Mortgage rates see biggest weekly drop in a decade

Mortgage rates see biggest weekly drop in a decade

… percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending Thursday, down from last week when it averaged 4.28 percent, according to Freddie Mac.
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Microids to announce reboot of title that “shook the 2000s” by the end of April

Microids will announce a reboot of title that “shook the 2000s” by the end of April, the company teased. The company did not share any further
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Kiosks Make Their Marks in International Markets

News recently emerged that Amazon wants to roll out kiosks in India that will enable consumers to purchase hardware, including its Kindle eBook
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Trump Steps in Fannie-Freddie Mess With a Fix Still a Ways Off

President Donald Trump for the first time weighed in on reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But his outline fell far short of an actual proposal to
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Montreal: Canada's Bright Spot in a Struggling Housing Market

It is therefore alarming that the weakest components of Canada's economy lately have been those related to the housing market. Data from BMO's
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US mortgage rates post biggest weekly drop in decade

… growth caused investor jitters to drive down mortgage rates by the largest amount in over ten years,” Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater said.
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Unsecured lending categories drive consumer credit growth

Secured lending categories – loans against property (LAP), auto loans and home loans – experienced more moderate total balance growth by
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Do Institutions Own Easyknit International Holdings Limited (HKG:1218) Shares?

A look at the shareholders of Easyknit International Holdings Limited … companies that are not very actively traded often lack institutional investors, but
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Terra Firma Capital Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2018 Financial Results

Loan and mortgage syndications at December 31, 2018 totaled $103.5 million, representing an increase of $40.2 million or 64% when compared to
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US Pending Home Sales Fell by More Than Expected in February

The data add to a mixed picture of the U.S. housing market, which has struggled with elevated prices and limited supply. A separate report this week
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Why Are Economists So Bad at Forecasting Recessions?

With recession talk returning to haunt financial markets and the corridors of central banks, a review of the past suggests that those who are paid to call
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Today's Actionable Stocks: Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ), Flowserve Corporation (FLS)

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) rose 3.01% this week, a trend that has led to both investors and traders taking note of the stock. Over the
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Excellent Research Growth Factor of Peer-to-peer Lending Market by Trends Dynamic Innovation …

It provides regional analysis of the global Peer-to-peer Lending Market to unveil key opportunities available in different parts of the world.
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Investors Title (ITIC) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.40

Investors Title (NASDAQ:ITIC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 8th. The insurance provider reported $0.07 EPS for the
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American International Group Inc. Buys 1409 Shares of CommVault Systems, Inc. (CVLT)

American International Group Inc. grew its stake in CommVault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVLT) by 1.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the
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Oil States International (OIS) Upgraded by Raymond James to “Strong-Buy”

Raymond James upgraded shares of Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) from an outperform rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note issued to
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Hello refis? Mortgage rates just had the largest one-week drop in 10 years

According to newly released data from Freddie Mac, mortgage rates just experienced the largest one-week decline in a decade, and are now trending
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Pending home sales fell by more than expected in February

… released Thursday from the National Association of Realtors in Washington. … Even so, rising wages and lower mortgage rates are likely to support
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No Concerns In Sight For International Game Technology PLC (IGT), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya …

International Game Technology PLC (IGT) sank -1.91% this week, a trend that has led to both investors and traders taking note of the stock. Over the
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Morning Scan Noose tightens on Swedbank; Barclays investment bank chief quits

… and Urban Development “to begin drafting plans to overhaul Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce the government's footprint in housing finance.
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JPMorgan and Nomura Are Said to Plan Job Cuts

JPMorgan and Nomura Are Said to Plan Job Cuts

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is reportedly cutting hundreds of workers in its asset and wealth-management division, while Nomura is said to be planning
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Low Inventory Persists In BN Housing Market

The Bloomington-Normal real estate market is off to a strong start in 2019, with sales and prices up even as low inventory continues to make it a
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Median home affordability an issue in nearly 70% of markets

As affordability lacks around the country, improving wages and shifting balance toward buyers could turn the tide, according to Attom Data Solutions.
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Mortgage rates see biggest plunge in over a decade

Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater said the drop is due to the Federal Reserve's economic outlook, which predicted slowing economic growth.
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Pending Home Sales Shed a Bit of January's Momentum

The National Association of Realtors® said its Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) declined by 1.0 percent compared to January to a level of 101.9.
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3 Fabulous Money Sources To Help You Buy The Home Of Your Dreams As A Physician

According to statista.com, the mortgage industry has really evolved in order to become the most complex and largest home financing sector worldwide.
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If Your Mortgage Rate Is Above 3.99% You Should…

Most people treat mortgage financing as a psychological conquest more than as a financial tool that should be utilized in tandem to one's overall
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Who's Getting Lower Mortgage Rates?

