It's Erdogan Against the Markets After JPMorgan Watershed

It's Erdogan Against the Markets After JPMorgan Watershed

It's Erdogan Against the Markets After JPMorgan Watershed …. Read more on the Bloomberg Terminal: Some Foreign Banks Unable to Close Turkish
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Auto Lending Trends in an Uber World

Major macroeconomic disruptive forces are reshaping the auto lending market, from self-driving technology and shared vehicles, to ride-hailing and
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SoFi Refreshes Home Loans, Making Home Buying Painless and Paperless

SAN FRANCISCO, March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, SoFi announced the refresh of its mortgage offering as SoFi Home Loans, complete with a
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Homebuyers face far fewer bidding wars as the housing market cools off

Homebuyers are less likely to get into bidding wars now that the housing market has cooled off a bit. During the first three weeks of March, a mere 16
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Trump Today: President meets Venezuelan leader's wife and pledges 'far better' health plan than …

It would reportedly direct government agencies to draft reports on reforming Fannie Mae FNMA, -0.74% and Freddie Mac FMCC, -0.79%. Now see:
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China's Closing the $6 Trillion Electric-Car Gap

Beijing is redirecting subsidies to charging infrastructure. This is commendable, but implementation will be key. By. Anjani Trivedi. March 26, 2019
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Mercedes-Benz Corporate Sales Serving as Title Sponsor for 2019 Stream National Conference

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar 27, 2019–Stream (Stream Energy), a leading direct selling company and provider of Energy and Wireless services,
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Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO): Still in a Title Race

Price Performance of Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO). When considering this stock's price journey, Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) has had quite the
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Wirecard Is Fully Back to Business, Says CEO Braun

Markus Braun, chief executive officer at Wirecard, discusses the report into fraud allegations, if they'll release the report to the public. He speaks on
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Time to professionalise digital lending

A few days ago, a committee of the National Assembly recommended an audit on all unregulated mobile money lending platforms. This is meant to
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US Government Declares Grindr a National Security Risk

Grindr, one of the most popular dating apps with the LGBTQ community, is up for sale after a U.S. government panel declared it a national security risk.
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McDonald's Decides to Stop Lobbying Against Minimum Wage Hikes

McDonald's will no longer lobby against minimum-wage hikes at the federal, state, or local level, the fast food giant has told the National Restaurant
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Regenerative pine resin in Mexico, tech jobs in rural US, blockchain-based lending in India …

Decade-old Ejido Verde is one part pine-resin supplier, one part mass-reforestation project and one part community lender (ejidos are Mexico's
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Toronto Real Estate Board Urging Caution as Toronto City Council Debates if Another Municipal …

TORONTO, March 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With Toronto City Council set to debate a motion to move forward with a proposal for yet another
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Homeowners are rushing to refi mortgages as rates drop

Applications to refinance home loans increased by roughly 12 percent last week compared to the week before, according to data from the Mortgage
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Josh Altman on LA housing market

Josh Altman, a realtor on Bravo's Million Dollar Listing LA and Co-Founder of The Altman Brothers, joins us to discuss what it's like working on the
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Nissan Gave Carlos Ghosn a 'Highly Unusual' CEO Perk: Fully-Paid Stanford Tuition for His Four …

Nissan Motor Co. paid tuition for all four of ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn's children when they attended Stanford University between 2004 and 2015,
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At This Level, Does Buying Magna International Inc. (MGA) Makes Sense?

Analysts at TD Securities cut their rating on shares of Magna International Inc. (NYSE:MGA) from Buy to Hold in their opinion released on February 22.
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Russia's Richest Man Plans Crypto Tokens Backed by Palladium

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC and its billionaire chief Vladimir Potanin are planning several digital platforms, including using crypto tokens for trading
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Wheel of Fortune is coming to Iowa and YOU could be a Contestant

Wheel of Fortune's Wheelmobile, the show's promotional vehicle is coming Sunday, April 28th and Monday, April 29th to Lakeside Hotel Casino in
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Party Might Not Be Over for the Best Chinese Proxy: Taking Stock

Party Might Not Be Over for the Best Chinese Proxy: Taking Stock

It's also worth keeping an eye on the pound's strength, as most miners are U.K.-listed, and Brexit news seen as positive by the market could limit the
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Equifax and FICO Partner on New Data Decisions Cloud

FICO and Equifax has jointly announced the introduction of the Data Decisions Cloud, an end-to-end data and analytics suite that addresses key
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Blackout Leaves 91% of Venezuela Without an Internet Connection

… country now offline reversing partial recovery; incident ongoing #SinLuz #Apagon #27Mar ⬇ https://t.co/7nhWVW9v7a pic.twitter.com/xA8ZRdmagc.
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Hugh R. Frater Named Fannie Mae CEO

