Ditech to slash 450 mortgage jobs

Ditech to slash 450 mortgage jobs

Ditech Financial hand about 450 mortgage employees their walking papers, the company has announced. Ditech is shuttering a call center in Rapid
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How to Get the Mortgage You Want and Get Rid of the Robocalls You Don't

He's got advice about how to get a great mortgage. Also I'm going to get snappy about something that's been bugging me and Bro is going to
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Compass shakes up Alexandria's real estate market

Compass has made waves since launching in the Alexandria market in June with top-selling real estate team The Goodhart Group as its founding
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Trust in mortgage brokers' ethics falls

Trailing the same downward path were bank managers, financial planners and mortgage brokers whose net ethical score fell last year and this year.
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VanTrust Real Estate completes 117K SF Chandler Corporate Center

After starting construction last October, VanTrust Real Estate completed construction at Chandler Corporate Center, a 117,000-square-foot office
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Mortgage rates move lower for second week in a row

According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average dropped to 4.53 percent with an average 0.5 point.
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Sold: Search the latest Macon County real estate transfers

Sold: Search the latest Macon County real estate transfers … 363 N. Illinois St., $98,900, Tucker Property Management LLC to Lori Sapp and Joshua
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Mortgage Rates Fell Slightly, But Do Buyers Care?

Mortgage rates decreased slightly this week and have continued to remain basically flat during the past several months, Freddie Mac's Primary
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Equity Prime Mortgage Announces New Chief of Staff, Eric Skates, and VP of Market Strategy …

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug 16, 2018–Equity Prime Mortgage is excited to announce and welcome Leticia Lucio Vu as the newest VP of
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Does H+H International A/S's (CPH:HH) PE Ratio Signal A Buying Opportunity?

H+H International A/S (CPH:HH) is trading with a trailing P/E of 14.6x, which is lower than the industry average of 15.3x. While this makes HH appear
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What To Know Before Buying Papa John's International Inc (NASDAQ:PZZA) For Its Dividend

In the past 5 years Papa John's International Inc (NASDAQ:PZZA) has returned an average of 1.00% per year to investors in the form of dividend
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North American Title Co. Names Harwell Assistant Division Manager

North American Title Co. (NATC) has named Terry Harwell assistant division manager/commercial business development for its Central Valley region.
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Investors Title (ITIC) Receiving Favorable Media Coverage, Analysis Shows

Investors Title earned a news impact score of 0.34 on Accern's scale. … Investors Title Company, through its subsidiaries, provides title insurance for
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The Basch Report: Group led by Cannae Holdings agrees to buy Dun & Bradstreet

The 73-year-old remains chairman of Fidelity and another Jacksonville-based company spun off from the title insurance company, mortgage
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6 Foreign Stocks Top Managers Have Been Buying

This week, we're peeking into the portfolios of some of our favorite foreign-stock fund managers to find out what they've been buying. After all, good
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Traders Remember to Stop Crying and Start Buying

Traders left the office Wednesday probably thinking the world was falling apart. The MSCI All-Country World Index of stocks was in the midst of its
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Rás Tailteann continues its search for a new title sponsor

The race was left without its usual sponsorship when the title backer An … Dignam said that the ideal outcome would be for a company to commit to
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New Zealand Bans Foreigners From Buying Houses

The Overseas Investment Amendment Bill will prevent foreign investors from buying most existing residential properties in the country. However, they
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13 Evergreen Real Estate Tips That Hold True In Any Market

In real estate, there are middlemen and a lot of them — the escrow company, the title company, the brokers, the lender, etc. Each one of them is taking
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Signature Closers Joins an Elite Club; Places for the 5th Consecutive Year on the Inc. 500 / 5000 List

The company that began as a vendor management partner to title companies and lenders across the United States by assigning and overseeing
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GSF Mortgage Earns Spot on Inc. 5000 List for Fourth Consecutive Year

GSF Mortgage Earns Spot on Inc. 5000 List for Fourth Consecutive Year

Inc. magazine has revealed that GSF Mortgage has ranked 2,837th on its 37th annual Inc. 5000, a ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private
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Refinance Activity and Rates Continue to Drop

