“This effort is especially relevant to supporting FHSU's innovative Robbins Banking Institute,” said Bannister. “Banking students can earn stackable credentials such as the 12-credit-hour banking certificate, a minor in banking, or a full BBA degree with a major in finance with a concentration in banking.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., April 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The State of California does not license home inspectors. CREIA takes the lead in requiring adherence to CREIA's Code of Ethics & Standards of Practice. CREIA members have been successfully setting the standard – in the field, in the
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Michael Ferro's Merrick Media is selling its stock in Tronc Inc., parent of the Chicago Tribune, to McCormick Media for $208.6 million, ending his tumultous time atop the big newspaper publisher. Ferro's company is selling 9.07 million shares of Tronc, formerly Tribune Publishing, for $23 each, according
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The recent story of financial markets is that they were pretty boring for a pretty long time, and then in early February of this year they went a little nuts. It is not entirely obvious what caused this regime change — the world was about as nuts before February as it has been since — but it clearly happened.
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On Friday, the big banks like Wells Fargo (WFC) kicked off earnings season with a bang, topping Wall Street's estimates on everything from top line growth to earnings per share. Given their demonstrated financial strength and strong prospects for growth in the new rising interest rate environment, bank
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Because of these trends, DuChene says office real estate in Wilmington might need to look different in the future. “If you're focusing on a startup community and entrepreneur community, they need smaller space. So it will be interesting to see if there's a way to incorporate that into whoever is buying
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Risk Alert: Before we dive into any analysis we simply note that Choice Hotels International Inc (NYSE:CHH) risk is elevated. We'll detail it below — but that's the lede — the option market is starting to flash those neon lights that signal “risk is rising” with an IV30 of 30.09% versus the IV30 of the S&P 500 at
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Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Friday, April 13. HOUSE. COMMUNITY BANKS, VOLCKER RULE: Voting 300-104 the House on Friday passed a bill (HR 4790) that would exempt most of the nation's 6,000 smaller “community” banks from the so-called
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It might be that somebody is buying quite a lot of Bitcoin to try and drive the price up, we really don't know. It could be that investors … We see it even in some international pricing of goods and services, that a big player will sometimes manipulate the market to their own benefit. Bitcoin is wide open to
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Nevertheless, no player has made more appearances for United than Rashford's 98 since Mourinho took over at the start of last season- a fact a stoney-faced Mourinho was quick to point out when questioned about the England international's infrequent starting opportunities. “If I was you, I would go in
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Saudi Aramco's accounts show the oil giant to be the world's most profitable company with a net income of $33.8 billion in the first half of 2017. Bloomberg's Javier Blas reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.” (Removes incorrect graphic.) (Source: Bloomberg)
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There were 66,614 mortgages approved in the UK in March 2018, according to the latest e.surv Mortgage Monitor. The seasonally adjusted figure is up 4.2 per cent compared to February but is down 1.3 per cent on March last year. Those with smaller deposits accounted for 19.6 per cent of mortgage
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A months-long investigation into President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen's business dealings led to this week's searches of Cohen's residence, hotel room, office, safety deposit box and two cell phones, U.S. prosecutors told a judge in a court filing. The ongoing grand jury probe by
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Looking for a decently high-quality device but don't have a ton of cash to spend? The new LG Fortune 2 may be the phone for you. The device launched Friday, April 13, on Cricket Wireless and it offers some nice features for the affordable price of $100. Of course, you won't get a flagship-quality phone
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BRIEF-China Fortune Investments (Holding) Appoints Cheung Ho Man Allan As CEO. Reuters Staff. 1 Min Read. April 13 (Reuters) – China Fortune Investments (Holding) Ltd : * CHEUNG HO MAN ALLAN HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Source text for Eikon: Further company
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JPMorgan Chase kicked off Corporate America's crucial earnings season on a positive note, reporting a 35% rise in profits in the first quarter that handily beat Wall Street expectations. The bank's results got a lift from the new tax law. It reported that its income tax expense fell by $240 million, reflecting its
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I have a family home with a $200,000 mortgage and a rental property with approximately $200,000 of equity. I'm considering selling the rental property to get mortgage-free on the family home, with the idea being to put my future savings into index funds and bonds. I'm 34 years old, married, with a
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Happy Friday, readers! This is Sy. In recent years, the advent of gene editing and cell-engineering technologies to fight rare diseases, cancer, and a number other serious conditions has taken the biopharma world by storm across the globe. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved therapies
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HALIFAX—Basic rules of supply and demand have driven Halifax house prices up in the first quarter of 2018, according to analysts. Marc Doucet, broker of record for Royal LePage Atlantic, said housing inventory in Halifax decreased in early 2018, sending prices up by 2.1 per cent over the same
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“Home prices in Fredericton are up just a hair resulting from a significant drop in inventory,” said Lincoln Thompson, broker and owner, Royal LePage Gardiner Realty. “Currently, inventory is the lowest it has been in five years and we've seen more multiple offers in this quarter than we did in all of 2017.
