Mortgage Choice sees hope from screws tightening on borrowing

Mortgage Choice sees hope from screws tightening on borrowing

Mortgage Choice sees hope from screws tightening on borrowing. This content requires an active Banking Day subscription. Login below or request a
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Should You Sell Your Property with Rates Rising?

Michael Bull CCIM, CEO of Bull Realty and host of America's Commercial Real Estate Show, answers questions asked by the audience, including
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Commercial Real Estate Guide – Commercial Real Estate Lender: NorthMarq Capital

Mid-year Financing Perspectives. As we move into the second half of the year, let's examine some commercial real estate trends that we have
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How Mortgage Notes Work

Investing in mortgage notes has made many people very wealthy and created cash flows for them that come in every month. I think of notes as
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AMP Bank slashes mortgage rates

AMP Bank slashes mortgage rates. This content requires an active Banking Day subscription. Login below or request a free trial.
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West USA Realty, Inc. Announces Expansion in Pinetop-Lakeside Market

“West USA Realty has been increasing its market share in the White Mountain real estate market by hiring respected, competent and productive
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Q & A With Yulia Yanni of Commercial Real Estate Lending Marketplace RealAtom

In the residential property market, at least in the U.S., there are institutions that will purchase securitized loan portfolios. In commercial real estate,
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Tech Is Driving Rent Growth In The Most Surprising Places

… a concentration of tech workers — and the list is surprisingly long, according to a recent report on tech trends and commercial real estate by CBRE.
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Compass buying Pacific Union — second SF real estate deal in two months

Pacific Union is the nation's fifth-largest residential real estate firm based on transaction volume and Compass is sixth, according to Real Trends,
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Refi Borrowers in a Rising Mortgage Rate Environment

The rise of mortgage rates over the past few months has triggered a … In this video, Frank Nothaft, Chief Economist at CoreLogic, explains how
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How reverse mortgages can hurt, rather than help, aging homeowners

Tom Selleck never explains the fine print. And that's a problem, some critics say. In a commercial hawking reverse mortgages, the TV actor doesn't tell
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One-year mortgage rates lowest in two years

Mortgage advisor Bruce Patten said banks were starting to factor in a flat housing market, a low cash rate and lower mortgage rates would provide
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Business Briefs

The Simpson Company of Georgia, Inc., is a full-service commercial real estate firm The Simpson Company provides regional market expertise and
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Southeast Florida Real Estate Above Long-term Pricing Trends

Residential real estate markets in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach are all well above their long-term pricing trends, according to a new
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Mortgage Rates Little-Changed Ahead of Fed Minutes

Mortgage rates were generally unchanged again today although several lenders were in just slightly better territory. That makes this the 8th straight
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Compass to acquire Pacific Union International

Compass has further acquired Conlon Real Estate and The Hudson … Bay Area while Compass/Paragon Real Estate had 6.5 percent market share.
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Reverse mortgage start-up launches online platform

MortgageRewind.com has announced the launch of its online reverse mortgage lending platform. The reverse mortgage start-up currently offers all
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Army veteran to receive mortgage-free home in Tucson

Army veteran Darnell Harrison and his family will receive a mortgage-free home in Tucson Thursday, courtesy of Wells Fargo and the Military Warriors
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Home, Sweet Home? Los Angeles' Titanium Real Estate Network Defies Declining Realty Trends …

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – 08-21-2018 — As real estate markets stagnate across the United States, realtors, home buyers, and home sellers are
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Commercial Real Estate Markets Largely Stabilize In Q2 2018

“The tighter cap rate spreads suggest that investors have more confidence in the commercial real estate market,” said Muoio. “From apartment to office
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Pro Teck Valuation Services acquires Direct Valuation Services

Pro Teck Valuation Services acquires Direct Valuation Services

Capitalizing on those synergies, the new Pro Teck will leverage DVS tech to enable lenders to manage the entire appraisal process in-house with
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HousingJobs: The latest fintech job trends

