Bitcoin Is Here to Stay—and Other Tech Trends for 2018

Bitcoin Is Here to Stay—and Other Tech Trends for 2018

Blockchain could be used to record real estate titles, for instance. The information is public; it is securely encrypted, and you would have a permanent ledger of all real estate records. But it is probably too early to invest in blockchain. Let's move on to artificial intelligence. Is a big breakthrough near?
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Radnor Accepting 2018 Real Estate Tax Prepayments Through Dec 31

RADNOR TOWNSHIP, PA – Radnor Township residents who follow certain requirements can prepay their 2018 real estate taxes now through New Year's Eve, according an announcement from township officials. On Dec. 11, the Board of Commissioners voted to keep the 2018 mill rate the same as the
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10 minutes with… Brad Saville, president of Landmark Commercial Real Estate

Landmark Commercial Real Estate president Brad Saville likes to say that Wichita, a city with nearly 400,000 residents, has always had a small-town feel. He also acknowledges the city is changing, especially downtown Wichita. Landmark's planned $23 million Spaghetti Works development,
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EDB major banking player in south, central Kashmir: Bharti

According to a statement issued by EDB, Bharti, who was speaking at function here, said during the 2016 turmoil, the bank worked well and their main focus was social security of people in rural areas. “We are doing well in rural Kashmir. We have 90 branches in south and central Kashmir,” he said.
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Zephyr Real Estate Agents Sworn in on Marin Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors

Mark Machado entered the real estate industry 13 years ago and quickly established himself as a prominent presence. A San Francisco native and graduate from SF State University, he has achieved an impressive reputation and client base throughout Marin, San Francisco and Sonoma Counties as
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Prepaying Property Taxes? Your Bank May Make You an Audit Risk

But not all banks report property tax payments on the form they generate, Form 1098. Wells Fargo says it does report property tax payments on Line 10 of the form, which is simply labeled “Other.” And no, alas, you cannot call the bank up and ask it to add whatever you are paying on your own to what
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Apple Responds to iPhone Battery Controversy: 'We Apologize'

It's not unheard of for Apple, that shining, glass-and-metal modernist beacon in the night, to apologize. The company's late CEO and cofounder Steve Jobs famously did after the so-called Antennagate controversy surrounding the iPhone 4. Tim Cook, who replaced him, published a signed letter on the
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Analyst – FICC Trading / Global Mortgage Products / CRE Origination

Job Description:Bank of America Merrill Lynch is seeking an analyst for its Real Estate Structured Finance Group. Daily activities include running financial models, evaluating loan opportunities…
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San Francisco Bay Area median home price peaks at $787000

Home prices in the San Francisco Bay Area reached a new peak for the third time this year. The research firm CoreLogic says the median sale price of a home in the nine counties last month was $787,000. Half the homes sold for more and half for less. The price was up 12.6 percent from a year ago.
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Wilson housing market looks strong for 2018

“Last year was my best year up until that point and this year beat last year, so this has been an ongoing trend,” said Allyson Moye, broker for Womble Real Estate Co. “Interest rates are still good, people's confidence in the economy is better and the real estate market, in general, has increased.”.
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Singapore bank lending up 0.6% in November: MAS

This was weaker when compared with the 1.4 per cent monthy-on-month gain in October. Loans through the domestic banking unit – which captures lending in all currencies but mainly reflects Singapore-dollar lending – stood at S$654 billion in November, up from S$650 billion in October. Business loan
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Mixed-Use Defines Retail Real Estate in 2017

In many ways, the world of retail real estate was tied to the rise of massive mixed-use projects that continued to grow in both scope and popularity in 2017. Perhaps no other project in Memphis embodies this concept more than Crosstown Concourse, which held its grand opening in August in the former
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The very big question for China next year: Can it stomach slower growth?

Major worries include debt related to trusts and shadow banking, which refers to lending that happens outside the formal banking sector. Such debt is subject to less regulatory oversight and higher risk. And that lending is often nowhere on the balance sheets. Such debt is believed to have been taken by
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Category:Real estate companies established in 1943

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Latin America's Biggest Utility Takes a Step Toward Sale

Brazilian President Michel Temer signed a measure that paves the way for the privatization of Eletrobras, Latin America's largest power company, according to a government official. Eletrobras can now join the ranks of government-run businesses that Brazil's privatizing, with a decree that's ready to be
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Thatcher Refused to Share Concorde With Panda on Reagan Visit

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher refused to share her Concorde with a giant panda on her first trip to visit U.S. President Ronald Reagan, saying the cuddly mammals brought bad luck to politicians. The tale emerges in a new batch of government documents published Friday at the
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Can analysts adopt a bullish outlook for Capstead Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:CMO)?

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.2 in 2017 Q3. Its down 0.09, from 1.29 in 2017Q2. It is negative, as 16 investors sold Capstead Mortgage Corporation shares while 44 reduced holdings. 13 funds opened positions while 59 raised stakes. 66.76 million shares or 0.28% less from 66.95 million shares in
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WaterStone Bank Partners with Popular Grocery Store to Expand ATM Network

WAUWATOSA, Wis., Dec. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — WaterStone Bank announced a new partnership with FCTI, Inc., a nationwide ATM network company, and Pick 'n Save, the largest of four grocery banners of Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), to
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Sei Investments Co. Has $377000 Position in China Yuchai International Limited (CYD)

Sei Investments Co. grew its position in shares of China Yuchai International Limited (NYSE:CYD) by 525.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,943 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional
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Posh Miami condo listed for just 33 bitcoin

HousingWire wrote an article back in August 2014 on the most expensive bitcoin real estate purchase to date, which was in a posh Lake Tahoe, California community. The community broke the record with a land sale for $1.6 million in bitcoin. For those new to digital currency, Bitcoins are a long series of
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Shelter extends holiday weekend hours due to cold weather

Shelter extends holiday weekend hours due to cold weather

COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — An emergency housing facility in southern Indiana is extending its weekend hours due to lingering below-freezing temperatures. The (Columbus) Republic reports Friday that Brighter Days Housing will allow people using the facility for overnight housing to stay inside
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S-corp banks get piece of tax cut pie

A hard-fought part of the battle over tax reform in Congress concerned “pass-through” entities, which make up a growing portion of the U.S. banking industry. The combined version of the House and Senate tax bills, which has been passed in both chambers [and signed by President Trump on Dec.
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Free Research Reports on These Banking Stocks — Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian Imperial Bank …

WallStEquities.com strives to bring the best free research to the investment community. Today we are offering reports on BNS, CM, PNC, and C which can be accessed for free by signing up to http://www.wallstequities.com/registration. Ahead of today's trading session, WallStEquities.com revisits the
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Mortgage Assistant Jobs in Macclesfield

Mortgage Administrator. £18,000 – £20,000. acclesfield. Working hours: 39 hours per week – flexi time. CeMap training available. Great job opportunity for a Mortgage Administrator to join an innovative and rapidly expanding technology focussed business in Macclesfield. You will be joining an … more.
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No change in app defects a positive sign for lenders in 2018

After surging earlier in the year, the number of mortgage loan application defects remained flat in November, a positive sign when it comes to fraud incidents going forward. The First American Loan Application Defect Index remained at 83 for the third consecutive month. But this is 22% increase over the
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Mortgage rates end the year on an up note

“As we expected, mortgage rates felt the effect of last week's surge in long-term interest rates in the final, shortened week of 2017,” Len Keifer, deputy chief economist at Freddie Mac, said in a prepared statement. “Although this week's survey rate represents a five-month high, 30-year fixed mortgage
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New tax law expected to slow rise of home values, creating winners and losers

The steady increase in housing prices in many of the nation's priciest markets, including the Washington region, is expected to slow in coming years, analysts say, as the Republican tax bill begins to reshape a major part of the American economy. For generations, the tax code has subsidized
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Real estate sector ups, downs and the future

Kenya's real estate sector has faced a significant amount of turbulence this year, mainly due to the prolonged electioneering period, analysts have said. “Basically we saw a lot of investors putting their projects on hold this year because of the prolonged electioneering period,” Hass Consult head of
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Old Republic in Illinois Names Lange Senior Vice President

… which were at the Hartford Insurance Group. Old Republic is a publicly held insurance organization. The company is organized as an insurance holding company whose subsidiaries market, underwrite and provide risk management services for coverages mostly in the general and title insurance fields
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LOWEST Mortgage Rates!