“The distribution of rates—and, as a result, the Mortgage Rate Competition Index—has widened as rates increased, reflecting how mortgage lenders
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Business in Brief

President Trump has issued an order for the government to end its 10-year conservatorship of the mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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CBCInnovis Announces Credit Integration with Maxwell

“The integration of CBCInnovis's commercial credit reports with our automated mortgage loan process is designed to maximize our customers' time
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The New Fox Shows What Outrage Is Worth

The success of the company hinges almost entirely on Fox News's profits and … s cable-network Ebitda may come from the Fox News brand, estimates …. to be interested in higher-quality scripted shows, Bloomberg News reported.
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PayThink Uber's easy pay is pushing banks to improve business lending

Consumers don't expect transactions or payments anymore; they expect experiences. In many ways, the small-business lending industry has some
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EIB fights to keep pivotal role in external lending

It operates the “external lending mandate” (ELM), which benefits from a €32.3bn guarantee. It also manage the “Africa, Caribbean and Pacific
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Ellevest Raises $33 Million From Valerie Jarrett and Melinda Gates' Pivotal Ventures

Ellevest's mission has always been to create more wealth for women through its digital investment platform. In a funding round announced Thursday,
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Tips for writing offers at Lake Tahoe in 2019

Some items for which the title and escrow company will be taking primary responsibility include providing a preliminary title report, escrow instructions,
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'Gorilla deals' shake up the alternative lending market

A type of private debt loan is breaking through the €1 billion barrier this year, according to Deloitte's Alternative Lender Deal Tracker. The research
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Liquor fortune heiress collapses after judge in sex-slave case asks her about Michael Avenatti and …

At a hearing in federal court in Brooklyn, prosecutors confirmed that Avenatti appeared on behalf of liquor fortune heiress Clare Bronfman at a
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Housing market boosted wealth of Canadians approaching retirement

Whether this increase in wealth translates directly to increased retirement income remains to be seen. By: IE Staff; March 28, 2019 March 28, 2019; 10:
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Brexit Quagmire, Roundup Damages, Grindr Fears: CEO Daily for March 28, 2019

Fortune. Grindr Fears. The U.S. is reportedly trying to get the Chinese company behind gay dating app Grindr to sell up, on the basis that the personal
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These real estate heavyweights were invited to Cuomo's secretive fundraiser

Developer Douglas Durst and billionaire John Castimatidis were among the bigwigs invited to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's secretive fundraiser earlier this
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Douglas Todd: Can Metro Vancouver churches plug dire housing gap?

Douglas Todd: Can Metro Vancouver churches plug dire housing gap?

But how big a dent will re-developing scores of places of worship into rental, market and social housing make in a metropolis that ranks as one of the
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Baillie Gifford & Co. Buys 31282 Shares of Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (MTD)

Baillie Gifford & Co. increased its stake in Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) by 5.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its
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JV Buys Bay Area Community in $51M Deal

The firm also obtained a 10-year, floating-rate lease-up loan through Freddie Mac on behalf of the partnership. The seller of the asset is St. Regis
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It's only the start for Frannie reform, analysts say

… a plan to restructure Fannie Mae (OTCQB:FNMA +5.2%) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC +6.2%)–nothing major will happen soon, analysts say.
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Ellis County Abstract hits rare 100-plus milestone

But those companies are long gone. Even a competitor, Field Abstract & Title L.L.C., 1201 Fort, dates to 1911, but is not still owned by the founding
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Fannie Mae says it will continue to support mortgages of DACA recipients

The move by the government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) follows a HousingWire investigation alleging that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
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Data Sheet—Why Twitch Pivoted to Video Games, and Why It Worked

