Docutech and Floify to Integrate for Streamlined Loan Origination at Point-of-Sale

Docutech and Floify to Integrate for Streamlined Loan Origination at Point-of-Sale

Docutech and Floify to Integrate for Streamlined Loan Origination at … the brands they do business with, and mortgage lending is becoming no.
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Letter: Don't give BART authority to mismanage real estate

Please don't give them the authority to mismanage real estate that could play an essential role in improving our sorely needed public transportation
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Experts: Inconsistent policies, others liable for housing woe

Expressing concerns over the development, Housing Finance Market Development Specialist, Mr. Adekunle Faleti, blamed government for incessant
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House Hunting in … Panama

Despite increased sales, prices have stayed soft due in large part to falling rental rates, said Kent Davis, founder of Panama Equity Real Estate.
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Real estate agent allegedly embezzled $775000 from father's law firm

According to the indictment, Fetek began working at the firm in 2012 after previously serving as a real estate agent when selling properties owned by
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The '80s Are Thriving at Trump's Fed

… is featured in the August / September 2018 issue of Bloomberg Markets. … a role for central bankers to correct failures that occur in the free markets.
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Dubai real estate brokers join forces in new agreement

Dubai-based Gulf Sotheby's International Realty, a franchise of the world's largest luxury real estate network, has reached an agreement with Clarke
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Will Alamance County sell prime piece of Graham real estate?

GRAHAM — The Alamance County Board of Commissioners is considering an offer on a nearly seven-acre lot off Interstate 40-85, though it is not too
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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust to sell 5M shares

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc said Aug. 8 that it is selling 5 million shares in a secondary sale. KREF is expected to receive about $100 million in
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Give your real estate media relations strategy some CPR

By Dan Johnson, Senior Account Executive, R&J Strategic Communications. No matter where you live, work or play, at some point a real estate
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Zorin passes £400m in lending following first student accommodation deal

It reached £400m of cumulative lending with the provision of its first student accommodation loan, a £12m facility to build a 131-bed scheme together
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UK Home Price Hit Record High in July

The average U.K. home price rose last month to a record-breaking £230,280 (US$298,251)—though overall market activity remained subdued in the
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Elizabeth Nichols Appointed to NYAMB Board

Nichols has more than 20 years of experience in the wholesale mortgage business. She is knowledgeable in all major lending programs offered,
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Cape Town housing market continues to cool – analyst

Cape Town is in for a considerable period of slower house price growth – until affordability has meaningfully improved, John Loos, household and
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Jenkintown payday lender who helped bring down two industry titans sentenced to 3 years in prison

A Jenkintown payday lender who turned preying upon the financially vulnerable into a family business before helping federal prosecutors put two
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Alternative lenders aim to fill farm lending gaps this fall

As trade tensions continue to rise, the thought of having to deal with another tough year of tight or absent financial margins can be daunting. According
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Oaktree Specialty Lending: Fiscal 3Q Earnings Snapshot

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. (OCSL) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $24.3 million, after reporting
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NYAMB Annual Convention & Trade Show Set for October

Welcome to one of the most exciting Mortgage Broker events ever. … VIP News Room with Mortgage News Networking (MNN) Open for Platinum
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Beijing Authorities Mobilize Scores of Police to Turn Away P2P Lending Victims

Thousands of alleged victims of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms recently gathered near the Beijing headquarters of China's bank regulator, the
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Lending Club: bob and weave

Everyone has a plan, said Mike Tyson, until they get punched in the mouth. For Lending Club, that sock in the chops came with the May 2016 removal
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Skanska sells Mill Park to Erste Real Estate Fund

Skanska sells Mill Park to Erste Real Estate Fund

Skanska has sold Mill Park, a two-building office project in Budapest, to the real estate fund of Erste Alapkezelő Zrt., a subsidiary of Erste Asset
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Noted Investment Strategist Appointed to Lead SDSU's Real Estate Center

“As the director of SDSU's Corky McMillin Center for Real Estate, Pierzak will work with our faculty members and local industry professionals to expand
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Welcome to the Victoria Real Estate Board

The Victoria Real Estate Board (VREB) is an association of more than 1200 REALTORS® who work and live in Greater Victoria and the Southern Gulf
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South Florida real estate projects in the pipeline for the week of Aug. 10