Job hunting can be frustrating. At HousingWire, we want to make the process easier for job seekers in the industry. Our new service, HousingJobs, lists
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How Tyson Foods Is Changing The World

As a Tyson Foods team member, I'm proud to be part of an organization that has earned a spot on this year's FORTUNE Change the World list.
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Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort found guilty of tax, bank fraud

A federal court jury in Alexandria, Virginia, just found President Donald Trump's former campaign chair Paul Manafort guilty on eight criminal charges.
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Tapping home equity though property tax deferrals

… Center for Retirement Research Director Alicia Munnell told HousingWire. “My colleagues and I are very enthusiastic about the potential for property
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HUD doubles down against discrimination practices

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is doubling down on charges it is bringing against housing companies for discrimination.
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Encore Wire (WIRE) Lifted to “Hold” at Zacks Investment Research

The Company is a significant supplier of both residential wire for interior electrical wiring in homes, apartments and manufactured housing, as well as
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SEC going after brokers for peddling shares in $1.2 billion real estate Ponzi scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission is already pursuing charges against Robert Shapiro, the founder of the Woodbridge group of companies,
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Thinking outside the box with mobile marketing

According to a recent survey by HousingWire and Maxwell, more than 70% of lenders said their top concern in implementing new technology was to
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Are seniors ready for the digital reverse mortgage?

… product, you can see there really isn't that type of solution and that type of service in the reverse space,” CEO Jered Klima told HousingWire.
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New Mexico sues Wells Fargo for opening up fake accounts

… to make things right for our New Mexico customers, team members and communities,” Wells Fargo said in a statement provided to HousingWire.
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Toyota Once Again Named To Fortune Magazine's Change The World List

PLANO, Texas, Aug. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — For the third time in four years Toyota has been named to Fortune magazine's Change the World List.
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Kerr County Abstract & Title Co. donates to veteran's center

Kerr County Abstract & Title Company (Kerr County Abstract) was recently awarded $1000 from Alliant National Title Insurance Company to donate to
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Fortune Brainstorm Reinvent 2018 Livestream

Fortune's annual conference on digital transformation is just around the corner! Beginning Monday, September 25, 2018 tune in for a live video feed
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Crooks are after your house money

Crooks gain access to a title company's or real estate agent's email account, perhaps when malware has been downloaded after an employee clicked
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M-Pesa puts Safaricom on Fortune's 'Change the World' firms listing

According to the brief accompanying Fortune Magazine's 'Change the World' list, Safaricom — with an estimated market value of $11,339 million
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Wow! Bull Market Signals Everywhere! Dow Theory, Small Caps And Even Housing

Ever since the tariff sell-offs, we have been waiting and hoping for signs that the bull market was back in full force. The general thought was that it
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Facebook Removes Over 650 Pages, Accounts Linked To Russia, Iran for 'Inauthentic Behavior'

… sowing discord on its service, like using machine learning technology to filter misleading content. Get Data Sheet, Fortune's technology newsletter.
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California Commissioner OKs State's First Insurtech Title Insurer

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved a license for States Title, the first insurtech title insurer licensed and domiciled in
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Fortune slapped with $1 million suit following Bohemian Tattoo fire

Now the tattoo club's owners, Timothy and Kristin Boor, are joined by other parties whose structures were damaged to seek recompense from Fortune
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Thanks to You

Thanks to You

Thanks to our trophy sponsors: State Farm Insurance (Bob Beal) who … American National Insurance — Patti Thorstenson, Cascade Title Company of
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Former Nazi Guard Deported to Germany

A former Nazi guard has been deported to Germany after living quietly in the U.S. for decades. Attempts to deport Jakiw Palij have been active since
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Henry Schein named to Fortune list of 57 companies 'changing the world'