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Syria said its air defenses were “confronting the U.S.-French-British aggression,” according to the state-run SANA news agency. Syria's Observatory for Human Rights, a group monitoring the conflict, reported that the strikes targeted several military bases, Republican Guards locations and the Scientific
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In response to a reporter question about whether cheery sentiment would actually start to show up in lending volumes, JPMorgan CFO Marianne Lake was noncommittal. “Pipelines are solid,” Lake said. “We're expecting to see (commercial and industrial) demand and loan growth be solid but in the
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Australia moved one step closer to implementing Open Banking with the publication of a final Government report into the issue in February. Commissioned in July last year, the report makes 50 recommendations, on the regulatory framework, the type of banking data in scope, privacy and security
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When broken out by housing type, the median price of a two-storey home saw the strongest growth across housing categories within the region, rising 9.9 per cent year-over-year to $312,702. During the same period, the median price of a bungalow and condominium remained relatively flat, increasing
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'L'effet Macron, as witnessed since the summer of last year, has caused a ripple of optimism from Paris to the internationally sought after regions including the Côte d'Azur, Provence, the Alps and South West France, all of which have witnessed a strong turnaround in sentiment, buyer interest and
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The cryptocurrency markets seem to be on steroids once again. Bitcoin (BTC) has gone past the $8,000 mark; Ethereum (ETH) is now back above $500; Ripple (XRP) is trading at an amazing $0.64; Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is at $774; and Litecoin (LTC) is trading at $131 and has reclaimed the number 5
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“We are pleased to have such an accomplished and knowledgeable addition to the board. We look forward to working with her in promoting the interests of the company and its many agents.” Meyers is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and the New England Land Title Association (NELTA),
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Advanced Micro Devices on Friday unveiled the second generation update to its groundbreaking Ryzen chips for personal computers, but unlike last year's initial debut, the reception so far has been muted at best. The new chips, available for pre-order immediately and arriving on Apr. 19, are faster and
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(Adds background on syndicated mortgage investigation, paragraphs 5, 6). TORONTO, April 13 (Reuters) – Canada's federal police searched the office of real estate firm Fortress Real Developments on Friday as part of an investigation into mortgage fraud, two sources with direct knowledge of the
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“News flow had turned less negative on balance, most of the tax selling had finished and there was a sizable short position that had been accumulated so a few large players took note and once we broke above technical resistance it was off to the races,” Spallanzani said. Read More: 'Take a Wild-Ass
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The Benevolent King, Good Fortune and more recent restaurant openings. By Ian Froeb St. Louis Post- … Good Fortune (1641D Tower Grove Avenue) opens Friday, some two years after Strange Donuts co-founder Corey Smale and chef Ryan McDonald first announced the project. The menu features
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LUCAS COUNTY. Utilities. Pennsylvania Lines LLC to Pennsylva- nia Lines LLC, 0, Toledo, $0, (4/05). 43412. Agricultural. Heninger John A & Kelley M to Buehler Mark A Ii & Deanna L (orsurvtc), 1245 S Decant Rd, Curtice, $515,000, (4/03). Commercial. Garcia John S to Mawhorter Steven, 10905
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Jan. 31. 63 Shurtz Family Farm Limited Partnership to Debra L. Scheetz, Acct No: 020-702-05, Lavender Lane, West Lafayette, $28,000. March 6. 129 Ohio Franklin Realty LLC to Jesse L. Maple and Ginger A. Maple, 6.629 acres, Acct No: 021-720-01, Union Township, $14,500. 130 Craibo Properties
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“We've seen interest rates rise quite a bit, and that's going to lead to higher costs for borrowing going forward,” said Wharton real estate professor Benjamin Keys, who is also a faculty fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. However, aspiring homeowners should treat their purchase “as a
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Van Zandt moved from Dallas to his home state of Arkansas in 2000 and founded commercial real estate firm Sage Partners in 2005. Van Zandt's friends and coworkers from Dallas and Arkansas gathered for Tommy's Nite Out at KPMG Plaza on Thursday with food and live music. HALL Group's Kim
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… responsiveness and process controls required in today's competitive market,” said James Weld, President of Premium Title. “Securing our licenses in these additional states is a milestone for Premium Title. It enables us to provide greater access—on a national scale—to the services customers need to
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Banks in South America's wealthiest nation are turning up their noses at crypto. Chilean trading platforms Buda, Orionx and CryptoMarket are trying to find ways to continue operating in Chile after Itau Corpbanca, Bank of Nova Scotia and state-owned Banco del Estado de Chile closed their accounts last
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“The company plans to continue originating residential mortgage loans in the greater Chicago area and to retain its mortgage servicing asset as well as its mortgage servicing operation in Wilmington, Ohio,” the company said in its SEC filing. “In addition, the company plans to continue holding residential
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Surging profits at its global consumer bank and a strong equities performance helped Citigroup top analysts' expectations for first quarter profit growth. America's fourth largest lender by market value delivered a 24 per cent jump in earnings per share to $1.68 for the quarter ended March 31, versus the
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Shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the nine ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to
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First-quarter mortgage banking results at Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase were weaker than Keefe, Bruyette & Woods forecast due to lower-than-expected gain-on-sale margins. Those weaker results mean “we would see the read-through for the sector as negative,” a report from KBW analysts Bose
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Edinburgh is often called a property bubble and this seems to continue, despite the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors recently reporting a drop in new buyer enquiries and prices remaining flat. The ESPC claims that this report is not an accurate reflection of Scotland, and Edinburgh in particular.
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Before the financial crisis, the New York University professor was little known outside of academic circles. Nearly always clad in a black suit, Mr. Roubini was dubbed “Dr. Doom” after an International Monetary Fund event in September 2006, where he said a slowdown in the U.S. housing market could
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UK-based peer-to-peer lender Lending Works announced this week it surpassed £100 million in online lending. According to Lending Works, the milestone comes just a little over a year after the platform surpassed £50 million. The lender also reported that 20,000 customers (over 16,000 borrowers and
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Silchester International Investors LLP bought a new stake in Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 21,472 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,533,000.
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The RCMP raided six properties in the Greater Toronto Area Friday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into syndicated mortgage fraud. … regulator, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), issued $1.1 million in fines to four brokerages involved in syndicated mortgage investments
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Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Corium International (NASDAQ:CORI) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Monday, April 2nd. Zacks Investment Research currently has $13.00 price objective on the biopharmaceutical company's stock. According to
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (VRX) stock price distance from twenty day simple moving average surged at 4.41% while its distance from fifty day simple moving average declined -0.94% along with 0.84% above distance from two hundred simple moving averages. On technical aspect
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Ventas, a Chicago-based real estate investment trust that acquired all of Wexford's real estate assets and partnered with Wexford to manage that portfolio, owns the property at 4200 Duncan Avenue. … Those trends have driven a shortage of available lab space in many metro areas. The need for more
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Higher loan yields and fee income offset modest loan growth at PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh. Net income for the $379 billion-asset PNC was $1.2 billion, a 15% increase from the first quarter of 2017. Earnings per share were $2.43, missing by one cent the mean estimate of analysts
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Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is the third largest of the four “too big to fail” money center banks. This banking giant ended 2017 with total assets of $1.769 trillion, according to data from the FDIC. This bank controls 10.2% of the total assets in the banking system, making it clearly “too big to fail.