FIRST TORONTO MORTGAGE LOW RATES, FREE ONLINE QUOTES AND APPROVALS! First Toronto Mortgage offers the lowest mortgage rates and free online mortgage quotes & approvals. Our programs include: 0%…
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Property sector pins hopes on Ramaphosa to boost weak market

Cape Town – While property sales in Cape Town increased in 2017, Johannesburg experienced a slowdown, according to Adrian Goslett, regional director and CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa. “Despite plenty of stock available on the market, there is a disparity between what sellers in the current
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Trump Insists Border Wall Money Must Be Part of DACA Deal

President Donald Trump said he would insist legislation extending deportation protection to those brought to the U.S. illegally as children include funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump also said he would demand an end to a program that allows immigrants to sponsor family members to
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Mortgage rates today, December 29, plus lock recommendations

Oil remained at $60 a barrel (that's neutral for today, but still not-good for mortgage interest rates. Higher energy prices play a large role in creating inflation.) The yield on ten-year Treasuries dropped another basis point (1/100th of 1 percent) to 2.42 percent (good, because mortgage rates tend to follow
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Australian dollar set to seal best year since 2010, NZ$ lags

… fully 50 basis points above the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate. “Even on current differentials AUD is seen moving into a lower US$0.70-US$0.75 trading band in the first half, with downside risks depending on broader US dollar performance, risk sentiment and commodity prices,” added Mr Attrill.
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The iPhone Is the Bestselling Tech Product of the Year (Again)

Not only was the iPhone the best-selling tech product of 2017, according to a USA Today report, but its sales numbers were so large that it sold more than the next four items combined on the best-selling list. The paper worked with GBH Insights for the report. In it, analysts claim that Apple will sell 223
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RUPCO still banking on tax credits for Midtown Kingston apartment building

RUPCO still banking on tax credits for Midtown Kingston apartment building. This rendering shows how the E Square building on Cedar Street in Midtown Kingston, N.Y., is to appear. Provided/File. By Paul Kirby, Daily Freeman. Posted: 12/28/17, 12:52 PM EST | Updated: 18 secs ago. # Comments.
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Saudi Squeeze on Alwaleed Has More at Stake Than Money

His net worth has declined by about $2 billion to $18 billion since his detention, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Prince Miteb, son of the late King Abdullah and the former head of the powerful National Guard Corps, was released after paying the equivalent of more than $1 billion, a senior
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Top commercial real estate deals of 2017

The former Kenwood Convent campus in Albany, New York, commanded the highest price for commercial real estate in the region in 2017 — $18 million. That's according to a state database of real estate transactions (the most recent data is through Dec. 1). The secluded, 75-acre campus on the city's
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Singapore November bank lending rises 7.1 pct y/y

SINGAPORE, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Singapore's total bank lending in November rose from a year earlier, on the back of increased lending to financial institutions and a rise in housing and bridging loans. Loans and advances by domestic banking units in the city-state amounted to S$653.7 billion ($488.97
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Form N-MFP2/A RETIREMENT SERIES TRUST For: Oct 31

… CREDIT BANKS FUNDING CORP 2026-10-20 2.200000 6475000.00 6451121.64 Agency Debentures and Agency Strips FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANKS FUNDING CORP 2025-10-27 2.100000 7843000.00 7815340.35 Agency Debentures and Agency Strips FREDDIE MAC 2031-08-22 2.000000
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ARRIS International plc (NASDAQ:ARRS) Forecasted to Post Q1 2019 Earnings of $0.61 Per Share

ARRIS International plc (NASDAQ:ARRS) Forecasted to Post Q1 2019 Earnings of $0.61 Per Share

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of ARRIS International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $32.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 7th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of ARRIS International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday,
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JetBlue Heads for the Worst Year of Flight Delays Since 2007

A JetBlue Airways Corp. Airbus A321 plane taxis outside of Terminal 5 at JFK airport in New York. Photographer: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg. JetBlue Airways Corp. has little to show for its efforts to improve on-time performance. This year through October, the airline's on-time arrival rate of 70 percent
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Jimmy Fortune and Paul Moloney recognised in the Stobart Lesters Awards for 2017

Two stalwarts of the weighing room who announced their retirement earlier this year have been recognised in the Stobart Lesters Awards for 2017, the awards voted for by members of the Professional Jockeys Association. Jimmy Fortune took the Flat Special Recognition Award with Paul Moloney
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Arlington Asset Investment Corp (AI) Receiving Somewhat Favorable Press Coverage, AlphaOne …

… certificates for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a United States Government agency or government-sponsored enterprise (GSE), such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).
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DJ Intl Real Estate ETF SPDR (RWX) Reaches Active Mover List (0.17%)

Currently, the 14-day ADX for DJ Intl Real Estate ETF SPDR (RWX) is sitting at 26.53. Generally speaking, an ADX value from 0-25 would indicate an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50 would support a strong trend. A value of 50-75 would identify a very strong trend, and a value of 75-100 would
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Somewhat Favorable Media Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Affect New York Mortgage Trust …

Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. New York Mortgage Trust earned a news impact score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. Accern also assigned media coverage about the real estate investment trust an impact score of
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Kenya's real estate industry goes hi-tech with blockchain

Land Layby Kenya Ltd, a Kenyan leading real estate and fintech company, operating in 4 other countries is set to launch the minimal viable product (MVP) for Africa's first multinational Blockchain powered land registry early 2018. The platform, which shall be accessed using a special digital utility key
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South Africa Lawmakers Failed to Hold Zuma to Account, Court Says

South Africa's top court found that parliament failed to hold President Jacob Zuma to account for his role in a scandal involving the misuse of public funds on his private home and ordered it to draft rules governing the circumstances under which he could be removed from office. “The assembly did not
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Yes, Uber Expects New Year's Eve Surge Pricing. Here's What to Expect

Sharing a car is also recommended. Uber suggests using uberPOOL, its carpooling option, which is less expensive than uberX, or splitting cars with friends to keep the costs low. In past years, Lyft has also inflated prices during peak hours, though those prices were capped. (Fortune reached out to Lyft
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Irish Passports in Demand as UK Prepares for Life After Brexit

Ireland issued a record number of passports in 2017, boosted by demand from Irish citizens living in the United Kingdom. The government issued 779,000 passports this year, an increase of more than 6 percent from 2016, the foreign affairs ministry said in Dublin on Friday. About 20 percent of
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Londoners leaving capital for Brighton, Birmingham and Bristol

The trend is being driven by people leaving London's relatively expensive housing market but also by financially squeezed councils sending homeless families out of the capital – in some cases hundreds of miles away – because they cannot afford to buy housing stock in London. There are warning that
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Vetr Lowers Endo International (ENDP) to Buy