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 299,466 refinances during the second quarter,
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Movement Mortgage Makes Sixth Appearance on Inc. 5000 List

Movement Mortgage has been named one of America's fastest growing companies by Inc. magazine for the sixth time, earning the company
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SimpleNexus Cracks Top 500 on Inc. 5000 List

The company is known primarily for their private-label digital mortgage platform and mobile app. The platform connects mortgage lenders with
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Stitt's Mortgage Firm Failed to Tell Regulators of Past Problems

Republican gubernatorial candidate Kevin Stitt's mortgage company did not tell Wisconsin officials about its run-ins with other states' regulators when
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Housing Starts Inch Up, Builder Confidence Inch Down

Separately, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes dipped by one point to a 67 reading in August on the National
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Tech and Vendor Updates; White Paper on Reasons for Margin Compression

Technology and Vendor News … The 2018 report is expanded to also include the latest Digital Mortgage innovations, customer … necessary start, encouraging all states to get on board, but thinks national legislation will be needed.
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Kraninger CFPB Vote Rescheduled for August 23

The Senate Banking Committee has announced that its confirmation vote for Kathy Kranginer to become the next director of the Consumer Financial
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Equity Prime Announces New Chief of Staff and VP of Market Strategy

Equity Prime Mortgage has announced Leticia Lucio Vu as the newest Vice Prsident of Market Strategy, and the promotion of Vice President of
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A new home for $90000? Manufactured housing is making a comeback

Glisson said he's aiming for 10 percent growth as “the bare minimum” in the coming years at Triad, whose only larger competitors are 21st Mortgage
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RE/MAX: Home Sales Up 1.8 Percent

… an annualized basis, marking the second month of 2018 when sales increased year-over-year, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report.
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Waterstone Opens New Branch in Libertyville, Ill.

Waterstone Mortgage Corporation has announced the opening of a new office in Libertyville, Ill. Led by Branch Managers Joe Amato and Joe Spisak,
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Mortgage apps drop for 5th straight week

Mortgage application volume declined for the fifth consecutive week during the period ending August 10 as refinance applications increased their
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PRMI Hosts Golf Fundraiser Benefitting Homes For Our Troops

The Hendersonville, Tenn. office of Primary Residential Mortgage Inc. … branch was initially drawn to the mission of HFOT, a national organization,
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Housing starts rebounded in July on single-family gain

At the same time, potential buyers are facing headwinds including rising property values and higher mortgage rates. For their part, builders remain
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Metro Atlanta home prices rise nearly twice as fast as nation's

Rates recently took their largest weekly downward step of the past year, according to massive mortgage lender Freddie Mac. But unless rates fall a lot
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US Fed buys $1.8 billion of mortgage bonds, sells none

The New York Fed said on its website the Fed sold no mortgage securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae FNMA.OB, Freddie Mac FMCC.OB or the
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MetLife, State Street Strike $2 Billion Mortgage Partnership

MetLife Inc.'s asset manager struck a deal with State Street Corp. to originate and service as much as $2 billion in commercial mortgages.
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Mortgage rates tick down

… rates fell for the second consecutive week, according to Freddie Mac. … turbulence in the currency markets,” Freddie Chief Economist Sam Khater
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Average US mortgage rates fall; 30-year at 4.53 percent

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages dipped to 4.53 percent from 4.59 percent last week.
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JC Penney's Embittered Analysts Fume About 'Worthless' Shares

JC Penney's Embittered Analysts Fume About 'Worthless' Shares

Analysts aren't holding back what they think about J.C. Penney Co.: One says the company is in “no-man's land.” Another says the shares are
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Mnuchin Says Turkey Faces More Sanctions If Pastor Not Released

The plight of Brunson has dominated the Trump administration's policy toward its NATO ally, even as the dispute shakes currency markets. Brunson
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Hedge Funds Went Short on Metals Just Before the Sell-Off