This is the web version of Data Sheet, Fortune's daily newsletter on the top tech news. To get it delivered daily to your in-box, sign up here. Emmett
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Fannie Mae officially names Hugh Frater its new CEO

Hugh's deep understanding of the housing and the financial services industries, broad experience, and strong leadership skills make him an ideal
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5 Reasons Why Asuka Can Be Added To The Main Event Of WrestleMania 35

In fact, the company could be setting up to make the triple threat main event of … With that being said and Charlotte Flair now the proud owner of the SmackDown Women's title, here are five reasons why Asuka can be added to the
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Term Sheet — Thursday, March 28

Another day, another unicorn. Casper just raised $100 million in funding at a post-money valuation of $1.1 billion. The startup will use the capital to
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JP Morgan Cutting Hundreds of Jobs in Asset and Wealth-Management Unit

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is dismissing hundreds of workers in its asset and wealth-management division after a periodic review of staffing, according to
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Two Junk-Rated China Property Bonds Just Drew Billions of Dollars of Orders

Orders for such notes jumped to 8.1 times their issuance sizes this month from 6.7 times in February, the strongest since Bloomberg started compiling
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PRW Wealth Management LLC Buys New Position in Schwab International Equity ETF (SCHF)

PRW Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Schwab International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHF) during the 4th quarter,
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Recession Fears Fading? ROFLMAO

The fact that the housing starts report showed a 9% sequential drop in … means that the housing market is no longer considered part of the economy.
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HUD charges Facebook with housing discrimination over targeted ads

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday that it has charged Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act by
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The ECB Is Struggling With Three Big Questions

In an interview with Bloomberg News, Peter Praet, the bank's chief economist, said the governing council would need a clear monetary policy case
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What Keeps These Stocks Popping? Village Farms International, Inc. (VFF), AMERI Holdings, Inc …

A look at its monthly performance shows that Village Farms International, … a trend that has led to both investors and traders taking note of the stock.
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Government watchdog calls for CFPB, FTC to have more authority over credit reporting agencies

Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., just eight days after the
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JPMorgan Asset Likes Offshore Yuan Debt as Index Inclusion Looms

Bloomberg Barclays will add Chinese onshore fixed income to its main … administers Bloomberg Barclays indexes, also owns Bloomberg News.
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The World's Greatest Delivery Empire

Its namesake app, a sort of mashup of Grubhub, Expedia, MovieTickets.com, Groupon, and Yelp, has 600,000 delivery people serving 400 million
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Haidilao International Holding Ltd. (HKG:6862) Earns A Nice Return On Capital Employed

Haidilao International Holding Ltd. (HKG:6862) Earns A Nice Return On Capital Employed

When making comparisons between similar businesses, investors may find ROCE useful. Haidilao International Holding's ROCE appears to be
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Mortgage Rates See Biggest One-Week Drop in a Decade

MCLEAN, Va., March 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market
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Greystar's University Partnerships Development Pipeline Exceeds $1.7 Billion

CHARLESTON, S.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC … development, and management of rental housing properties globally.
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Balfour Beatty Communities' Collaborative Building Program Breathes Fresh Air into Military …

BUSINESS WIRE)–Balfour Beatty Communities announced today that is … In 1996, Congress established the Military Housing Privatization Initiative
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Consequences Of Anti-Semitism: University Of Texas Faculty No Longer Able To Use Airbnb On …

As Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro reported last November, home rental company Airbnb recently instituted a facially anti-Semitic housing
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Plans for new library redevelopment in Sherwood

Many district libraries are now housed in joint service centres alongside housing offices and doctors surgeries, and a new Central Library is to be
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LendingTree: Homebuyers, this is how much you could have saved on your mortgage

HousingWire.com … https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48579-lendingtree-homebuyers-this-is-how- … Alcynna Lloyd is a reporter at HousingWire.
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Why Fannie Mae might never transfer 1st loss in multifamily CIRT

Insurers and reinsurers are becoming increasingly comfortable with the risk Fannie Mae is offloading in its Credit Insurance Risk Transfer program for
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WDF Awarded Two NYCHA Projects Valued at $101 Million

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC), a leading … In-house services include plumbing, heating, ventilation and air
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Opinion: WWE created its own problems regarding Women's title situations at WrestleMania

