The state of Scotland's housing market in four charts

The state of Scotland's housing market in four charts

Soaring private rents, long waiting lists for social housing and unaffordable house prices are all a familiar story for tens of thousands of people.
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Indian fortune teller's Sydney Airport arrest over teen sex assault

An Indian man claiming to be a fortune teller has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl after offering her a free reading in Sydney's south
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Chip Mong launches banking venture

Chip Mong Commercial Bank, a subsidiary of local conglomerate Chip Mong Group, was officially launched yesterday, promising to offer a wide range
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Davos, Technology and Banking

As reported by Banking Exchange, some analysts have speculated that the next financial crisis will likely come at the hands of a cyber attack as
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Benchmark Awards 2019 Finalists: CUA iM platform humanises digital banking

Credit Union Australia's iM personal banking platform went live for Android users in December, taking the pilot program aimed at giving digital banking
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HK remains world's least affordable housing market

NEW YORK: Hong Kong has been ranked the world's least affordable housing market for a ninth straight year. Not only did it retain the notorious title,
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Ireland Nominates Lane for ECB to Succeed Chief Economist

Ireland put forward its central-bank Governor Philip Lane to become one of the European Central Bank's top officials as the institution prepares to exit
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Industry demands easing of mortgage lending standards

Industry demands easing of mortgage lending standards … weeks, we've witnessed L-Plate Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, urge the banks to lend:.
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Mesa County real estate growth moderate; Need for more housing

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO/KJCT)– The housing market in Mesa County has been on the uptick for the last couple of years, and that trend is
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

ADAMS TOWNSHIP. Paul Szymkowiak to Kevin and Suzanne Brake at 129 Bradley Lane for $285,000. Steven Kerch to James and Kathleen Orban at
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Worth Watching Stocks: NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) & Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc …

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE). NextEra Energy, Inc. is a leading clean energy company. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Fla., NextEra Energy's
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San Antonio's hottest neighborhoods predicted by real estate authority

It's no secret that San Antonio is one of the hottest real estate markets in the country; in fact, the local housing market just closed its best selling year
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Why lawyers are gearing up for a fight over sentence for Dustin Johnson's former attorney

… residential real estate closing firm Morris Hardwick Schneider, of which he was a 55 percent partner, and the affiliated LandCastle Title company.
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Business Travel Awards 2019: Winners revealed

Meanwhile, Best Specialist Business Travel Service went to International SOS – Event … International SOS – Event Support … Travel Buyer of the Year
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North Bay commercial banking outlook from Alison Martin of US Bank

Each year, the Journal checks in with some of the key figures in commercial banking in Sonoma, Solano, Marin, Napa, Mendocino and Lake counties.
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Volt Bank first neo-bank to get full banking licence

Start-up Volt Bank has been given the green light to start accepting deposits from the public at large, after it became the first digital challenger bank to
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Banks tighten credit to bunker industry amid fraud and other risks

In the wake of Coastal Oil's US$354m debt, foreign and local banks step up vigilance; analysts warn credit costs could rise by 1 to 6 basis points.
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State mortgage provider to disburse Rp 1.7t for low-cost houses

State-owned mortgage financing company PT Sarana Multigriya Finansial (SMF) has allocated Rp 1.7 trillion (US$119.28 million) for
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Suddenly, Chinese buyers are interested in Australian property again

Chinese inquiries to buy Australian property fell 20% last year, according to Juwai.com, a leading Chinese international property porthole. However
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2018 brought fewer sales, rising volume to Summit County's real estate market

Summit County's real estate market finished 2018 with the same record low number of listings and rising housing prices that persisted throughout the
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Make use of personal data, protection compatible via info banking debut

Make use of personal data, protection compatible via info banking debut

The Yomiuri ShimbunWill the start of information banking provide an opportunity to make the utilization of personal information and its protection
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Real Estate Agents Answer: How Can Sellers Ace Post-Inspection Negotiations?

Often, post inspection negotiations can be hard on sellers. They may feel like the buyers are dissecting their home or trying to score an even lower
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Avg. Price Target Opinion: Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (OCSL) likely to achieve $5.4 in 52 …

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (OCSL) stock managed performance 3.57% over the last week and switched with performance of 9.18% throughout
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Know Your BDM: Simon Kimber, Coventry for Intermediaries

I think brokers sometimes think that all we do is go to meetings, but just like them we need to stay up to date with the mortgage market and our own
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Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Spending A Fortune On Nannies

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are allegedly spending a ton of money on child care, which includes multiple nannies for the three children, and with
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Czech banks expect weaker mortgage loan demand in Q1 -survey

PRAGUE, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Czech banks expect tighter lending conditions for consumer credit and loan demand, especially for mortgages, to decline
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Chinese Economy Growing at Its Slowest Pace Since 1990