Commodity markets have gone haywire — and hedge funds with picture-perfect timing are set to rake in stellar profits. As U.S.-China trade tensions
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Three high potential real estate investment opportunities near London

2018 has been an exciting year so far, especially if you look at the current real estate trends. The price drop has helped many first buyers buy their first
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Digital Defense: FBI Warns Against 'ATM Cashout' Fraud (08/16/18)

… an imminent global ATM hacking scheme. He'll take questions from the audience. Watch every Thursday on Bloomberg.com, Facebook and Twitter.
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Labour Won't Support Brexit Deal, Alvine's Isaacs Says

… discusses U.K. Parliamentary negotiations over Brexit with Bloomberg's Julie Hyman and Mark Barton on “Bloomberg Markets: European Close.
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Stocks Steady After Turbulent Week; Dollar Slips: Markets Wrap

… amid the crisis in Turkey and after a surprise gain in U.S. crude stockpiles. Terminal users can read more in our Bloomberg Markets Live blog here.
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Nvidia Gives Lackluster Outlook on Cratering Crypto Sales

Nvidia Corp., the biggest maker of graphics processors, gave a lackluster forecast and said a greater-than-expected drop in demand for chips used by
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How real estate can impact population explosion

To worsen the situation in the country just recovering from recession, real estate market ought to grow because good investors see recession as the
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Trump Is Entering a Dangerous Phase of His Presidency

The possible existence of recordings of Donald Trump using racial slurs is giving rise to another round of speculation about whether anything can dent
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Trump and Putin Agreed That Iran Should Exit Syria, Official Says

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin's July summit in Helsinki was largely dominated by discussion of the crisis in Syria and
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Colorado Springs ranks No. 6 in national survey of hot housing markets

Colorado Springs' hot housing market burned even hotter last month, according to a report Thursday by Realtor.com, a California-based online real
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Why luxury homes are dud investments

A trap for investors is to get long luxury housing on the assumption it outperforms mass-market bricks and mortar. Nothing could be further from the
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July Home Sales and Median Price in Metro Chicago Area Delivered Gains as Housing Market …

CHICAGO, Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The metropolitan Chicago housing market found firmer footing in July, posting modest gains in both sales
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Slowing housing market and falling prices welcome, RBA governor Philip Lowe says

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says falling house prices and a weaker property market, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, are welcome
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Signs Are Already Pointing To A Hobart Housing Market Slowdown

While Hobart has seen strong growth on the back of an affordable housing market, much of that affordability advantage has now been eroded and
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Mortgage Rate Misinformation Run Amok!

Be careful what you read–or perhaps, who you trust–about mortgage rates today. There's a lot of misinformation out there. Don't be mad. No one is out
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A Mortgage Company Where Careers Are Created

NewDay USA, a mortgage company that services only Veterans Administration home loans, hires its workforce right out of college. Of the 37 young
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Frontier Real Estate Invest, 2018 Q2 – Results – Earnings Call Slides

Frontier Real Estate Invest, 2018 Q2 – Results – Earnings Call Slides. Aug. … The following slide deck was published by Frontier Real Estate Invest,
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Mortgage rates inch back slightly, yet remain mostly flat since spring

Mortgage rates rose incrementally for the second-straight week, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday.
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Retail Sector Deteriorates While Industrial Grows

Retail Sector Deteriorates While Industrial Grows

RICS monitors trends in the commercial property investment and occupier … and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure.
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Citi Draws SEC Fine for Unauthorized Trading, Other Violations

Citigroup Inc. was fined $10.5 million for multiple infractions, including allegations that employees engaged in unauthorized proprietary trading,
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Asian Investments Shifting the Tide in Global Real Estate: Eyas

Eyas.ch raised an impressive 40 million pounds for the Asian real-estate market alone. The Asian buyers made up 46 percent of all overseas
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Musk Tells NYT Bombshell Tesla Tweet Not Reviewed by Anyone

Elon Musk said no one saw or reviewed his tweet about the plan to take the electric-car maker private before he posted it, the New York Times
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Business Process Management (BPM) in Real Estate Market Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends …

The Business Process Management (BPM) in Real Estate Market report lists the leading competitors and provides the insights strategic industry
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Google CEO Tells Staff China Plans Are 'Exploratory' After Backlash

… signed an internal petition that said the Dragonfly project raised “urgent moral and ethical issues,” according to a copy viewed by Bloomberg News.
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Prudential Financial Inc.: PGIM Real Estate and FGI reach agreement with TRIUVA to sell Junghof …

PGIM Real Estate is the real estate investment business of PGIM, Inc., the … Combining insights into macroeconomic trends and global real estate
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Real Estate Market – What Factors will drive the Market in Upcoming Years and How it is Going to …

Reports Monitor predict the Global Real Estate Market to witness considerable growth during the next few years. The research report provides an
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Trump Pushes China for Better Deal With Trade Talks Set to Resume

President Donald Trump prodded China to offer more at the bargaining table as the two countries prepared for their first major negotiation in more than
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Copper ETN Nears a Bear Market

“China consumes nearly half the world's copper and data released today showed fixed investment in manufacturing, real estate and infrastructure for
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Reapit to Demo New Platform Integrating Agentbox's Sales CRM

Reapit joined forces with Agentbox, the leading real estate CRM solution in … Accounting software provider specialising in the residential real estate sector. Bringing 20 years of innovation to the property market, the award winning
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2018 Cash Lease Adjustments on Irrigation Equipment for Cropland Rental Arrangements in …

The Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Highlights Report 2017-2018 provides recent trends on land values and rental rates for landowners, tenants,
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Ontario Debt Sale Breaks Record After Post-Election Absence

Canada's most indebted province sold C$3.65 billion ($2.8 billion) of bonds in a return to debt markets after a longer-than-usual break following a
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Trump Is Not Trying to Silence Brennan

President Donald Trump's decision to revoke the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan is, according to conventional wisdom,
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El-Erian, BlackRock Flag Turkey Risk as US Eyes Sanctions

… comments provided a glimpse into the new economy chief's thinking as a spat with Washington over a detained U.S. pastor roils Turkish markets.
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Traders Financial Stock Recap: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE)

Every trading day indicate diverse behavior and trends about Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) stock. Now we observed the different factors that
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DoorDash Valuation Nearly Triples to $4 Billion in Six Months

Startups with less capital, like Munchery and Sprig, have struggled, while Amazon.com Inc. and Instacart Inc. are fighting over the grocery delivery
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The Paul Manafort Jury Is Now Deliberating. Here Are the Charges

The fate of Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, is in the hands of 12 jurors in Alexandria, Virginia. After a trial that
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Editorial: St. Louis residents are fighting back against blight profiteers

Dozens are listed in city property records as vacant. … comparing his neighborhood's property values to broader real estate trends and similar St.
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FDA Approves Teva's Generic Version of EpiPen

… since the autoinjector was approved more than two decades ago. Bloomberg's Anna Edney reports on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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REAL ESTATE Trends 08.16.18

REAL ESTATE Trends 08.16.18

… detached two-car garage, library/office can be fourth bedroom, large backyard with brick patio and fruit trees. Broker: Monterey Coast Realty, 737-
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Foreign buyers have pretty much disappeared in Metro Vancouver's real estate market

The numbers show that just 1% of all real estate transactions in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Regional District during the first six months of
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Insurance Premiums May Rise in 2019

OSFI is tightening mortgage lending again. But this time, it'll be less impactful for consumers. The banking regulator issued its final Mortgage Insurer
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When It Makes Sense to Put Less Than 20% Down on a Home

You've picked out the perfect home and you're ready to buy. Your credit is stellar and you know you won't have any trouble getting approved for a loan
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Stock Markets Punish Redfin for “Cooling” Housing Trends Comment

Redfin, a technology-based real estate firm engaging in traditional brokerage activities, has only been publicly traded for about a year. The company
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Midwest May Be Best: The Hottest Markets for US Real Estate in July 2018

The realtor.com monthly hotness analysis looks at which markets are getting the most listing views, and where homes are flying off the market fastest.
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Lenders line up cash for cheap mortgages