Frater, who has served on Fannie Mae's Board of Directors since 2016, was previously CEO of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC from 2010 to
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Mortgage Apps are Loving Lower Rates, Loan Sizes Set Another Record

“Rates dropped across all loan types, and the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is now more than 70 basis points below last November's peak. The average
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New Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge to open without animals

Angela Passehl, of Pratt Aycock Title Company, held a Wildlife Wine & Worthy fundraiser and gave Anderson a check for $1,746. “The community has
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Greenbelt funds aren't for real estate deals

The Charleston County Greenbelt Program wasn't set up to fund speculative real estate investment. The program's valuable purpose, as the name
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Low Volume and Competition Hurt Q4 Mortgage Profits

The balance sheet turned red again for mortgage lenders who reported financial data for the fourth quarter to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBS)
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Nobel Prize winner Robert Shiller: Housing market 'not as exciting'

Nobel Prize winner Robert Shiller told CNBC that despite a strong housing market since 2012, homebuyers do not seem as excited.
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How Dubai can solve its lack of affordable housing

As the city opened up its real estate market in 2002 and allowed foreign ownership, it attracted investors from more than 200 nationalities. But with a
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Books and beer: Zipline to open lending libraries in all retail locations

Thanks for subscribing to the Omaha World-Herald and supporting local journalism. As a subscriber, you have exclusive access to articles that carry
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New Survey Tracks Angst Over Long-Term Financial Security

Mortgage News Network · National Association of Mortgage Bankers · National Association of … Copyright © 2019 Mortgage News Network Inc.
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Uber's Careem buy shows a pivot in international strategy

Ride-hailing titan Uber has agreed to purchase Careem, a Middle Eastern ride-hailing, delivery, and payments firm, for $3.1 billion, according to
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Builders Gain as Lennar Orders Signal Better Housing Market

Homebuilder stocks, including Lennar Corp. KB Home and PulteGroup Inc., rose after quarterly earnings reports pointed to better-than-expected new
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At $50000 a Year, the Road to Yale Starts at Age 5

The words are whispered under a cone of silence in moneyed Manhattan: cutthroat, ruthless, Darwinian, cruel. Whispered, too, are the shimmering
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Fragmentation holds back reduction of mortgage processing speed

Borrower hunger for fully digital mortgages and data automation grows, with the end goal of cutting down the lending process as much as possible.
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Introducing Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI), The Stock That Dropped 26% In The Last …

Johnson Controls International is well known by investors, and plenty of clever analysts have tried to predict the future profit levels. You can see what
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Greystone Provides $11 Million Fannie Mae DUS Loan to Refinance a Multifamily Property in …

Our range of services includes commercial lending across a variety of platforms such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, CMBS, FHA, USDA, bridge and
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How to Establish Credit

Although your credit is commonly used in the lending process for something like a car, home or personal loan, it can be important in other situations as
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MM Scoop: White House to move on housing

… the Treasury Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to draft reports on reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Modi Declares India a 'Space Power' After Shooting Down Satellite

Modi Declares India a 'Space Power' After Shooting Down Satellite

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India had joined the U.S., Russia and China in an elite group of nations that have the capability to target
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What Estate Agents Need To Know About Shifting Customer Demands

But have the expectations of buyers and sellers remained constant? … of a customer demographic shift – the rise of international buyers in London.
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Homebuilders' Earnings Boosted by Falling Mortgage Rates

While the housing market has lost momentum after years of rapid growth, there are signs that it's stabilizing. Mortgage applications for home
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UPDATE 1-Trump expected to sign memorandum on federal housing finance reform

The memorandum could add momentum to the administration's efforts to overhaul mortgage guarantors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which it has
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Bond Mania Is Spurring Record Moves Across Equity Corners

The investing landscape for stocks acutely sensitive to the ebbs and flows of global bond markets is fast changing as investors bet the monetary hiking
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After Only 86 Days, Brazil's Bolsonaro Is Already in Trouble

… objectives, determination to achieve them and patience to have the best dialogue,” the retired Army General told Bloomberg News via text message.
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Flagstar Recognized as a Fannie Mae STAR Performer for Fourth Consecutive Year

The STAR Program recognizes top-performing mortgage servicers for assisting homeowners, aiding the housing recovery, and demonstrating
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CBK retains lending rate at 9%

Central Bank of Kenya on Wednesday kept the base lending rate unchanged at nine per cent, meaning banks will continue to lend at a high of 13 per
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Arbor Realty Trust: Still A Good Buy

… sells and services a range of multifamily finance products through government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Top Analyst Pounds the Table on STORE Capital Corporation (STOR), Crown Castle International …

The equity price rose 5.46% this week, a trend that has led to both investors and traders taking note of the stock. Its equity price climbed by 16.94%
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US and China Got Into a Trade War and Mexico Won