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Good Friday. Here's what we're watching: • Lending in the first quarter is set to disappoint. • JPMorgan reported record revenue and profit. • Why is President Trump considering rejoining the TPP? • What the U.S.P.S. inquiry means for Amazon. Get this in your inbox each morning. Sign up here.
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MCLEAN, Va., April 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announces the pricing of the SB48 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization backed by small balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust. The company expects to guarantee
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Despite harshest winter in years, home prices grow across all housing types. KELOWNA, BC, April 13, 2018 /CNW/ – The aggregate price of a home in Kelowna grew in the first quarter of 2018 by 9.6 per cent year-over-year to $632,477, according to the Royal LePage House Price Survey1 released
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Profits at JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo rose in the first three months of the year, but their shares slumped on Friday despite the gains. JP Morgan's profits soared 35% year-on-year, with more modest increases reported at Citigroup and Wells Fargo. Analysts said the share decline was a
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Rising migration to North Queensland, without any big lift in new homes in the rental market, has helped to grow rental returns. “In Queensland what you're finding is there's rental growth happening in most regions.,” he said. Seasonal factors were a big issue for Cairns property investors, Mr Kusher said.
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The CREA report said March sales were up in over half of all housing markets, led by Ottawa and Montreal. The housing market in Toronto, Canada's largest city, and nearby cities cooled dramatically last summer after the province imposed new measures to curb speculation, including a foreign buyers
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There's scant evidence that British punters are clamoring to buy Chinese shares. The four Hong Kong-traded Chinese stocks with dual listings in London — Air China Ltd., Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Datang International Power Generation Co. and Zhejiang Expressway Co. — have barely any
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Be part of the 2018 Most Powerful Women rankings: We are accepting nominations for the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking, 25 Women to Watch, 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance, and the Top Teams in Banking. We are also looking for candidates for the community impact award and the lifetime
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Bloomberg's Sahil Kapur discusses possible U.S. action against Syria and how the Trump administration's decision may be influenced by their competing stated imperatives. He speaks with Vonnie Quinn on “Bloomberg Markets: European Close.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Tesla will be profitable and cash-flow positive in the third and fourth quarters, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk predicted in an early Friday morning tweet. Bloomberg's Lisa Abramowiz reports on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg). Terms of Service Trademarks Privacy Policy ©2018 Bloomberg
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Wall Street is looking for first quarter total subscriber net additions of 1.45 million in the U.S. and 5.0 million internationally, according to the average of six estimates compiled by Bloomberg News. That compares with the company's forecasts of 1.45 million and 4.9 million on Jan. 22. Deutsche Bank, in its
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Zillow's initiative is called the “Instant Offers” marketplace, and it's been in a test phase since mid-2017. Homeowners who want to sell receive offers from investors and an analysis of their home's value, if the home were to be listed on the traditional real estate market instead. Zillow says it will aim to buy,
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Spring has sprung (at least the tulips in my garden think so) and home buyers are ready to put the long, winter behind them as they search for their new home in the Seacoast. Buyers have fierce competition as the housing market hasn't been able to keep up with demand. What's a serious buyer to do?
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Others are the Maternity Centre in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja popularly known as Ayinke House. The Ayinke House is a 162-bed space facility expandable to 250. Other features include 22 neo-natal intensive care units, 16 intensive care units for adults, five fully equipped
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TORONTO – Canada's federal police searched the office of real estate firm Fortress Real Developments on Friday as part of an investigation into mortgage fraud, two sources with direct knowledge of the investigation told Reuters. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed it had searched offices but
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Borrowing costs haven't budged much in recent weeks, offering some relief from the weekly rate increases that had almost become routine at the start of 2018. “Mortgage rates have been holding steady over the past two months,” says Len Kiefer, Freddie Mac's deputy chief economist.