Banks are lining up money to buy shares in the State-funded Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company as the structures of the new firm take shape.
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Credit Karma acquires mortgage application startup Approved

Credit Karma acquires mortgage application startup Approved. The personal finance app is adding an all digital mortgage platform from former Redfin
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Cowboy-Financier Lists Two Ranches in $50 Million Package

Want more real estate? Get a weekly briefing on news, trends, insights, deals and personalities with our brand-new newsletter. Subscribe here.
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Recession or not, Alaska's commercial real estate market is largely stable

Given all the focus on the impact Alaska's recession has had on Anchorage home prices, some may wonder about the status of the commercial real
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'US News & World Report' Partners With HomeLight To Boost Real Estate Coverage

'U.S News & World Report' Partners With HomeLight To Boost Real Estate … Real estate marketplace HomeLight, with its analysis of over 30 million … online realtor recommendation tool, while also providing market trends and
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Mortgage rates decline again

Jaguar to build Savannah plant. Jaguar Land Rover Classic will soon be heading to Georgia, placing its first facility in the U.S. in Savannah. Gov.
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Smart Brands Integrate, Spot Trends and Tell Stories on Social

Smart Brands Integrate, Spot Trends and Tell Stories on Social … Take real estate: Can a single home attract the buying interest of millennials, baby
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Couple builds Shamrock, a local real estate business

When Ethan and Kayla Perry of Shamrock Real Estate found 1209 Augustine Ave. in Fredericksburg's College Heights neighborhood, it was what it
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Co-op Bank eyes Sh200m stake in new mortgage firm company

“Conventional mortgages have proven not suited for home financing in Kenya, with uptake remaining low many decades since they were introduced in
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Time To Check Out: Why Hotels Are Branding Condo Developments Using This Flag-Sans-Hotel …

“Sure, they could move anywhere, but they've been living their lives here,” Alfred Weissman Real Estate Project Executive Tim Perini said. “They may
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True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust Completes Office Property Acquisition in GTA …

… by proceeds from the REIT's July 2018 public unit offering, and first mortgage financing on the property in the amount of approximately $12.3 million,
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The Elmendorf Team Offers Powerful New Homebuying Tool for Serving-Military and Veteran …

16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Elmendorf Team, a leading mortgage lending company affiliated with Caliber Home Loans and specializing in VA loans
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US housing starts rose a slight 0.9 percent in July

… on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage was 4.59 percent last week, up from 3.90 percent a year ago, according to the mortgage company Freddie Mac.
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Real Estate Agents Answer: What's The Biggest Mistake That Buyers Make?

Navigating the real estate market can be tough. It's only natural that some people are going to make missteps. With that in mind, I went straight to the
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FHA extends 'final' Puerto Rico, USVI foreclosure moratorium deadline

FHA extends 'final' Puerto Rico, USVI foreclosure moratorium deadline

SAN JUAN – The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced … FHA-insured Mortgage for home rehabilitation – HUD's Section 203(k) loan
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In the Bay Area's least expensive county, a median-price home costs $1 million less than in SF

In San Francisco, that range is 30 to 40 days. In January of 2018, Solano County made news for being the nation's third hottest real estate market.
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MetLife to Help State Street Affiliates Make Commercial Mortgage Loans

… to originate up to $2 billion in commercial mortgage loans over multiple years. … MetLife Investment Management, will make and manage the loans.
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Here's how much resi agents are really making in the US

For the fifth year in a row, the difficulty finding the right property has surpassed the difficulty in obtaining mortgage financing as the most cited reason
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Ditech Financial to close South Dakota call center

Mortgage lender Ditech Financial announced on Thursday that it is closing its Rapid City, South Dakota-based call center at the end of 2019, leaving
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US Economic Strength Helps Domestic Equities Outperform

Many U.S. equity market sectors were down for the week, with real estate and consumer staples hit particularly hard. Real estate suffered losses after
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Fewer Government Bond Issues in NJ Public Finance Market