Palm Beach retail center could be replaced by apartments. Fairway North Beach LLC, an affiliate of Birmingham, Alabama-based Fairway Investments
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Real Estate Developer Found Using Video Game Footage In Marketing Material… Which Is Pretty …

We've featured a number of stories here about entities attempting to pass off video game footage as something in real life. On the one hand, since
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4 ways real estate can boost your retirement income

True believers recommend a range of possible real estate plays, from real estate investment trusts to rental-property purchases to shares in
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Slowing housing market squeezes margins at Bellway

The FTSE 250 company defied wider gloom in the housing market to sell 10,307 homes in the year to the end of July, up from 9,644 the previous year.
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Housing prices in Sydney pedicted to fall further for a year

The weakness in property price weakness in Australia's largest city Sydney, “is becoming further entrenched,” says Morgan Stanley strategist aid
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Switching from interest-only mortgages stressing borrowers: CBA

CBA says switching from interest-only mortgages has caused some borrower's stress, but CEO Matt Comyn has welcomed the cooling of house prices
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DENSO Renews its Title Sponsorship of the NHRA Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals for 3 Years

LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — For the next three years, DENSO Products and Services Americas, Inc., an affiliate of leading
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MBA: Mortgage applications fall 3%

Mortgage applications decreased 3.0% from last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage Applications
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'Remarkable casualness' to sale of permanent TSB mortgages to vulture fund

The Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has been accused of having a casual attitude to the sale of thousands of Permanent TSB mortgages to a
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New Whitepaper Explores the Future of Blockchain and the Real Estate Industry

Sacramento, CA, August 08, 2018 –(PR.com)– Tellus Title Company, a Sacramento-based startup, recently released a ground-breaking whitepaper
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Salesforce just promoted its top salesman to the title of co-CEO (CRM, ORCL)

Now, there will be two, as the company announces that Keith Block, formerly the chief operating officer, has been promoted to co-CEO of Salesforce.
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Grove Chamber welcomes Note-Able Workshop

Those attending the ribbon cutting included Angela Hamilton, Grand River Abstract & Title Co.; Ivan Devitt, The Dodd Company; Tennille Kent, The
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Sainsbury's scoops title of UK's greenest supermarket

This is supported by the company's announcement that it achieved an 8.2% reduction in absolute operational carbon emissions in 2016/17.
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Weekly mortgage applications fall as home prices climb

Rising home prices hit the mortgage industry hard last week. Total mortgage application volume fell 3 percent from the previous week, and 17 percent
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The ROH world title will be defended at ALL IN

How about I give the winner a Shot at the ROH world title! https://t.co/ … Any company who saw just how successful they've been would be silly not to
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China Fights 'Gang Crime' and 'Evil' in Illegal Lending

China's top banking regulator is launching a special campaign to “sweep gang crime and eliminate evil” in the financial sector, targeting illegal lending
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Perth's two-speed housing market revealed as premium properties show turnaround

A two-speed market has emerged in Perth's housing sector with the most expensive properties showing signs of recovery while lending data indicates
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US Home-Price Gains Cool in Another Sign of Market's Slowdown

US Home-Price Gains Cool in Another Sign of Market's Slowdown

U.S. home-price gains slowed nationwide in the second quarter as sales slipped and an increase in listings gave buyers more choices, the National
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State of Real Estate: Realtors See Buyer-Seller Stalemate

The tug-of-war between supply and demand in Loudoun County's hot housing market is getting even more heated. The number of homes on the
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Housing Units Worth Rs 3 Lakh Crore Lag Delivery Deadlines In 7 Cities: PropEquity

Although the country's real estate or property market “may be witnessing green shoots of recovery in select micro markets”, the projects – 3.97 lakh of
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Here's How Baby Boomers Will Impact Canada's Housing Market

This is expected to have a meaningful impact on the housing market, as the group, born between 1946 and 1964, represents 1.4 million potential
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Fla.'s Housing Market: Sales, Median Prices, New Listings Up in 2Q 2018

8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Second-quarter 2018 saw increased sales, higher median prices and more new listings for Florida's housing market,
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Ontario baby boomers are planning to downsize or move out of big cities: survey

