Middle East Reits penetration to grow

Middle East Reits penetration to grow

The study, The Emergence of Real Estate Investment Trusts in the Middle East, launched by PwC Middle East, finds that market capitalisation of Reits
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5 things about 2019 real estate trends

Urban Land Institute has put out its report on real estate trends for 2019, on both a national and local scale. Here's what the report, based on surveys
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Risky Home Loans Are Making a Comeback. Are They Right for You?

Interest rates have started to rise, and the housing market is cooling off, a combination that is putting a squeeze on mortgage lenders. Now, some of
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Real estate transactions: Bimbo Bakeries, Hunton Distribution ink deals

Fort Worth-based Olympia Property has purchased Broadstone Sierra Pines, a 341-unit complex at 1615 Sawdust in The Woodlands area.
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Marshall Wace LLP Invests $4.72 Million in TPG Specialty Lending Inc (TSLX)

Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in TPG Specialty Lending Inc (NYSE:TSLX) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent
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Greater Baltimore's largest banking institutions, by market share

With nearly 30 percent of local market share, Bank of America remains the largest bank in Greater Baltimore, according to the Federal Deposit
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Australian billionaire donates fortune worth $2.8 bn to charity

CANBERRA: Australian businessman Stan Perron, who died in November at the age of 96, has left the majority of his $2.8 billion fortune to charity.
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Steward Bank Claims 150K People Opened Accounts In A Week After Launch Of *236# Banking

Just last week, Steward Bank launched a first-of-its-kind service in the form of *236# Banking. This allows people to open an account in '60 seconds'.
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ABNB announces new SVP / Chief Lending Officer

CHESAPEAKE, VA (December 14, 2018) — Michael “Mike” McNabb has been named Senior Vice President-Chief Lending Officer at ABNB Federal
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Johnson & Johnson Knew Baby Powder Contained Asbestos for Decades, Report Claims

Johnson & Johnson, facing potential liability in the billions of dollars in claims its talcum powder causes cancer, may have known about the health
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MONEY MARKETS-US fed funds rate shows less lending strain

NEW YORK, Dec 14 (Reuters) – A barometer on U.S. overnight bank borrowing costs remained below what the Federal Reserve pays banks on
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Term Sheet — Friday, December 14

One request: As you may know, Fortune will soon be under new ownership. Please be a part of our strategic review. We are undergoing a
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Michael Cohen Says Former Boss Donald Trump 'Doesn't Tell the Truth'

In a sweeping interview on Friday morning with ABC News' George Stephanapolous, former Donald Trump fixer Michael Cohen made one thing clear:
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Crypto-Friendly Money App Revolut Wins EU Banking License

Revolut, provider of a mobile finance app that offers crypto trading, has been granted a banking license from the European Central Bank. The firm
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Crypto Friendly Revolut Granted European Banking License

Revolut, the London-based fintech unicorn that offers users a digital alternative to traditional banking services, has been granted a European banking
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Delta Community grows commercial lending in 2018

Many external factors supported Delta Community's 2018 commercial lending success – federal tax cuts which spurred business growth and the need
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Research Report Installment Lending: More profit at the point of sale

Regulatory and demographic shifts have altered the path to credit for younger American consumers. Those shifts have opened up lending
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Department of Education Cancels $150 Million in Student Loan Debt

Thousands of Americans will have their student loan debt canceled, the U.S. Department of Education announced late Thursday. The move follows a
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Trading Roundup on Shares of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (:OCSL)

Shares of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (:OCSL) have recently crossed below the 20-day moving average. Checking on the current stock price
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Facebook Discovers New Security Flaw Affecting Up to 6.8 Million Users

Facebook users have another privacy breach to worry about. The company, on Friday, announced it had discovered a bug in its code that exposed
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Mortgage rates today, December 14, 2018, plus lock recommendations

Mortgage rates today, December 14, 2018, plus lock recommendations

Average mortgage rates today, except for 15-year loans, are unchanged from yesterday. We have two reports to digest. November's Industrial
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Irish mortgage rates end the year as most elevated in Europe

