably, not! Most retail investors and homebuyers make this mistake.
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Berkadia Names Hilary Provinse as Head of Mortgage Banking

Berkadia Names Hilary Provinse as Head of Mortgage Banking

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Berkadia today announced the addition of prominent industry veteran Hilary Provinse as Executive Vice President and Head of Mortgage Banking. She will oversee a team of 130 experienced mortgage bankers located in 31 offices across the country. Ms. Provinse will
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New-home sales surge in October

New-home sales hit the highest level in a decade in October at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000 units, according to a joint release from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. That's 6.2 percent higher than September's revised rate of 645,000 units
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NewCoast Properties Selects Heritage Texas Properties as Real Estate Agency on Record

BOLIVAR PENINSULA, Texas, Nov. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — NewCoast Properties, a Texas-based developer, today announced a new partnership with Heritage Texas Properties, one of Texas' largest independent real estate firms, to support continued investment in the Texas Gulf Coast. NewCoast's
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Current Mortgage Rates for Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Investors are holding off from any major moves this morning as they wait to hear from Fed chair nominee Jerome Powell at his confirmation hearing before congress. That's keeping mortgage rates from moving higher, which is great news for anyone considering locking a rate on a purchase or refinance.
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Is the Best of 'Lucky General' Macron's Good Fortune Behind Him?

French President Emmanuel Macron reviews troops as he attends a military award ceremony in the courtyard of the Invalides in Paris, France, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Thibault Camus/Pool Reuters. By Luke Baker. PARIS (Reuters) – During his rapid rise to the presidency, France's Emmanuel
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Raymond James CEO Cautions Investors in Face of Possible Tax Reform

The CEO of Raymond James has a sober outlook for the stock market in 2018, thanks to taxes. What happens on Wall Street in 2018 depends on what happens in Washington and whether lawmakers pass a tax reform package before the end of this year. Speaking to Fortune, Paul Reilly says, “If tax
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UC Funds Closes $3.75 Million Loan for Student Housing Renovations in New Mexico

ROSWELL, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UC Funds, a vertically-integrated commercial real estate specialty finance firm, announced today the recent closing of a $3.75 million leasehold mortgage loan for the renovation of two student housing properties adjacent to Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU)
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Is Sydney's housing market foundation starting to collapse?

The eastern suburbs seem to be Sydney's weakest market, at least according to the Domain Group's State of the Market Report which revealed that house prices in the area have fallen six percent in the third quarter of the year. This doesn't mean that the eastern suburbs are an exception, however,
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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (OCSL) vs. Equifax Inc. (EFX): Is One a Better Investment Than …

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (NASDAQ:OCSL) and Equifax Inc. (NASDAQ:EFX) are both Financial companies that recently hit new highs. Naturally, this has caught the attention of the investment community. But which is the better investment? To answer this question, we will compare the two
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US House Prices Rise 1.4 Percent in Third Quarter

The HPI is calculated using home sales price information from mortgages sold to, or guaranteed by, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. FHFA has produced a video of highlights for this quarter. “With relatively favorable economic conditions and a continued shortage of housing supply, price increases in the
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Irish central bank tweaks mortgage lending rules

DUBLIN, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Ireland's central bank on Tuesday tweaked mortgage lending limits first introduced in 2015 to cut the number of loans banks can issue in excess of 350 percent of the borrower's income. Banks may still exceed the 350 percent lending limit for 20 percent of first-time buyer
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RBC expands agent lender client base

RBC Investor and Treasury Services (I&TS) has been appointed by Monyx to provide securities lending and other asset management services to its UCITS SICAV umbrella. RBC I&TS, part of Royal Bank of Canada, will also offer custody, fund administration, transfer agency, foreign exchange services to
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Why do just 37% of mortgage applications have a GI quote applied?