That means that baby boomers are looking to re-enter the housing market by selling their … The woes of millennials and housing prices are not new.
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Missouri Voters Rejected the 'Right to Work'—Here's Why That Matters

On Tuesday night, Missouri voters delivered a crushing defeat to a right-to-work law passed by Republicans in 2017. In a referendum, 67.5% of voters
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The Trump Administration Just Announced Tariffs on $16 Billion in Chinese Imports. Here's What's …

The Trump administration just announced tariffs on another $16 billion in Chinese imports to the U.S.. This latest round makes good on the president's
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Samsung Just Unveiled a $22 Billion Plan to Pursue New Technology

Samsung Group said Wednesday that it planned to spend $22 billion to pursue new technology in areas like 5G mobile technology and artificial
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Real Estate – August 8

The following real estate transfers were recorded recently in the Hancock County Recorder's Office: June 1. James V. and Nicole A. Bennett to James
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Saudi Canada, Meg Whitman, Male Cheerleaders: Broadsheet August 8th

Fortune. • A big, fat fail. After media reports last week accused Tokyo Medical University of manipulating test scores to keep female students out, the
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CENTURY 21 Peak Acquires Assets of Century 21 My Real Estate in Downey, California

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Aug. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CENTURY 21 Peak, a real estate brokerage under the Peak Corporate Network,
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Post 7 seeks better fortune at Northeast Region 1 tourney

ROCHESTER — Rochester Post 7 had high expectations going into last year's Senior American Legion Baseball Northeast Region 1 Tournament in
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Spending on Internet of Things May More Than Double to Over Half a Trillion Dollars

Get Data Sheet, Fortune's technology newsletter. Overall, the biggest concerns business customers had about the Internet of Things remained the
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Apple Reassures Lawmakers That, No, iPhones Aren't Eavesdropping on Us

Apple has tried to justify the privacy protections it has in place for iPhone microphone use following concerns that it was breaching the law and
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Restaurant Scene: Fortune House offers mix of recipes

Fortune House, located on Calumet Avenue, specializes in Chinese fare. The restaurant's menu offers a large selection of dishes. Dishes are broken
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Papa John Causes Papa John's Sales and Profits to Plunge, Says Papa John's

The company had already experienced a decline in its fortunes in 2017, which may have been tied to Papa John's close association with the NFL,
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EXCLUSIVE: Salesforce Names Keith Block Co-CEO, Sharing the Top Job With Marc Benioff

In the latter category, Block, who joined Salesforce in 2013 and whom my Fortune colleague Adam Lashinsky once called “the buttoned-down yin to
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Bellway warns of slowing housing market

Housebuilder Bellway (LON:BWY) today released a trading statement that pointed to record revenue but cautioned a slowing housing market would
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Magic Leap One AR Headset Finally Arrives—But Not for Everyone

Magic Leap has been working on one of the most anticipated augmented reality headsets in the market. And now it's available—kinda. The company
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Trump's China Tariffs Claim Another Victim: A South Carolina TV Manufacturing Plant

Trump's China Tariffs Claim Another Victim: A South Carolina TV Manufacturing Plant

The tariffs imposed by President Trump have claimed more jobs, this time at a consumer-electronics manufacturing plant in South Carolina.
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BC boomers keen to move on to smaller homes: real estate report

The real estate company's survey found 17 per cent of boomers across the country plan to buy a new home in the next five years. Michael Trites, a
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'Aberdeen bypass could boost north-east housing market'

Hannah Christiansen, the residential lead at the Aberdeen office of Galbraith, said the opening of the AWPR will help link communities that were more
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MoviePass Reworked Its Business Model. But It May Be Too Late, Analysts Say

MoviePass, the embattled movie subscription service, appears to have settled on a pricing plan that the company says is “built for the mass consumer,”
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Wall Street Is Somewhat Hopeful Despite Snap's User Drop

Get Data Sheet, Fortune's technology newsletter. As for one of the company's positives, Snap said that its retention rate for users over the age of 35
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Track the tax: Don't let higher transfer levy hurt housing market

If the longer-term data point to an adverse impact on the housing market, Mr. Peduto and other supporters must be honest enough to admit they erred
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: We Haven't Banned Alex Jones Because He Hasn't Violated Our Rules