Piper Jaffray Companies restated a hold rating and set a $7.00 target price on shares of Endo International in a research report on Friday, November 10th. ValuEngine lowered shares of Endo International from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Friday, September 1st. Finally, BMO
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More lending, tax reform prop up retail's outlook | SunStar

A tough pitch. People buy items at a stall street in Barcelona. Jittery business owners in Catalonia have put their investment plans on ice, spooked by the recent tumult over its latest bid to secede from Spain. Recent figures show Catalan retail sales and tourist arrivals are falling while unemployment
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Texas Home Values Soar in 2017 National Study

For many Americans, their homes provide the single largest source of wealth. According to Zillow, the housing market gained $9 trillion following the lowest ebb of the recession that hit a decade ago. Since 2013, the year recognized as the beginning of the housing recovery, U.S. home values have risen
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5 Things to know this morning

East Tennessee's housing market has stayed strong in 2017, since its earlier ranking as one of the top markets in the country. This winter, the president of the Knoxville Area Association of Realtors, Jeff Grebe, said it is definitely a sellers' market. He said in November 2017, sales were up, while listed
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Trump Stretches Meaning of Deregulation in Touting Achievements

While the president has succeeded in undoing some major environmental and financial industry rules, a Bloomberg News review of the administration's list found almost a third of them actually were begun under earlier presidents. Others strain the definition of lessening the burden of regulation or were
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India coming in line with global fashion trends: Marks and Spencer's James Munson

India is coming in line with international fashion trends. … However, there are some things that still haven't changed…getting a quality real estate is still very difficult. … Customers have brought into trends and key pieces such as the statement sleeves, embroidered detailing and patches across dresses.
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California Pot Smokers Looking to Buy on Jan. 1 May Have to Wait

California will legalize recreational marijuana on Jan. 1, but consumers hoping to score some weed that day in two of its biggest cities are in for a bummer. Los Angeles and San Francisco are among many municipalities that won't have their licenses ready by the time marijuana sales become legal on
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Daniels

Gregory M. Dixon, CNB Bank Market Executive, recently announced that Danielle Daniels has been appointed to the position of Commercial Banking Officer for the Bank's St. Marys and Elk County market area. As a Commercial Banking Officer, Ms. Daniels will join the lending division in the St. Marys,
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Rajoy Says Spain Won't Yield to Blackmail by Catalan Separatists

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy holds his end-of-the-year press conference in Madrid on Dec.29, 2017. Photographer: Javier Soriano/AFP via Getty Images. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy set in motion the process for convening a new Catalan parliament and said he wouldn't allow a new
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KKR, Blackstone Targeted in New Kentucky Suit (Audio)

KKR, Blackstone Targeted in New Kentucky Suit (Audio)

Peter Henning, a professor at Wayne State University Law School, discusses a new lawsuit against KKR and Blackstone, which was brought on behalf of taxpayers in the state of Kentucky and accuses the firms of delivering worse returns than they had advertised. He speaks with Bloomberg's June
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Chinese buying drives surge in US crude exports

Domestic demand for crude sputtered, and the price gap between U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate and North Sea Brent, the international marker, roughly tripled to $6.30 a barrel in early September. Even with shipping costs factored in, around $40 a barrel for American oil was too good a deal
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Credit growth cools down in November

Bank lending growth eased further to 19.2 percent in November from 19.9 percent in October and 21.1 percent in September, according to a report released by the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas. “The BSP will continue to ensure that the expansion in domestic credit and liquidity conditions proceeds in line
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LIHTC and Freddie Mac

Find out more about SelectLeaders job postings by viewing the online job postings in more detail. Multifamily Production Senior- LIHTC and Freddie Mac.
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Bank Accounts

According to a recent survey conducted by Morning Consult* on behalf of the American Bankers Association, 1 in 4 consumers (26 percent) use their mobile devices most often to conduct their banking business, while 18 percent visit their bank's branch the most frequently. Since the introduction of the
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Business People For December 28, 2017

Dr. Ashitkumar Vyas has been named talent acquisition manager for the Mohawk Valley Health System. In this position, Vyas will apply professional talent planning, sourcing, recruitment and on-board methods in the development, implementation and administration of MVHS talent management goals,
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121 Fortune Way Bonaire, GA 31005

121 Fortune Way, Bonaire, GA is a 2325 sq ft, 4 bed, 3 bath home listed on Trulia for $253500 in Bonaire, Georgia.
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China regulator penalises 13 financial institutions over illegal bank guarantee case

BEIJING, Dec 29 (Reuters) – China's banking regulator said on Friday it has penalised 13 financial institutions for providing funds to China Guangfa Bank, imposing fines and confiscating illegal income totalling 1.34 billion yuan ($206 million). The regulator has confiscated a total of 661 million yuan of
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'To Be Honest, It's Really Hard To Stomach' – Daryl Horgan Hopes 2018 Brings Change In Fortune

There has been an improvement in game time for Daryl Horgan in recent weeks. He started his first league game of the season on Boxing day against Barnsley, after coming off the bench the week before and scoring against Burton before that. That's why there is a momentary panic when he appears to
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BidaskClub Upgrades SodaStream International (SODA) to Buy

SodaStream International (NASDAQ:SODA) was upgraded by equities research analysts at BidaskClub from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday. Several other brokerages have also weighed in on SODA. ValuEngine lowered SodaStream
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Bainbridge Lending Group makes first #GiveBackBainbridge donation

Bainbridge Lending Group has made its first quarterly #GiveBackBainbridge program donation of $1,100 to One Call for All. Under its #GiveBackBainbridge program, for every home loan the Bainbridge Island home mortgage lender closes, the company funds a client-designated donation to a One Call
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'Secret millionaire' leaves £7m fortune to help fight cancer

A “secret millionaire” who built up a massive £7 million fortune investing on the stock market has ordered it be used to help fight cancer and ill health. … The remainder of his vast fortune has been placed in the Grahame Winnington Pincock Charitable Trust and will be used to help those who are ill.
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NEWSMAKER OF 2017: Peterborough's hot housing market and its fallout

This was the year that even affluent people in Peterborough couldn't find a place to live at times. For years, Peterborough has had a reputation as the homeless capital of Ontario with the largest gap between below-average wages and Greater Toronto Area-level rents. Throw in a historically low supply of
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Spice Mobility to buy 30% stake in P2P lending startup for ₹12.5 crore

Spice Mobility Ltd is buying 30% stake in Luharia Technologies Pvt. Ltd which operates P2P lending platform anytimeloan.in, in all cash deal of ₹12.5 crore ($1.95 million), the company said in a stock exchange filings. The company will make the investment through its subsidiary Spice Digital Ltd. The
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Goldman Takes One-Time $5 Billion Hit From New US Tax Law

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said the U.S. tax reform will cut profit this year by about $5 billion, mainly because of a tax targeting earnings held abroad. About two-thirds of the hit comes from the repatriation tax, while writing down U.S. deferred tax assets also contributed, the company said in a filing on
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Business-Savvy Is The New Cool For Workspaces

For all the trends we see coming in and out of fashion in office real estate, though, the essential requirements of the modern workspace remain fairly constant. Employers want offices in secure, well-maintained buildings, in locations convenient and desirable to their workers, with sufficient room and a
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Your top 10 HMDA questions answered: Part 10