Fewer Government Bond Issues in NJ Public Finance Market … the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, and $375.68 million in state
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Mortgage Applications Fall Amid Rising Interest Rates and Low Supply

The drop comes amid rising interest rates, which has staved off homebuyers during a summer season where real estate activity is typically at its peak.
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Top Ten issues affecting real estate 2018-19

… has shared the 2018-19 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate—the issues and trends most likely to impact commercial and residential real estate.
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MetLife Investment Management and State Street Enter into a $2 Billion Commercial Mortgage Co …

… MetLife Investment Management and its affiliates will originate and service for State Street affiliates up to $2 billion in commercial mortgage loans.
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Despite S. Florida real estate prices climbing, 'we're nowhere near where we were back in 2007 …

South Florida's residential real estate markets have climbed well above their long-term pricing trends, suggesting the need for a slowdown in the rate
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Gunnedah real estate market among best growth areas in nation

Gunnedah real estate market among best growth areas in nation … Gunnedah has been has been among the top 50 housing market growth areas in
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United States: Tennessee Real Estate Law And Practice – Chambers USA Regional Real Estate …

Some of the most significant trends in the Tennessee real estate market have been (i) the popularity of large mixed-use projects, both in urban cores
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Mortgage rates, lack of affordability causing Santa Clara County home sales to fall

The Bay Area remains a difficult place where few can afford to buy a house. And that may be one of the reasons why existing home sales are starting
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Mortgage Balances Rise, As Does Household Debt

Mortgage balances rose by $60 billion over the second quarter and are up $308 billion over the year as of the second quarter. New mortgage loan
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TRANSACTIONS: This week's $1 million to $10 million loans

Meridian negotiated a new mortgage in the amount of $8,350,000 on a 128-unit multifamily property located on Crown Street in Brooklyn, NY.
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Nuvo rebrands as Mojo Mortgages

Online mortgage broker Nuvo has relaunched with a new name and identity … It is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, employs qualified
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Treliant Appoints Senior Mortgage Industry Professional David L. Dill to Head Its Dallas Office

David brings over 30 years of experience in mortgage lending, servicing, and securitizing, including executive leadership roles in operations,
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What's the Difference Between an Inspection and an Appraisal?

Mortgage lenders require a home appraisal before they approve financing because the home serves as collateral for the mortgage. If for any reason
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Top-Producing Palos Verdes Agent Partners with Movoto Real Estate

Movoto is really looking forward to working together to grow the market,” says Maximillian Diez, Vice President of Real Estate Operations and US
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Santander joins rush of banks expanding to Dallas

Santander joins rush of banks expanding to Dallas

Santander Bank, the retail arm that owns more than half of Santander Consumer USA Holdings, has appointed Joanna Ridgway as the head of its
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Lending tightens amid banking inquiry

Banks are taking longer to approve credit and rejecting more loans as they adjust their approach to risk in the wake of the royal commission, an inquiry
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Halifax online banking


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Portside Real Estate Group hires two

Hugill, of Scarborough, is working with the Porch Light Real Estate Group. She has 35 years of experience in real estate and property management.
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Westpac NZ cuts five-year mortgage rate giving it the lowest advertised rate for that term from a …

Westpac has cut its five-year fixed-term mortgage “special” rate to a market leading 4.99%. However, at the same time Westpac has cut a series of term
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Mortgage Rates and Delinquency Rates Down

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.53 percent for the week ending Aug. 16, down from last week when it averaged 4.59 percent.
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Mortgage rates tumble as housing starts to drag down the economy

16 week, down six basis points, according to the weekly data from mortgage provider Freddie Mac. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.01%,
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Credit Karma acquires mortgage platform Approved

The company today announced that it has acquired Approved, a mortgage platform that brings modern technology to a process that even today often
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Mortgage Rates Mostly Flat

Sam Khater, Freddie Mac's chief economist, called mortgage rates mostly flat over the past week, which has been the dominant theme since late
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Greystone Provides $4.56 Million Freddie Mac Loan for Acquisition of Affordable Housing in …