Here's an unwelcome throwback to the '90s. China's economy grew 6.6% last year, according to official data released Monday — its slowest pace
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Saudi Arabia and UAE to launch new banking crypto-currency

A Saudi-Emirati pilot crypto-currency was announced at the inaugural meeting of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council in Abu Dhabi last week.
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Kamala Harris Joins a Crowded Democratic Field

Senator Kamala Harris of California said Monday she'll pursue the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Harris, a daughter of a Jamaican-born
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'Ram Naam Bank' at Kumbh for devotees seeking solace

For almost a century, people from different religions have been writing the name of Lord Ram in a booklet and depositing it in the 'Ram Naam Bank' in
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Financial Poise Editorial Board Chair, Ron Diamond, Joins the Advisory Board of Software …

Cityzenith, an innovative software company headquartered in Chicago and London, is pioneering the Digital Twin trend in the global real estate sector
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Gov. Charlie Baker proposes raising real estate transfer tax to pay for effects of climate change in …

Charlie Baker will propose raising the tax rate on real estate transfers in order to pay for infrastructure to address climate change. The proposal will be
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These 3 US cities make list of world's 10 least affordable housing markets

Three cities in the U.S. made the list of the world's least affordable housing markets. No surprise, they are all in California.
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Adyen Founders' Good Fortune and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/21/19

The two co-founders of online transaction processor Adyen are now billionaires thanks to last week's market upturn, according to Forbes.
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Will housing department help address backlog?

For legislators, the solution to the housing backlog is the creation of the … Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC), and Social Housing Finance Corp
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Real Estate News- January 20

Toni is owner/managing broker for Weichert, Realtors — Heiden Homes Realty and has more than 40 years of real estate experience in the western
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Fortune Teller Charged Over Sexual Assault Of Teenage Girl

A man who claims to be a fortune teller will face court today charged over the alleged sexual assault of a young girl in Sydney's south-west. Authorities
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Fortune teller charged over alleged sexual assault of young girl

A man who claims to be a fortune teller has been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a young girl in Sydney at the weekend. The 31-year-old
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Fortune teller accused of NSW sex assault

An Indian man claiming to be a fortune teller has been accused of sexually assaulting a young girl after offering her a free reading in Sydney's south
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Barry Du Bois Heads New Campaign For Online Real Estate Agent Purplebricks

Purplebricks Australia has today unveiled an advertising campaign led by property expert Barry Du Bois, encouraging Australians to question the real
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The World's Least Affordable Housing Market Is …

The World's Least Affordable Housing Market Is …

For the ninth year in a row, the urban planning policy group Demographia has named Hong Kong as the world's least affordable housing market.
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IMF Says US Has to Address Its Large Fiscal Deficit

Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, deputy director of research at the International Monetary Fund, discusses the outlook for the global economy and the need
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Trump and Pence Make Surprise Visit to MLK Memorial

President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in the National Mall Monday morning, where he laid a
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Lower rates boost US housing market potential

“The decline in mortgage rates is a welcome relief to prospective home buyers who have mostly experienced a year of rising rates and house prices,”
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Mega Real Estate Agent Ryan Serhant Breaks Down How to Sell and Earn More

We've long heard and read about the rise of social media influencers. The business of influencer marketing itself has become a billion-dollar
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WFG Adds Jessica M. Figueroa as Senior National Commercial Underwriting Counsel

WFG National Title Insurance Company has announced that Jessica M. Figueroa has joined the company as Senior National Commercial
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Featured Industry Leader: Patrick Deady, First VP, Rhode Island Mortgage Bankers Association

How and why did you get involved with the Rhode Island Mortgage Bankers Association and can you share the track that led to the leadership role in
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Why these mortgage companies are teaching their LOs to originate reverses

Traditionally, mortgage originators have focused on standard loan products, referring out prospects interested in reverse mortgages to specialists who
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Broker Charles Cameron bought by private equity firm

Lonsdale has promised the investment will big a wave of development into digital and mobile technology to support mortgage broker Charles
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Ohio Realtors Pres. Says Shutdown Has Slowed FHA Loan Approvals

When it comes to financing a home purchase, roughly 1-in-5 buyers rely on the help of an FHA loan, which is basically a mortgage that's insured by
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Indonesia banking: Lost one Winarta? Not to worry, here's another

It's because Eric is the brother of Robby Winarta, who was Credit Suisse's head of Indonesia investment banking for five years up until last year, and
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Property Partner Launches “Opportunistic Fund” to Pursue Motivated Sellers in Cooling UK …

The once red-hot UK property market has cooled a bit. As Brexit fears persist, London property prices have declined dramatically from their peak more
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Feds provide furloughed workers form letters to ask mortgage and credit companies for a break