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In its Melville, Long Island office, the bank welcomes several new members to the Commercial Banking Team, focused on generating business opportunities and building client relationships. James Baranello joins as Senior Managing Director and Senior Vice President reporting to EVP and Long Island
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TORONTO — The most-affordable segments of Canada's housing market are seeing the biggest price hikes as recent changes to mortgage regulations fuel demand for lower-priced homes such as condominiums, according to the country's real estate industry organization. The tighter mortgage lending
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From this past August through February, both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchased significantly more loans from borrowers with high DTIs, those ranging from 45 percent to 50 percent, Urban Institute data suggests. Responding to that change, private mortgage insurers tightened their underwriting
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To learn more about the Robbins Banking Institute and its funding needs, contact the FHSU Foundation at 785-628-5620 or foundation@fhsu.edu. There are many ways to make a gift to Fort Hays State University, all of which have distinct tax advantages and can express an individual's particular
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What's the future look like for Hudson Valley's real estate? That's the question the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. put to a panel of top regional real estate professionals at Marist College in Poughkeepsie on April 13. The group gathered as the main event for the HVEDC's “Hudson Valley
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“Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power” focuses on the politics and policies being shaped by the agenda of President Trump's administration. (Source: Bloomberg). Terms of Service Trademarks Privacy Policy ©2018 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved. Careers Made in NYC Advertise Ad Choices
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The financial information reviewed by Bloomberg News revealed huge profits, a pristine balance sheet and world-beating production costs. The figures also show the Saudi Finance Ministry, rather than investors, as the main beneficiary from oil's rise above $70 a barrel, and it would reap an even greater
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CVS Health Corp. is hiring a senior executive from a startup that specializes in primary-care clinics, a sign that the drugstore chain is serious about providing more medical services directly to consumers as it moves toward acquiring health insurer Aetna Inc. Marc-David Munk will become CVS's chief
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1, homebuyers with a down payment larger than 20 per cent seeking a mortgage from a federally regulated lender are now subject to a financial stress test. These borrowers now have to prove that they can service their uninsured mortgage at a qualifying rate of the greater of the contractual mortgage
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We've seen a slowdown at the top end of the housing market, says economist. 27 Mins Ago. Aaron Terrazas, Zillow senior economist, discusses the shortage of affordable housing as mortgage rates are on the rise. Watch CNBC Live TV
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Mortgage lenders are approving more than 75% of home buyer home loan applications, according to Ellie Mae; where are today's mortgage rates for conforming loans, jumbo loans, FHA loans, USDA loans, and VA loans; and, research about rising home equity and how it's creating more wealth than
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The former Standard Chartered executive, who has also had stints with Citigroup, Kotak Investment Banking and Lazard, in their respective investment banking services, across London, Singapore, Mumbai and Delhi, will report to Gaurav Deepak, managing director and head of Investment Banking at
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The annual Trends in Real Estate seminar, which features local experts providing forecasts for various sectors of the Baton Rouge real estate market, will be held Wednesday. Lynn Daigle, the 2018 Trends chair, said the forecast for the Baton Rouge real estate market is different, depending on what
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Weekly chit-chat about new listings, sales or other insider info on the Martha's Vineyard real estate market, by Fred Roven, Martha's Vineyard Buyer Agents. … This was long before I had any real understanding of feng shui and how it can affect your overall well-being in your home and also make it easier
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The target was to score 190 points out of a possible 200 to achieve the title of honor unit with distinction. … The Delta Company was showered with particularly high praise from Hester as well as the visiting Army inspectors, who remarked that Delta was as capable as many actual enlisted Army cadets.
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AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) announced a apr 18 dividend on Thursday, April 12th, RTT News reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 30th will be given a dividend of 0.18 per share by the real estate investment trust on Wednesday, May 9th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is
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“The president did speak with Senator Gardner yesterday and again today,” Sanders told reporters Friday at the White House, adding, “the president is a firm believer” in states' rights. Marijuana is legal for medicinal use in 29 states and for recreational use in eight. Marijuana stocks surged on the news,
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She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors
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Oracle Corp. is leading a campaign in Washington to prevent Amazon.com Inc. from winning a lucrative Defense Department computing contract that'll be awarded in coming months, according to three people familiar with the matter. The Oracle-led effort relies on a loose coalition of technology
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The RCMP's white-collar crime team carried out six search warrants in the greater Toronto area Friday as part of an investigation into possible syndicated mortgage fraud. While the RCMP would not disclose the target of the searches, sources confirmed they included the offices of Fortress Real
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It's the Small Things: Real Estate Industry Trends … Little Rock, Arkansas; Dallas, Texas; and Charlotte, North Carolina, are expected to see 6% growth or more, compared with 2.5% nationally. —Realtor.com … By 2020, investable real estate will have grown by more than 55% compared with 2012.
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Wells Fargo CFO John Shrewsberry discusses the bank's first-quarter results, the lending business, and Fed constraints on deposits from other banks. He speaks with Bloomberg's Julia Chatterley on “What'd You Miss?” (Source: Bloomberg). Terms of Service Trademarks Privacy Policy ©2018
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… terms of 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years, and 30-year adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) with initial rate periods of 5, 7 and 10 years. Most of these options are available on both FHA loans, which are insured by the government, and conventional loans eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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RPM International (NYSE:RPM)'s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Seaport Global Securities in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, April 6th. They currently have a $58.00 price target on the specialty chemicals company's stock. Seaport Global Securities'
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Disney isn't renowned for pioneering in real estate development but this has actually been at the heart of its parks and resorts strategy for decades. The company's founder, Walt Disney, was so fascinated by urban development that he planned and designed a district at the heart of Disney World that he
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Q: If a member of a social club (dance, tennis, karate, etc.) within our Condo Association gets hurt or does something that causes an injury to one of its members or guests, can the Condo be held responsible? — Bob. A: Your association can be held responsible for the injuries to the extent that it was
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While the group initially sided with the YIMBY ideology, they “felt that they were pushing more and more market-driven approaches” to solve the housing crisis. PHIMBYs sway even further away from YIMBYs in that, according to its statement, capitalist housing markets are dependent on “scarcity, class
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The first thing Chuck Thomas wants you to know about his Maxim Commercial Real Estate LLC is that “everything we do is unconventional.” Unconventional as in the decision to start a commercial real estate brokerage firm in 2009, in the midst of the worst economic recession in the U.S. in seven
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… number of factors including the horse's recent successes, in addition to external factors such as the general confidence in the financial markets. Buying from outside of the UK also raises the additional variable of exchange rates, which begs the question: what is a good way to settle with a foreign seller
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Vera Cohen Realty recently opened a location in East Greenbush. The firm held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to celebrate the office at 103 Troy Road. Cohen said she has worked as a real estate broker since 2007 and launched her own firm this year. Opening an office was the next step and the
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“Given their limited supply, the shift of demand into lower price segments is causing those sale prices to climb.” That means that “affordably priced” homes are becoming less affordable while mortgage financing for higher priced homes remains out of reach of many aspiring move-up homebuyers, Klump
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Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's longtime personal attorney, negotiated a $1.6 million settlement between a top Republican donor and a Playboy playmate after she became pregnant following an affair, the donor acknowledged on Friday. “I acknowledge I had a consensual relationship with a
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Greystar Real Estate Partners is opening an office in Santiago, Chile. Managing … Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (“Greystar”), a global leader in the investment, development and management of high-quality rental housing properties, announced today plans to open an office in Santiago, Chile.