Becky Lynch is arguably the biggest face in the company right now and the fans … Rousey for the two title matches, it would have made sense and not
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Extra Space, PGIM pick up self-storage properties for $114M

Extra Space Storage and PGIM Real Estate have snapped up two more of LSC Development's self-storage properties, for a total price tag of about
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Facebook facing housing discrimination charges from HUD

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook is again facing charges of housing discrimination because of its ad-targeting system, this time by the U.S.
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Former FIFA Man Plans 'Alliance' After Buying French Soccer Club

Schaefer, 37, spent almost four years as personal assistant to Blatter at FIFA, a period that included the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He left to work
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Donald Trump Jr., After Mueller, Talks of His Political Future

“If I can be helpful and I can be powerful voice for that that's my primary focus,” he said in an interview with Kevin Cirilli on Bloomberg Radio's “Sound
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Principal Real Estate Investors, SteelWave Snag Sunnyvale Development Site

March 28, 2019. A joint-venture between Principal Real Estate Investors and SteelWave, LLC purchased 285 Sobrante Avenue in Sunnyvale, CA and
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Equifax, FICO to partner to offer banks access to more consumer data

But some banks and fintech firms complete their own such reporting in-house, which will be competition for the new partners. Equifax is still reeling
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Americans Can't Afford Homes In More Than 70 Percent Of The Country

The study takes into consideration the amount of income you need for a monthly payment — mortgage, property taxes, insurance — compared that
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Facebook accused by HUD of housing bias over use of targeted ads

… the company reached agreements with the National Fair Housing Alliance, … Facebook fell sharply on the news and was down about 1 percent in
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Trump Says He Wants the FBI and DOJ to Investigate the Jussie Smollett Case

If there hadn't already been enough drama and confusion over the Jussie Smollett case, Donald Trump weighed in through a Thursday morning tweet.
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Kestra Teams up with Goldman Sachs for Lending

Kestra Financial has partnered with Goldman Sachs Private Bank Select to offer a lending program to Kestra clients and independent financial
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No Surprise: Ambitious Plan to "Fix" Entire Housing Market Met With Mixed Reaction

No Surprise: Ambitious Plan to "Fix" Entire Housing Market Met With Mixed Reaction

… too-big-to-fail risk posed by the current duopoly of mortgage guarantors; … Greg Ugalde, Chairman of the Board, National Association of Home …. the bubble had gone on longer, a national market would have ceased to exist. …. Mortgage News Daily has established itself as a leader in housing news,
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Expect More Alpha Opportunities in EM in Next 9 Months, Says DWS's Taylor

Sean Taylor, chief investment officer for APAC and Head of emerging market equities at DWS, discusses the current state of markets and his outlook
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Henry James International Management Inc. Buys 9703 Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA)

Henry James International Management Inc. raised its holdings in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) by 184.7% in the fourth quarter, according
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New Zealand's Prime Minister Seeks to Change Gun Laws

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she will change gun laws as the country mourns the Mosque shootings that killed 50 people.
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LPL Financial LLC Invests $5.07 Million in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF …

LPL Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JMBS) in the fourth quarter, according to
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London Leads Fall in Home Sales as Buyers Hold Breath for Brexit

London's property market has borne the brunt of uncertainty over the U.K.'s future relationship with Europe. After years of outsized gains, values fell for
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Housing market lacks 'spring bounce' as buyers pause amid Brexit uncertainty

Across Britain, the average asking price for a home in March stands at … It said the usual spring bounce in the housing market is, at best, being
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How Brexit is affecting London house prices:recent Commons vote means no end to the political …

Thousands of pounds was knocked off the asking price of the average London house between February and March — the first drop at this time of year
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Hope Bancorp (HOPE) vs. DNB Financial (DNBF) Head-To-Head Survey

DNB Financial (NASDAQ:DNBF) and Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) are both … 31.6% of DNB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. … lease financing; and warehouse lines of credit to mortgage loan originators.
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China A-Shares Likely to Face High Volatility, CMC's McCarthy Says

Michael McCarthy, chief market strategist at CMC Markets, talks about global stocks, the trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, the outlook
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Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day

… to stand pat on rates, and as the world reels from the New Zealand mosque massacre, Facebook faces a backlash. Here's what's moving markets.
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How much? Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga real estate transactions

Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga real estate transactions … Henley Properties LLC sold 698 Draht Hill Rd. to Brian Henley for $85,000 on
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Investors Title (NASDAQ:ITIC) Stake Lessened by TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC

Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Investors Title by 906.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,545 shares of the
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Can There Really Be Too Many Movies? In The Streaming Era, Maybe.