The OPM advises workers first call their mortgage and credit card companies and try to negotiate a reduced payment, and then send the letter as a
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SN Servicing fined for failing to maintain New York zombie homes

SN Servicing must pay a six-figure fine for failing to maintain a pair of vacant homes in New York, the state's financial regulator announced last week.
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AstroBank acquires banking operations of USB Bank

AstroBank has completed its previously announced €40.2m acquisition of the banking operations of its rival Cypriot banking company USB Bank.
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Google Gets $56.8 Million Fine as France Uses New EU Privacy Law

Alphabet Inc.'s Google was at the receiving end of a hefty fine of 50 million euros ($56.8 million) by France's privacy regulator, which used its new
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BOE's Van Steenis on the Future of Digital Banking

Huw van Steenis, senior adviser to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, discusses the U.K. financial industry's technological development.
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“Leading banks continue to raise the bar on mobile functionality”

We started the year hearing from Spanish banking giant BBVA that over 50% of its customers now access products and services through remote
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No More TV and iPad Giveaways for New Zealand Homebuyers

The change in attitude is tightening the screws on the property market and raising fears that New Zealand could join Australia in seeing house prices
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NAR takes GSE reform fight to House

“NAR believes the discussion draft contains many provisions that should serve as the backbone for comprehensive housing finance reform.
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WhatsApp Tackling Fake News by Limiting Your Ability to Forward Messages

WhatsApp Tackling Fake News by Limiting Your Ability to Forward Messages

WhatsApp is drastically restricting users' ability to forward messages to others, as it seeks to clamp down on the spread of misinformation via its
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Keep Eyes on Oversold stock: Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (WHLR)

Keep Eyes on Oversold stock: Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. … its year to date (YTD) performance revealed an activity trend of 13.47%.
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Disrupted BSN banking system being rectified

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Simpanan Nasional's (BSN), which experienced a major disruption to its core banking system, has identified the sources of
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What advisers can learn from new banking regulation

But SM&CR is not entirely new territory and the most proactive firms are looking to the banking sector to streamline their implementation roadmap.
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American Billionaire Defies Brexit By Buying London's Most Expensive House

Griffin's purchase will be seen as a symbolic boost to London's real estate market. The prime London property market has suffered in recent years.
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Scientist who created world's first gene-edited babies was after “fame and fortune,” authorities say

Following a preliminary investigation, Chinese authorities have placed the blame for the creation of the world's first gene-edited babies squarely on
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Stock in the Spotlight: Fortune Brands Home And Security (NYSE: FBHS)

Fortune Brands Home And Security is in the consumer cyclical sector and manufacturing apparel and furniture industry. The company CEO is
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VCB Kenya Goes Live With Corporate Banking Solution Powered by i-exceed's Appzillon

Victoria Commercial Bank (VCB), Kenya has gone live with an Appzillon-based omni-channel corporate banking solution to cater to the ever dynamic
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Stock Rating Report: Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (FBHS)

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (FBHS) reported gain 1.97% in recent buying and selling session with closing price of $ 43.06. The stock's
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As Jpmorgan Chase & Co (JPM) Shares Declined, Sfe Investment Counsel Has Lifted Stake by …

N : JP MORGAN RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $20 FROM $19; 19/04/2018 – Housing Wire: JPMorgan Chase significantly expanding in Washington,
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American Momentum Bank buys Commercial State Bank

“We are very pleased to expand our footprint in West Texas,” said Donald A. Adam, Chairman and CEO of American Momentum Bank. “We'll be able
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Budget 2019 expectations: Banking, finance sector demand incentives, alternate mechanism for …

Budget 2019 demands: The banking and financial sector in India has demanded incentives and an alternate mechanism for KYC authentication from
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$47.2 billion: Looking back at Washington's 2018 real estate

Almost $47.2 billion. That's almost how much the total home sales were valued for in 2018 across all of the Northwest Multiple Listing Service's 23
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Brokerages Set PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) Target Price at $20.50

Shares of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT) have been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the six research firms that are
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Direct buyer Offerpad planning significant expansion, beginning in Texas

Last year, Offerpad secured $150 million in funding, which the direct homebuyer said that it planned to use to expand its business.
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Why collaboration, not competition, will digitalise banking

It would take years to build what a fintech can do in months, and even longer for a fintech to reach the scale of a bank. But such collaboration
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Ivanka Trump's Brand Received Five New Trademarks From China This Month

Ivanka Trump's shuttered fashion brand received preliminary approval on five trademarks in China this month while the U.S. and China continue to
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A Pentagon Campaign to Keep the Public in the Dark

President Trump doesn't much care for efforts to monitor and report on wasteful Pentagon spending and other military inefficiencies. This month, he
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A Rebalancing Act in the Housing Market