Irish mortgage rates are ending another year as the most elevated in Europe and are likely to remain so without Government or Central Bank action as
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Sweat Equity Mortgage: 5 Ways to Market to Borrowers Seeking Home Renovation Loans

Exclusive to rural-area borrowers, Freddie Mac now allows borrowers to apply the value of sweat equity to account for 100% of their down payments.
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MBA: Commercial, multifamily mortgage debt just hit an all-time high

“Multifamily mortgage debt continues to lead the pack, accounting for more than half of the total increase, and Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA
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19 Trends That Will Shape The World In 2019

Interest rates are still relatively low, and real estate capitalization rates are undesirable. Goldman Sachs projects the 10-year Treasury rate to reach 3.2
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Mark your calendars: These are New York's top real estate events next week

There will be a few real estate events in New York City next week. On Dec. 18, the Apollo Business Consulting is hosting its “Jasmine Night” New York
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IMLA: Online activity helps drive mortgage broker activity

More people are searching online to find a suitable 'mortgage broker' while fewer consumers are searching directly for the 'best mortgage' deal,
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Mortgage Applications for New Homes Fell 14% in November

Applications for mortgages for new home purchases fell 14% in November compared with October and were down 11% compared with November
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UBS Group Lowers Huaneng Power International (HNP) to Neutral

UBS Group cut shares of Huaneng Power International (NYSE:HNP) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research note issued to investors on
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Four Top Kitchen And Bath Trends To Watch In 2019

Real estate professionals will tell you that kitchens and baths sell homes. … the National Kitchen & Bath Association has four trends worth exploring.
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Barrie Real Estate Market Dips Back to Earth in Late 2018

At the end of 2017, the Barrie real estate market benefited greatly from a surge in interest from buyers looking to lock in mortgages before new lending
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Alexandria Real Estate: 2018 Tailwinds Leading Into the New Year

Normally, when you see these things coming together, you expect to see a robust real estate market [in the year ahead]. But, we're going to talk about
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High-end Springfield homes buck market trends

THE real estate market has softened in Springfield says McGrath Estate Agents Principal Tracey Caruana. Ms Caruana said more homes were hitting
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Central Bank figures show how much higher Ireland's mortgage rates are than rest of EU

Ireland continues to have Europe's highest mortgage interest rates. Central Bank figures released this afternoon show the average rate here is just
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Satisfied clients or hefty fees – what really makes mortgage brokers tick?

A man's home is quite clearly his castle, and mortgage brokers have long been a central part of our house-buying experience, with over 70% of all
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Homeowners here still paying more for mortgages than other countries in euro area

New figures from the Central Bank show that home buyers paid an average interest rate on new mortgages agreed in October of 3.06pc, compared
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DGAP-News: Dr. Beat Schwab, former Head Global Real Estate of Credit Suisse and former CEO …

Beat Schwab's prior position was Head of Global Real Estate Asset … and Nordics focus regions and monitors international trends, PropTech1 offers
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How real estate sector fared in 2018 and what to expect in 2019

The real estate sector has had to adapt to a rapidly-changing regulatory environment and a conceptually different market in the last couple of years.
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Nearly 156 People Leave Chicago Daily: Demographic Trends

Nearly 156 People Leave Chicago Daily: Demographic Trends … employment, real estate trends, retail development to government infrastructure and
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Seeking the Mall's New Formula

… such as Stadium Goods, Draper James, Serena, Hims and Allswell, are gunning for traditional players' market share with disruptive new concepts.
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KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranges $31.5 million Freddie Mac loan with Chicago Pacific …

KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranges $31.5 million Freddie Mac loan with Chicago Pacific …

The $31.5 million Freddie Mac financing represents the latest in a series of seniors housing agency originations between KeyBank and CPF Living,
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Freddie Mac finances upgrades to cut utility costs

Freddie Mac says it's helping to provide lower utility bills for low and middle income residents in thousands of homes by making energy-efficient
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FHFA Seeks Input on Use of Alternative Credit Score Models