Henry Schein Inc., Long Island's largest public company, has been selected by Fortune magazine as one of 57 companies worldwide that are
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Toll Brothers Shares Soar After Rising Profits Show Housing Market Strong Despite Trade War Fears

Toll said that the average price of its homes in the most recent quarter was $851,900, a big increase from $791,400 a year ago. And that price hike is
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Tinder to Launch 'Tinder U,' a Service Restricted to College Students

Tinder, the popular dating app owned by IAC-controlled Match Group, announced that it will launch a new college-only version of its popular dating
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Fitbit CEO James Park: Wearables Are Vital for a Better Healthcare System

The company rose to prominence as the entire so-called “wearables” category took off in the 2010s—Fortune first wrote about the company in
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First InsurTech title insurer approved in California

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved a license for States Title Insurance Company of California, the first InsurTech title
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In Anticipation of IPO, Uber Hires Nelson Chai as CFO

Investors are just that much closer to Uber's initial public offering. On Tuesday, the ride-hailing giant appointed Wall Street veteran Nelson Chai as
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California woman indicted in $750000 wire fraud

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — A California woman has been indicted on charges of defrauding an Avalon title company of more than $750,000, Cape
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Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini: Why We Need CVS Health

In March, at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference in Laguna Niguel, Calif., I sat down with Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini to ask that very question.
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Sarasota's Bruce Famiglio Launches Realty Advisor Website

There are other very important businesses directly related to this purchase such as, a Real Estate Lawyer, Mortgage Lender, Title Insurance, and
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Receives Canadian Antitrust Clearance in Connection with …

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. is a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries. FNF is the
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Tundraland sets Guinness World Records title while giving to Make-A-Wish foundation

APPLETON (WLUK) — In addition to setting a world record, a local company made a difference in the life of a girl fighting cancer.
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NATC hires business development representative

North American Title Co. (NATC) has hired Danny Cruz as a business development representative for its office in Katy, Texas, the company
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Cohen Says He Broke Campaign Finance Laws on Trump's Orders

Cohen profited from Trump's surprise 2016 election, even as the modest fortune he amassed from taxi fleets in New York and Chicago began to
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California woman indicted for $750000 wire fraud

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – A California woman has been indicted for defrauding an Avalon title company of more than $750,000, Cape May County
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Henry Schein Makes Fortune 'Change The World' List

Fortune magazine named Melville-based Henry Schein, Inc., to the publication's 'Change The World' list thanks to the company's efforts to expand
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Realty Partners Introduces Real Estate Industry's first Mercedes-Benz® Car Bonus Program

August 15, 2018 — Realty Partners LLC, The Agent Owned Company™, announced … Realty Partners is the first truly agent-owned real estate company, … with 15+ years' experience in the Real Estate and Title Insurance industries,
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Son David Fortune charged with murdering father Gerard Fortune at Dublin home tells gardai 'he …

Gerard Fortune, 63, a care worker at St James's Hospital, died following an incident at his house at Rutland Grove, Crumlin, Dublin on Sunday night.
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California Woman Indicted in Cape May County Money Laundering Case

… jury on August 14th after she allegedly defrauded the Seaboard Title Company of Avalon of over $750,000 during an electronic transfer of money in
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KLP's real estate performance boosts first half returns

KLP's real estate performance boosts first half returns

Real estate holdings boosted investment returns for Norway's Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) in the first half but, overall, the firm described its
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Republican Lawmaker Duncan Hunter Indicted for Corruption

6 letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, which was provided to Bloomberg News by Hunter's office, that the indictment “will result in a
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Netflix's Attempt to Ditch Apple Helps Snap Losing Streak

Netflix is erasing a six-day losing streak after a report that it's pushing users to subscribe on its website, rather than through the app — pulling revenue
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Holden Agency launches partner mortgage company, THA Mortgage

THA Mortgage, a partner entity of The Holden Agency, is a locally owned and operated mortgage lending company serving clients throughout the
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State housing market booms in July, local market sees 13 percent drop from June