What those moguls meant was that upstart independents, fueled by easy bank lending, junk bonds, and a seemingly bottomless well of home video
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China's Banks Have a Hidden Wave of Bad Debt

The government accomplished this primarily by tightening restrictions on shadow banking and moving that lending into the formal banking system,
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Majority of London's newly built luxury flats are unsold, raising the spectre of "posh ghost towers"

Chinese currency controls and other forces have started to erode the global market for luxury housing as a highly liquid asset-class, and London's
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London continues to drag otherwise buoyant property market…but is that about to change?

But that doesn't necessarily appear to be the case. Since the threat of 'no deal' was effectively taken off the table last week, estate agents across the
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BeyondSpring Inc. (BYSI) Analysts See $-0.55 EPS; Federal Agricultural Mortgage Has 1.21 …

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp (AGM) investors sentiment increased to 1.21 in 2018 Q4. It's up 0.39, from 0.82 in 2018Q3. The ratio improved, as
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Filmart: Midnight Blur Films Ups Its Pic Production Game

“Vanishing Days,” the first title the company produced, and “3 Adventures of Brooke,” which stars veteran French actor Pascal Greggory, were selected
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Greens propose new state based bank levy to rebalance housing market

The Greens NSW have proposed a new state based banking levy, the NSW Bank Levy for Affordable Housing, that would see $450 million in revenue
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Probing a Russian Oligarch's Fortune, The College of the Future, Bel Air's Freshest Mansion: Your …

Probing a Russian Oligarch's Fortune, The College of the Future, Bel Air's Freshest Mansion: Your …

Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska claims his fortune has fallen by $7.5 billion, or roughly 81%, since America imposed sanctions on him and his
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Ride Out The Next Market Storm With Philip Morris International Inc. (PM), JetBlue Airways …

The shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) has been pegged with a rating of Buy by UBS in its latest research note that was published on
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Soft housing market in Canada provides affordability relief: RBC Economics

The broad-based softening of housing market activity helped lower home ownership costs nearly everywhere in Canada, taking down RBC's
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London Property Becomes More Affordable for First Time in Years

In a sign of the Brexit malaise paralyzing the London housing market, the U.K capital was the only region where properties became more affordable
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Pakistan's Emerging-Market Status Just Got Into Big Trouble

That has narrowed its weight in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index to just above 3 basis points, lower than the 8 basis points Morocco and Jordan had
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Proposed NY Real Estate Tax Called 'Disaster' for Already Lagging Market

A plan to tax wealthy apartment owners in New York City is being called a “disaster” for an already struggling real estate market. The “pied-à-terre” tax,
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Bots Ousted by Humans in NYSE Plan to Make ETF Trading Smoother

The New York Stock Exchange is preparing to hand human traders a bigger role making markets for exchange-traded funds. The exchange plans to
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Cronos Group: Buy the Dip?

By doing so, the company's goal is to ratchet up its gross margins on value-added products like world-class pre-rolls and customized cannabis
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How the mundane and miraculous could finally restore US Ex-Im's lending authority

A series of mundane and miraculous events that could finally restore the lending authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and save the
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What To Know Before Buying Stock? – Baxter International Inc., (NYSE: BAX)

Historical Performance Review: To understand the smudge picture investors will must to look a little deeper. The Baxter International Inc. has shown a
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This startup facilitates quick and safe P2P lending

There are times when one is low on funds and requires to borrow. In the traditional method, small businesses and individual usually apply for a loan in
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PrepExpress now available for Florida CATIC agents

CATIC's proprietary software PrepExpress Online (PE Online) now is available for use by the company's agents in Florida, the company announced.
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Global Digitization in Lending Market Size is set to exceed USD 83460 billion by 2025: ZMR Report

The “Digitization in Lending Market by Loan Type (Personal Loans, Auto Loans, and Business Loans); by Deployment (On Computer and On Smart
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Praet's Take on ECB Policy and the Economy: Interview Highlights