The agency – which regulates government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – has been exploring the use alternative
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Compliance and Documentation Products; Loan Limit Changes in the Primary Markets

Lots of folks in the mortgage biz like statistics and odds. They may … Regarding the news about Gateway, the U.S. Government, and FAM… Readers
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WEI Technology and Freddie Mac Collaborate on Asset and Income Assessment Solutions for …

14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — WEI Technology LLC, announced today that it has joined forces with Freddie Mac to integrate its LendingPad® system with
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Trend Indicator Watch on This Stock: Freddie Mac 5.7 Pfd (FMCKP)

After a recent look at shares of Freddie Mac 5.7 Pfd (FMCKP), we have seen that the Percentage Price Oscillator Histogram level is under zero.
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US Market Indexes Close Mostly Flat Thursday

Mortgage rates fell to a three-month low according to Freddie Mac's weekly mortgage market survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.63%
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Brookdale Senior Living Secures $327M Via New Freddie Mac Program

Freddie Mac's Structured Pool Transaction offers various options, including combinations of fixed and floating rate debt components, no property
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National Cheat Sheet: Trump names new FHFA head, Cohen gets 3 years in prison, Sears shops …

In the past, Calabria's said that the Trump's administration wants to put an end to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's conservatorship. [TRD]. Michael
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FHFA would ban VantageScore from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac credit scores

WASHINGTON—The Federal Housing Finance Agency has proposed barring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from using credit scores developed by
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Housing Finance Reform in One Picture

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain in conservatorship, the government remains too large a presence in the mortgage market, and any change to
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Housing Inventory Records Fastest Growth in Three Years

The number of homes for sale in November saw a 4.9 percent growth from one year ago, according to new data from Redfin. November's inventory
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FHFA Proposes New Requirements for Validating, Approving Credit Score Models

… today issued a proposed rule to establish new requirements for the validation and approval of credit score models by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Freddie Mac Credit Risk Transfer Executive Gina Healy Earns Prestigious Industry Recognition

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that Gina Healy, Vice President of Credit Risk
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In the news this week

… economist for vice president Mike Pence, as the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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Montreal real estate: House-hunting? Looking a few blocks over may save some bucks

Montreal real estate: House-hunting? Looking a few blocks over may save some bucks

While not every family is willing (or able) to move across the country for a real-estate bargain, you might not have to go as far as you think to find a deal
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Duplication of services hurting real estate development in the GTHA

My recent columns have examined the tripled — and nearly quadrupled — land values in the GTHA due to unintended consequences of Ontario's
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Neighbors frighten real-estate agent

A real-estate agent ran into trouble while attempting to take photos of a property on U.S. 2 in Marion for a client who was selling it. Apparently
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Eight Strategies For Staying Ahead Of A Changing Real Estate Investment Market

Having a strategy for managing your real estate investments when housing markets shift is smart, whether you own property in a metro area that's
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RBC Capital Upgrades Alexandria Real Estate (ARE) to Top Pick

RBC Capital analyst Michael Carroll upgraded Alexandria Real Estate (NYSE: ARE) from Outperform to Top Pick with a price target of $144.00.
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Keys to setting up a successful real estate partnership

As real estate partnerships begin, evolve and ultimately dissolve, far too many involved parties lose track of assets, allocations and debt. It is crucial to
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Why tech and big money are going to clobber traditional real estate

A member of a prominent VC firm Andreessen Horowitz believes that big data, big money and changing consumer preferences will remake the
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Investing in Real Estate: Freddie Mac Takes Credit Risk Transfer Mainstream

In 2013, U.S. housing finance underwent a significant makeover when Freddie Mac rolled out an industry-first credit risk transfer (CRT) program.
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Real estate transfers: Dec. 3-7

Farnol Properties LTD to Farnol Properties LTD, 1650 S Eber Rd, Holland, $0, (12/05). Residential. Copeland David D Etal to Copeland David D, 702
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The Most Powerful Real Estate PR Firms of 2018