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6 Strathallan, a two-year-old half-brother to Perth Listed winner Mr Utopia and South African Group 1 placegetter Brazuca, has shown precocity in trials. He looks primed to make a winning debut. 4 Quadruple Double, the first son of Zoustar to race in Hong Kong, has trialled well and shapes as a danger.
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Wirral Council has emerged as a shock benefactor to other cash-strapped authorities, lending them millions of pounds at bargain-basement rates. In 2013 town hall chiefs came under fire after the Globe revealed they had negotiated deals to lend cash to at least a dozen councils involving £35.5m.
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Ali-Akbar Velayati, a foreign affairs advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, met with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad on Thursday, just one day after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action against Damascus for its latest chemical attacks. The timing of the meeting attests to the resoluteness of
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As traditional PE strategies have become more crowded, the industry has seen a record-high expansion in private debt fundraising. Names like Thoma Bravo, BC Partners and Silver Lake have all branched out into the private debt space, following in the footsteps of larger “one-stop shops” like
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — After Mark Zuckerberg's recent grilling on Capitol Hill, several major coding bootcamps have decided to update their syllabi. In order to reflect the new reality of the startup world, each bootcamp will include practice testimonies to Congress as part of the required coursework.
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Kerb Market: The greenback depressed against the domestic currency in the open market, owing to lower demand of dollar from corporate sector and private buyers, foreign exchange dealers said. The US dollar closed at Rs 116.65 for buying and Rs 116.85 for selling. It shed 05 paisas in the open
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Vos has said he followed state ethics laws in accepting the free trip and never talked about legislation with the lobbyists for LoanMax, a Select Management title lending business. Mike Browne, the deputy director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said Vos and the industry “are no strangers,”
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The federal tax cuts have definitely had an impact on commercial lending, just not the one that had been predicted, bank CEOs said this week in quarterly earnings calls. A boom in commercial loan demand has not occurred, or at least not yet, as business customers move cautiously. Instead, the 2018
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Mortgage rates were slightly higher for most lenders today even though underlying bond markets suggested the opposite. This is partly a timing issue. Yesterday saw bond markets weaken throughout the day. Weaker bonds imply higher rates. After a certain amount of weakness, mortgage lenders will
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TORONTO, April 13 (Reuters) – Canada's federal police searched the office of Fortress Real Developments on Friday as part of an investigation into mortgage fraud, two sources with direct knowledge of the investigation told Reuters. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed it had searched offices
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One of Wichita's already premier developments was further enhanced with the addition of a seven-story office building. The Lakeside at the Waterfront property — more commonly referred to as the Hinkle Law building — quickly became a focal point of the northeast Wichita development when the
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The Housing Finance Policy Center's latest HCAI shows that mortgage credit availability increased for the second consecutive quarter, rising from 5.6% to 5.8% in the fourth quarter of 2017. This is the highest level of credit risk since 2013. The increase in the fourth quarter was driven primarily by credit
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Make sure that you communicate well with your international buyer and that they know that they're responsible for paying any taxes, duties, and customs fees on the gear they're buying. Most items are charged import duty and local tax, but it varies by country. The shipping provider collects these fees
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NEW YORK (AP) — A sharp drop for bank stocks overshadowed gains elsewhere in the market, and the S&P 500 was close to flat in midday trading on Friday as a highly anticipated earnings reporting season got underway. Analysts have high expectations for how much corporate earnings grew in the
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Michael Cohen, the longtime personal lawyer to President Donald Trump who arranged a nondisclosure payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels, also helped a top Republican donor negotiate a payment to a former Playboy Playmate. The fundraiser, Elliott Broidy, agreed in late 2017 to pay $1.6 million
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“We're definitely seeing an increase right now, lots of buyers out there but we're also seeing more houses come up for them too.” The Amarillo Association of Realtors has just released a new report on Amarillo's housing market in the first quarter of 2018 — and most of these numbers are on the rise.
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Property prices in London logged their sharpest falls in the first three months of this year since the start of 2011, according to Thursday's regional price index from financial services company IHS Markit and U.K. bank and mortgage lender Halifax. Though most regions and countries across the U.K.
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Zillow shares plunged 9 percent on Friday after the online real estate database company announced it will begin buying and selling homes, a capital-intensive endeavor. With Zillow's new program, announced on Thursday, home sellers in the test markets of Phoenix and Las Vegas will be able to use
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The Real Deal in Real Estate: Competitive spring market. Unable to load video. Our real estate pros give insider tips on how to get ahead in this competitive spring market. To talk to our experts visit www.therealdealdmv.com or call 240-422-8871
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The April 6 front-page article “Trump, Bezos: Billionaires across a cultural divide” began with the same tired narrative that has been repeated many times: President Trump made his fortune building towers. That has often — wrongly — been taken as the gospel truth, but it happens not to be the case.
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A source familiar with Caliber's operations told HousingWire that the company views consumer direct as a big opportunity for growth for the lender. “We look forward to Chad's insights and perspective as we continue to build a world-class team and provide timely solutions to our expansive customer base
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Haute Residence hosted its highly-anticipated, fifth annual Real Estate Summit at New York's prestigious, members-only CORE: Club. The event brought together some of the country's leading real estate professionals for an all-day affair of three panels: Titans of Development, The Power Brokers and
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NYC's top earners still choose Manhattan over Brooklyn https://bloom.bg/2qtMZTp #tictocnews (Source: Bloomberg). RELATED ARTICLES. Pick a New York City Borough: Rents are Falling, and Fast · Terms of Service Trademarks Privacy Policy ©2018 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved.