“The pricing of the new round will depend very much on the Governing Council's assessment of the conditions on the lending markets and on what
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Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) Big Money Sentiment Index Crashed …

For more Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCMKTS:FNMA) news published briefly go to: Seekingalpha.com, Seekingalpha.com,
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1 reply 2 Easy Fortune Happy Life. Adv Fortune Chasi @fortunechasi 25 Zimbabwe Could Award First Business Method Patent
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Democrats Denounce Pentagon Decision to Give Trump $1 Billion for Border Wall

The Pentagon will allocate $1 billion from its budget to build 57 miles of President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall, acting defense secretary
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Trump Administration Takes Steps to Gut Obamacare

The Trump administration is taking steps to gut the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which could put millions of Americans at risk of
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George Dragas 'never lost his humility and compassion for others'

The comments that began filling the page underneath George Dragas' obituary reflect how fondly he was thought of and how warmly he will be
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$1.65 EPS Expected for IBERIABANK Corporation (IBKC)

$1.65 EPS Expected for IBERIABANK Corporation (IBKC) … The firm also provides various title insurance and loan closing services for residential and
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How the US-China Trade War Reached a Turning Point

How the US-China Trade War Reached a Turning Point

Bloomberg Economics estimates China would avoid a 0.3 percent drag on 2019 gross domestic product if the trade truce holds. Their base case
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Experts Commend CBN For Lending Rate Cut

The decision to cut benchmark lending rate is the first time the MPC took a dovish stance since November 2015, when it cut MPR to 11 per cent from
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Sarah Friar Nextdoor, Theresa May, Salesforce Lawsuit: Broadsheet March 28

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: The board of Swedbank has dismissed CEO Birgitte Bonnesen, No. 33 on Fortune's Most Powerful Women International
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What Kind Of Investor Owns Most Of Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd (ASX:PIQ)?

Less than 5% of Proteomics International Laboratories is held by institutional investors. This suggests that some funds have the company in their
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Car lovers to worship 12-car Templestowe garage

You wouldn't know it from the street, but this suburban dream home hides a rev head's ultimate garage in its basement, with space for a dozen cars
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Mortgage rules tightened

Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by ICE Data Services. ICE Limitations. Powered and implemented by FactSet.
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Legal Notices: March 28, 2019

McCoy Land Company, LLC, proposes to develop a Commercial … to the Whitman County Zoning Code, Title 9.05 as it relates to Critical Areas
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Selection head searches for ESG-focused direct lending PM

Anders Bertramsen, head of external products at Nordea, is looking for a senior secured US direct lending portfolio manager. According to the fund
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Real Estate Transfers: March 28, 2019

Moore, L & Kuplins, V to Hine, William, 874 Peconic Bay Blvd (600-88-1-16.1), (R), $750,000. ORIENT (11957). • Mendoza, A to QJSG Properties LLC,
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Around the house

Title Alliance, an ESOP company, has appointed Maria Deligiorgis as general counsel and compliance officer. Ms Deligiorgis has spent her entire
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If You Had Bought High Fashion International (HKG:608) Stock Five Years Ago, You'd Be Sitting …

High Fashion International is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.
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Iceland's Wow Air Shuts Down After Failing to Raise New Cash

Shares in Icelandair shot up as much as 28 percent on the news and were up around 14 percent by mid-morning.
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Australia's Property Slump Drives Biggest Wealth Drop in 7 Years

Australia's slumping property and stock markets have driven the biggest decline in household wealth in seven years, underscoring pressure on the
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Which Stock Worth Buying? Oil States International, Inc. (NYSE:OIS), Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

Oil States International, Inc. (NYSE:OIS), ended its previous trading session at $14.82 showing a loss of -0.129999999999999 or -0.87 percent with
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Trump Tariffs Shedding $1.4 Billion a Month in Consumer Income, Study Says

President Donald Trump has used tariffs as a negotiating tactic with international governments. But those tariffs might be hurting U.S. consumers more
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JEA to sell $100 million in real estate

The sales should offset the costs of a new headquarters building and keep rates where they are, JEA estimates. Subscribe to get the full story.
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Real estate transactions March 26