Will business eventually cool off for real estate PR firms? Sure, when the market calms down . . . we may all be long gone by then. From glitzy
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JJK blazes social impact RE trail

JJK Places, a “social impact real estate” development and consulting company, is headed by veteran real estate developer Will Kralovec.
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AIMS Property fund eyes opportunities in Australian commercial real estate downturn

DUAL-listed AIMS Property Securities Fund is “strategically positioned” to take advantage of a downturn in the Australian commercial real estate
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Bankia in talks to sell real-estate, bad loans

Bankia SA (BKIA.MC) said Friday that it is in talks to sell a portfolio of real-estate assets and a separate portfolio of nonperforming loans, confirming
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Mortgage rates lowest in 3 months

Mortgage rates lowest in 3 months

WASHINGTON – U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest level in three months, an inducement to prospective homebuyers in a
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Why homebuyers should reconsider maxing out their mortgage

Applying for a mortgage is a rigorous process. You'll be asked to produce a slew of information, including copies of pay stubs, W2s, bank statements,
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Mortgage stress test stressing out Sask. homebuilders

“One of the most significant ones was the federal government and their change to the mortgage rules, which took about 20 per cent of the buying
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FF seeks mortgage rate cap as part of stability agreement

Fianna Fáil representatives met with Central Bank officials to discuss ways to tighten rules for variable mortgage interest rates, as part of a new
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Turkey slashes mortgage rates via state-run bank

Turkey's government is seeking to slash mortgage rates via its largest state-run bank in an effort to revive the country's beleaguered construction
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Mortgage brokers are riding a rising tide

The mortgage industry has generally struggled this year with the rise in rates, but the broker channel has been growing. Rick Bettencourt, president of
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Here's what mortgage rates will do next year, from the people who usually get it wrong

Every year, it seems, the general consensus is that in the coming months, financial conditions will finally get back to “normal,” taking mortgage rates
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Data Sheet—Apple's Office Expansions Avoided Amazon's Demeaning HQ2 Search

This is the web version of Data Sheet, Fortune's daily newsletter on the top tech news. To get it delivered daily to your in-box, sign up here.
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Mortgage Rates Edge Back Down Toward Long-Term Lows

Mortgage rates fell moderately today, helping them move part of the way back down toward their lowest levels in more than 3 months (seen back on
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Eliza Dushku CBS, Janet Jackson, Melania Trump Poll: Broadsheet December 14

A few stragglers from Fortune's Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit, which finished up Wednesday night: first, women in venture capital reflect on
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Watchdogs Float New Reporting Rules For Mortgage Lenders

Law360, London (December 13, 2018, 11:01 PM GMT) — U.K. financial authorities laid out a plan Thursday to require mortgage lenders and
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House rich and money poor: Deal with your debt, you've been warned

House rich and money poor Canadians are once again being urged to rein in their debt. The latest warning comes from Canada Mortgage and
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New AI-powered mortgage recommendation engine launched

The co-founder of Ohio-based mortgage lender Homeside Financial has launched a new recommendation engine, backed by the top 100 lender.
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South Africa's Eskom evaluating bids for mortgage business

The sale of Eskom's mortgage business would be the first major privatisation deal under President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has made revamping
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European Central Bank to End $2.95 Trillion Stimulus. Here's Why

European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi said Thursday that the bank would stop its €2.6 trillion (US$2.95 trillion) quantitative easing (QE)
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Forza Horizon 4 #Forzathon December 13-20: “Fortune Island” has arrived!

Travel to Fortune Island and experience the most treacherous expansion ever seen in the Forza Horizon series. Fortune Island is full of extreme terrain
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People on the move: Dec. 14

He has 25 years of experience overseeing technology strategy, product development and service provider partnerships at mortgage technology
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Second mortgages: What could go wrong?

Second mortgages are riskier to lenders than first mortgages. That's because in a foreclosure sale, the first mortgage gets paid off first. The second
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New housing reports for North Texas are all over the map

New housing reports for North Texas are all over the map

Reading recent reports on the Dallas housing market can make you dizzy. Home sales in … Is the housing market booming or has the bubble burst?
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What has 2018 meant for the UK property market?