America's imports from Mexico surge the most in seven years as Trump's policies shift supply chains. By. Matthew Townsend. and. Eric Martin.
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Inside OakNorth's plan to take its lending technology global

OakNorth provides debt financing to entrepreneurs in growing businesses, lending £0.5M to £40M to profitable, scale-up, British businesses. To fund
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Tesla's New Chairman Says Elon Musk Uses Twitter 'Wisely'

Tesla Inc.'s new chairman defended Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk's frequent tweets, lending high-level support to a social media habit that's set
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Lennar Reports First Quarter EPS of $0.74

Operating earnings were impacted by the sale of non-core businesses in the first quarter of 2019 and a decrease in Rialto Mortgage Finance
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2020 Kia Telluride First Drive Review: Fortune Favors The Bold

Fortune favors the bold. This expression is derived from a Latin proverb, meaning Fortuna, the Goddess of luck, is more likely to help individuals who
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Kenya central bank holds main lending rate, says inflation expectations within target

NAIROBI, March 27 (Reuters) – Kenya's central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 9.0 percent on Wednesday, saying inflation expectations
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Fannie Mae Names Hugh R. Frater as CEO

Earlier this month, Freddie Mac announced that Donald H. Layton will retire as CEO and that the Board of Directors has appointed David M. Brickman
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Volatility 101: Should Finning International (TSE:FTT) Shares Have Dropped 28%?

So we wouldn't blame long term Finning International Inc. (TSE:FTT) shareholders for … Finning International is not the only stock insiders are buying.
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UPDATE 2-Lennar sees improving housing market after bad weather spell

2 U.S. homebuilder remained upbeat as home prices moderated in the wake of easing mortgage rates. Shares of the company, which earlier fell 1
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Foreign Investors Are Trapped in Turkey Days Before Vote

“Turkey learned its lesson from last summer and won't allow things to spiral out of control,” said Richard Segal, a senior emerging-markets analyst in
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Climate Change Matters for Real Estate — Just Not the Way You Might Think

Climate Change Matters for Real Estate — Just Not the Way You Might Think

Analysts have spent years warning that the costs of climate change will pile up for real estate investors, as rising sea levels cause severe weather and
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Siena Lending Appoints Director of Southeast Originations

Siena Lending Group LLC announced that Larry Swinney has joined the firm as Director of Southeast Originations in Atlanta, Georgia. In his new role,
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US mortgage refinancing rush sends Treasuries higher

Applications to refinance home loans rose about 12 per cent in volume last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers
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HUD inspector general investigating whether Trump administration slowed disaster aid to Puerto …

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Inspector General is looking into whether the White House interfered with aid
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Dead Sons Haunt a Fragile Piece of Europe

Nesrete Kumnova has spent the last two decades looking for the body of her only son. Twenty-two at the time and an aspiring pharmacist, Albion was
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How Almost $300 Million Vanished in a Black Hole for Deals in Asia

… derivatives in 2006, only for the gambit to backfire when markets swooned and the bank lost about $120 million, Bloomberg reported at the time.
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Some Eros International Media (NSE:EROSMEDIA) Shareholders Have Copped A Big 55% Share …

For example the Eros International Media Limited (NSE:EROSMEDIA) … We will like Eros International Media better if we see some big insider buys.
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KB Home Reports 2019 First Quarter Results

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KB Home (NYSE: KBH) today … during the 2018 fourth quarter impacted our first-quarter housing revenues, we
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Home lending rules look set to change to help mortgage prisoners

Mortgage customers who have previously been unable to switch to a better deal despite being up to date with their payments, commonly known as
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How Big Is the Global Gender Gap? Depends Which Number You Look At

A Bloomberg News analysis of 10 important measures finds that over the past two decades some individual gender gaps have narrowed considerably,
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FunnelAI's $1.5M Seed Funding May Lead to Global Growth, New Sectors

San Antonio—FunnelAI, a startup that aims to measure a consumer's intent to purchase something, announced it has raised a $1.5 million seed
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People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News Rundown

Granite Commercial Real Estate LLC has been certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration to participate in the Historically Underutilized
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Central Bank Risk Tool Gets IMF Endorsement Amid Easy Money

A 1 percentage-point increase in the loan-to-value ratio — which banks use to assess lending risk — typically moderates an economy's household
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Fannie Mae Taps Hugh Frater as Permanent CEO

Fannie Mae's counterpart, Freddie Mac, has also recently named its new CEO—David Brickman, who also served as interim CEO for a time before he
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PAPIO-MISSOURI RIVER NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT FEBRUARY-MARCH 2019 …

A & M SERVICES, INC., $161.00; ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY … NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT, $145.55; NEBRASKA TITLE COMPANY,
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RM Secured Direct Lending 2018 Assets Grow Amid Several Capital Raises