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Lockheed Martin Corporation, the world's largest defense contractor, is the new Title Sponsor of the Women of Color in Science, Technology, Engineering, … Tyrone Taborn, CEO of Career Communications Group, the company behind the Women of Color Conference and publisher of Women of Color
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The warning comes courtesy the state's banking regulator, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, which issued a warning this week about hackers targeting real estate transactions. “There are many versions of wire fraud that pose financial threats to firms conducting mortgage loan
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte-based LendingTree, which is No. 3 on Fortune's 100 fastest-growing companies list, might move its headquarters from SouthPark to Pineville, officials said. The company employs 575 workers including 434 who are based in Charlotte. At 6:14 p.m. on Channel 9, anchor
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A months-long investigation into President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen's business dealings led to this week's searches of Cohen's residence, hotel room, office, safety deposit box and two cell phones, U.S. prosecutors told a judge in a court filing. Cohen claims the seizures will
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The company is an approved Seller/Servicer for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae and is an approved lending institution for the Department of Housing and Urban Development/Federal Housing Administration and the Department of Veteran Affairs/Veterans Administration with FHA's Direct
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Related: Warning signs in the housing market haven't hurt Zillow yet. Analysts peppered Zillow executives with questions about the company's new strategy during the conference call. Ronald Josey of JMP Securities wondered why Zillow was deciding to become a real estate investor. “Most of Zillow's
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As the weather warms, tourists and locals alike will descend on the Chicago Riverwalk, one of the most ambitious and acclaimed new public spaces in Chicago. They will spend money on wine and beer, kayaking rentals and gelato, all part of an upswell of business along the increasingly popular and
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… that criminal conduct can be erased. “We work hard to comply with the Right to be Forgotten, but we take great care not to remove search results that are in the public interest and will defend the public's right to access lawful information,” Mountain View, California-based Google said in a statement.
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When equity market volatility rises, investors thinking about getting defensive with sectors such as consumer staples, real estate and utilities. The problem with that strategy in the current environment is that those sectors are historically laggards when interest rates are rising. Investors can deploy quality
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Members can obtain purchase, refinance and home equity loans from SDCCU. Options listed on the credit union's website include conventional mortgages with 10-, 15-, 20- or 30-year fixed terms; adjustable-rate mortgages with 5- and 7-year rate periods; jumbo loans with 20- and 30-year fixed terms;
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Ideal Home Loans Has a Custom Term Mortgage Just For You. Unable to load video. Brent Ivinson, owner of Ideal Home Loans, tells us about this Custom Term Mortgage can help if you don't want to refinance your current loan.
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Heartland Credit Union entered the Wichita market in a big way in 2017 with the completion of its newest location at 37th Street North and Maize Road. Expanding from its home base in Hutchinson, Heartland's new two-story branch includes a variety of unique features, including a multi-function
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The San Francisco-based financial institution announced this news today in its first quarter financial results, noting that its results may need to be … unions, threatened to drop its participation in Wells Fargo's mortgage program unless the lender severs its ties with the National Rifle Association (NRA).
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In addition to private investors, the Japanese government is also involved in projects in Vietnam including building a “smart city” in Nhat Tan-Noi Bai, north of the Red River. With a total investment of nearly 4.2 billion USD, the project is regarded as Japan's biggest foreign investment project. Condotels
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A worker impaled by a steel rod when it fell from a great height was one of the protesters marching to Fortune Steel on Friday over the company's poor treatment of workers. Given Mokoena, a casual worker at Fortune Steel in Nigel, recounted the moment when the metal rod was dislodged from a pile
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) auto lending rules were fashioned to protect consumers who had indirect auto loans financed by banks through a dealership. The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is now planning to repeal those auto lending rules, according to Republican Pat
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Mark Arts has a new facility that increases the organization's visibility and unlocks some hidden potential. The 40,000-square-foot arts center opened in January at one of Wichita's busiest intersections: 13th Street North and Rock Road. The building ushered in a new era for the organization formerly
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… either Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or by an agency of the federal government, the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). To view ValuEngine's full report, visit ValuEngine's official website.
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Earlier this week, a Bank of America (BAC) executive told Bloomberg that her bank planned to stop lending to manufacturers of “military-style firearms.” Bank of America is listed as a creditor in the Chapter 11 filing of Remington, but wouldn't confirm reports that it also lends to Vista Outdoor (VSTO) and
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“We can confirm that the RCMP Integrated Market Enforcement Team carried out six search warrants in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) relating to an investigation into syndicated mortgage fraud,” Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Penny Herman said by phone. If the RCMP presses charges,
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Has Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's recent launches into the SFR space impacted your rating process? One thing that Fannie Mae specifically added to their deal was this concept of substitution, the property manager could substitute properties into the pool, and the Fannie deal allowed for that
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2018 is shaping up to be a great year for technology and those who use it to make a difference in the real estate, mortgage, and title experience. While there are multiple technology trends to watch, blockchain gets my bet as to which might ultimately be the most significant potential game-changer.
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BRIEF-Freddie Mac Announces Pricing Of $503 Million Multifamily Small Balance Loan Securitization. Reuters Staff. 1 Min Read. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp: * FREDDIE MAC ANNOUNCES PRICING OF $503 MILLION MULTIFAMILY SMALL BALANCE LOAN SECURITIZATION Source text for
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The average mortgage interest rate was 4.42 percent this week, up 0.34 percentage points from a year earlier, mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported. “If the rates hit 5 [percent], it's going to get certain first-time buyers to just take a pause, they're going to have a harder time qualifying for these mortgages,”
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When Troy Farha's uncle, also a developer for the Northrock Suites and Wichita Inn North hotels, died in 2015, the former became the executor of the latter's estate. Once the decision had been made to liquidate the property, Farha, a retail and investments advisor and vice president with NAI Martens,
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Developments in Italy, the euro area's third largest economy and the world's third largest sovereign bond market, with more than $2.5tn in outstanding debt, illustrate the trial facing the world's major central banks. Ample global liquidity and bond buying by the European Central Bank has allowed the
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In line with the demand of the real estate sector and the recommendations of the Niti Ayog, the Centre has decided to form a task force to look into upward revision of FAR norms. But, how will the newly amended building rules play out in Punjab real estate? Ananta Raghuvanshi, ED Sales & Marketing,
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In late 2015, Valassis announced that it would be closing its printing operation in northeast Wichita. The announcement later led to the loss of over 100 jobs and a big empty industrial building at 3819 N. Toben St. The agreement eventually brokered by NAI Martens in 2017 to sell the facility was recently
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“Ninety-one percent of respondents feel that at least one of the two GSEs—Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac—will survive any reform measures, while 34 percent feel that there will be no government guaranty on conforming mortgages,” the survey reported. GSE Reform Interest rates inventory shortages
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Earlier this week, a Bank of America executive told Bloomberg that her bank planned to stop lending to manufacturers of “military-style firearms.” Bank of America is listed as a creditor in the Chapter 11 filing of Remington, but wouldn't confirm reports that it also lends to Vista Outdoor and Sturm Ruger.
