Home prices in six cities show signs of a shifting housing market

Home prices in six cities show signs of a shifting housing market

Property values have continued rising across the country, but six cities bucking the national trend are leading a shift in the housing market, which
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Ftb Advisors Has Decreased Dte Energy Co (DTE) Stake; Federal National Mortgage Association …

Some Historical DTE News: 23/04/2018 – DJ DTE Energy Company, Inst … More interesting news about Federal National Mortgage Association
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Angel Oak Completes Largest Non-QM Securitization in a Decade

AOMT 2019-1 was backed almost entirely with loans originated by three of the company's affiliated mortgage lenders: Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions
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Outlook for reverse mortgages improves as government shutdown ends

… that a loan could go bad before it gets endorsed,” Peter Bell, president of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association, said in an interview.
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Shares of Fannie, Freddie soar as Wall Street bets on GSE privatization

Less than two weeks ago, Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Joseph Otting reportedly told employees the agency was weeks away
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Woodbridge companies ordered to pay $1 billion for operating massive real estate Ponzi scheme

Well-known luxury real estate developer Robert Shapiro and the group of companies he founded must pay back $1 billion for allegedly swindling
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LO Jessie Van Wagoner Joins Castle & Cooke's North Salt Lake Team

Castle & Cooke Mortgage LLC has announced that Loan Officer Jessie Van Wagoner has joined its North Salt Lake, Utah branch. Previously, he
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Angel Oak sets non-QM securitization record since housing crisis

As 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose 30 basis points year-over-year, non-QM originations are estimated to grow 400% in 2019. Angel Oak Capital
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Real House Prices Up

“November 2018 was no exception, as household income, mortgage rates, … “Rising inventory is one reason these markets are bucking the national
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First American: American home buying power is strengthening

In November, home prices climbed 0.8%, increasing 15.3% year over year, according to First American's Real House Price Index.
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Dropbox makes big move into eSignatures by acquiring HelloSign for $230 million

Digital mortgages and electronic documents are becoming more commonplace, and now, there's a big name in business that wants a piece of the
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Six Cities Leading Shift in the Housing Market, According to First American Real House Price Index

SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a leading global provider of title insurance, settlement
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Canada's reverse mortgage market sees explosive growth

“We want people to see it isn't a bad thing to take equity out of your house. It helps Canadians stay in control of their financial security, and they get to
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Zillow: Lackluster existing home sales result of political headwinds

In fact, NAR reports slowdowns in housing inventory as December's rate fell to 1.55 million existing homes for sale, down from 1.74 million in
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New York providing grants to boost zombie property law compliance

New York State is providing additional funding to municipalities that will boost efforts regarding mortgage servicer compliance with the state and local
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The true economic impact of the shutdown has just begun to reveal itself

… which S&P notes is more than the $5.7 billion that the White House requested for the border wall that was the central cause of the shutdown itself.
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Dems Question Otting's Legitimacy to Head FHFA

The two most powerful congressional Democrats overseeing federal housing policy–House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Rep. Maxine
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California sues one of its own cities for not building enough affordable housing

Gavin Newsom announced that the state is suing the city of Huntington Beach for “standing in the way of affordable housing production and refusing to
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Appraisal Regulation Battle Heats Up

Appraisal Regulation Battle Heats Up

The exemption does not apply to loans guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Administration or the Department of Veterans
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Johnson & Johnson Among FORTUNE Magazine's 2019 'World's Most Admired Companies'

Johnson & Johnson Among FORTUNE Magazine's 2019 'World's Most Admired Companies'. The company has been honored with a spot on the
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Mortgage help

Mortgage help

More than 3,300 households in serious mortgage arrears have been spared the loss of their homes with the help of the Abhaile scheme.
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Wall Street freaks out about 2020

… on Democrats' push for Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Joseph Otting to explain his plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. To get
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KeyBank Finances $50.4 Million for the Construction of Multifamily Affordable Housing in Boulder …

As a Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriter and Servicer, Freddie Mac Program Plus Seller/Servicer and FHA approved mortgagee, KeyBank Real
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Here's why shares of Fannie and Freddie are up 170%

The government's indication that it may privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has sparked a surge in shares and profits for investors in the two
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Commercial Real Estate Lending Had a Banner Year in 2018

Freddie Mac had its best year ever in terms of multifamily production in 2018. The government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) closed a record $77.5
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Capital One Lends $84M in Florida Resi Acquisition

Akiva Friend and Abe Hirsch of Meridian Capital Group acted as brokers on the 10-year Freddie Mac loan, which features an interest-only structure
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Lara Sweet Appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer at Snap Inc.