“Customers need this kind of help from technology providers in order to keep up with the demands of regulatory changes,” Dunn told HousingWire. “Providing ease and adaptation of the functionality has a positive impact and helps to bridge any training gaps that operations personnel have to quickly get
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Traverse City drug house sold

Instead of condemning the house Cooney is working with the real estate agent of the owner, the title company and the buyers' real estate agent to sell the house. “This is the best possible solution to what has been a scourge on this neighborhood and a public safety concern to the families who live here,”
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Italian TV No Longer Married to the Mob

The show, where organized crime bosses battle over prime real estate helped along by corrupt clergy and political officials, failed to secure the rabid fan base, or critical acclaim of Gomorrah, despite a marketing campaign that blanketed the eternal city. Netflix has not released official viewing figures for
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Over 25800 online banking fraud cases reported in 2017, says Government

“As per the data provided by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on frauds related to ATM/Credit/Debit cards and net banking as reported by the banks, 10,220 cases of fraud were reported in the December 2017 quarter (up to December 21),” Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a
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Impac Mortgage Holdings Incorporated (NYSEAMERICAN:IMH) Reports Decline in Sellers; Strong …

Impac Mortgage Holdings Incorporated (NYSEAMERICAN:IMH) Reports Decline in Sellers; Strong …

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.77 in Q3 2017. Its down 0.23, from 1 in 2017Q2. It is negative, as 7 investors sold Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. shares while 15 reduced holdings. 3 funds opened positions while 14 raised stakes. 3.06 million shares or 11.58% less from 3.47 million shares in 2017Q2
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Purchasing power over real property

“On weekdays, throngs of Filipino men in the Rizal Park (popularly known as Luneta) congregate near booths of manning agencies which recruit workers to be deployed on foreign ships,” wrote Jean Encinas-Franco of the University of the Philippines-Diliman in her essay, “Overseas Filipino Workers
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Cater to Your Connections

As we enter 2018, it's inevitable that commercial mortgage brokers are focusing on ways to make the most of their business in the new year. Many brokers have realized that diversifying the loan programs they offer prospective borrowers is a good way to differentiate themselves from the competition.
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It's Been a Great Year for Pot Stocks

Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst, discusses the race to launch the first marijuana ETF in the U.S.. It was a great year to be invested in cannabis stocks. Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF, the largest marijuana-focused exchange-traded fund, has surged 74 percent since it
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By Jane Fryer for the Daily Mail

They performed for four hours a day, six days a week for years, made a small fortune from their notoriety, married two sisters and somehow — reports are hazy — fathered 21 children between them before dying within three hours of each other in their early 60s. And Tom Thumb, who was under 2ft tall,
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A Retailers' Guide to Curbing Online Gift Returns

Santa Claus has come and gone, leaving us with a sleigh load of sweaters, toys and electronics — some of which we didn't ask for, don't want or can't use. Estimated Amount of Holiday Gift Returns. $90 billion. And so now, as legions of people say “no thanks” to some of the gifts they unwrapped on
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13 Things to Look Forward To (or Fear) in 2018

Yesterday, I published a scorecard, listing how I did in my predictions for 2017. Now, as usual, I join the legion of amateur prognosticators who offer guesses about what will happen in 2018. Once again, I borrow my friend Gregg Easterbrook's slogan: All predictions guaranteed, or your money back.
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Fannie and Freddie regain capital reserves; withhold billions from Treasury

As expected, the government-sponsored enterprises on Friday made their quarterly dividend payments to the Department of the Treasury. But, thanks to the new agreement between the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Treasury, each of the GSEs withheld billions from the Treasury to ensure
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Pershing Square, Valeant to Pay $290 Million to End Lawsuit

Activist investor Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Holdings Ltd. and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. agreed to pay $290 million to settle investor claims that they engaged in insider trading in the unsuccessful 2014 takeover bid for Botox-maker Allergan Inc. The deal, which requires the approval
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Booming Home Sales Driving Local Economy

The housing market took a beating in the recession 10 years ago. But when Moore County came out on the other side, nothing was the same. A county that once had been the province of custom retirement homes and rural byways was forever changed by a growing — and now, pronounced — military
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Zacks Investment Research Lowers Huaneng Power International (HNP) to Hold

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on HNP. ValuEngine downgraded shares of Huaneng Power International from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Thursday, September 21st. CLSA raised shares of Huaneng Power International from a sell rating to an
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Rockefeller Financial Services Inc. Purchases 8305 Shares of Honeywell International Inc. (HON)

The institutional investor owned 109,020 shares of the conglomerate's stock after buying an additional 8,305 shares during the quarter. Rockefeller Financial Services Inc.'s holdings in Honeywell International were worth $15,452,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other hedge funds have also
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California's record poverty and real-estate bubble are creating a "wheel-estate" boom of people …

Extreme housing prices in California — driven by a combination of speculation, favorable legal/tax positions for landlords, foreclosures after the 2008 crisis, and an unwillingness to build public housing — has created vast homeless encampments, but there's a less visible side to the crisis: working people
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Father, son find work-life balance in ag banking

Agriculture dominates the Fosston bank's business, just as it does for banks in other farm and ranch towns. Farmers in the Fosston area raise many crops; wheat, corn and soybeans are most common. Cattle are found in parts of the area, as well. Fosston, population a little over 1,500, is part of the Grand
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Mortgage Area Manager

Manages and coordinates activities of residential construction and mortgage lenders and staff. Trains, motivates, coaches and provides guidance to assigned area personnel in order to increase sales productivity. Monitors and evaluates production and goals. Responsible for personal loan production
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Should You Buy The Western Union Company (WU) or Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (OCSL)?

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) shares are down more than -12.20% this year and recently increased 1.44% or $0.27 to settle at $19.07. Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (NASDAQ:OCSL), on the other hand, is down -8.57% year to date as of 12/27/2017. It currently trades at $4.91 and has
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The role of a healthy marketplace in real estate sales

More and more, buyers and sellers are recognizing the value of consumer-facing technology in the real estate market. With these tools, buyers are gaining unprecedented levels of intelligence when looking into properties for sale, while sellers are better understanding what buyers are willing to bid on.
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Why You Need To Look At This Factor Before Buying American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG)

If you are looking to invest in American International Group Inc's (NYSE:AIG), or currently own the stock, then you need to understand its beta in order to understand how it can affect the risk of your portfolio. There are two types of risks that affect the market value of a listed company such as AIG. The first
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This Pretty Ricky Member Tweeted His Way To A $2M Fortune

At the height of 2005, Miami quartet Pretty Ricky catapulted their way to the top of the charts with their seductive grooves and raunchy lyricism. But after a bout with poor money management, the group eventually disbanded ― leaving most if not all members without a dime to their name. In the years
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2017 Top Deals: Southwest Florida

Advenir, whose portfolio of multifamily rentals is valued in excess of $2.3 billion, is planning an extensive lighting renovation at the complex, which will be financed in part by Freddie Mac's “Green Rewards Program.” The 9300 Marino Circle property was 89% occupied at the time of the Advenir purchase.
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After cashing in on note ban, fintech firms all wired-up for consolidation

After cashing in on note ban, fintech firms all wired-up for consolidation

According to data provided by research firm Tracxn, fintech — across banking tech, alternative lending, insurance tech, mobile payments, investment tech, consumer finance, cryptocurrencies and enterprise finance, among others — attracted about 131 deals worth $2,089 million this year, about 50 per
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European, US Markets Lift NorthCoast ETF Retirement Portfolios