The past twelve months have certainly been an eventful year for the UK property market, and as anticipated, Brexit proved to be a dominating issue.
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GMU panel: Don't expect Amazon to change the region all at once

No single city or county will house the majority of the 25,000 Amazon … “Market-wise, [Amazon] is not going to make the housing supply better, but the
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Point Cook, Pakenham, Gembrook among Melbourne's 2018 housing market winners

Point Cook and Pakenham have joined some of Australia's wealthiest suburbs among the nation's biggest property markets by value this year. See the
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Soaring House Prices Leave Singapore Millennials Stuck With the Folks

88 percent of Singaporeans are dissatisfied over the state of the property market, with respondents citing high home prices as the key concern
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Where Australian home prices have risen and fallen the fastest in the past 12 months

Australian home prices have fallen 4.1% over the past 12 months, according to CoreLogic's Home Value Index, with the pace of price declines in
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Adjusting to a world of soft house prices

The Sydney housing market is down for the count. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures for the September quarter released this week found house
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Berkshire region real estate sales Nov. 25 – Dec. 1, 2018

Berkshire region real estate sales Nov. 25 – Dec. 1, 2018

20 Turners Ave: RSB Properties LLC of Adams to Patrick Klammer, $60,000 on 11/29/2018. Becket. 71 Bruce Roy Ln: Bernard J. and Diana J. Belouin
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Lebanon County real estate transactions

The following real estate transfers were recorded recently in Lebanon … Jesica L. and Gregory B. Knowles to Lebanon County Realty LLC, 522
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Diesel Nemesis, Saudi Spend, LVMH: CEO Daily for December 14, 2018

We are undertaking a fundamental review of Fortune in an effort to better serve you and would be most grateful for your advice. You may have noticed
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Real estate: Realtors to award $1 million in grants to fire victims

Thanks to a donation by the Realtors Relief Foundation, the California Association of Realtors is awarding housing assistance grants to homeowners
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SBA lending in Mass. slows for second straight year

SBA lending in Mass. slows for second straight year

For the second year in a row, small-business bank lending has slowed down in Massachusetts, based on results from the fiscal year 2018 loan volume
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OCC makes two promotions

John Davidson, current president and COO of OCC, has been promoted to CEO, while Scot Warren, the current executive vice president and chief
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Planning to take home loan? Check latest lending rates by SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank

Buying a home is a dream of many but, to get it financed is grueling at the same time. There are many banks that attract their customers by giving
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Trouble in Housing? It's More 1994 Than 2007

Housing market softness in the back half of 2018 has investors and the public wondering how bad things might get. It's understandable that people
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A Billionaire Vanished for 400 Days and His Empire Boomed

Since he was seized by security forces in Riyadh last year, his net worth has climbed by about 6 percent to $8.3 billion, according to the Bloomberg
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AlixPartners CEO Freakley Sees a 'Sensible Outcome' on China Trade

Simon Freakley, chief executive officer at AlixPartners, explains why he is bullish on China trade and discusses the “shambles” of Brexit. He speaks
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Trump's Already Tweeting His Post-Presidency Defense

The tweets' timing tells you that they are responding not only to Cohen's guilty plea but also to the news that the National Enquirer's parent company,
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Online Title Loans May Fill the Payday Loan Void

It is also nearly impossible to say with certainty that no title company will take advantage of the payday loan void and charge exorbitant rates of interest
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Apple Can't Win Over Media With Its Old Approach

Bloomberg News detailed on Wednesday why some news and magazine publishers are wary of Apple's effort to refashion Texture, a company Apple
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Blackstone Scores Biggest Buyout as Firms Spend Most Since 2007

7, up about 8 percent from the same period last year, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Stephen Schwarzman's Blackstone Group LP led the way
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Saudi-Ethiopian Billionaire 'Still Alive' and Charged With Graft