The housing market took a turn in the second half of 2018 with declining home sales, decelerating home price growth, and sluggish new home
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Predicting Skilled Nursing Winners, Losers Has Never Been Tougher for Lenders

SNN spoke with Seymour about the year ahead in SNF lending, including his takes on the appropriate balance between short- and long-term rehab,
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Santander is offering first-time buyers £1000 to take out a mortgage

Santander is offering first-time buyers £1000 to take out a mortgage

FANCY some free cash as well as becoming a homeowner? Well, you're in luck because Santander will actually PAY you to take out a mortgage.
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Central Banking Awards 2019: first winners announced

The first batch of the Central Banking Awards 2019 was unveiled today, with winners including the Bank of Mexico and Reserve Bank of New Zealand
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WhatsApp Limits Message Forwards in Attempt to Fight Fake News

Facebook Inc.'s WhatsApp messaging service has begun to globally restrict the number of people a message can be forwarded to, in an attempt to
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Renters Warehouse promotes David Sommer to chief operating officer

Fresh off completing its acquisition of OwnAmerica, one of the country's largest investment marketplaces for single-family rentals, Renters Warehouse
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May Won't Rule Out Brexit Delay as UK Parliament Takes Control

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is refusing to rule out delaying Britain's departure from the European Union as Parliament moves to take over the
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Jim's Credit Corner – January 20

Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMAC) implemented loan level price adjustments at the same time. Basically, the higher the risk the more
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What the Press Missed About Vanguard Founder's Fortune: New at Reason

Brendan McDermid/REUTERS/NewscomJohn Bogle, the founder of The Vanguard Group who died earlier this month at age 89, got rich by giving his
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France Fines Google $57 Million For GDPR Violations

France's data protection regulator, CNIL, has issued a €50 million fine (about $56.8 million USD) fine to Google for failing to comply with GDPR.
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Tenants arrested in death of Utah real estate broker

Three people were arrested on Saturday in connection to the fatal shooting of a Utah real estate broker who was allegedly killed while attempting to
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Appraisers – 2018 in the Rearview, 2019 Ahead

Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's change in policy regarding the use of PIWs impacted borrowers, lenders, Realtors® and appraisers in 2017, and in
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Quad City Real Estate Tips and Tricks with Ruhl& Ruhl

Whether you are buying, selling or staying put it's important to understand the Quad Cities' current housing market trends. Luckily Kyle Robinson from
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Encore Wire Corp (NASDAQ:WIRE) Big Money Sentiment Change at 1.51

“Big money sentiment for Encore Wire Corp (NASDAQ:WIRE) in 2018 Q3 … Funds holding Encore Wire Corp in top 10 decreased from 1 to 0 for a decrease … and manufactured housing; UF-B cable, an underground feeder cable for
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FHFA won't defend constitutionality in shareholder case

… not defend the constitutionality of the agency in a case brought by three Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders and being heard in an appellate
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Dallas-Fort Worth housing market set to sizzle in 2019, Zillow says

Dallas-Fort Worth's housing market is on fire, earning the Metroplex a spot on Zillow's new ranking of the country's 10 hottest real estate markets in
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Budget 2019: Focus on credit supply to MSMEs, housing sector and support to NBFCs are some …

Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and housing finance companies (HFCs) with niche positioning, differentiated product offering, good market
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CEOs Are Good at Predicting Economic Trends. Their Confidence in Growth Just Dropped …

CEOs, it turns out, are pretty good at predicting the future—at least when it comes to economic trends. Ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos,
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China readies first perpetual bond issue by bank, but demand could be weak

SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China took a big step last week on the long road toward recapitalisation of banks hobbled by stale loans, giving a
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A new era of holistic working capital management

As traditional, single-product offerings prove increasingly ineffective, corporates must challenge their banks to devise holistic solutions that address
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Yext Named A Great Place To Work On Fortune's Best Workplaces In Technology List

Yext, Inc., the leader in Digital Knowledge Management (DKM), has been named to the list of Best Workplaces in Technology by Fortune and Great
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Why Hard Brexit Could Rip Up Five Million Flight Tickets

Airlines don't want to say it, so the International Air Transport Association will: Up to five million tickets may have to be canceled in the event of a hard
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Foreign Buyers Flood Turkey's Struggling Housing Market

Foreign Buyers Flood Turkey's Struggling Housing Market

Foreign buyers swooped into Turkey's property market in the wake of the historic lira crisis and purchased more homes in the last six months than in all
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Age is no barrier to lending a hand for Eileen

AMAROO aged care resident Eileen Gilbert might be just a few years off turning 100, but she is not letting it slow her down. Mrs Gilbert regularly
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BSN banking operations restored after technical problem