State housing market booms in July, local market sees 13 percent drop from June

While the housing market in Lincoln County slowed in July, sales in New Mexico as a whole continue to post record numbers this summer.
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Michael Cohen Set to Plead Guilty Over Payments, Sources Say

Any cooperation deal, now or later, would be a potentially perilous development for Trump that could offer investigators a detailed view into the
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Grandbridge Real Estate names new president

… of the Mortgage Bankers Association and serves as Grandbridge's Fannie Mae chief asset manager and the Freddie Mac chief servicing officer and
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US ends government foray into Wall Street's rental home bonds

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Tuesday that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will no longer provide financing
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Letter: Andy Boardman: Make Rhode Island's housing market more fair

Thank you for highlighting our state's housing shortage in your Aug. 18 editorial (“R.I. needs more homes”). The editorial correctly notes that
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Home Capital shareholder Kingsferry pushes for buyback

A shareholder is putting pressure on recovering mortgage lender Home Capital Group Inc. to buy back $60-million in shares and speed up plans to
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FHFA halts program expanding GSEs' role in rental market

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is ending single-family rental pilot programs that were aimed at testing the need for greater involvement from
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Cohen Admits to Illegal Contribution in Blow to Trump

Harry Sandick, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan said it's possible that federal prosecutors don't consider his information valuable or view him
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Contractors reassured over housing market slowdown

Contractors have emerged as about the only potential home-buyers to be insulated from discordant noises around the residential property market
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac End Single-Family Rental Pilot Programs

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will shut down their single-family rental pilot
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Salt Lake City mayor calls for new affordable housing incentives, expects 2000 new units by end of …

Some have labeled current housing market conditions “a crisis.” Recent research estimates that Utah has a housing gap of at least 43,500 dwellings
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Warren Seeks New Bureaucracy to Stymie Lobbying

The architect of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has unveiled her latest attempt to regulate behavior through enforcement: the U.S.
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AM Best Launches New Best's Review Online Edition

… credit risk and gives insight on the controversial pilot project run by Arch Capital and Freddie Mac, known as Integrated Mortgage Insurance.
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Fed Is Caught Between Phillips Curve and Yield Curve

… the question is how many of his colleagues share his view. My Bloomberg Opinion colleague Tim Duy believes that for now, the Fed is more likely to
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Analyst: Why Toll Brothers is a good pick in homebuilders

Jack Micenko, Susquehanna, discsuses how to approach homebuilder stocks in the current housing market. Watch CNBC Live TV
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What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers reported higher revenue and profit in the second quarter thanks to higher unit sales and rising home prices in most
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Federal housing agency employee secretly recorded director's sexual advances toward her: report

The FHFA oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Grimes told NPR that Watts began coming on to her when she needed his
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Paul Manafort Convicted at Fraud Trial in Victory for Mueller

A federal jury convicted Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, of tax and bank fraud, ending a tense legal drama
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Sen. Kennedy Says Citi, BofA, Are 'Hypocritical' on Gun Stance

… business with the firearms industry, and possible increased sanctions on Russia. He speaks with Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli on “Bloomberg Markets.
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US ends goverment foray into Wall Street's rental home bonds

In the last two years, Fannie and Freddie began participating in the single-family rental home market, in part by guaranteeing financing. Ending the
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Mel Watt Sued by Government Employee Alleging Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

Mel Watt Sued by Government Employee Alleging Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

WASHINGTON—A senior federal employee sued the director of the agency that oversees housing-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ending expansion into single-family rentals

Over the last year or so, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac both expanded their presence in the single-family rental market, with both of the
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Ops Change Mgmt Senior

Ops Change Mgmt Senior in Financial Services and Banking, Finance with Freddie Mac. Apply Today.
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Regulator ends GSE single-family rental programs

The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has pulled the plug on experimental programs that saw the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)
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Cowen CEO Solomon Says He's a 'Fed Purist'