She has also held the positions of Senior Director, External Reporting at Freddie Mac and Senior Manager, Internal Audit at Marriott International.
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Arbor Funds $7.5M Freddie Mac Refinancing for Cavalla Apartment Homes in Sumner, Washington

Arbor Realty Trust has funded $7.5 million in Freddie Mac SLB financing for Cavalla Apartment Homes in Sumner. Built in 2005, Cavalla Apartment
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Walker & Dunlop Expands Multifamily Small Loans Leadership Team

… overseeing all contract underwriting relationships focused on Fannie Mae's Multifamily Small Loan and Freddie Mac's Small Balance Loan products.
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Busy Fall Lifts High Country Realtors to Another Year of Sales Growth

The average 30-year fixed rate peaked for the year in mid-November at 4.94 percent, according to loan giant Freddie Mac. It has since steadily
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What is Otting's plan for GSE reform? It's complicated

… Joseph Otting, has promised that the White House is set to announce an administrative plan to make changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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America First Investment Advisors Has Lowered Its Position in Expeditors Int'l Of Wa (EXPD) by …

… 13/03/2018 – ARCH CAPITAL TO TAKE PART IN FREDDIE MAC MORTGAGE PILOT PROGRAM; 09/03/2018 – ARCH CAPITAL GROUP – PUBLIC
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Condo or townhouse?

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, and VA financing all look at condominium developments as a whole. Since you, the purchaser, own only the interior of
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Your FICO score is not your mortgage destiny

To be fair, FHA traditionally has served homebuyers with lower scores than those in the conventional market served by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Chicago home sellers and buyers trumped by government shutdown

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These mortgage generators are continuing normal operations, but a slowdown in Internal Revenue Service tax
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GSEs' Conservatorship May Be Nearing An End

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been in conservatorship since the financial crisis. Now some ten years later—after the GSes have sent
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7 things to know today and 18th Annual Mayor's Job Fair coming up this week

Mortgage rates remained stable this week, according to Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 4.45% for the week ending Jan.
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First Interstate Bank Has Trimmed Its Citigroup (C) Holding as Valuation Declined; Davis-Rea LTD …

… including Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo; 20/03/2018 – LAUNCH: Freddie Mac SPI1 CRT RMBS via BofAML/Citigroup; 01/05/2018
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US mortgage rates maintain level

U.S. mortgage rates remained stable this week, according to Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 4.45 percent for the week ending Jan
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE…

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 25, 2005
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Buy to let drives Paragon mortgage lending up 22%

Buy to let drives Paragon mortgage lending up 22%

At the end of December, the first quarter of Paragon's 2019 financial year, its buy-to-let lending pipeline was £729m, an increase of 18% compared
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Mortgage rate gap narrows to smallest since 2013 as lenders battle for business

Mortgage lenders' price wars have resulted in the rate gap between two and five-year fixed-rate home loans narrowing to its smallest levels since
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Lloyds Bank offers 100% mortgages to new homeowners for first time since financial crash

Lloyds Banking Group is to offer first-time buyers 100 per cent mortgages, but only if a family member offers to back the loan. Mortgages for the whole
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24 Million Mortgage, Loan Documents Exposed Through an Unprotected Server

A 24 million financial and banking documents bounty, representative of thousands of loans and mortgages from some major U.S., financial institutions
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Best Atlanta Mortgage Lenders of 2019

Atlanta mortgage lenders cater to a massive real estate market that's home to the employees of more than a dozen Fortune 500 companies, including
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Boomers shy away from downsizing, focusing on home improvements instead

According to a new survey from Chase Home Lending and Pulsenomics, Baby Boomers are increasingly staying put, shying away from downsizing,
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Mortgage approvals increase as buyers 'rush to beat Brexit'

Meanwhile, the UK Finance figures showed gross mortgage lending – based on the total value of new lending in December – was £21.1bn in the final
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Leek United launches mortgage affordability calculator

Recently the Leek won UK's Best Variable Rate Mortgage Lender in the 21st annual Personal Finance Awards and was Highly Commended in the
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United Community Mortgage Services names local as mortgage loan originator

Prior to joining United, he served as a loan officer and branch manager for mortgage-lending companies such as Certainty Home Loans and Element
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Beverley BS launches online Mortgage Hub for brokers

Graham Carter, head of lending at Beverley Building Society, commented: “We've spent the past 18 months painstakingly researching what's out there
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Mortgage brokers, small lenders fear Hayne will deliver CBA a profit windfall

Mortgage brokers and small lenders warn that a royal commission-led overhaul of the fees brokers can charge will be bad for borrowers and benefit
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Developers expect more sales stability, mergers in real estate market in 2019

The government must reconsider the mortgage financing system, which currently is the most prominent option to revive sales operations in the real
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Lloyds Launches '"No Borrower Deposit" Mortgage For First-Time Buyers

LONDON (Alliance News) – A major UK mortgage lender has launched a new deal to help first-time buyers get onto the property ladder without them
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Advisers must not leave mainstream mortgage market to lenders – Hunt

His focus was on how prime borrowers of the future might be serviced automatically via mainstream lenders, with advisers potentially becoming more
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Is there a borrowing bubble?