KUALA LUMPUR: Customers of Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) can now perform their banking transactions at all BSN's ATMs as the system has
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Tony Hawk says real estate agents will go extinct in Home Bay ad

Flat-fee real estate company Home Bay's latest ad starts off simply enough — two guys, who happen to be skateboarding legends Mike McGill and
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Vancouver is the 2nd least affordable housing market globally (SURVEY)

It may come as no surprise, but a new survey has determined that Vancouver is the second least affordable place to buy a home in the world.
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Real estate software provider HomeSpotter acquires Spacio

HomeSpotter, a company that provides software for real estate agents, is growing its offerings by acquiring Spacio, an open house lead generation
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39 detained over underground lending in China

BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — Police in Beijing and Macao have detained 39 suspects in an underground lending case involving more than 30 billion
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'Severely unaffordable' Oz house prices still better than in NZ

Tougher lending restrictions and a more agile construction industry is being credited for Australia's notoriously expensive housing market being more
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On February, 1 Aon plc (AON) Analysts See $2.14 EPS

… 2019 posted “Oakmark Fund: Fourth Quarter 2018 – Seeking Alpha”, the next Seekingalpha.com is “Freddie Mac transfers some multifamily credit
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Passengers on a United Flight Were Stranded on a Freezing Plane for Over 14 Hours

“We apologized to our customers for this experience,” United told Fortune in a statement. “Our crew and operations did everything possible to assist
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Discover High Dividend Stock: Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (FBHS) triggers Yield of 2.04%

Discover High Dividend Stock: Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (FBHS) … The High Dividend Yield Company on the list is Fortune Brands Home
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Portfolio Advisors collects $201 mln for seventh real estate fund

Darien, Connecticut-based Portfolio Advisors, a private markets investment specialist, has raised $201 million for its seventh real estate fund,
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First Defiance Financial Corp. Reports Record Full Year Earnings of $2.26 Per Share for 2018

Gains from the sale of mortgage loans decreased in the fourth quarter of 2018 to $758,000 from $1.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. Mortgage
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China's Xi Warns Party of 'Serious Dangers' as Risks Mount

… in Beijing on Monday that the Communist Party needed greater efforts “to prevent and resolve major risks,” the official Xinhua News Agency said.
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Mr. Amazing Loans (MRAL) versus Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Critical Review

Mr. Amazing Loans (OTC:MRAL) and Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better
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Gen Z and Banking: How Banks Can Rebuild Trust with the Next Generation of Consumers

Gen Z has introduced a new set of behaviors that are changing the dynamics within the banking and fintech space. Dubbed the “throwback generation
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Forbes: The Upfront and Ongoing Costs of a Reverse Mortgage

Prospective reverse mortgage borrowers looking to determine if the product is right for them can find a series of new pieces offering information on the
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Saudi bonds index inclusion could pull in another $7 bln: BAML

… indexes – key performance benchmarks used by international investors – in … in a note to clients, somewhat reducing the potential for further buying.
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Fewer People See Equal Opportunity in Homeownership Pursuit

Sixty-seven percent of people surveyed in a new Gallup Poll believe African-Americans in their community have the same chance as whites to get any
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Hedge Fund Billionaire Griffin Buys $122 Million London Home

Griffin, who has a $8.8 billion fortune, is the richest person from Illinois to feature on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world's 500
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Utah realtor fatally shot after trying to evict tenants: Police

Utah realtor fatally shot after trying to evict tenants: Police

A Utah real estate agent was shot and killed after he tried to evict tenants from a Salt Lake City apartment he owned. David Stokoe, a 40-year-old
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Freshly Ground lead singer lends her support to the SA Bone Marrow Registry

Zolani Mahola, lead singer of South African band Freshly Ground, is lending her support to the SA Bone Marrow Registry. The campaign is called
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On February, 1 Analysts See $2.14 EPS for Aon plc (AON)

… on January 13, 2019 brought out “Oakmark Fund: Fourth Quarter 2018 – Seeking Alpha”, the next Seekingalpha.com is “Freddie Mac transfers some
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Potential Existing-Home Sales Up

“While mortgage rates are expected to continue to rise in 2019, last month's stock market volatility has reversed the recent upward trend of mortgage
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People: Albania appoints new deputy governor

Albania: The supervisory council of the Bank of Albania has chosen another woman to serve as first deputy governor. Luljeta Minxhozi replaces
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Mortgage Administrator

Mortgage Administrator Job in Yorkshire and the Humber We are currently working with our financial services client to recruit a permanent, full time,
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Featured Industry Leader: Christopher Caggiano, President-Elect, NYAMB

National Mortgage Professional Magazine recently spoke with Caggiano regarding his involvement with his state's mortgage trade association.
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Arvest passes $2B mortgage mark in 2018