LONDON (Alliance News) – RM Secured Direct Lending PLC said Wednesday its net asset value per share declined slightly in 2018 as it issued
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Dana White wanted UFC heavyweight title fight to headline over Conor McGregor's bout

According to the UFC President, he wanted it on the co-main event slot, with a title fight to headline. He said as much during an appearance with on
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Term Sheet — Wednesday, March 27

Apple announced on Monday that it would release a flashy new credit card to consumers. Dubbed “Apple Card,” it lives in the iPhone's Wallet app
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Why a local real estate agent is the right choice

By Judy Boyle, Realtor®. This article will be published right between two of my favorite holidays…Saint Patrick's Day and April Fool's Day. I'm Irish and
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If You Had Bought Catering International & Services Société Anonyme (EPA:CTRG) Stock Five …

If You Had Bought Catering International & Services Société Anonyme … You would have done a lot better buying an index fund, since the stock has
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Sneak peek: Here are 10 Tech100 winners

Sneak peek: Here are 10 Tech100 winners

Here are 10 companies that won this year's HousingWire Tech100 award, and keep an eye out on April 1 for the full list and for more info on each of
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UnitedHealthcare's Investments in Affordable Housing to Help People Achieve Better Health …

MINNETONKA, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar 26, 2019–UnitedHealthcare announced it has surpassed $400 million in investments in new
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Volkswagen and Amazon Team Up to Create an Industrial Cloud

The world's biggest carmaker and the everything store are teaming up. Amazon (amzn, +0.53%) and Volkswagen (vlkpf, +0.00%) announced a new
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How To Maintain Maximum Productivity While Running A Real Estate Brokerage

A real estate brokerage can present its own unique set of challenges as we represent many agents who are also running their own business.
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MBA Tech: New privacy laws pose looming threat to lenders

… complying with consumer protection laws is a constant high-wire act. … “The Democrats on the House side, particularly from California, don't want to
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Blue Sage integrates Capsilon's tech to lending platform

Blue Sage is partnering with Capsilon to integrate document recognition and data extraction technology into its digital lending platform, reports David
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Maven Capital Partners leads MBO of CMS Window Systems

UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led the management buyout (MBO) of CMS Window Systems (CMS), an end-to-end
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Dan Fumano: A $75-billion snapshot of foreign-owned Vancouver real estate

Of the $965-billion worth of residential real estate in the Vancouver census metropolitan area, $75 billion is tied to at least one non-resident owner,
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New Zealand Joins Dovish Shift as Governor Puts Rate Cut in Play

New Zealand's central bank joined the global shift away from higher interest rates, saying its next move is more likely to be a cut and sending the kiwi
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Short-term rental software company Guesty raises $25 million in Series C

Short-term rental management software developer Guesty announced it has raised $25 million in its latest funding round, bringing the company's total
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Encore Wire Corp (NASDAQ:WIRE): Institutional Investors Are Worried

Encore Wire Corp (NASDAQ:WIRE): Institutional Investors Are Worried … Also, the number of active investment managers holding Encore Wire Corp in their … and manufactured housing; UF-B cable, an underground feeder cable for
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Data Sheet—How China's Surveillance State Reflects 'Black Mirror'

But as I've noted in CEO Daily and Fortune, thanks to advances by private tech firms—including Alibaba Group affiliates Ant Financial and Megvii;
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Investors Title Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.40 (NASDAQ:ITIC)

Investors Title has a twelve month low of $156.00 and a twelve month high of $209.95. The company has a market capitalization of $295.82 million,
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Insider Buying: Thermal Energy International Inc. (CVE:TMG) Director Buys 250000 Shares of Stock

Thermal Energy International Inc. (CVE:TMG) Director John Brownrigg Kelly bought 250,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on
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Boston's housing crunch: 10 solutions either under consideration or underway

The Boston region faces a major housing crunch, with perennially low supply and consistently high demand. This helps keep prices and rents among
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Ex-Trump campaign aide says FBI wanted him to wear a wire

A transcript of that interview was released Tuesday by the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee as part of an ongoing effort to sow
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FEMA leaks sensitive personal information of 2.5 million disaster survivors

The Federal Emergency Management Agency revealed it mistakenly leaked the banking information of 2.5 million U.S. disaster survivors.
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SEC Charges Direct Lending Investments with Multi Year Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Direct Lending Investments (DLI), LLC with “a multi-year fraud.” According to the SEC,
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India Joins Space 'Super League' As It Shoots Down a Satellite for the First Time

India's quest to become a serious space player just took another big step forward, after the country successfully used a missile to shoot down a
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Why Charlotte Flair's Title Win Is Great News for Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 35

Why Charlotte Flair's Title Win Is Great News for Becky Lynch at … Lynch has become one of the most popular stars in the entire company over the
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Lennar sees improving housing market after bad weather spell