A boom in low quality mortgage lending in America triggered the Global Financial Crisis. It was a crisis of indebtedness which, courtesy of low interest
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Britain's biggest bank launches 100pc mortgage – but only if you have family help

But now the UK's biggest mortgage lender is offering young homeowners the chance to get on the ladder without any of their own cash, as long as
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€100m in mortgages drawn down under Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme

Mortgages worth €100m have been drawn down as part of the State-backed, Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, according to new figures released to
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More mortgage lenders offer help to furloughed federal workers

More mortgage lenders have offered assistance to federal workers affected by the ongoing partial government shutdown. First Financial Northwest
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Mortgage lending in UK increased by 4.7% year on year in December

Gross mortgage lending across the residential market in the UK was 4.7% higher in December 2018 than in the same month in the previous year, new
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Should You Be Tempted To Sell Kuehne + Nagel International AG (VTX:KNIN) Because Of Its P/E …

Should You Be Tempted To Sell Kuehne + Nagel International AG (VTX:KNIN) Because Of Its P/E …

Based on the last twelve months, Kuehne + Nagel International's P/E ratio is 20.53. In other words, at today's prices, investors are paying CHF20.53 for
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Racing: International buyers to the fore

The variety and strength of the international buying bench in attendance at the National Yearling Sale at Karaka this year was in evidence throughout
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Albany International Corp. (NYSE:AIN) Shares Bought by Legal & General Group Plc

ValuEngine lowered shares of Albany International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 2nd. Sidoti cut their
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Exchange rate plays in favour of international agent

“When you're buying globally you have got to compare apples with apples. The big advantage down here is that you can pay half a million and then
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ICF International Inc (ICFI) Shares Bought by MetLife Investment Advisors LLC

Aperio Group LLC increased its stake in shares of ICF International by … BidaskClub upgraded ICF International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in
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Growers International (CRYPTO:GRWI) Tops One Day Trading Volume of $0.00

Growers International (CURRENCY:GRWI) traded flat against the dollar … Investors seeking to acquire Growers International should first purchase
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Yeah1 continues buying spree, acquires Thai operations of US company

Thoughtful Media Group (TMG) is a multi-channel network that supports YouTube content creators around the world. It launched its Thai operations in
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Investors shrug off politics to boost deal value in emerging Europe

Commenting on the fall in deal-making in Russia, the head of EMIS' M&A database, Stefan Stoyanov, said: “Foreign investors and significant
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International Paper Co (IP) Shares Bought by Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC

Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC's holdings in International Paper … DNB Asset Management AS now owns 69,938 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $2,823,000 after buying an additional 17,682 shares
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Anixter International Inc. (AXE) Position Increased by Fisher Asset Management LLC

Anixter International Inc. (AXE) Position Increased by Fisher Asset … technology company's stock after buying an additional 4,304 shares during the quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC owned 2.23% of Anixter International worth
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IFM Investors Pty Ltd Has $918000 Holdings in International Paper Co (IP)

IFM Investors Pty Ltd raised its stake in International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) by 11.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent
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The FTSE 100 could hit 8500 this year. Here's what I think you should do

In the opposite scenario, if international investors return to the UK, I think the index could hit around 8,500, a target based on the FTSE 100's dividend
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How to introduce AR into the buying and selling experience

When you take a photo of an empty room and use your phone to add furniture from an app like Curate by Sotheby's International Realty℠, you're
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Should You Take Comfort From Insider Transactions At Huajun International Group Limited (HKG …

So before you buy or sell Huajun International Group Limited (HKG:377), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
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Haitian Energy International Limited (HKG:1659) Insiders Have Been Selling

Haitian Energy International Limited (HKG:1659) Insiders Have Been … I will like Haitian Energy International better if I see some big insider buys.
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Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Memtech International Ltd. (SGX:BOL)?

Memtech International Ltd. (SGX:BOL), which is in the electronic business, and is based in Singapore, received a lot of attention from a substantial
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What Type Of Shareholder Owns Yorkey Optical International (Cayman) Ltd.'s (HKG:2788)?