Arvest passes $2B mortgage mark in 2018. sbj-staff headshot BY: SBJ Staffsbj@sbj.net. Posted 1/21/19. Arvest's mortgage loan volume in 2018
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Mortgage Discrimination Hobbles Gay Male Couples

Gay male couples — especially black gay couples — are at heightened risk of discrimination by mortgage lenders nationwide when they are seeking
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Red Bank house preserves history of early civil rights advocate

The restoration of the T. Thomas Fortune House is something Red Bank resident Gilda Rogers fought and hoped for, but she wasn't quite sure if it
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Government Shutdown's Reverse Mortgage Impact, Big and Small

While direct ramifications to the production of reverse mortgage business have been minimal according to originators, the shutdown's effects on
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Civista Bank Offering Pay Assistance Program For Furloughed Government Employees

The program provides a zero-percent Pay Assistance Loan for government furloughed employees who had payroll direct deposit into a Civista Bank
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Phoenix luxury housing market sees more sales, higher prices in 2018

If it seemed like home prices were rising on the luxury side, they were, as more homes were finding buyers with prices of $3 million and up. Experts
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Richmond man accused of cleaning millions of dollars through real estate

A Richmond man connected to one of B.C.'s biggest ever money-laundering probes has been accused in a law suit of cleaning millions of dollars
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Moment of 'Minsky' reckoning may finally be near for China, warns banking guru

China is in the grip of an increasingly dangerous downturn and may be forced to rescue large parts of its financial and economic system, the world's
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Then and now: Comparing the casts of Outrageous Fortune and Westside

Who played her on Outrageous Fortune? Robyn Malcolm, the Queen of New Zealand television. If you've watched Outrageous Fortune, you'll know
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A New Blood Test Could Detect Alzheimer's 10 Years Earlier

A new blood test could potentially detect Alzheimer's in patients over 10 years before symptoms appear. The secret is the levels of a protein in a
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Serco-leased property in Rogers sells for $6.5 million

A limited liability company managed by Josh Kyles, a principal of Bentonville firm Kyleton Real … Waco Title Co. of Springdale was the title agent.
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As shutdown continues, businesses 'feel the pinch'

We have no idea when these people can close on their home — got to get a commitment from USDA,” Movement Mortgage loan officer Beth Swoap
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Anticipated $1.09 EPS for Macerich Company (MAC) as of February, 4

Anticipated $1.09 EPS for Macerich Company (MAC) as of February, 4 … Earnings report for Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) is awaited on February … GlobeNewswire” and the last “Freddie Mac transfers some multifamily credit risk
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Brexit Forces Equity, Foreign-Exchange Markets to Leave London

Brexit Forces Equity, Foreign-Exchange Markets to Leave London

Two key markets are moving out of the U.K. as Brexit forces finance firms to put … Firms trading European equities on Cboe's markets — currently the
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Tailored Lending Solutions Consultant

Your role. As a Tailored Lending Solutions Consultant in the Family Office Solutions Group (FOSG), you partner with Private Wealth Advisors to
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Macerich Company (MAC) EPS Estimated At $1.09

Phocas Financial invested 0.04% in Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC). … MAC's profit would be $165.22M giving it 10.61 P/E if the $1.09 EPS is correct. … well as Seekingalpha.com's news article titled: “Freddie Mac transfers some
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What the Press Missed About Vanguard Founder's Fortune

A Bloomberg columnist, Nir Kaissar, echoed this theme, calling Bogle's fortune “laughably small” compared with those of Blackstone Group founder
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Why You Should Consider Banking 'A Righteous Career'

When bankers are portrayed in the media, they're either ethically compromised narcissists (Gordon Gekko of Wall Street; Jordon Belfort of The Wolf of
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Analysts See $2.14 EPS for Aon plc (AON) as of February, 1

Aon plc (NYSE:AON)'s earnings report is awaited on February, 1., according to RTT. This year's EPS analyst estimate is awaited to be $2.14. That is
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Nations Lending expands leadership team

The company said Corey Caster joined as the executive vice president of national production. Jordan Gerard was promoted to division retail sales
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Heritage Bank hires new Bellingham commercial banking manager

Heritage Bank announced Bruce Clawson is the new senior vice president, commercial banking region manager in Bellingham. Clawson has more
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Last Week Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) Ratings

Westpac invested 0% of its capital in Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC). … Projections Moving into 2019 – GlobeNewswire” and the last “Freddie Mac
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Surprising Cities Land on Most Competitive Real Estate Markets List

LendingTree analyzed credit scores, homebuyers behavior, and average down payments in the 50 largest U.S. metro areas to determine which cities
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On February, 4 Macerich Company (MAC) EPS Estimated At $1.09