Lennar sees improving housing market after bad weather spell

(Reuters) – Lennar Corp missed Wall Street estimates for the first quarter, hurt by bad weather, but the No. 2 U.S. homebuilder remained upbeat as
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The Business of Your Face

“No, I was not aware of that, and I don't agree with it one bit,” Miller tells Fortune. “All of this being tracked is a real problem. Nothing is private anymore
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Facebook to Fight Belgian Ban on Tracking Users (and Even Non-Users)

Facebook Inc. is attacking a Belgian court order forcing it to stop tracking local users' surfing habits, including those of millions who aren't signed up to
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Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Received $65 Target From Morgan Stanley; Federal National Mortgage …

Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) investors … More notable recent Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE) news were
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The Chemours Company (CC): Still in a Title Race

Price Performance of The Chemours Company (CC). The Chemours Company (NYSE:CC) has had quite a year when it comes to price performance.
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Do Institutions Own Century City International Holdings Limited (HKG:355) Shares?

If you want to know who really controls Century City International Holdings … You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.
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UK Government Rejects Anti-Brexit Petition Signed by 5.8 Million People

The U.K. government has officially rejected a petition with 5.8 million signatures calling for the cancellation of Brexit, saying ignoring the popular
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Complete guide to buying a house in your 20s

In your 20s, buying a home may seem like a pipe dream. You're a recent graduate, you're dealing with student loan debt, and you're doing it all on an
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Fifty Women Say Salesforce Helped Sex Traffickers Exploit Them

Fifty women who describe themselves as survivors of sex trafficking on the now-defunct Backpage.com web portal accuse Salesforce.com Inc. of
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MISMO® Seeks Input on Expanded JSON Standards Initiative

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 26, 2019) – MISMO, the mortgage industry's standards organization, is expanding its JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
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Lennar saw "choppiness" in Q1 but sees housing market improving

Lennar (NYSE:LEN) fiscal Q1 EPS of 74 cents, missing the average analyst estimate of 76 cents, improves from 53 cents in the year-ago quarter.
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How investors and developers use properties to cash in on NJ charter school growth

Interest-only mortgages with rates that grow each year. Multimillion dollar fees for paying off loans early. Property that quickly doubles in price.
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'How's the Housing Market Right Now?' Answers Ahead

“And you aren't going to have to include some of the riskier elements, such as waiving financing or inspection contingencies, that were a hallmark of
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Brexit Limbo Having a 'Suffocating Affect' on Prime Central London Real Estate

As the U.K. prepares for its Brexit drama to drag on for another few weeks, the continued uncertainty is weighing on prime central London's real estate
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FAA Directly Oversaw 737 Max Software Approval, Agency Head Says

… the Transportation Department's inspector general will also testify to a Senate panel, according to written statements obtained by Bloomberg News.
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Mortgage Tech Rundown: First Guaranty Mortgage, Global DMS, Qualia, more

In fact, Freddie Mac has now included a link to the Closepin search tool on one of its eMortgage pages, which will aid sellers as they search for
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Housing Outlook: 2020 Will Bring Buyer's Markets to More US Cities

Do a Google news search for “real estate buyer's market,” and you'll see plenty of recent chatter about how market conditions are changing. And it's
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UK Crises Created Opportunities in Non-GBP-Denominated Currencies

International investors who use a foreign currency to buy real estate or property index funds might unwittingly take on foreign-exchange exposure.
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Real Estate is Sinking

Another day, another round of bad news for US real estate. New data on housing starts in February was just released and the results aren't pretty.
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Ex-FOX & Friends host sued in Indianapolis real estate deals

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Former Fox & Friends host-turned-real estate promoter Clayton Morris has been sued in federal court in Indianapolis for what
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Here's Why US Bond Yields Plunged So Much Over the Past Week

Here's Why US Bond Yields Plunged So Much Over the Past Week

The Federal Reserve's surprise policy shift last week shook markets, but, even … swaps fell to 2.39 percent, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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Walker & Dunlop Arranges $16 Million in Financing for Affordable Housing Development in San …

Walker & Dunlop's Jeff Kearns and Matt Naish completed the Freddie Mac Unfunded Forward Commitment loan on behalf of the developer, BRIDGE
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Equal Pay Day, NASA, Martha McSally: Broadsheet March 27

NASA lacks women-friendly spacesuits, we want to know your stories about equal pay (or lack thereof), and the newest class of Fortune/U.S. State
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Nobel Prize winner Robert Shiller: Housing market 'looking a little bit weaker'

Nobel Prize winner Robert Shiller says that despite a strong housing market since 2012, homebuyers do not seem as excited. Low unemployment
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Renault Wants Merger With Nissan, Fiat Chrysler, FT Says

Renault SA is aiming to restart merger talks with Nissan Motor Co. within 12 months as the first step toward the creation of a bigger auto conglomerate
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Mortgage prisoners given hope of escape route by City regulator