YouTube, Facebook, Spotify, Apple be damned: Twitter will not be following suit. The social network announced Tuesday that it would not ban Alex
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GALLERY: Which Charlotte-area neighborhoods post the hottest housing markets

What makes a specific neighborhood a hot — or cold — housing market? According to this new study, several factors play a contributing role.
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Calls for real estate industry to be regulated over 'KFC test'

There has been huge backlash after revelations some property owners are denying people tenancy agreements over items on their bank statements.
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Papa John Claims He's Not To Blame For Poor Financial Performance

Papa John's took a beating in the second-quarter—and it thinks Papa John is to blame. But Papa John, otherwise known as John Schnatter, the
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Real Estate Newsmakers

Conway annouces mid-year top agents. The stars shone bright in Conway Country as Jack Conway's top Realtors were honored at the firm's 63rd
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Actually, TSA Won't Stop Screening at Small Airports After All

Airport security remains one of those frustrating but necessary aspects of air travel, no matter your airport of departure. And contrary to a report last
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Facebook Apologizes for Algorithm Mishap That Threw Balloons and Confetti on Indonesia …

Facebook's algorithm that triggers balloons and confetti when users write the word “congratulations” on the site is usually just a festive add-on.
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World Zhitian Real Estate rolls out ecosystem focused on financial-industrial integration

World Zhitian Real Estate, during the course of its development, became knowledgeable about the typical financial difficulties faced by small and
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Animoto Showcases Real Estate Brands Embracing Video on Facebook

David Roger Grossmann, a real estate agent based in New York, realized most clients were finding his business via social media. To take advantage
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How Real Estate Wholesalers Bring Value To Rental Investors

The real estate wholesaler's value to their buyers is in their ability to locate and negotiate control or purchase of homes at discounts, allowing the
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Exclusive: A New York City Startup Is Launching a Wine Club Aimed at Millennial Men

… that there isn't another wine club out there speaking to this demographic,” Bespoke Post CEO and co-founder Rishi Prabhu tells Fortune exclusively.
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Real Estate Market Trends

Flathead County single-family residence inventories, for properties with original list prices ranging between $150,000 and $599,999, are shown and
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5 Genius Tactics Real Estate Agents Use When They Buy Their Own Homes

Real estate agents are walking, talking one-stop shops of great advice on how to buy a home. Yet amid the flurry of questions you might be asking in
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Tesla Board Has Met 'Several Times' to Discuss Going Private, According to New Letter

Elon Musk is serious enough in his publicly-stated interest about taking Tesla private that the board of directors has already discussed the matter
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Mortgage customers today will be wealth customers tomorrow

Mortgage customers today will be wealth customers tomorrow

According to him, mortgage advisers apprehensive about the future of their business amid technological threats, can make their business more
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Gallagher Named Division Manager for North American Title Co.'s Arizona Region

North American Title Company has named Lauri Gallagher Division Manager for its Arizona Region, where she will oversee title and escrow
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Title Company Hires Local Rep For Overton Office

Fidelity National Title, the largest title company in the United States, has been a part of southern Nevada since the 1970s and is a Fortune 300
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NYC Invisalign Specialist Park Avenue Orthodontics Awarded Platinum Plus Title

… Orthodontics is proud to announce that its office was awarded the title of Platinum Plus from Align Technology, the parent company for Invisalign.
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Title Splitting – SASS, SPV?

Sell the Garages/Land to my SSAS (my company will rent them from the … and retain all of the flats and rent them out through my company (SPV).
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'How much can I borrow for a mortgage?'

One of the first tasks house buyers will face is understanding how much they can borrow from a mortgage lender. In recent years, borrowers have
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US mortgage activity falls to two-and-a-half year low: MBA

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. mortgage application activity decreased to its lowest in 2-1/2 years last week as loan requests to refinance an existing
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LendInvest Product Changes: Removes Debenture & Reduces ICR Assessment Rates For Buy-to …

According to LendInvest, as part of its platform changes, title insurance will also be available at no cost to the borrower on all remortgage cases up to
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Despite rising house prices and mortgage rates, home buying power's still strong

The Real House Price Index takes into account mortgage rates, household incomes and home prices to gauge how much consumers can actually
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LeBron James turns 'shut up and dribble' insult into title of Showtime series