March 11. John F. Leach to Christopher A. Sidener, Ritcheys 3rd Addition, lot 1, block 2. Shirley A. Alexander to James Michael Webb Jr., Country
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Real Estate M&A in Brazil

A foreign investor or acquirer must open a local subsidiary company to be entitled to invest ….. Currently, there is no real estate title insurance in Brazil.
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Electronic Arts Lays Off 350 Employees

Video game giant Electronic Arts plans to lay off 350 employees as it adapts to a fast-evolving market. CEO Andrew Wilson announced the move in a
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Influx Of Capital Into Medical Real Estate Creating New Competition For Established Players

Flagship Healthcare Properties Executive Vice President Gordon Soderlund, whose firm has been developing medical real estate since the 1980s,
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Zara founder's real estate arm buys Amazon offices in Seattle

Zara founder's real estate arm buys Amazon offices in Seattle

MADRID, March 28 (Reuters) – Pontegadea Inmobiliaria, the real estate arm of the founder of fashion group Inditex , Amancio Ortega, this week
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Maine to Consider a Student Lenders' Bill of Rights

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine lawmaker is making a push to protect student loan borrowers in the state from falling victim to unscrupulous lending
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Principality announce launch of new video service for mortgage customers

Following a well received pilot, Principality Building Society has announced that it has launched a mortgage advice video appointment system across
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Expertise, cooperation key to development of rental housing market

Expertise and cooperation are key to the development of the rental housing market, major industry players told a real estate forum on Wednesday.
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Charlotte Flair Wins the SmackDown Women's Championship, But What Does This Mean for …

Flair won the title just one day removed from the company announcing the Raw Women's Championship as the main event on The Grandest Stage of
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The Washington-area housing market in 2018: A good year, not a great one

The Washington-area housing market had another solid year in 2018, neither overheating nor free-falling, but instead drifting placidly along.
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Analysts dismiss MPR cut as hasty, with zero impact on lending

Analysts, however, opined that the 50 basis points reduction in the MPR will have little or no effect in boosting lending to the private sector. Citing the
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Ask a real estate pro: Quiet house is now party central. What can neighbors do?

Q: A neighbor on our quiet street decided to make a motel out of his four-bedroom home. Now we have large groups staying there making noise at all
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Contagion Fears Return as Turkey Keeps Investors Trapped in Lira

The most vulnerable corners of emerging markets are bracing for turbulence as Turkey's stand-off with investors begins to test the nerves of traders.
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Are banks in South Africa still lending?

New account originations slowed in the fourth quarter of 2018 for major unsecured consumer lending products, including credit cards and personal
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The Future Is Female in China's Wealth Management Industry

UBS and its rivals are counting on Asia's wealthiest to boost profitability as the financial companies face difficult markets elsewhere in the world.
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Scientific Games launches MUNCHKINLAND™, the newest title in the successful THE WIZARD OF …

LAS VEGAS, March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ:SGMS) (“Scientific Games” or the “Company”) launched
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Mutual Advisors LLC Buys 555 Shares of Edison International (EIX)

Mutual Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Edison International (NYSE:EIX) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F
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Why You Need To Look At This Metric Before Buying Philip Morris International Inc. (PM)

Shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) recorded -3.18% loss during trading session on March 25th, 2019. The script traded as low as
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China's Economy Will Just About Escape Deflation in 2019, Survey Says

Factory-gate prices will grow by just 0.3 percent in 2019, according to the median estimate of 15 economists in a Bloomberg survey. That's down from
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Why Cannes is a magnet for the world's real estate industry

Some 26,000 real estate developers and urban planners from more than 100 countries gathered there for this year's event, which marked MIPIM's 30th
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FHA Reinstates Manual Underwriting for Some Riskier Loans

Eisen said FHA's $1.3 trillion insurance portfolio is now filled with a large share of loans made by nonbank mortgage lenders. The biggest FHA lenders
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Dark web typosquatting crooks raking in a fortune

Tor users are being duped by doppelgänger domains. Cybercrooks may be making a small fortune by typosquatting .onion domains and scamming
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Top spring real estate tips for buyers and sellers in Canada

After something of a winter cool-down, the busy spring season for Canadian real estate is almost here. Open houses and for sale signs will be popping
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McConnell Pushing Green New Deal Vote to Put Democrats in Corner