Mortgage prisoners – borrowers unable to switch lenders despite being up-to-date with payments – may have an escape route in sight thanks to the
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GSE Reform and the Senate

… now been a full decade since the government asserted control of the government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Financial regulator's proposals could help free mortgage 'prisoners'

MORTGAGE “prisoners” who have previously been unable to switch home loans in spite of being up-to-date with their payments may be freed up by
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LIBOR Plaintiffs Fail to Make Out 'Conspiracy Jurisdiction'

The plaintiffs include Freddie Mac, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Principal Financial Group, the National Credit Union Administration, Charles
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American Eagle Mortgage adds Florida service provider to its network

American Eagle Mortgage recently expanded its footprint in Florida with the addition of mortgage servicer Felicia Owens & Associates to its network.
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MBA: Falling mortgage rates propel mortgage applications

Mortgage applications rose once again for the week ending on March 22 2019, according to the newest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's
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4 Reasons Charlotte Flair Defeated Asuka For The SmackDown Women's title

Beyond all that, the move absolutely decimates the SmackDown Live Women's division in the process, which is another big problem with the company
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Weekly mortgage applications surge nearly 9% on lower rates

Borrowers and buyers awoke to a new normal in housing affordability last week, as mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level in more than a year
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Renault Aims to Reboot Nissan Merger Talks as First Step Towards Buying Fiat Chrysler

Renault SA is aiming to restart merger talks with Nissan Motor Co. within 12 months as the first step toward the creation of a bigger auto conglomerate
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Changing lives by lending a hand

(AP) –– Debbie Campiti knows the heartbreak of losing a child. Now, she wants to help families so they don't have to go through what she did.
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Home builders Lennar, KB Home both missed on Q1 revenue. Here's what that means for the …

Ken Leon, an equity analyst at CFRA Research, joins “Squawk Box” to give his analysis of the housing market following these earnings result.
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Reverse Mortgage Popularity is Growing in Taiwan

Applications and lending amounts for reverse mortgage programs are growing in Taiwan, signaling increasing demand and popularity for the country's
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Mortgage lending sees slow start to year

Mortgage lending had a slow start to the year, with February figures being down on the previous month, latest data from UK Finance has shown.
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4 issues home buyers will face this spring

As the spring home buying market kicks into high gear, house hunters may be mostly focused on lining up their financing and finding a place to
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Regulator set to free 150000 mortgage prisoners

Moving to a cheaper mortgage could become easier — helping Britain's “mortgage prisoners” — after the City regulator proposed relaxed affordability
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These Luxury Hong Kong Homes Are Fully Furnished. All You Need Is $75 Million

These Luxury Hong Kong Homes Are Fully Furnished. All You Need Is $75 Million

The world's ultra-rich are used to bespoke touches in life, from custom-made suits to tailored financial advice. But what happens when you apply that
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Bond Mania Is Spurring Record Moves Across Stock-Market Corners

Newfound darlings in the lower-for-longer era are companies dangling steady payouts across consumer staples, real estate and utilities, while
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Why China's Bond Market Is About to Get Less Exotic

The inclusion of some of China's onshore bonds in the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate … (Bloomberg LP is the parent of Bloomberg News.)
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Experts commend CBN for cutting lending rate to 13.5%

Dr Samuel Nzekwe, a former President, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), said the reduction of the lending rate was the right
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Quotas Set to Change the Balance of Power for Women in India

India's regional parties have done what two decades of governments in New Delhi could not — instituted a quota system to lift more women into
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ABA-Backed Bill Would Level Playing for Banks on Farm Real Estate Loans

Rep. Steve Watkins (R-Kan.) today introduced the Enhancing Credit Opportunities for Rural America Act (H.R. 1872), which would end taxation of
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Lennar Corp. (LEN) Misses Q1 EPS by 2c, Revenues Miss

We completed the sale of our Berkshire Hathaway real estate brokerage business, the majority of our retail title business along with our title insurance
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Fulton Bank Decreased Its Boeing Co (BA) Position; Investors Title Co (ITIC) Sentiment Is 1.47

Fulton Bank decreased Boeing Co (BA) stake by 9.56% reported in 2018Q4 SEC filing. Fulton Bank sold 1,310 shares as Boeing Co (BA)'s stock rose
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Rising Star in Indonesia Bets $100 Million on Ousting Incumbent President

Indonesia's Sandiaga Uno has spent nearly $100 million of his private equity fortune to defeat Joko Widodo in next month's election. It may be a down
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Is London's property market on the up? The postcodes where house prices are rising the fastest

Further out, the TW5 postcode of Hounslow has also had a boost to its property market, with house prices rising by 2.5 per cent – well above the 0.4 per
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Massachusetts home sales, and housing stock, rose in February