He will, however, use that widely noted phrase as the title of an upcoming documentary series his production company is creating in partnership with
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These Types Of Mortgage Loans Get Denied The Most

Don't want to get denied that mortgage? According to new data, you might want to avoid conventional loans—and small-dollar ones—especially if you
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Mortgage credit availability increased last month

Mortgage credit availability increased in July according to an analysis of data from Ellie Mae's AllRegs® Market Clarity® business information tool.
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Salesforce just promoted its top salesman to the title of co-CEO

Salesforce COO Keith Block has been promoted to co-CEO, serving in the role alongside founder Marc Benioff. Otherwise, not much else seems to be
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Old Republic acquires division of Texas agency

Old Republic National Title Insurance Co. has purchased the assets of the San Antonio division of a Texas title company. The acquired division was
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Cooking the Books podcast: The tricks to negotiating the best mortgage

I called up Mortgage Lab CEO Rupert Gough about what's on the table in negotiations, how to make a bank think you're a good bet, and what first
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Zillow Enters Mortgage Space — and Stock Tanks

Online real estate company Zillow has entered the mortgage space. On Monday the Seattle-based company purchased Mortgage Lenders of America
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Title Alliance appoints process analyst

“Lori has worked with Title Alliance for many years and has helped our company grow tremendously,” Title Alliance Senior Operations Manager and
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Finding Hot Stock?: Utah Medical Products (UTMD), Investors Title Company (ITIC)

Utah Medical Products (UTMD) stock closed with a move of -1.40% and recent share price is observed at $94.75. Shares of Royal UTMD were
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Pro Rata

Spruce, a New York-based title insurance and escrow company, raised $15.6 million in new Series A funding from Bessemer Venture Partners,
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Leeds heads to Rio for mortgage borrowers

The Rio mortgage is placed in the sector for those borrowers that can demonstrate their ability to afford the amount being borrowed during the loans
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Top 50 High Yield Real Estate WallStars Show Gains To 89.2% For August 2019

Top 50 High Yield Real Estate WallStars Show Gains To 89.2% For August 2019

50 Top Real Estate WallStars ranged 4.98-13.5% in estimated yield. The top 10, Global Net Lease, Two Harbors Investment Corp., MFA Financial,
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App Helps Legal Cannabis Market Find Goods, Real Estate, Customers

James Jordan, the company's new vice president for strategic relations, says real estate agents and accountants could hook up with fledgling
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Banking royal commission goes to the heart of banks' super problem

The difficult conflict that lies at the heart of bank-owned superannuation was laid bare on Wednesday morning, as the former chairman of NAB's
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Shark Tank finale: Student banking app QPay scores $380000 investment from two unlikely sharks

A group of entrepreneurs looking to disrupt Australia's banking sector have secured one of the largest deals for this season of Shark Tank thanks to a
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AMP half-year profit dives on Australia banking scandal

AMP's chairman Catherine Brenner quit in April, just weeks after its chief executive stood down in the wake of a national inquiry into the banking sector
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How Brexit Could Affect Finance, Real Estate And The Global Economy

As the date for Britain's exit from the European Union inches closer, the U.K. is in turmoil over how exactly that withdrawal will look. Since July, two
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Banking Controversies: Public Trust In Banks Dip

Some Ghanaians have stated their mistrust in the banking industry across the country due to the recent spate of controversies that have engulfed the
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KPMG denies involvement in recent Banking Awards

Auditing power brand, KPMG, says it has not been involved with the Ghana Banking Awards since 2012. The clarification by the audit firm follows
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Lake Real Estate Boom: Camden County Plans For New Homes, Subdivisions

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — The real estate market is thriving at Lake of the Ozarks, and local developers are clearing the way for new single-family
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ABN Cuts 250 Investment Bank Jobs in Retreat to Boost Returns

State-controlled ABN Amro Group NV said it will cut 250 jobs in its corporate and institutional banking unit, in an effort to improve profitability by pulling
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Burgan Real Estate Expands with Burgan Auctions

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –Burgan Real Estate expands its business with the establishment of Burgan Auctions, which will focus on conducting live,
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High street Indian banks are riding the blockchain wave for efficiency