… influence on Federal Reserve policy and the outlook for a U.S. recession with Bloomberg's Lisa Abramowicz and Scarlet Fu on “Bloomberg Markets.
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Higher foreclosure starts due to looser mortgage underwriting

Higher foreclosure starts due to looser mortgage underwriting … This is the first year-over-year increase in foreclosure starts nationwide following 36
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Lenders Continue to Fight for Market Share with Multifamily Deals

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae lenders continue to provide more permanent loans to apartment properties than any other type of lender. “Volume-wise
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Grandbridge names Rocco president

He is an active member of the Mortgage Bankers Association, serves as Grandbridge's Fannie Mae chief asset manager and the Freddie Mac chief
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DuckDuckGo CEO Says Google User Search Tracking 'Unnecessary'

… Senate panel hearing on data privacy. He speaks with Bloomberg's Amanda Lang and Shery Ahn on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Q2 commercial lending outpaces 2017 level

Among investor types, the dollar volume of loans originated for the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac jumped 18
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Foreclosure Starts Up in July

July marked the first year-over-year increase in foreclosure starts nationwide following 36 consecutive months of year-over-year decreases.
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Optimal Blue's Resitrader Becomes Industry's First to Release End-to-End Pricing & Commitment …

Additionally, this advanced integration enables the automated commitment of Freddie Mac loans by returning trade confirmations directly back to the
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Tiny House In The Florida Keys Brings Hope To A Workforce Still Displaced

Thousands of homes were destroyed in the storm, driving up the cost of … to the Keys' tourist economy have been priced out of the housing market.
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LO and Customer Retention Products; Conventional/Conforming Updates

Gotta love those folks at that National Association of Realtors. … the costs of homeownership at a time when home prices and mortgage rates are also rising. … While we're talking about conforming conventional news, the Agencies
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Featured Industry Leader: Frank Williams, President, LA Metro Chapter of CAMP

National Mortgage Professional Magazine recently spoke with Williams … There have been many news reports about California's housing problems.
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Paul Manafort Convicted at Fraud Trial in Setback for Trump

… Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, at his fraud trial, handing a crucial victory to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Bloomberg News reports.
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Seattle-Area Community Lands Refi

Hunt Real Estate Capital provided the 5-1 hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage through Freddie Mac's Small Balance Loan program. The loan amortizes
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Fannie, Freddie pull out of single-family rental market

Fannie Mae (OTCQB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC)–the government-sponsored mortgage agencies–are concluding their two-year
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Fannie-Freddie Overseer Scraps Program for Rental-Home Investors

The U.S. regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is shutting down a controversial program that subsidizes loans for firms investing in single-family
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Why Mortgage Rates are Declining — and Why the Trend Won't Last

… marked a four-year high, capping off at 4.66 percent for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
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Bloomberg Markets: JPMorgan Offers Free Trades (Audio)

Bloomberg Markets: JPMorgan Offers Free Trades (Audio)

Bloomberg Markets with Carol Massar and Jason Kelly. Michelle Davis, Bloomberg News Finance Reporter, and Jeffrey Snyder, CEO at The Morning
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Housing Is Back, But the American Dream Isn't

The housing market has made a remarkable — if partial — recovery since the disaster that befell it 10 years ago. In the years since the crisis, the
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Contrary to the weather, the UK housing market is experiencing a clear cooling process this …

“This month's data adds to the growing pile of indicators which show that contrary to the weather, the UK housing market is experiencing a clear
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Sales Model Shows Housing Market Lags Its Potential

“However, in spite of the macro-economic momentum, the housing market continued to underperform its potential in July. Actual existing-home sales
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Nationwide home foreclosures tick up for first time in 3 years: report

The report from Attom Data Solutions is an indication the U.S. housing market may be nearing the end of the cycle, and that home prices will begun to
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Standoff in Ukraine (Podcast)