“We trimmed our position in EWC in October as macro data in Canada became less bullish,” Jamin said. “In Q3, Canada's GDP growth decelerated from 4.3% to 1.7% at an annualized rate. Lower energy prices have negatively impacted Canada this year. The housing market in Canada has also been
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Disruption Alert: Our Connected Future Changes How We Buy Infrastructure

We live in a highly connected world, and most of us go through our days enjoying the benefits of connectivity without giving much thought to the infrastructure that enables us to communicate instantly, travel safely, shop effortlessly, manage our money, educate and entertain ourselves, secure our homes
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From December 28-29 Salt Lending (SALT) has went up more than 5.89%

It was good day for Salt Lending (SALT), as it jumped by $0.935739 or 5.89%, touching $16.8358755. Crypto Experts believe that Salt Lending (SALT) is looking for the $18.51946305 goal. According to 2 analysts could reach $41.2844932746723. The highest price was $18.090954 and lowest of
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Douglas Todd: Vancouver's housing crisis revealed by looking to China, Australia, New Zealand

This year has been an especially confusing time for Metro's globalized real-estate market, since, unlike detaches home prices, condos valuations rose sharply this year, as offshore and domestic buyers and investors tried to anxiously get in on what they thought was a generally soaring market. SAEED
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Bank derisking problem on the wane – BOJ, IMF see signs of repair in correspondent relationships

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is trumpeting gains on the correspondent banking crisis, once seen as a near-intractable problem requiring intervention by powerful external sources to correct – and Jamaica's central bank agrees that the tide is turning. Two staff members of the International
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FIRST PACE WISCONSIN PROJECT BEGINS IN DANE COUNTY

Greenworks Lending, based in Darien, Connecticut, provided the PACE financing component of the project capital budget. PACE Wisconsin launched in December 2016 after three years of planning and development spearheaded by a group of forward-thinking Wisconsin organizations committed to
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Increasing home prices likely to slow down as tax bill reshapes economy, analysts say

The steady increase in housing prices in many of the nation's priciest markets is expected to slow in coming years, analysts say, as the Republican tax law begins to reshape a major part of the American economy. For generations, the tax code has subsidized homeownership, particularly for people in
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Bank loans up 19.2% in November

The growth in bank lending as well as domestic liquidity both slowed down month-in-month in November, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Friday. Citing preliminary data, the BSP said outstanding loans of commercial banks, net of reverse repurchase (RRP) placements with the central bank, grew by
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Juniata Valley Financial Corp. to Acquire Liverpool Community Bank

Juniata Valley Financial Corp. (“Juniata”) (OTC Pink: JUVF), the bank holding company of The Juniata Valley Bank (“JVB”), and Liverpool Community Bank (“Liverpool”), have announced the execution of an agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which Juniata will acquire the remaining 60.8% of
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30551 FORTUNE Trail Milford, MI 48381 For Sale

Looking for 30551 FORTUNE Trail listings? We have comprehensive home listings and estimates for houses for sale in Michigan at RE/MAX.
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Real estate investor sentenced for rigging bids on foreclosed properties

A Forsyth County real estate investor convicted in June of rigging foreclosure auctions during the housing crisis was recently sentenced to 16 months in jail. Douglas L. Purdy was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story for bid rigging conspiracy and two counts of conspiracy to commit bank
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Orea real estate college admissions test

What kinds of questions are on the College Admissions Test? The OREA Real Estate Next Math Prep Workshop for both the OREA Admissions Test and OREA Course 1 (Real Estate as a Professional Career). 1 on 1 OREA College Private Tutor Sessions; Real Estate Admission Test – Study Guide;
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Sales of new and more-expensive homes rise sharply in Sacramento County

Sacramento County saw a significant increase in sales of new homes and houses priced at more than a half-million dollars in November, CoreLogic reported Friday. The Irvine-based real estate tracking service also said that the median home price for all homes in the county rose by more than 8 percent
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Chicago Tribune Commercial Real Estate Columnist Ryan Ori: Chicago's quirk has “become a …

Early commuters drive as the sun rises over the Chicago skyline Friday, June 30, 2017. (AP Photo/G-Jun Yam). ×. Chicago Tribune Commercial Real Estate Columnist Ryan Ori: Chicago's quirk has “become a concentration of bands that everybody knows”. Early commuters drive as the sun rises over the
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Waterford Bank of America branch closing in March

Waterford — Bank of America plans to permanently close its Waterford location in the spring, part of an ongoing nationwide effort to cut costs by consolidating branches within a few miles of each other as customers increasingly rely on mobile and online banking. The company recently sent notices to
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A Window of Opportunity

In the years after the mortgage crisis, regulatory requirements tended to disfavor independent mortgage originators and small mortgage companies. Everything from the Good Faith Estimate, the loan-originator compensation rule, anti-steering regulations, qualified mortgage (QM) points-and-fees limits,
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Never mind Zuckerberg, these Hawaii real estate stories made headlines in 2017

While Mark Zuckerberg's quiet title actions grabbed the most readers in 2017, there were a number of Hawaii real estate stories in 2017 that were of far greater importance to local readers, including The Howard Hughes Corp. opening buildings opening in Kakaako, while closing another down, the start
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Our Most-Read New Jersey Real Estate Stories of 2017

In Newark, a celebrity-backed project and a restoration of an iconic castle made the list while Jersey City's real estate boom and Bayonne's anticipated boom also captured our readers' attention. Here are our top five real estate stories of 2017.
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Realtors, Democrats say GOP tax bill will hurt Connecticut's housing market

Fairfield, Hartford and New Haven Counties are among the top 30 markets in the U.S. expected to see a drop in housing values in the wake of new federal tax legislation, according to Moody's analytics. By doubling the standard deduction, Congress has capped the popular deductions that benefit
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Chinese 'shadow debt' an $18.5 TRILLION market which could COLLAPSE the banking system

Chinese 'shadow debt' an $18.5 TRILLION market which could COLLAPSE the banking system

Beijing has acknowledged that the colossal volume of complex and potentially risky lending obscured in shadow banking compounds the threat posed by the economy's tremendous accumulation of debt since the global financial crisis. The most infamous WMP, The Chang'an Trust product was one of
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The year in local stocks: Tobacco, horses, bourbon beat banking, pizza, gifts

Charts of the best (Turning Point Brands) and worst (CafePress) Louisville-related stock performers in 2017. | Screenshot from Yahoo Finance. Tobacco, horses, bourbon. Good. Banking, pizza, gifts. Bad. That, in a nutshell, tells the story of the stock performance of companies based in — or with
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Public Sector Pension Investment Board Raised By $905706 Its Fortune Brands Home & Sec In …

Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased Fortune Brands Home & Sec In (FBHS) stake by 77.25% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. Public Sector Pension Investment Board acquired 13,518 shares as Fortune Brands Home & Sec In (FBHS)'s stock rose 10.95%. The Public Sector Pension
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Nations Lending Services Provides the Most Accurate and Complete

According to National Lenders, among National Title Companies, NLS provides the most accurate and complete LE & CD quotes.
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can I still deduct mortgage interest for 2017 if I am from calif…

My mortgage statement for Jul 2017 says: principal $401; interest $354: Escrow $266. Can I deduct the interest and escrow on my 2017 tax returns. The total annual mortgage payment would be if I added the principal pus interest and escrow and multiply by 12 months. Can I deduct mortgage interest if
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20 Houston commercial real estate headlines in 2017

Longtime Houston investors and others new to the market pumped money into high-profile office properties across the region in 2017. E-commerce continued to make an imprint on the local industrial market as Amazon expanded and developers added massive warehouses before securing tenants.
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Canadian housing market headlines you're likely to see in 2018