On February, 4 Macerich Company (MAC) EPS Estimated At $1.09 … The titles are as follows: “Freddie Mac transfers some multifamily credit risk using
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Eii Capital Management Cut Macerich Co Com (MAC) Holding; Edison Mission Energy (EME …

Eii Capital Management Cut Macerich Co Com (MAC) Holding; Edison … December 27, 2018, Seekingalpha.com published: “Freddie Mac transfers
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company Increased Stake in Aon Plc (AON) as Shares Rose

… 2019 “Oakmark Fund: Fourth Quarter 2018 – Seeking Alpha”, also Seekingalpha.com on January 03, 2019 brought out “Freddie Mac transfers some
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CBRE names VP of capital markets debt and structured finance group

Prior to joining CBRE, Didio spent four years in an underwriting/origination role with Freddie Mac Multifamily in New York, and four years with Black
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Aon Plc (AON) Shares Rose While Massachusetts Financial Services Company Increased Stake

A couple more Aon plc (NYSE:AON) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released on January 03, 2019 “Freddie Mac transfers some
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Global Facilities Management Market Outlook (2019-2024) Featuring 101 Key & Niche Market …

MARKET TRENDS AND DRIVERS … IFM Services Spurs Demand for Multi-Service Providers; Real Estate Sector and Residential Sectors to Benefit
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Optimism Declining Among Chief Execs at Community Banks and Credit Unions, New Study Finds

21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Chief executive officers at mid-size banks and credit unions are decreasingly optimistic about the year ahead, according to
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EPS for Macerich Company (MAC) forecasted at $1.09

EPS for Macerich Company (MAC) forecasted at $1.09 … D E Shaw holds 0% of its capital in Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) for 24,432 shs. … 2018, “Freddie Mac transfers some multifamily credit risk using reinsurance – Seeking
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Tompkins Financial Cut Its Southern Company (SO) Position; FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE …

Freddie Mac (OTCMKTS:FMCC) has 0.00% since January 21, 2018 and is . It has by 0.00% the S&P500. Tompkins Financial Corp decreased
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Open banking: clarity provided for banks over 'opt outs' and revoking consent

That is the message a European regulator has delivered to banks in relation to the scope they have to help customers manage and revoke their
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Student Loan Debt to Blame for Sluggish Housing Market, Says Fed

Student Loan Debt to Blame for Sluggish Housing Market, Says Fed

Student loan debt is causing young Americans to put homeownership on the back burner, according to two papers published by the Federal Reserve.
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FHFA will not defend its constitutionality in court

The Federal Housing Finance Agency revealed it will no longer defend its … Read more about the sweep here from HousingWire Editor Ben Lane.
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Housing market weakness to 'erode' government revenue

The slowdown in housing market conditions has offset GST revenue gains generated by Australia's state governments, according to Moody's Investors
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Ireland Rules Out Time-Limited Backstop: Brexit Update

“Crashing out in my view is an absolute disaster. It's not a road to a free trade agreement, it's not a road to anything.” The comments come after Health
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Inside Business Commercial Real Estate

SALES. Divaris Real Estate. Gelzinis Properties LLC purchased a 3,020-square-foot office building at 5625 Providence Road in Virginia Beach from
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Walters: The High Price We Pay for Low-Rent Housing

Cascade Village sounds like a mountain hamlet, but it's the name of a somewhat shabby block of 74 low-rent apartments in the southern edge of
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These 3 technologies will permanently change the banking sector

There's general agreement within financial institutions that digitization is transforming their industries in fundamental ways, but many have yet to grasp
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Housing market shows signs of hope

If you've been distracted by the federal shutdown, political dysfunction, stock-market volatility and reports of rising mortgage rates, it wouldn't be
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LIC completes acquisition of 51% stake in IDBI Bank; finally gets bank in its fold

With the acquisition of controlling stake by LIC, IDBI Bank will now become private sector lender. The number of public sector lenders has come down
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Ctrip.Com International's (CTRP) “Mkt Perform” Rating Reaffirmed at Sanford C. Bernstein

Com International and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 23rd. ValuEngine raised Ctrip.Com International from a “sell”
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Trump's Russian Pop Star Pal Cancels US Tour Over Probes

Emin Agalarov, the Moscow pop star who arranged the now-infamous Trump Tower meeting in New York at the height of the 2016 election campaign,
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“Clean sweep”: Lending drops across the board

The tightening of credit is extending beyond housing, as other areas of lending drop in the latest figures. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
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Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (NYSE:MNR) has current market capitalization of …

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (NYSE:MNR) added 4.12% to reach $13.4 in the previous trading session. Overall, 635075 shares
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Tesla's Model 3 Gets Approval For European Roads

Tesla's Model 3 can officially start being delivered to customers in Europe. The vehicle recently received approval by regulators to be driven on
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Vancouver now ranked 'second-least affordable' global housing market