To listen on your mobile device click https://www.bloomberg.com/audio. Running time 04:35. Play Episode. Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg
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Toll Brothers' record shows the housing boom has no end in sight

Higher rates do not seem to be an issue for prospective buyers, mainly because the job market remains strong and housing prices are rising.
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How Microsoft Foiled Russian Hackers Targeting GOP Trump Critics

… and disrupt the U.S. midterm elections. He speaks with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on “Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Complete FS adds West One Loans to secured loan panel

Complete FS has announced the addition of West One Loans to its secured loans panel. The specialist lending packager cites an 86 per cent increase
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Featured Industry Leader: Dean Harrington, President, Rhode Island Mortgage Bankers Association

National Mortgage Professional Magazine spoke with Dean regarding his … “If you're working in the mortgage industry in Rhode Island, it's because
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Mortgage approvals up 1.5% in July: e.surv

London is where most of the large deposit action is, with 42.1 per cent of mortgage loans taken out were of this type – the highest in the country.
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Q2 Commercial and Multifamily Originations Up

Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations during the second quarter were up by 4 percent higher from a year ago and were up 32 percent
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8.21.18 Following a scammer trail; Elon Musk should sleep; New 3% down mortgages

Working that much actually has harmful effects on your creative output; Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have introduced new 3% down mortgages.
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Home Maintenance Costs Average $9390 Per Year

The American Dream is neither free nor cheap – according to an analysis conducted by Zillow and Thumbtack, homeowners can expect to spend
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Is the Housing Market Normalizing? One Sign the Tide's Turning

With demand strong and supply weak, the housing market is overwhelmingly partial to sellers. The average homeowner is profiting $40,000 at resale
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Federal Housing Agency Employee Secretly Taped Director's Sexual Advances Toward Her

Watt, whose agency regulates housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is one of the few top holdovers from the Obama administration. He has
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Why mortgage arrears are set to rise – and Base Rate isn't to blame

Earlier this month UK Finance, the trade body for mortgage lenders, released its latest update on the arrears situation and it made for pretty heartening
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Lawsuit Charges FHFA's Mel Watt with Pay Inequality and Sexual Harassment

A woman who accused Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt of sexual harassment has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the
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Treasury Weighs in With Mortgage Industry Recommendations

The report notes the absence of any federal regulations regarding a national loss mitigation standard. There is a Consumer Financial Protection
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Capital One Provides $80M Refi for Multifamily Property Trio

Meridian Capital Group's Seth Grossman and Sarah Kuebler negotiated the Freddie Mac seven-year loans, which were provided by Capital One
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July 2018 Monthly Housing Market Report from the New York State Association of REALTORS®, Inc.

July 2018 Monthly Housing Market Report from the New York State Association of REALTORS®, Inc.

ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Housing price bubble chatter has increased this summer, as market observers attempt to predict
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What about purchasing a home with a VA loan? PART II

The VA provides a guaranty on each qualified mortgage loan, because they aren't in the business of issuing home loans. Lenders are more confident
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House sales 'resilient' with hope for property market in the coming weeks

According to the report, the number of completed sales in the UK fell month on month by 0.8 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis, with 99,270
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Douglas County housing market better than state average

MADISON — Despite improving inventories over the last two months, housing supply remains tight in the state, which kept July home sales down and
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DOJ Releases Emails From RBS Employees Joking About Destroying US Housing Market Before …

A Department of Justice report on its settlement with the Royal Bank of Scotland released August 10 features emails from RBS employees joking about
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Housing market undershoots its potential in July

There is enough consumer demand to sell more than 6 million homes annually in the U.S., but tight inventories are biting into the market's potential,
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Toll Brothers Profit Jumps as Wealthy Americans Spend

The company said it expects the average price for its homes in the current fiscal year to be between $835,000 and $860,000, raising the low end of its
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Architects gather to discuss Russia's young housing market