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EPS for Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (ACBI) Expected At $0.17; VIDEO DISPLAY CORPORATION (VIDE) Shorts Down By 28.57% … residential mortgage loans; and commercial real estate loans, including secured construction loans, secured mini-permanent loans, and secured or unsecured lines of
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That was the highest level since 2007, according to the Institute of International Finance. One part of the frontier market asset class that has caught fire of late is Africa. “Overall, we are positive on Africa and have incrementally added to our positions there as the outlook has kept improving through the last
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WeSolv is putting a new spin on today's recruiting market, bringing together MBA students — and potential future employees — with Fortune 500 companies that need help solving real world challenges. The Chicago-based startup works with companies like Salesforce and Discover, matching them with
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Citigroup reported Friday a slight increase in its earnings from last year, but this was not thanks to its mortgage banking revenues, which actually pulled … However, while the bank doesn't say much on its mortgage activity, Citi did report that if it excludes mortgage revenues, its retail banking revenues
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Here's some good news for New York City apartment hunters: Manhattan rents dropped 3.8% in March from a year earlier, the most since 2011. The news is even better for tenants looking in Brooklyn and northwest Queens. Rents dropped 6.3% and 6.4%, respectively, and landlords offered so many
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If it's an area that Freddie Mac considers underserved, this restriction may not apply. Finally, this program requires a median FICO score no lower than 620. If any of these options sound right for you, you can get a preapproval online through Rocket Mortgage. If you would rather talk to one of our Home
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FORT COLLINS — The Group Inc. Real Estate, a residential real estate brokerage based in Fort Collins, is ranked 113th among brokerages in the … established in 1976, is the the second-largest independent brokerage in Colorado, according to industry analyst RealTrends' annual Real Trends 500
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Bank earnings beat analyst expectations across the board, but the sector was off more than 1 percent in morning trade. J.P. Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Faro and PNC all saw share prices fall. Analysts had expected rising interest rates, market volatility and tax cuts would produce stronger results.
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In October, the bank revealed that some mortgage borrowers were inappropriately charged for missing a deadline to lock in promised interest rates, even though the delays were Wells Fargo's fault. Such a large fine would be a noteworthy move for the CFPB under Mick Mulvaney, the acting director
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FHFA has a dual role as both regulator and conservator of the GSEs, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and is also regulator of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). Wertheimer noted that the GSEs, even though they are highly leveraged, have a diminished capital buffer and are in conservatorship,
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“When we talk about green financing, we need to design a mortgage loan product that our lenders can use, that borrowers want,” Pagitsas noted, adding that the challenge is incorporating energy efficiency, water efficiency and other aspects of green financing into the standard mortgage process.
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The blockchain carnage continues. Long Blockchain, a former iced tea maker that announced a move into the crypto space earlier this year, was delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange on Thursday. Now the company once valued at as much as $95 million in market value during the peak of Bitcoin
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William Blair's medical technology investment banking group has been extremely active so far in 2018 helping innovative companies access capital and maximize their strategic alternatives. Drawing on our deep knowledge of trends shaping medical technology subsectors and our relationships with
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The banking sector was red hot until the February and March volatility took its toll, but with rates continuing a slow but steady journey higher, some nice tailwinds could be helping some of the banks with higher securities concentrations or lower current securities yield. One thing is for sure, investors
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Zillow has announced the expansion of its Instant Offers program into a third market while making a vague statement that it “plans to participate in the marketplace, buying and selling homes with Premier Agent partners in the Phoenix and Las Vegas markets.” The Instant Offers program enables potential
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The location will offer tenant access to four community ponds and a pool. Kevin Bowen, senior vice president of Bellwether in the Dallas office, arranged the 4 percent forward tax-exempt loan for Diana McIver & Associates and Austin Housing Finance Corp. The lender was Freddie Mac.