The Canadian real estate market made headlines plenty of times in 2017 — but what does next year have in store? Will housing prices and affordability continue to dominate the conversation, or will new developments emerge? BuzzBuzzNews has rounded up predictions from industry experts for the
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Here's why the FHA has stopped lending on homes with energy-efficient PACE liens

DEAR MR. MYERS: We bought our home in 2015 with a Federal Housing Administration loan, and then added a new solar-panel system and made some other energy-saving improvements with a PACE loan earlier this year. Now, we've heard that the FHA will no longer insure mortgages that have a
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Built Technologies hires new chief technology officer

“Built is solving a significant problem in construction lending, and I'm excited to be leading an incredibly talented technology team that is delivering a definitive solution for managing loans that is quickly becoming the de-facto standard for financial institutions across the country,” Russell said.
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AGRICULTURE MINISTRY MULLING CREATION OF GUARANTEE AGENCY FOR LENDING TO …

A guarantee agency can be created for lending to agricultural producers, First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Maksym Martyniuk told Interfax-Ukraine. “We did not ask for this postponement [of the moratorium on the sale of agricultural land], but since lawmakers decided so, then in the next
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First known Bitcoin-only real estate deal in Miami closes

A Bitcoin evangelist who goes by the moniker “Paychecks” paid nearly 18 Bitcoin for a condo, in what appears to be the first cryptocurrency-only real estate transaction in South Florida. Ivan “Paychecks” Pacheco, who co-founded the cryptocurrency website Bits to Freedom, paid 17.741 Bitcoin, or the
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By the Numbers – 1031 in 2018 – Is it Time?

Many properties were purchased during the crash years from 2007 through 2009, and most were bought at bargain basement prices. Even with improvement costs, home prices have climbed back to pre-recession levels and even higher in many markets. Many investors are sitting on equity that they
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Prepayment of real estate taxes: It's a no in Montgomery Co.

Montgomery County says its tax collectors aren't permitted to accept prepayment for 2018 real estate taxes. The county continues to receive numerous inquiries about prepayment, but the law in Pennsylvania says you can't prepay property taxes until they are assessed, and the timing of assessments
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Airbus Year-End Order Rush Masks Woes Selling Biggest Jets

Airbus SE completed the year doing what it does best: selling its bread-and-butter narrow-body aircraft. The European manufacturer late Thursday firmed up its biggest-ever order from Indigo Partners for 430 A320 aircraft — a contract that was previously announced — while also unveiling a new deal for
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25800 cases of online banking fraud reported in 2017, IT minister tells Parliament

At least 25,800 cases of credit and debit card fraud and those involving internet banking were reported in 2017, Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told Parliament on Friday, PTI reported. In the December quarter, 10,220 cases of card and online banking fraud involving Rs 111.85
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Theresa May's Infrastructure Czar Quits, Lashing Out at Brexit

Andrew Adonis quit as Theresa May's infrastructure czar, but not before delivering a blistering verdict on the Brexit policy being pursued by the U.K. prime minister and her Conservative Party. The Labour peer and former transport secretary described Brexit as a “populist and nationalist spasm worthy of
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Experts do not expect spikes in prices on real estate market in 2018

MOSCOW, December 29. /TASS/. Low mortgage rates, high volumes of new housing commissioning, renovation in Moscow, perpetual privatization across the country and phased abandonment of cooperative housing construction projects are positive preconditions for the housing sector in Russia,
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Need help with Researching Housing Market

Posted 17 minutes ago. Details. We need help researching multi-unit apartment buildings in SF and surrounding Bay Area cities. The idea is to find out how many buildings there are, how many units they have, and how many have common lobby/shared space where we could host a wine tasting event.
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courting hope, handling despair

On the last day of 2017 the sentiment in the real estate sector is not much different from what it was on its first day. However, hope did sustain the slowdown-hit sector this year as the stakeholders tried to move on from the demonetisation dread and opened the doors to let RERA, GST and an amended
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Qatar ETF May Be Past the Worst of the Boycotts

The iShares MSCI Qatar Capped ETF was heavily affected by the weakness in the banking segment as financials make up 52.8% of QAT's underlying portfolio, followed by industrials 15.5% and real estate 13.6%. The downturn in the residential real estate market was also among the worst hit during the
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Main Line payday lender Hallinan may have to forfeit $491M

Main Line payday lender Hallinan may have to forfeit $491M

Federal prosecutors are pursuing a $491 million criminal forfeiture judgment — one of the largest in their office's history — against Charles M. Hallinan, a payday lending pioneer and Villanova resident who was found guilty last month on racketeering conspiracy charges. Pictured in this Nov.27 file photo
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Japanese Economy Could Get a Boost in 2018 From Bitcoin's Surge

The digital coin's 1,500 percent rally this year has left crypto-crazed Japanese investors likely sitting on hefty gains that Nomura thinks will spur consumer spending. “Rises in asset values often result in a rise in consumer spending too, known as the wealth effect,” the team, led by Yoshiyuki Suimon,
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Vermont to Sell $37M in Bonds to Fund Affordable Housing

Vermont legislators approved a plan to sell $37 million in “sustainability bonds” that will be used to finance construction of new affordable housing across the state. According to the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA), the bonds will go on sale beginning on Jan. 8 and will finance the creation of up
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Virgin Money predicts flat mortgage market

The lender, which was ranked the UK's eighth-biggest in terms of gross lending during 2016 by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) – now part of UK Finance – predicts it will achieve a market share of around 3 per cent next year. Virgin Money's market share in 2016 was 3.4 per cent, according to the
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Should Your Next Investment In The Real Estate Industry Be In Oberoi Realty Limited (NSE …

Oberoi Realty Limited (NSEI:OBEROIRLTY), a INR₹160.11B mid-cap, is a real estate company operating in an industry which is the most prevalent industry in the global economy, and as an asset class, it has continued to play a crucial role in the portfolios of various investors. Real estate assets usually
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A jittery tale in Jat land

The Goods and Services Tax (GST), Benami Property Act and the implementation of the Real Estate Regulation & Development Act (RERA), affected the sector in a variety of ways. The implementation of RERA, however, increased the hope that transparency and accountability will change the contours
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Crystal ball 2018: What to look for in the economy and real estate

The year 2017 gave us record stock prices (including a Dow Jones Industrial Average approaching 25,000), lots of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) storms from President Donald Trump and Amazon.com's (Nasdaq: AMZN) search for a second headquarters. So what will 2018 have in store for the economy and
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Should You Buy Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT) (CCI) or Glowpoint, Inc. (GLOW)?

Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT) (NYSE:CCI) shares are up more than 26.56% this year and recently increased 0.36% or $0.39 to settle at $109.82. Glowpoint, Inc. (NYSE:GLOW), on the other hand, is up 33.50% year to date as of 12/27/2017. It currently trades at $0.36 and has returned 14.37%
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Defects and Fraud in Mortgage Applications Up 22.1 Percent YoY

The frequency of defects and fraud in mortgage applications remained unchanged between October and November, according to First American Financial Corporation's latest Loan Application Defect Index data. However, when compared to one year earlier, November's Defect Index was up by 22.1
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Bank lending slows to 0.6% gain in November

Bank lending slowed up last month, on the back of a slower pace in lending to financial institutions. Loans hit $654 billion in November, up from $650 billion in October – a 0.6 per cent increase and well below the 1.4 per cent month-on-month gain in October. Business borrowing rose 0.5 per cent from
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Anworth Announces Increase to Series B Preferred Stock Conversion Rate

BUSINESS WIRE)–Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (NYSE: ANH) announced that in accordance with the terms of Anworth's 6.25% Series B … (ii) our financing and hedging activities; and (iii) providing us with management services and other services and activities relating to our assets and
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New CEO's challenge: Bring bank into 21st century

Carter Bank is in the midst of a comprehensive overhaul of its operating system that, when completed in the third quarter, would allow it to offer mobile and internet banking for the first time. And catching up to the rest of the industry in digital banking should accelerate Carter Bank's effort to attract more
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Value of US housing market climbs to record $31.8 trillion

But home prices continue to increase, fueling the housing market's value growth. Home prices recently increased in October, and experts are beginning to fear 2018 could lock many potential buyers out of the housing market, forcing them to rent, according to the latest report released by S&P Dow Jones
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Here's why it's a good time to be selling homes in southwest Ohio

The average price for home sales in the region rose for the 17th consecutive month in November, including increases in both Butler and Warren … The median home sales price for the year in Butler County rose 5.6 percent from 2016, while the average amount of days on the market dipped 22 percent.
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Qld's property market is tipped to continue its solid performance through 2018 with stronger price …

Ray White Queensland CEO Tony Warland said the start of 2018 would be strong for the property market. “November is … Picture: realestate.com.auSource:Supplied … LJ Hooker's predictions report tips one of the big trends for property in 2018 will be that bitcoin transactions become more common.
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Trump Can't Run the Government With Temps

In at least one respect, Donald Trump's presidency is already historic: Never before has a president left so many senior jobs vacant for so long. If his goal is to downsize the bureaucracy — not a terrible idea — then he is going about it in a spectacularly wrongheaded way. There are 624 senior appointed
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How do I add previous banking transactions for this year?

I am bookkeeper/part owner of a small business. I have used quickbooks for a few years to record income/expenses but our tax accountant would now like to make sure that we reconcile our bank accounts in quickbooks as well. I'd like to start in jan 2016. How do I start midstream? Our accounts all had
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From HQ2 to East Market, Philadelphia's top real estate stories of 2017

There were hundreds of real estate transactions and deals that led to stories this year and all with their own merits. It's not always the big deals that warrant attention or rise to the top, but sometimes the more intriguing stories such as the discovery of three residential condominiums in the new Comcast
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Hawaii Leads in Luxury Housing Price Growth in 2017

In Maui, led the nation with luxury prices that saw a nearly 33 percent ascent in 2017, closing the year with an average of $2.485 million compared to the previous year. Other Hawaiian markets with aggressive luxury price appreciation were Kauai, which came in fourth place with a 25 percent spike in
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Moody's Raises Worries Over Real Estate

There is a significant sector of the real estate market that looks like it may be set to go through a tough stretch. That sector is office space. Starting three years, new office construction began to surge, leading to a buildup in office inventory. That construction continues today, and now ratings agency
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European Banks: Regulatory Relief Is Positive For Dividends

European Banks: Regulatory Relief Is Positive For Dividends

The recent agreement on the output floor and other regulatory reforms was positive for European banks. Given that regulatory uncertainty is now much less of a problem, banks can be more aggressive regarding dividends in the near future. KBC and ING offer attractive dividend yields and conservative
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Hong Kong property market shatters price records again

Hong Kong's private home prices broke historic records for the 13th straight month in November, with the ascent showing no immediate signs of ending and analysts … Major property consultancies expect Hong Kong's housing market to remain feverish in the coming year and climb a further five to 20%.
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Why Your New Year's Resolution Should Be to Eat 1800 Calories a Day (or Less)

As you draft your New Year's resolutions for 2018, there's new health advice to consider. Public Health England (PHE) suggests that adults should only eat 1,800 calories a day, compared to current guidelines of 2,500 calories for men and 2,000 calories for women, Business Insider reports. PHE, an
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My Greatest Market Hits (and a Few Misses) for 2017: Gadfly

The most hyped initial public offerings flopped even as the IPO market in general stealthily recovered. … But the bigger market calls — the direction of stocks and whether the bitcoin bubble would pop — I, like many others, mostly got wrong. … He has also covered finance and the housing market.
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Why Lloyds Banking Group plc is one of my top dividend stock picks for 2018

UK investors are spoilt for choice when it comes to dividend stocks. The FTSE 100 contains a number of companies that have yields of 4% or more. Yet some dividend stocks are better than others. Many high-yielding ones such as Royal Dutch Shell and HSBC Holdings have frozen their dividends in
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Teacher leaves £7million fortune to charity after gambling on stock market

A generous teacher who secretly made £7million gambling on the stock market has left it all to the fight against cancer. Grahame Pincock, 90, taught modern languages at schools across Glasgow while living in a modest £400,000 semi-detached home in the city. Grenfell Tower survivors miss out on
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Perth housing market: the most expensive sales for 2017

IT WAS a year for bargains in the top end of WA's residential market — relatively speaking. WA's most expensive house this year sold in May for $21.5 million, which was well below the initial 2013 tender price of $30 to $40 million. The former owner of WA's Ikea store, Alan Tribe and his wife Marisa,
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Cheap Amazon shipping leaves the Postal Service 'dumber and poorer,' Trump says

At the time, Amazon told Fortune magazine that the Postal Regulatory Commission, which oversees the USPS, “has consistently found that Amazon's contracts with the USPS are profitable.” Spokesmen for USPS and Amazon didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Friday morning.
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The Money Source adds Kirstin McMullen as chief financial officer

In this role, McMullen will help to oversee The Money Source's expansion plans, as the company is seeking rapid growth on multiple fronts, including mortgage servicing, correspondent lending, wholesale lending, and retail lending. McMullen brings more than 25 years of experience to her new role.
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Head to Head Comparison: Granite Point Mortgage Trust (GPMT) & Western Asset Mortgage …

Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE: GPMT) and Western Asset Mortgage Capital (NYSE:WMC) are both small-cap financials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk,
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Tax bill: Here's how your county's housing market will change

It may be a few years before experts can accurately assess how the new tax reform law will affect each city's individual housing market, but one thing is clear: For the first time in a century, the federal government has backed away from subsidizing homeownership as a pathway to the “American Dream.”.
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Luxury Lagged Behind Mainstream US Housing Market in 2017

U.S. luxury housing is lagging behind the mainstream market, which posted tight inventory and strong price growth in 2017, according to year-end data from Realtor.com. The average sales price for the luxury market—defined as the top 5% of sales—grew 5.14% from January to December to nearly
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Significant Clareti Transaction Control Banking Contract Win in Europe for Gresham Tech

The bank will use Clareti Transaction Control (CTC) as part of a modernisation programme in its wholesale banking operations. The Clareti platform will ensure the robust, consistent and reliable implementation of a strategic control framework across the bank and will enable the bank's multi-national
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2018: The year of the title company

The real estate industry made significant movement this year toward improved communications between all the professionals and consumers that are required for a property sale. At the core of this is a concerted effort by the title industry to apply technology to modernize and upgrade the closing process.
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Liquidity, lending growth decelerate in November

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter. MORE MONEY circulated in the economy as of November on the back of sustained bank lending, although growth eased from the previous month, the central bank reported on Friday. Domestic liquidity or M3, the broadest measure of money in an economy,
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Farther, son find work-life balance in ag banking