We can see that Yorkey Optical International (Cayman) does have institutional investors; and they hold 14% of the stock. This implies the analysts
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Europe's Retail Rout Deepens as UK and Germany Lose Jobs

Europe's retail crisis deepened as companies in the U.K. and Germany are poised to cut thousands of jobs as online shopping accelerates the erosion
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Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (SWM) Given Average Recommendation of “Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (NYSE:SWM) have been assigned an average broker rating score of 2.00 (Buy) from the two analysts
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Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE:QSR) Shares Sold by Neuberger Berman Group LLC

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their … AXA lifted its position in shares of Restaurant Brands International by 2.4%
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Vogue Business: New title focuses on fashion industry

Vogue Business: New title focuses on fashion industry

Conde Nast International will launch a new business-focused fashion title in an … The company said 7,000 industry professionals were involved in
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Condé Nast International is launching a new title, Vogue Business, and it shows Condé's growing …

Condé Nast International is launching a new B2B publication, Vogue Business. It's the company's first centrally developed global title. It shows the
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WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Results: The Miz And Shane McMahon's Title Win Isn't The Change …

WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Results: The Miz And Shane McMahon's Title Win … Bar to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, the company is in the … What makes Shane's Royal Rumble title win and expected WrestleMania
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Gulf Coast Title Agency emerges with new owner, team and brand | New Business

“Somewhere along the way, title companies, in general, became 'comfortable' knowing that title is a necessary evil, and they forgot to cater to their
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First American Financial Corp (FAF) Shares Sold by First Quadrant LP CA

Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,076,254 shares of the insurance … The Title Insurance and Services segment issues title insurance policies on
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Company heads accused of bribery out on MACC bail

PUTRAJAYA: Two company directors, one with a “Datuk” title, have been released after being remanded for five days to facilitate the investigations
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Two company directors, senior manager released on MACC bail

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Two company directors – one of whom with a “Datuk” title – were released on Sunday (Jan 27) after being remanded for five
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Cyberthieves keep stealing millions from homebuyers; is there a fix?

Hackers impersonate a real estate or title company online, then trick buyers into wiring money to the wrong bank account. The FBI says the number of
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Christine Goerke leaves you breathless in Canadian Opera Company's Elektra

Canadian Opera Company. … Susan Bullock, the title lead in 2007 and also a previous COC Brunnhilde, returns as a proud, vain but deeply paranoid
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Genworth's Suitor Reconfigures Real Estate Development Operations

The Chinese company that is trying to acquire Genworth Financial Inc. says it is making major changes in its real estate development operations, in an
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How to avail credit from P2P lending platforms

Getting short-term loans can involve tedious documentation and high interest rates. Peer to peer (P2P) lending platforms simplify the process of
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Next Generation: Charlie Hunt, executive VP of Hunt Real Estate

Buffalo's real estate and development community has been led by some highly visible people for many years, if not decades, but many less-familiar
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New York real estate broker, 46, says he was fired from Christie's International for 'refusing to cheat …

A New York man is claiming he was fired from Christie's International Real Estate for refusing to cheat on his wife, according to a court filing.
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Comparison of China Lending Corporation (CLDC) and Mogo Finance Technology Inc. (NASDAQ …

Both China Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:CLDC) and Mogo Finance Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MOGO) are Credit Services companies, competing
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Essel Group Says Lenders Have Agreed to Not Declare it Defaulter in Case of Steep Fall in Share …

New Delhi/Mumbai: The Subhash Chandra-led Essel Group on Sunday said it has “arrived at an understanding” with its lenders, which are having
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Ken Griffin bewilders insiders with record-setting real estate purchases

Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin has recently sunk more than half a billion into excessive real estate, with property insiders confounded at the
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Saudi Frees Detainees Including Saudi-Ethiopian Billionaire

Saudi-Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed Al Amoudi was released more than a year after his arrest in what Saudi authorities said was a crackdown on
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$65.06 Million in Sales Expected for TPG Specialty Lending Inc (TSLX) This Quarter

Equities analysts expect that TPG Specialty Lending Inc (NYSE:TSLX) will post sales of $65.06 million for the current quarter, Zacks reports.
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How this development is helping homeowners save on electricity bills

A real estate development in Belle Vista in New South Wales is building eco-friendly homes that can help homeowners save on electricity bills.
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Hainan's 5.8-pct GDP growth "expected" amid cooling housing market

HAIKOU, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — South China's island province Hainan recorded a GDP growth of 5.8 percent in 2018, Shen Xiaoming, governor of
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