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Since then, publications, including Bloomberg News, published details about the iPhone X, a new Apple TV video-streaming box, a new Apple Watch with LTE, the company's upcoming augmented-reality headset, new iPad models, software enhancements, and details about the upcoming iPhones and
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Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRE):. Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRE) negotiated the trading capacity of 603309 shares and observing the average volume of last three months the stock traded 480.12K shares. The Stock has market cap of $2160.35M and relative volume of
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The number of Canadian homes sold in March plunged 23 per cent and the national average price was down 10 per cent from the same month last year amid double-digit plunges in most housing markets across the country, according to the latest monthly sales data released Friday. The Canadian Real
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In another sign of a surging real estate market, a house that's a complete teardown in San Jose, Calif., is poised to sell for nearly $1 million. A fire-gutted home in San Jose's desirable Willow Glen neighborhood, was listed for $800,000, local news outlet KTVU reported earlier this week. Since then, the
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Wells Fargo & Co has been offered a penalty of $1 billion by regulators to resolve outstanding investigations related to auto insurance and mortgage lending abuses, the third-largest US bank by assets said on Friday. Reuters reported on Monday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and
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The average price of a home in Canada was C$605,512 (US$480,401) in the first quarter, according to the report, which is compiled from data from 63 of the nation's largest real estate markets. Condominiums saw the biggest rise of 10.3% to C$418,245 (US$331,827), while the median price of a
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The company, which is under strain following sexual abuse allegations made against its founder, Steve Wynn, has entered into preliminary discussions with MGM Resorts International to sell its forthcoming Everett property. According to the Wall Street Journal, conversations between Wynn Resorts
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The Lehigh Valley housing market is experiencing a spring awakening of sorts — one that portends a balmy summer for the seller but a scorcher for the buyer. A hefty price-tag jump coupled with continuously shrinking inventory has narrowed an already-tight market into one in which “sellers currently
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Louisville Business First recognized 18 projects and deals Thursday at its 2018 Commercial Real Estate Champions awards at the Omni Louisville Hotel. Eleven projects and deals received awards, such as the Best Residential Project and the Most Innovative Project. Our top Deal of the Year award
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Buck's DIY “home in a box,” built on three acres she's owned for years, is nearly completed and will cost about half that when all is said and done. And that includes a new septic system that alone cost $25,000. Kimball says Shelter-Kit homes qualify for financing by a typical mortgage lender. However
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Inmates in a Wisconsin prison are helping make lives of veterans a little bit easier. They repaired wheelchairs for vets who went on a tour of Washington DC. Sara Thomsen reports. WEATHER. Bozeman, Livingston, Ennis, Three Forks, Big Sky, West Yellowstone, Belgrade, Twin Bridges, Dillon
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David Robinson, national intermediary sales manager at Accord, said: “We didn't grow massively but we increased our market share and there wouldn't be many lenders who could say that they grew their buy-to-let lending last year. “We still want to continue to focus on buy-to-let even though it's a
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It's getting hot in Dallas, and it isn't even summer yet. The heat is generated by the housing market, as NBC 5 Dallas-Ft. Worth reports: The North Texas housing market is red hot and only expected to get even more competitive this year. The buyers are plentiful, but available houses are limited; often
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JPMorgan Chase, the nation's largest bank by assets and deposits, had a profit of $8.71 billion in the first quarter, a jump of 35 percent from a profit of $6.45 billion in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, JPMorgan earned $2.37 a share, up from $1.65 per share, beating analysts'
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Congress has a sexual harassment problem—and isn't taking it seriously. Why do I say that? Because even after the public has spent the last year watching members of Congress, of both parties, resign after sexual harassment scandals—including cases that involved taxpayer funds—we still couldn't
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BidaskClub downgraded shares of AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on AGNC. Maxim Group restated a buy rating and issued a $21.25 price target on
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March mortgage applications for new home purchases were stronger than in February but lenders didn't produce as many of them as they did a year ago. New home purchase applications were 14% higher than the previous month, but they were 2.6% lower than they were in March 2017, according to
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Get today's Wall Street Breakfast in podcast form to listen on the go. Today's top stories: Banking earnings are set to provide a welcome boost to the S&P 500; China sees its first trade deficit in over a year; and President Trump is investigating Amazon over US Post Office losses.
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The Buffalo Niagara housing market stayed strong as it heads into the busy springtime home-buying season. It's become a familiar story. Home prices are rising fast because there are more people looking to buy a home than there are homes for sale. That's reflected in the nearly 23 percent plunge in
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Gordon Development II LLC purchased 62,925 industrial square feet at 8644 S. Peoria St., Building 5, in Englewood for $9.64 million from IBC Concord IV LLC. Jason Addlesperger, David Lee and Keith Bell represented the seller. TI Grand Crossings LLC, PDG Denver Design LLC and TGI-Denver
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The average price of a Canadian home sold last month was just over $491,000, a 10 per cent drop in the past year. The Canadian Real Estate Association said Friday that the number of homes sold also plunged, by almost a quarter from the same month a year ago, which was the best March for home
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Ontario's financial regulator in February revoked the license of mortgage brokerage Building Development and Mortgages Canada Inc (BDMC) following an investigation into the sale of syndicated mortgage investments to fund Fortress projects. Fortress' co-founder Vince Petrozza also had his license
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SpaceX is raising $507 million in a funding round that will value Elon Musk's rocket company at $25 billion, according to data from PitchBook. This would make SpaceX one of the most valuable venture-backed private tech companies, behind just Uber and Airbnb. The Information was the first to report
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Photo: James Bombales. After two consecutive sales drops in January and February, industry watchers wondered if March would bring some relief to the rapidly cooling Canadian housing market. And it did — according to data released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association, home sales inched
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It is the perfect storm: Rising home prices, rising mortgage rates and rising demand are colliding with a critical shortage of homes for sale. And all of that is slamming housing affordability, which is causing more of today's buyers to overstretch their budgets. This year, affordability – a metric based solely
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Google's upcoming Gmail redesign could come with security features that ensure only the right person can view an e-mail—and only for a specific period of time. Gmail will reportedly offer a feature that will allow users to set a self-destruction time when the message they send will no longer be viewable
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(Reuters) – Citigroup Inc (C.N) reported a 13 percent increase in quarterly profit on Friday, driven by lower taxes and higher consumer banking … The fourth-biggest U.S. bank by assets said net income rose to $4.62 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, compared with $4.09 billion a year earlier.
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Prudential measures imposed to cool the housing market have succeeded in strengthening lending standards, the Reserve Bank of Australia says. “Concerns about riskier types of new housing borrowing have eased,” the central bank says in its latest financial stability report. “The regulatory limits on
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Five years ago, the Dallas Business Journal recognized Stephen Holley as a 40 Under 40 honoree when he was a vice president in the Dallas office of JLL. But as is the case for many previous honorees, the same ambition that caught the judges' attention can quickly manifest into different career
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