MUMBAI: Some of the largest Indian banks already use blockchain and the technology is now finding buyers among all high-street lenders that are
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Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. 2018 Q2 – Results – Earnings Call Slides

The following slide deck was published by Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. in conjunction with their 2018 Q2 earnings call. 128. Second Quarter 2018
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THL Credit Bolsters Direct Lending Team

Mr. Lee was previously a Director for THL Credit's Direct Lending platform in the Company's New York office, where he was responsible for originating,
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Brady Bunch Home Sold to TV Exec

The sale of the Studio City, Calif., residence that doubled as the home of television's “The Brady Bunch” ended with a bidding duel between a
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Pastor: Ohio law, church can help with payday lending

WASHINGTON (BP) — Ohio's new law regulating payday lending is an important advance, but the church plays a vital role in helping people who often
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Maritime lending flat at KfW-IPEX Bank

Export and project finance specialist KfW IPEX-Bank saw its loans to the maritime sector remain unchanged for the first six months of 2018.
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Cost of Growth: Asheville housing market still hot, realtor says

Christian Diepholz, a realtor with Christie's International Real Estate, said housing prices continue climbing in the mountains with high demand.
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Millennials claim they can't afford housing as prices jump again

Growth in home prices continued wearing down affordability at the start of the season, preventing first-time buyers from entering the housing market.
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The digital strategy for lending platforms

On the one hand you have individuals and businesses that continue to be ignored by traditional lending institutions for any number of reasons
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Third member of payday lending group gets 37 months in prison

Third member of payday lending group gets 37 months in prison

Rubin's RICO co-conspirators included Charles M. Hallinan, the reputed “godfather of payday lending,” and Wheeler K. Neff, who served as Hallinan
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New American Funding President Arvielo Appointed to National Park Foundation Board

New American Funding President Arvielo Appointed to National Park … Arvielo brings 35 years of mortgage experience to the board, including
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Latest Research in CCTV Camera Housing Market including key players SONY, Panasonic …

Unlock new opportunities in CCTV Camera Housing market; the latest release from HTF MI highlights the key market trends impacting the growth of
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Digital Products; Training and Events; Zillow to Acquire Kansas' MLOA

On Thursday, August 9th at 2:00 PM EDT National Mortgage Professional … Unfortunately stock analysts didn't care for the news, and Zillow's stock
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CommBank relaxed about slow housing, mortgage stress

Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn said the softening housing market is “unambiguously a good thing” for the long-term health of the
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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation Announces Third Fiscal Quarter 2018 Financial Results …

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL) (“Oaktree Specialty Lending” or the
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Banks avail more cash for oil and gas lending

Banks avail more cash for oil and gas lending. With the oil prospects nearing the peak, banks are lining billions of money to lend to companies
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House price falls 'unambiguously a good thing,' says CBA chief

Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn says falling house prices in Sydney and Melbourne are clearly good for financial stability, and so is
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Reverse Mortgage Specialist Dan Altman Joins the Homebridge Team

Reverse Mortgage Specialist Dan Altman Joins the Homebridge Team … its nationwide footprint now includes more than 2,500 associates throughout
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Consumer optimism about housing continues to fade: Fannie Mae

… expectations for rising mortgage rates and significant home price increases,” Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae senior vice president and chief economist,
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Mortgage lending dips in June, investor loans fall to lowest in nearly five years

The official figures released on Wednesday also showed lending to owner occupiers, excluding refinancing of existing mortgages, also took a 0.2 per
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These money lending apps are helping millennials cash in their future!

Launched in June 2016, Rupeeland is technology enabled digital lending platform that specialises in providing instant short-term credit to consumers
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Home Prices and First-Time Buyers

Home prices continued their upward trajectory in June, taking a toll on affordability and leading to slower sales in some markets, according to the latest
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Japan Overall Bank Lending +2.0% On Year

(RTTNews) – Overall bank lending in July was up 2.0 percent on year in July, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday – coming in at 526.621 trillion yen.
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Home buyers, sellers have had enough of high prices

A measure of sentiment in the housing market has dropped for the second straight month. Fannie Mae's Housing Purchase Sentiment Index was down
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Lance Bass lost a bidding war on 'The Brady Bunch' house—how home buyers can avoid a similar …