Saudi-Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed Al Amoudi is in the custody of authorities and has been charged with corruption and bribery, a Saudi official
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ECB Ends Historic Stimulus Push in Bet Economic Growth to Endure

Economists surveyed by Bloomberg last week predicted borrowing costs will rise in September 2019, but investors are more cautious. They've pushed
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Bloomberg News Should Cover the Hell Out of Bloomberg 2020

Michael Bloomberg, who has been campaigning for president since 2006, just purchased a new pair of running shoes and flew to Iowa to break them
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Robinhood's 3% Interest Checking Is Just a Money-Market Fund

As Bloomberg News's Julie Verhage reported, though, “there are some key … and more a clever rebranding of a foundation of the financial markets.
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Maria Butina Admits Conspiring as Kremlin Agent Targeting GOP, NRA

Oleg Morozov, a Russian lawmaker and former senior Kremlin official, told Bloomberg News that the charges against Butina were “absurd.” “She was
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China's Plan to Sideline Bitcoin

Since 2016 the PBOC's software developers have registered 78 digital currency patents, according to a Bloomberg News tally of Chinese
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Regarding the results of INVL Baltic Real Estate's public share offering

Regarding the results of INVL Baltic Real Estate's public share offering

INVL Asset Management, UAB – the Management Company of SUTNTIB INVL Baltic Real Estate, received an announcement of Invalda INVL, AB on
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Google Chromecast Finally Back on Amazon's Shelves (Timed Perfectly for Stuffing Stockings)

Holiday shoppers who want to gift a Chromecast can buy them on Amazon, one year after the e-commerce giant said it would resume selling the
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Lending a hand: restoring an ancient Guizhou village to its former glory

A group of people from all over the world are helping to protect cultural heritage in a small village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Founded in
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Under the bonnet of direct lending

More specifically, the nature of the fixed income stream that direct lending provides makes it particularly attractive for financial planning purposes.
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ACA Healthcare Enrollment Is Down Almost 20% Compared to Last Year, Report Says

With the open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act closing in a few days for most states, sign-ups are still down nearly 20% compared to the
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ADB sets $7.5 billion lending programme for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed a $7.5-billion lending programme for Pakistan for next three years, allocating
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Billionaire leaves bulk of over Dh10 million fortune to charity

Perron grew up in poverty and slowly amassed his fortune, going from running milk bars and a taxi service in Perth, to operating office blocks, car
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Razorpay launches business banking and lending, targets annualised disbursal rate of USD 100 …

Razorpay Capital – A lending platform, Razorpay Capital is designed to support SMEs with instant and easy access to lenders. The transaction history
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Intel and ESL Extend Esports Partnership With New 3-Year $100 Million Deal

Intel and esports company ESL are further cementing their partnership with a three-year $100 million deal, potentially a major step in the growing
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Streaming Video Services Made More Original Shows Than Broadcast or Cable in 2018, Report Says

Online streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon just made television history, producing the largest share of original scripted shows in 2018, the first
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Insurance cover dries up for P2P lending

With the regulatory crackdown on P2P lending platforms, the number of insurance companies cooperating with these platforms has declined.
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GIC Real Estate

Access to our data for GIC Real Estate is only available to paid subscribers with BNiQ access. The BNiQ search engine is Western Australia's most
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Google Maps Adds Lime Scooters and Bikes to its Transportation Suggestions

The bright green electric scooters that have popped up in cities around the U.S. are about to become even more pervasive. Google Maps announced
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Australian Businessman Leaves Bulk Of $2.8 Billion Fortune To Charity

Australian businessman Stan Perron, who died in November at the age of 96, has left the majority of his $2.8 billion fortune to charity. The husband
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ADB proposes $7.5-billion lending programme for Pakistan

Pakistan's largest lender on Thursday unveiled its Country Operation Business Plan for 2019 to 2021, which would cover first three years of the
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'123456' Is 2018's Worst Password, Study Says. But This Year, 'donald' Joined the List

“Donald” has joined a new list. Not of world leaders, but of “worst passwords.” The password-management firm SplashData released its annual list of
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TOC Property Backed Lending Trust PLC (PBLT) Declares Dividend of GBX 1.75

TOC Property Backed Lending Trust PLC (LON:PBLT) announced a dividend on Thursday, December 13th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of
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Southwest Pilot Avoids Heartbreaker, Returns Stowaway Organ to Seattle

A Southwest Airlines pilot pulled a U-turn to make an unplanned medical delivery to Seattle. A human heart, which was supposed to be delivered to
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How will the new Apple campus affect Austin real estate?