Ag and business banking specialist Ryan Paulson (left) talks about the clear separation between business and family that he and his father, American Federal Bank senior vice president Dan Paulson, maintain while working together at the Fosston, Minn. bank. Photo taken Tuesday, December 12, 2017.
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13 winter reading list recommendations for mortgage exec bibliophiles

Most of us wish we had more time to read, but life, work and binge-watching “Stranger Things” or “Ozark” can get in the way. Yet as the year creeps to a close and your year-end business winds down, this is the perfect time to enjoy a good book. Got a holiday gift card burning a hole in your wallet?
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Real-estate transactions: Dec. 29, 2017

6225 S. Navajo Drive, Peoria, E. & M. Real Estate Holdings LLC to Charles R. and Carolyn L. Johnson, $142,500. 1311 W. Tobi Lane, Peoria, Laron C. Holloway and Katrina M. Abernathy to Donnie Torrence, $147,000. 3206 & 3214 NE Adams St., Peoria, Ernest L. Frietsch to Juan D. Quintero, $150,000
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Privatisation of banks not healthy for the economy, says YV Reddy

Expressing concern over the alarming trend of the banking sector being dominated by private players, the former Governor of Reserve Bank of India Y.V Reddy said here on Friday that privatisation of the banking sector was not healthy for a developing economy. Delivering a talk on “Developmental
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German Price Growth Bodes Well for ECB

Earlier Friday, the ECB reported that bank lending to firms grew by 3.1% in November after 2.9% in the previous month, while lending to households increased by 2.8% after 2.7%. The central bank's key indicator of money supply growth, M3, grew by 4.9% in November, after 5.0% in the previous month,
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Rises in mortgage approvals registered for October in Murcia

Rises in mortgage approvals registered for October in Murcia

MORTGAGES on homes built in the Murcia region rose 7.8 per cent in the month of October compared to the same month in 2016. According to data released by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE), the percentage figure was lower than the national average increase – 8.2 per cent – and
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Civil rights groups push to open housing policy deliberations

Central to these discussions is the future of two government-sponsored enterprises — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. During the housing crisis, the Federal Home Loan Corporation, more commonly known as Freddie Mac, and the Federal National Mortgage Corporation, or Fannie Mae, went into federal
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Electronic impacts on commercial real estate

All businesses and industries have felt the effects of electronics. Commercial real estate, selling and buying, is no exception. As with all operational and procedural changes, there are plusses, minuses, up-and-downsides, and problems adjusting. Few would question the positive aspects of accurate
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Reviewing Anworth Mortgage Asset (ANH) and The GEO Group (GEO)

The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO) and Anworth Mortgage Asset (NYSE:ANH) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and
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Stratford Library hosts talk on CT during the American Revolution

Speaker Eric Chandler is retired from a more than 30 year career as an underwriter for a leading land title insurance company. He has been involved in American Revolutionary War Living History since 1974. He has portrayed infantry, light infantry, whale-boat raider and mounted and dismounted
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HFF arranges $62.28 million in loans

The HFF team worked on behalf of borrower Denver-based RedPeak Properties to secure two separate 10-year, interest-only, fixed-rate loans through PGIM Real Estate Finance, the commercial mortgage finance business of PGIM, the global investment management business of Prudential Financial
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Ripple's 20000% Surge Has It Poised to Become No. 2 Crypto Coin

Ripple, a cryptocurrency that first surfaced in 2013, surpassed ether to take the title of the world's second-most valuable digital coin by market cap. Ripple's market value has rocketed to $76 billion after gaining 33 percent since Thursday. Ethereum slipped into third place, with a value just shy of $73
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Generous Glasgow teacher leaves fortune behind for charity after secretly amassing incredible …

A 'SECRET millionaire' who built up a massive £7m fortune investing on the stock market has ordered it be used to help fight cancer and ill health. Grahame Pincock, 90, forged a career as a modern languages teacher in schools across Glasgow while living in a modest £400,000 semi-detached home in
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Florida's real estate reckoning could be near

Nowhere is that question more pressing than South Florida, which has some of the country's priciest properties — and some of the most vulnerable. A state built on real estate speculation, whose chief attribute was proximity to the water, now faces a whole new problem: There's not enough land, high
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Russell Investments Group Ltd. Acquires 6276 Shares of China Yuchai International Limited (CYD)

Brandes Investment Partners LP grew its stake in China Yuchai International by 2.7% during the second quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 1,157,611 shares of the company's stock worth $21,340,000 after buying an additional 30,584 shares during the last quarter. Teachers Advisors
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Trading Check: PPO Reading Above the Signal Line on Shares of Freddie Mac Var RTS (FMCCL)

The Percentage Price Oscillator is above the signal line on shares of Freddie Mac Var RTS (FMCCL). Traders watching these levels may be looking for the stock to be gaining bullish momentum. Freddie Mac Var RTS (FMCCL) presently has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of 203.37. Typically
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TFG: Goodyear for a Mortgage in the Sun Edition

… – The Wolfpack and Sun Devils travel to El Paso to determine who has the better car between Hyundai and Kia. NC State was in the running for the ACC Atlantic division title until a late loss to Wake Forest (The WakeyLeaks revenge tour was a real thing this year). They finished with a 8-4 record.
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Robb Report's 10 Most-Read Real Estate Stories of 2017

The luxury real estate market soared to new heights this year, with developers unveiling multimillion-dollar spec homes and owners listing residences for eye-popping sums. From a behind-the-scenes tour of new Four Seasons homes at Disney World to an inside look at the most expensive residence
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Mortgage Rates in US Move Higher in Late 2017

Len Kiefer, Deputy Chief Economist of Freddie Mac said, “As we expected, mortgage rates felt the effect of last week's surge in long-term interest rates in the final, shortened week of 2017. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate increased 5 basis points to 3.99 percent in this week's survey. Although this week's
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Goldman Sachs Is Taking a $5 Billion Hit From the Republican Tax Bill

Goldman Sachs Group said the U.S. tax reform will cut profit this year by about $5 billion, mainly because of a tax targeting earnings held abroad. About two-thirds of the hit comes from the repatriation tax, while writing down U.S. deferred tax assets also contributed, the company said in a filing on Friday.
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hsbc mortgage centre address

Hsbc Bank Plc – Sheffield UK Banks. HSBC Hong Kong offers a range of bank accounts with online banking 24/7, mortgages, savings, investments, credits cards, loans and insurance For more info check our official website. If you are an existing customer and want to contact us about … call our Customer
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The Top 5 Real Estate Stories of 2017

Like its regional economy, Philadelphia's real estate market has long had a “Goldilocks” quality about it: neither too hot nor too cold, it chugs along steadily in the neighborhood of “just right.” Neither the peaks nor the valleys have been all that high or deep. It's been exhilarating, then, to witness a peak
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Dissecting the Investment Cases for Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (IVR) and Brandywine Realty …

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE:IVR) and Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) are both Financial companies that recently hit new low. The recent price action of these companies has left many investors wondering what actions to take. To determine if one is a better investment than the other, we
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Moody's takes action on $533.2 Million of Alt-A and Option ARM issued in 2003 – 2005

New York, December 29, 2017 — Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) has upgraded the ratings of 40 principal and interest (P&I) tranches from 13 US residential mortgage backed transactions (RMBS) backed by Alt-A and Option ARM mortgage loans, issued by multiple issuers between 2003 and 2005.
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Choosing Between Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (BXMT) and Gaming and Leisure Properties …

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT) and Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NYSE:GLPI) are both Financial companies that recently hit new low. Naturally, this has created a bit of a stir amongst investors. We will compare the two companies across various metrics including growth,
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