The Greater Boston housing market continued to pick up speed in February, with both sales and the number of homes listed for sale on the rise.
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Trump Orders Study on Risks of Electromagnetic Weapon Attack

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to study the risks of an electromagnetic pulse that could potentially disrupt or damage
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Lennar Misses Q1 Earnings Forecast But Sees 'Favorable' Housing Market Near Term

Lennar Corp. (LEN – Get Report) posted modestly weaker-than-expected first quarter earnings Wednesday as slow housing starts hit the
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The New Politics of the Retirement Crisis

His wife, Cheri, who was 54, was investigating public records for a title insurance company. Then Jim's diabetes, sleep apnea, and chronic fatigue
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HomeServices of America® is Now the Country's Largest Real Estate Company

HomeServices of America® is Now the Country's Largest Real Estate … The REAL Trends ranking is based on 2018 closed transaction sides for the
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REAL Trends 500 Report Ranks Nation's Largest Real Estate Firms

REAL Trends, the trusted source for news and research about the real estate brokerage industry, announced the results of the 2019 REAL Trends 500
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Unitus Ventures backs New Street Technologies' blockchain-based lending

One of the most commonly cited reasons that banks don't lend to small businesses is the cost of due diligence and servicing small loans. New Street
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Real Estate Software Market 2019 Competitive Insights – Accruent, Argus Financial Software, MRI …

“In 2018, the global Real Estate Software market size was 3080 million US$ and it is expected to reach 4730 million US$ by the end of 2025, with a
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Have Insiders Been Selling Fenix Outdoor International AG (STO:FOI B) Shares?

So shareholders might well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Fenix Outdoor International AG (STO:FOI B).
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Title Play

RBC was among the first companies they approached after learning Verizon would not renew its title sponsorship after the 2010 tournament.
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Infected US Shale Oil Is Being Turned Away by Asian Buyers

Infected US Shale Oil Is Being Turned Away by Asian Buyers

The complex web of U.S. pipelines, tanks and export terminals that's helped make America the world's top oil producer is causing a headache for
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Is Brunel International NV's (AMS:BRNL) High P/E Ratio A Problem For Investors?

To keep it practical, we'll show how Brunel International N.V.'s (AMS:BRNL) P/E ratio could help you assess the value on offer. Brunel International
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Real Estate and Director of Graduate Programs

The O'Malley School of Business invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track Visiting Assistant Professor of Real Estate and Director of
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Praet Says ECB's Bank Loan Features to Depend on Lending Outlook

The exact modalities of the European Central Bank's new long-term loan program will depend on the outlook for lending, according to the institution's
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Opinion: WWE has overbooked the Women's WrestleMania Main Event

As many expected but very few wanted, Flair defeated Asuka to win her eighth title in the company – despite already being booked in the biggest
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Preliminary Farm Real Estate Market Results

Preliminary Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey Results released this month by the University of Nebraska revealed that Nebraska agricultural
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Measuring Freddie Mac's Delinquencies

Freddie Mac has released its Monthly Volume Summary for February 2019, which provides information on the GSE's mortgage-related portfolios,
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Pro Rata

Moving on: More than a dozen venture lending bankers have left Square 1 Bank to form a new practice at Signature Bank, Axios has learned. The final
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Flawed DC-area real estate decisions cost the GSA $50 million in one year

The General Services Administration spent nearly $50 million it couldn't recover by renting space it didn't need in the D.C. region, in just one year,
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UN accuses Blackstone Group of 'wreaking havoc' and helping to fuel a global housing crisis

… Rights, singled out Blackstone Group's business practices in a piercing critique of the role of private equity in the housing market, the Guardian said.
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Discrimination fears keep LGBT homebuyers on sidelines: Poll

Seventy-two percent of all LGBT renters polled by Freddie Mac in a survey of 85,000 gay men and women want to become homeowners. However, 46
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Apple Infringes Qualcomm Patent; Judge Recommends Ban on Some iPhones

Apple Inc. infringes a Qualcomm Inc. patent and some imported iPhones should be blocked from the U.S. as a result, a U.S. trade judge said in one of
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If You Can't Afford the Rent, It's My Problem, Too

A ride on the New York City subway system, or a walk through central San Francisco, will confirm the view that two of America's greatest cities are
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Canadians Are Feeling the Debt Burn

On a per capita basis, Heloc balances in Canada were $4,849 in October, more than quadruple the $1,080 in the U.S., according to Bloomberg
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Home prices in Atlanta, like nation, increasing more slowly

Metro Atlanta home prices are up 4.9 percent in the past year, slightly outpacing the national average but still the lowest increase in four years,
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Canadian investors shouldn't panic about the inverted yield curve