Our survey shows that, while advisers are conscious of their responsibility to offer GI, they don't always execute this duty of care on a day-to-day basis. A new poll by PMS Mortgage Club and general insurance provider Paymentshield has revealed adviser attitudes towards quoting general insurance.
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Kenya President Vows Unity as He Begins Disputed Second Term

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta vowed to unite his country as he was sworn in for a second term amid opposition protests, capping months of electoral uncertainty that unnerved investors in East Africa's biggest economy. Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who has vowed not to recognize Kenyatta's
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Shell Restores Full Cash Dividend as It Emerges From Slump

Royal Dutch Shell Plc will pay its entire dividend in cash for the first time in more than two years as Europe's biggest oil company seeks to demonstrate it has left the worst of the crude slump behind. From this quarter, Shell will no longer offer shareholders the option to take the payout in stock, it said
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Balance of Power: Mexico Got the Short End of the Nafta Stick

U.S. President Donald Trump gives the impression all of Nafta's benefits have flowed south of the Rio Grande. Mexicans might beg to differ. As Eric Martin and Nacha Cattan report, Mexico's economic performance in the almost a quarter-century since the North American Free Trade Agreement took
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Mortgage lending rules remain largely unchanged – but slight adjustments to exemption levels

But it has made a slight adjustment to the level of exemptions to the lending limits. Most buyers will still be restricted to borrowing no more than three-and-a-half times their income. First-time buyers will still be required to have a deposit of 10pc of the property's value, with a 20pc deposit needed by
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State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System Trims Stake in Weight Watchers …

BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA boosted its holdings in shares of Weight Watchers International by 123.1% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA now owns 7,134 shares of the company's stock valued at $238,000 after buying an additional 3,936 shares in the last quarter. Zacks Investment
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Global Fortune 500 AgTech Leader Continues Momentum with Heliospectra Intelligent LED Lighting

Heliospectra AB (publ) (OTCQB: HLSPY, FIRSTNORTH: HELIO), world leader in intelligent lighting technology for greenhouses and controlled plant growth environments, announces a sixth order from a global Fortune 500 AgTech company. The year-end order of E60 series lighting indicates that
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What do the tweaks to the mortgage rules mean for you?

The Central Bank's statement on Tuesday on mortgage loans, what's it all about? The Central Bank introduced new restrictions in February, 2015 to limit the amount that banks can lend to people to buy homes, in order to avoid a repeat of the last crisis, where borrowers took on too much debt and banks
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Novogratz Says Crypto Will Be 'Biggest Bubble of Our Lifetimes'

Novogratz Says Crypto Will Be 'Biggest Bubble of Our Lifetimes'

One of the biggest bitcoin bulls on Wall Street says cryptocurrencies are in a massive bubble. He's still starting a $500 million fund to invest in them. “This is a bubble and there is a lot of froth. This is going to be the biggest bubble of our lifetimes,” hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz said at a
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Toronto agents see rush of buyers ahead of new mortgage rules

On a recent Friday evening in Toronto, real estate agent Christopher Bibby was staying late at the office. He had three offers on the go – for three different condo units he had listed around the $2-million mark. Before the night was done, all three had sold. “There's a bit of a push to secure property before
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Carl Icahn Wants Taxpayer Money to Demolish President Trump's Failed Atlantic City Casino

Investor Carl Icahn wants to tear down a casino that Trump built in the 1980s, and he wants New Jersey to pay for it. The Associated Press reported that Icahn gained preliminary approval from the New Jersey's Casino Reinvestment Development Authority to use $5.6 million in investment tax credits to
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Heritage Bank slashes interest rates on home loans

… build and keep attracting new customers to the bank as part of a nationwide growth strategy. “We're a national player in the mortgage market via our broker partners, and our reduced rates, along with our overall service proposition, make us a great alternative for anyone in the market for a home loan.”.
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US housing agencies, Fannie and Freddie, increase 'conforming loan' limit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-backed mortgage agencies, will be able to acquire single-family home loans valued at $453,100, the companies' regulator said on Tuesday. A stands outside Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington February 21, 2014.
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Are Insiders Buying Shares of International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ:ISCA)?