Nearly 50 percent of Russians live in 50-year-old Soviet-era block housing. A full 75 percent of Russians live in cities. These two statistics, combined
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Economic Momentum Yet to Lift Home Sales, According to First American Potential Home Sales …

“The housing market is moving at an exceptional rate these days. According to data from DataTree by First American, the median sale price of a home
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Seven Signs Your Local Real Estate Marketing Is Starting To Heat Up

Understanding what a real-estate market is trending toward is vital, as it can help sellers establish what price they want to aim for, while buyers can
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New IRS Tax Laws Aiding Florida's Luxury Housing Market

South Florida luxury property developer BH3 is now benefitting from one of the US housing market's most significant real estate trends in 2018
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Redfin: Housing Market Realities Are Weighing Down

For the most part, investors were very supportive of Redfin early on – but as the housing market began to weaken this year, investors began to lose
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Toll Brothers' record shows housing boom has no end in sight

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – Unemployment keeps falling and home prices keep going up. It's a great recipe for a strong housing market. Nothing has
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Why Global Dividends Soared to New Record in 2Q

… the factors behind the rise in global dividends with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn and Romaine Bostick on “Bloomberg Markets: European Close.
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Royal Bank Of Canada: Positive Growth Expected, But Keeping An Eye On Housing

That said, the possibility of an overheating housing market poses risks for … Since then, we have seen the stock climb back up slightly from a price of
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Toll Brothers' record shows the American housing boom has no end in sight

Unemployment keeps falling and home prices keep going up. It's a great recipe for a strong housing market. Nothing has been able to stop the
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Venezuelans Struggle With Maduro's New Economic Plan

… and a minimum wage hike of more than 3,000 percent. Bloomberg's Andrew Rosati has the latest on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Brown Brothers' Chandler Says Trump 'Accelerated' Dollar Decline

… at Brown Brothers Harriman, discusses currency market investment strategy with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn and Shery Ahn on “Bloomberg Markets.
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US mortgage agencies to pull out of single-family rental market

After the financial crisis in 2008, the rate of home ownership declined, hitting in 2016 levels last seen in the 1960s, according to official data.
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Property market is flatlining but number of home sales holds up despite economic and political …

The property market is flatlining with the number of home sales holding steady from month to month, official figures revealed today. Just under 100,000
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Trump Offers Boost to Coal by Unwinding Obama's Pollution Curbs

Trump Offers Boost to Coal by Unwinding Obama's Pollution Curbs

… dioxide limits on coal-fired power plants. Bloomberg's Jennifer Dlouhy reports on “Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Tesla Bull Says Musk Stepping Down Would Be Big Negative for Stock

… to Tesla Inc. and the prospect of the electric car maker going public. He speaks with Bloomberg's Jonathan Ferro on “Bloomberg Markets: The Open.
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Not just VA: 7 more states with veteran-friendly home-loan programs

In previous postings, Home HQ has spotlighted the home-loan programs offered to current and former service members by a number of states. The last
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US Mortgage Corporation Welcomes Top Reviewed Loan Officer

“To be able to hire and work alongside Art, the industry's #1 LO on lending tree, is a true honor for us,” said Scott Milner, President of US Mortgage
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Oil, Copper Rally as Commodities Bounce Back

… at KKM Financial, discusses the factors behind a rally in oil and copper prices. He speaks with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn on “Bloomberg Markets.
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Manafort Jury Asks About Disagreement on One Count: Trial Update

Jurors in the Paul Manafort fraud trial seem to be closer to a verdict, asking what to do if they aren't in agreement on one of the 18 counts.
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Get set for the mortgage lender shopping spree

Get set for the mortgage lender shopping spree

And the trend of consolidation among appraisal management companies is likely going to continue and even spread into the mortgage lending space.
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Trump Eases Regulations on Coal-Fired Power Plants

President Donald Trump walks back regulations on coal-fired power plants. Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli reports on “Bloomberg Markets: Balance of
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