A roundup of what The Globe and Mail's market strategist Scott Barlow is reading today on the Web. CIBC's interest rate strategist Ian Pollick is my pick
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PlayStation VR Headset Sales Top 4 Million

The latest revival of virtual reality still hasn't quite lived up to the hype, but Sony's Playstation VR headset has proven to be one of the true success
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World of Negative Debt Expands to One-Fifth of Global Market

The bond rally sent a Bloomberg index tracking outstanding negative-yielding debt past $10 trillion on Friday. It edged up again on Monday, and is
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Poll: Low real estate inventories continue to frustrate Virginia buyers

Sentiment among Virginia residents about the real estate market didn't change much moving into 2019, but buyers continue to be frustrated by high
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New mortgage lending data shows ongoing weakness

The Reserve Bank's report on the fourth quarter has highlighted that new mortgage loans granted have declined on an annual basis, but not to the
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This Hedge Fund Lost $139 Million Last Year and Citigroup is Feeling the Pain

This Hedge Fund Lost $139 Million Last Year and Citigroup is Feeling the Pain

Three months after news first emerged of a hedge fund blowup that … In December, Bloomberg reported that Citigroup faced as much as $180 million
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The Bond Market Eats Its Own Cooking

The biggest debate in the global financial markets these days is over …. a day by the end of the month, according to Bloomberg News's Ben Foldy.
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Conway's housing market named 10th in state

Conway's housing market was ranked 10th in the state by SmartAsset, a New York-based financial technology company. On Tuesday, Smart Asset
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Debt Funds Enter Construction Lending Market

Debt funds are becoming more aggressive in the construction and land financing market. The regulatory environment has tempered bank lending on
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Saudi Women's Rights Activist Charged With Diplomat, Reporter Contacts

The panel of judges hearing the cases rejected a request from several foreign news companies, including Bloomberg, to attend court sessions.
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What Kind Of Shareholders Own HKC International Holdings Limited (HKG:248)?

Alternatively, there might be something about the company that has kept institutional investors away. HKC International Holdings's earnings and
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Trump Complained That Puerto Rico Has Gotten Too Much Aid, Senators Say

Trump used charts to illustrate his view that Puerto Rico has been given too much in disaster aid over recent years compared to states like Texas and
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Is the correction in Hong Kong's home prices over? More than half of market observers think so

More than half of market observers believe that the correction in Hong Kong's home prices is over, according to a straw poll conducted by the Post.
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Best start to a year for Pershing Square though discount lingers

… portfolio include Restaurant Brands, Hilton, Starbucks, ADP, Chipotle, Howard Hughes, United Technologies, Lowe's, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Born as street food, pad Thai now spans the globe

And while you are at the international store buying tamarind paste and rice noodles, you might as well look for sweet or pickled radish. This brings a
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A $17 Billion Funding Challenge Facing China's Evergrande

Evergrande's shares dropped 2.8 percent in Hong Kong as a Bloomberg Intelligence index of Chinese developers climbed. Its 2025 bonds also
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US, China Trade Talks to Resume as Trump Vows 'Excellent' Deal

BNP Paribas echoes that view. In a note, rates strategist Laurence Mutkin and oil economist Harry Tchilinguirian predicted the negotiations would end
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Big Amazon-leased office block in South Lake Union nets $740 million sale

Touchstone, with financing help from USAA Real Estate of San Antonio, then built two L-shaped office buildings on the block totaling 800,000 square
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HFF Secures $51 Million Financing for Glencrest Realty Group's Inaugural Multifamily Acquisition

The securitized loan will be serviced by HFF, a Freddie Mac Optigo℠ lender for Conventional Loans. Vineyard Gardens is located at 240 Burt Street
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These Are the 50 Best Restaurants in Asia

After four consecutive years topping the list of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, Bangkok's Gaggan has finally been dethroned. Odette in Singapore
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RM Secured Direct Lending pays out 6.5p dividend as investment yields increase in 2018

RM Secured Direct Lending PLC (LON:RMDL) has paid out a total dividend of 6.5p for its latest full year, in line with its targets, following an increase in
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Bank of Marin bolsters commercial lending team, promotes retail bankers

Sean McDonald, Bahar Ozgur and Ricardo Villagomez have joined the commercial banking team in leadership roles, and three in North Bay retail
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Investors Title Company (ITIC) Reaches $157.25 1 Year Low; Darsana Capital Partners LP Raised …

The stock of Investors Title Company (NASDAQ:ITIC) hit a new 52-week low and has $150.96 target or 4.00% below today's $157.25 share price.
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Real estate investing business plan: How a beginner can create one

Thinking about becoming a real estate investor? Before you start, you need to create a real estate investing business plan. Here's how to write one.
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For Travis County, Texas, Opportunity is definitely calling

Real estate investors and developers are raising hundreds of millions of dollars for projects in the thousands of Opportunity Zones scattered around
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