… sell-side covering shares of International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ:ISCA) have a mean recommendation of 3.20 on the shares. This is based on a numerical chart where each stock recommendation (Buy,Sell,Hold) is translated into a numerical equivalent. A low number indicates a Buy and a
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Bank of Canada Sees Financial System Vulnerabilities Easing

One area that remains a major concern for the central bank is the growing share of uninsured mortgages, those with loan to value ratios at or below 80 percent, which is being fueled by higher Toronto and Vancouver home prices and tighter qualification rules for insured mortgages. The issue was a
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In India, Ivanka Trump Says Women Entrepreneurs Will Usher in New Prosperity

Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump's daughter and top adviser, praised the growing economic and security ties between the U.S. and India at a high-profile business summit in southern city of Hyderabad. She made the remarks ahead of an address by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had
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Trump's Coal Man Is Racing Against the Clock to Bail Out Plants

President Donald Trump is on the verge of subsidizing coal plants that would otherwise be driven out of business by cheaper, cleaner natural gas. A plan that would leave consumers footing a potential multibillion-dollar bill is expected Dec. 11, and Trump couldn't have chosen a more enthusiastic
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Hong Kong's China-Fueled Equity Rally Is Now at Beijing's Mercy

Mainland investors have been a major force behind the market's surge, with their net inflows totaling $86 billion from April 2016 through last month, data compiled by Bloomberg show, compared with just $3.3 billion from foreign funds based elsewhere, according to EPFR Global data. With these rising
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Condominiums, commercial and residential land in six states featured in upcoming real estate …

“This is high-quality real estate being sold by a loan servicing and investment company that carefully manages its properties. The auction includes real estate in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida and Oregon,” said John Dixon, president of the auction company. “One of the highlights
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Home Price Gains "Appear Unstoppable"

Home prices on the HPI, which is based on home sales price information from mortgages sold to or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, rose in all 50 states and the District of Columbia from the third quarter of 2016 to the third quarter this year. The top five increases were posted in the District of
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Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae

Is it legal to have (C. N. Y.) 1 A Nine Hundred Thirty Thousand dollar Mortgage on a piece of property with a Two Hundred and Ninety Two Thousand dollar Assessed Fair Market Value. It sure is in at…
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JPMORGAN: There's still a fortune to be made betting on tax reform

JPMorgan says the market is underpricing the potential for stock market gains in the event that Republicans successfully overhaul the tax code. The firm recommends buying bullish single-stock call options on a handful of companies closely linked with tax-reform progress.
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FHFA Home Price Index Posts Strong Gain in Q3

The HPI is calculated using home sales price information from mortgages sold to, or guaranteed by, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “With relatively favorable economic conditions and a continued shortage of housing supply, price increases in the third quarter were generally robust and widespread,” said
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US Housing Starts Surge in October; Home Prices Remain High

Despite the lingering effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, US housing starts surged to a one-year high in October.
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HNA Considers Asset Sales, Signals Reversal of Buying Spree

During its debt-fueled shopping spree — HNA announced more than $40 billion in foreign acquisitions since the beginning of 2016 — the Chinese group and companies such as Anbang Insurance Group Co., Dalian Wanda Group Co., Fosun International Ltd. symbolized China's seemingly insatiable
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Investors Title (ITIC) Given Daily News Sentiment Score of 0.16

Investors Title logo Media stories about Investors Title (NASDAQ:ITIC) have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks
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Angela Lansbury, Star of 'Gaslight,' Says Attractive Women Are Partly to Blame for Sexual …

Angela Lansbury, British actress best known as sleuth Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote, found herself in a real-life pickle on Tuesday, this one of her own making. The 92-year-old, who voiced Mrs. Potts in the 1991 Disney animated film Beauty and the Beast, faced fierce criticism for statements she
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Irish c.bank says all mortgage compensation schemes ready by year-end

DUBLIN, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Most Irish lenders will have started redress and compensation schemes for mortgage customers they overcharged in recent years by early December, with the remainder established by the year-end, Irish Central Bank Governor Philip Lane said on Tuesday. Irish banks are
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