The widely reported annual Demographia Housing Affordability Survey has been released January 21 – and despite Vancouver's real estate market
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Debunking Sear's eleventh-hour rescue plan

Lampert is also receiving real estate mortgage financing from hedge fund Cyrus Capital Partners, which has extensive ties to Sears, reports
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UK house prices: Brexit wipes 25 per cent off value in wealthiest areas

House prices in some of Britain's wealthiest postcodes have dropped 25 per cent in the last 12 months as Brexit continues to cause uncertainty in the
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Premier Lending Corp is the Leading Mortgage Broker in Fort Lauderdale

Premier Lending Corp is a mortgage banking firm with expertise in providing customized mortgage solutions to clients based on their needs.
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Tony Romo predicting the Patriots' plays is why we're excited for him to call Super Bowl 53

Tony Romo's still relatively new career as a color commentator for CBS has served him well. He was an instant star for the network in 2017 due to his
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Bull market to continue in Canadian commercial real estate: report

Avison Young predicts the 10-year bull market in the Canadian commercial real estate sector will continue in 2019. The strength in the Canadian
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Fannie: 2019 will be a busy year for multifamily lenders

Fannie: 2019 will be a busy year for multifamily lenders

Fannie expects lending in the space to fall within the range of $290 billion to $310 billion in 2019, which would be slightly higher than the estimate for
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Mortgage rates today, January 21, 2019, plus lock recommendations

Average mortgage rates today are unchanged from Friday's, because today is Martin Luther King Day and financial markets are closed. Your own
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Attracting Top Talent to Your Commercial Real Estate Enterprise

So, as commercial real estate navigates a choppy top-of-the-cycle period, recruitment and retention continue to be foremost priorities for companies
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Are Banks Open Today? Here Is Everything Open (and Closed) for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019

If you're wondering about whether banks, schools, post offices, the stock market, and other businesses, services, and national parks are open or
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Brazil's Original bank rolls out facial recognition technology

Brazil's first digital bank Original has introduced facial recognition functionality for authentication of banking transactions. With the functionality, dubbed
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SLC: DLT demand to grow in securities lending

There is a broad interest in making use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the securities lending markets and across financial markets more
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UK fintech MarketInvoice wins backing from Barclays and Santander as banking disruption gathers …

The deal demonstrates a disruptive shift in the consumer banking industry. The success of challenger banks and payment services such as Revolut
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Chinese scientist who 'gene-edited' babies sought fame and fortune, investigation says

A Chinese scientist who claimed he made the world's first “gene-edited” babies intentionally evaded oversight and broke national guidelines in a
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'It is in the national interest': Frydenberg pressured to release banking royal commission report

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under pressure to release the final report of the banking royal commission on February 1 – the same day it is handed
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IDBI Bank decides to continue with existing MD, DMDs

IDBI Bank, which has becomes a subsidiary of LIC, Monday said it has decided to continue with the existing top management, including Rakesh
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A Shaky Start to the New Year

Investors are looking at slowing growth in China and Europe, trade wars and a shaky U.S. housing market and asking: what does 2019 hold? A New
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Footfall index: A week of divided fortune

Despite an annual decline in footfall to all retail destinations of -1.9% last week, the result, compared to a week of snow in 2018, is an improvement on
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Hong Kong Housing Is World's Least Affordable for 9th Year

Hong Kong Housing Is World's Least Affordable for 9th Year … Things may get easier for homebuyers as property markets from Hong Kong to London
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Excel Capital Launches Greenwich Capital as a Direct Lending Arm

These people and their businesses will have different credit histories which may be generally considered a barrier to lending. Greenwich Capital will
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Alliance to End Plastic Waste Criticized for Including Major Plastic Producers

Last week, a group of more than 30 companies announced the founding of a new “Alliance to End Plastic Waste,” but some critics are saying its
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Billionaires see fortune grow by £2bn a day as wealth of the world's poorest dwindles by 11%

The world's richest man, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, could fund Ethiopia's health budget with just 1 per cent of his estimated £108.7 billion fortune.
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Home Design Trends Expected to Take Hold of Cape Cod in 2019

Housing supply in Cape Cod is seeing a huge boost in popularity due to a great real estate market and developing design trends that fit the natural
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BSN disrupted banking system under re-mediation

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Simpanan Nasional's (BSN) core banking system had a major disruption since 6.10am on Jan 19 (Saturday), thus affecting its
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Money launderers jailed over £67000 phone banking fraud

The victim, Mrs Rishpal Singh, was contacted in June 2017 allegedly by Barclays Bank to say her personal and business accounts had been hacked.
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Just Keep Banking On Citigroup

More specifically, the bank's Q4 and full-year 2018 results (and management's commentary) support the thought that you should keep banking on
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