The loan was closed via Freddie Mac's Targeted Affordable Housing platform, which provides financing for properties with rent-restricted units that are
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Real Estate/Changing Hands, Aug. 17, 2018

Daniel A. Jepson and Bonnie L. Jepson to John A. Sanders. 139 Bug Hill Road. $276,000. Robin F. Cusson and Robin M. Fasoli to Martha Rice Jones
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Houston County real estate transfers Aug. 6-Aug. 9, 2018

Estate of Virginia Owen, Brittany Kaperak, 703 Owens St., $55,000, 08/06/18 … Real Estate Services, Wendy Lizardo, 1890 Montgomery Highway,
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How to Get the Best Mortgage for You

Southwick: … to think that even more important that you need to try to get the best mortgage for you. And joining us to help improve your chances of
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Fannie cuts origination forecast as housing resists broader growth

Fannie revised its estimate for single-family mortgage production to $1.67 trillion, which represents a decline of $20 billion or a little over 1% from the
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Credit Karma Buys Online Mortgage Company

Approved, the online mortgage platform company, announced Thursday (Aug. 16) in a blog post that it has been acquired Credit Karma. In a blog post,
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Bill Skills: How to read your real estate contract

If you've ever bought or sold a home, you've seen the massive stack of paperwork involved. Your real estate agent's job is to help translate but having
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Crowdfunding Is Perfect for Real Estate Investment

Crowdfunding is a natural fit for commercial real estate investment, according to developer Jonathan Genton, founding partner and CEO of Genton
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US homebuilding slowing; labour market strong

… rate has risen more than 50 basis points this year to an average of 4.53 percent, according to data from mortgage finance agency Freddie Mac.
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Shutts & Bowen Bolsters Real Estate, Litigation and IP Practice Groups with Three New Partners in …

Deborah A. Getzoff, a partner in Real Estate practice group, brings more than 35 years of environmental and administrative law experience in both
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Louisiana bars banks from $600M deal because of gun policies

Louisiana bars banks from $600M deal because of gun policies

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana officials have blocked two of the nation's largest banks from involvement in a $600 million road financing plan
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Premier Mortgage Advantage

Premier customers have different needs. That's why we have a team that are trained to help and support you through every step of your mortgage.
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Mortgage Rates Rise Amid Weaker-than-Expected Housing Data

The latest homebuilding data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development posted a weaker-than-expected
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US Fed buys $1.8 bln of mortgage bonds, sells none

NEW YORK, Aug 16 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve bought $1.782 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities in the week from Aug. 9 to Aug.
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CBA still in denial as fraudsters sentenced to a decade in jail

The Commonwealth Bank has spent seven years denying and covering up the role of its staff in a $76 million loan fraud that has left unwitting
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California lawmakers reject marijuana banking plan and panic buttons for hotel workers in a frenzy …

Facing a key deadline for legislation to move forward, California lawmakers on Thursday rejected dozens of bills, including a state-run bank for
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Why banking on Michael Cheika could pay rich dividends for an NRL club

Squealy fans have taken over the Wallabies' hotel at Sydney Olympic Park this week as they attend shows at nearby Qudos Bank Arena. It's a big
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Student has heart set on investment banking after getting top grades

Callum Fitzgerald is hoping that his top grades will lead to a career as an investment banker. The 18-year-old is heading to Nottingham University after
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Santander Bank Expands Its Commercial Banking Business in Texas and the Southwest Region

16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Santander Bank today announced that it is expanding its Commercial Banking presence in the Southwest region by naming
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Mortgage Rates Rewind—Will Buyers Find Relief?

Mortgage rates rewound this week, with the average 30-year, fixed settling at 4.53 percent, down from 4.59 percent the prior week, according to
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The Psychology of Personalization in Banking

Personalization gives the impression that people matter on an individual level to the banks and credit unions that serve them. This is despite the fact
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Bankers push against privacy law + Mothers launch police protest

BANKING GROUPS TO LEGISLATURE: REVISE CONSUMER PRIVACY LAW. Organizations representing the banking industry are pushing for
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Albayrak says Turkey won't hesitate to support banking sector

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