Prospective buyers in hot real-estate markets, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Denver, Seattle and New York City, will often have to bid on
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Real estate update: housing shortage in Grand Valley

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KKCO/KJCT) The housing market has been booming for over a year now. It seems builders can't keep up with demand and
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Australia central bank needs to see period of housing market moderation: Lowe

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will need to see a period of moderation in the property market even though it does not target home prices as part
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10 years after housing market crash, how Rochester is faring

On a beautiful Sunday with cloudless skies, potential home buyers crowded an open house in central Brighton. Priced at $299,900, the just listed
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What a home sales slump could mean for professionals, buyers

In June there were 3,927 home sales in the county, CoreLogic said, which is the lowest in four years. However, all drivers of the real estate market are
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Kaspersky Lab: Mobile Banking Trojans On the Rise

Kaspersky Lab: Mobile Banking Trojans On the Rise

Mobile banking trojans, designed to steal money directly from mobile users' bank accounts, topped Kaspersky Lab's list of cyber headaches in the
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Facebook insists it has 'no plans' to exploit your personal banking info for ads – just as we have 'no …

Analysis Facebook has denied it is seeking to suck up netizens' bank account details, claiming it just wants to connect bank customers to their bank's
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Consumer Catch-up: Facebook banking data, FDA recalls blood pressure drugs, credit perks …

Facebook is doing damage control, one day after a report the company was looking to partner with several banks for customer banking information.
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#BlackGirlMagic: life advice from top banking exec

Yet, Basani Maluleke is another black woman pioneer, who became the first black woman CEO in the banking sector when she was appointed the
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Open banking is coming, but what is it?

Ben Lynch is the founder of Jude, an open banking start-up. Jude amalgamates all of a person's data – banking, insurance, Trade Me or Netflix – and
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Banking royal commission continues superannuation hearings

NAB is in the royal commisson hot seat, with Commissioner Kenneth Hayne asking if the bank thought taking fees for no service could be a “question
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'Criminal?' – Hayne's bombshell question over fees for no service

The prospect that the fees-for-no-service scandal rocking the banking and wealth industries could lead to criminal action has been raised at the
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Your banking information was once off-limits to tech companies. Now they're seeking it

Facebook Inc.'s push to gain access to users' banking data and other sensitive financial information could help make online banking more efficient
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What funding bubble? Banks, VC firms pour more money into fintechs

American Banker recently spoke with Safwan Zaheer, head of fintech and digital banking for KPMG U.S., about the banking industry's contribution to
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Banking royal commission: NAB joins CBA in charging dead customers for advice

NAB's superannuation arm has been charging dead customers for financial advice the Hayne royal commission has heard. Former NULIS chair Nicole
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Machine learning for the banking industry helps reduce criminal risk

Mindtree is using artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to help banks improve their ability to detect financial crimes and enhance
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Like it or not, bankers' bonus cap may be here to stay thanks to Brexit

Yet banks might find it difficult to remove fixed allowances and to tell staff that more of their remuneration will be at risk through annual bonuses,
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Banking royal commission: NAB's super arm NULIS 'hopelessly conflicted'

The process that saw NAB's superannuation trustee NULIS advised by the bank's wealth management arm was hopelessly conflicted, the Hayne royal
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Facebook wants your private banking data

Facebook is asking America's largest banks to share their customers' private data. Seana Smith, Dion Rabouin, Dan Roberts, and Rick Newman
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Banking royal commission day 42: MLC/NAB, Australian Super, IOOF

NAB deducted fees from dead super fund members and failed to invest in higher-returning assets due to the cost, while AustralianSuper was asked
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Should I buy a house if the housing market's in trouble?

Should I buy a house if the housing market's in trouble?

Then you read a headline about the housing market. … purchased and sold between buyer and seller,” Jessie Culbert, a real estate agent at Redfin,
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Skepticism rises over the home sales market

High real estate prices along the Peninsula may soon hamper home sales, according to a recent report questioning the sustainability of the region's
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Bridgeman Downs home sells within first day on the market

Place Estate Agents Aspley lead agent John Bradley said although days on market are on the rise, the home at 8 Mercury Court defied odds. “It bucks
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Fannie, Freddie stress test results improve significantly from last year

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced the results of the stress tests for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Tuesday. In December, the FHFA
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