So with Apple promising to bring in this many jobs, it's only going to have a positive impact on our market,” said Re/Max Austin Skyline Real Estate
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Loan waivers & lending targets for banks are signs of lazy govt, Raghuram Rajan says

Making the situation more precarious for banks is pressure from the government to meet lending targets to ease credit flow to various sectors.
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Housing market at weakest level in six years as Brexit looms

Housing market at weakest level in six years as Brexit looms

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) says that indicators for supply and demand fell again, as almost half of respondents to its latest
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Nation's rental market expected to see solid growth by 2022

The report, titled Opportunity knocks: The rise of China's rental housing market and released by property consultancy JLL this week, looked at the
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Lethargic, but there's life yet in the housing market

“Lethargy is replacing energy” in the property market. These were the cheery words of a former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered
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Yukon housing market is heating up

Yukon may be cold, but its real estate market is heating up. Last quarter saw the territory hit record-high home sales, with no signs of slowing down.
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Brexit uncertainty slows down housing market

Looking at house prices, 23 per cent of agents in the region reported a rise in prices last month (up from 19 per cent in October), but looking ahead,
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Insider Buying: Sirius International Insurance Group (SG) CFO Purchases 7000 Shares of Stock

Sirius International Insurance Group (NYSE:SG) CFO Kernan V. Oberting bought 7,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday,
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Number of Chinese buying high-end Saigon apartments skyrockets

CBRE senior director Dung added that it was not just Chinese, but foreign buyers in general who are showing an increasing interest in HCMC real
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Airy Mediterranean-Style Home Hits Irving Housing Market

IRVING, TX — A large media room, granite counter top kitchen, and stucco finishes are all featured in a 2001 home that hit the market in Irving Tuesday
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New Esmeralda, Fortune Red experience at Disneyland added to Play Disney Parks app

Two new experiences featuring Esmeralda the Fortune Teller and Fortune Red at Disneyland have been added to the Play Disney Parks app.
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Congress Passes Bipartisan Bill Making Lawmakers Personally Liable for Paying Sexual …

Congress passed a bipartisan bill today that will overhaul the policies regarding the handling of sexual harassment claims within the legislative body,
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GOP Hurtles Toward Shutdown With No Plan to Avoid It

House Republican leaders sent their members home for a six-day break Thursday without revealing any plan to avoid a looming government
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GE Shares Climb on Boost From Biggest Bear

General Electric Co. shares surged in pre-market trading after an upgrade from neutral to underweight by JPMorgan analyst Steve Tusa. Bloomberg
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After Voting for Tax Law, Rubio Slams It for Helping Corporations Over Workers

Republican Senator Marco Rubio broke with his party by blasting last year's tax overhaul for benefiting corporations rather than workers.
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Death of the Hedge Fund Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

… out his macro hedge fund from Tudor Investment Corp., and will start with more than $500 million of assets, Bloomberg News reported this week.
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The Power of Nickelodeon's Miniature Fans

… is the biggest preschool hit since “Peppa Pig,” “Dora the Explorer” and “Blue's Clues,” as my Bloomberg News colleague Gerry Smith has written.
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Read This Before Buying First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) Shares

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by Chief Operating Officer of First American Title Insurance Company Christopher
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PBOC's Yi Says Monetary Policy Will Keep Supporting Economy

“It can be an effective part of the financial markets as long as the operation is legitimate,” according to Yi. A key economic policy meeting is scheduled
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Discovery CEO Zaslav on the Changing Media Landscape

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