“What he's trying to do is trap people on either side of that divide,” Bennet said recently on Fox News. “We need to be as strategic as he is without
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Behind The Numbers: Experts Watch Mortgage Rates

Behind The Numbers: Experts Watch Mortgage Rates

When Melanie Welsh thinks about mortgage sales for the coming year, two words come to mind: supply and affordability. Welsh, vice president and
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Wall Street Bonuses Aren't Really Bonuses

Each year about this time, Wall Street celebrates a kind of madness that has nothing to do with college basketball. It is bonus season, and the
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Movement Mortgage to Host First Annual High Country Top 50 Realtor Gala March 29

Movement Mortgage of Boone, part of the fastest growing mortgage company in the United States, will host its first annual High Country Top 50 gala.
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Project on Predatory Lending Quoted in Several Articles

The Project on Predatory Lending attorneys have been quoted in recent articles regarding the Department of Education's decisions to cut federal
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Pruner on Greenwich Real Estate Trends: “Front Country” Along Post Rd and I95 is Most Desirable

On Wednesday morning local real estate expert Mark Pruner, with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services New England, gave a talk at the Retired Men's
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Latest Report on Global Online Lending Market 2019-2026 Advanced Technologies, Future …

IT Intelligence Markets has recently announced the addition of a new research report to its increasing source. The research report, titled “Global Online
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Real estate market picking up

Below is the closed-captioning text associated with this video. … market. so realtors like justin suggest buyers have their mortgage preá approval ready
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House Hunting on … Jersey

The largest of the Channel Islands tightly regulates its housing market, … This four-bedroom house is in the northern parish of St. John on Jersey,
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Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Institutional Buying Interests Getting Lower

Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE:SAIC) has made a 26.92% comeback from a 12-month low price of $58.19. It was seen 3.82%
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Cohen Milstein Files Housing and Disability Discrimination Class Action Against Major Suffolk …

SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Suffolk County residents, together with fair housing and disability rights organizations, filed a federal
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The Horror Of "Us"

If you weren't among the brave moviegoers who flocked to Jordan Peele's new feature film Us this weekend, you're about to run out of time: The movie
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Brause Completes Lending Libraries at Beach, Dog Park

The lending libraries are small houses that operate on a take a book, leave a book system. There are also sometimes other resources like glasses and
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Mortgage lending up as buyers defy Brexit fears

A total of 33,621 mortgages were approved to purchase a home last month, according to data from UK Finance which represents high street banks
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Exclusive interview: Foundation doubles lending, asserting 'survival of the fittest' prevailing in …

The lender is seeking to expand its residential offering this year and believes there is room for it to grow its buy-to-let business as the landlord sector
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Tech drove closing cost spike, but most lenders not yet getting value

Mortgage lenders' costs to close surged in the last decade because of technological investments as borrowers clamored for speed and digitalization.
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Real Estate M&A in Czech Republic

Typical structures of business combinations involving a public company … title to the property;; corporate and commercial issues of the SPV; and
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Japanese Bank's Hunger for CLOs Shows No Signs of Abating

A Japanese lender has this year bought the lion's share of top-rated bonds that are backed by pools of European corporate loans, propping up the
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House Fails to Override Trump's Veto, Ensuring National Emergency Continues

The House of Representatives fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to override President Donald Trump's veto Tuesday, ensuring his national
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Last-Minute Improvement Projects to Drive Value Before Spring Selling Season

A 30-year fixed-rate mortgage decreased to 4.37 percent in February from 4.46 percent in January, according to Freddie Mac. February home
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Airlines With Electric Engines Are Coming

North American carriers have struggled to fly in some of the smallest markets as most commercial aircraft flying today have at least 50 seats, too many
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Nuo Network: Safe Platform to Lend, Borrow and Trade Cryptocurrency?

Nuo Network: Safe Platform to Lend, Borrow and Trade Cryptocurrency?

Nuo Network is a decentralized and transparent debt network that seeks to create an open financial system through global lending, trading, and a
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Real Estate Deals of the Year: 150 Van Ness

Why it won: Emerald Fund's development at 150 Van Ness is the neat finale to its 1,000-unit trilogy of housing projects in San Francisco's Civic Center
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Real Estate Deals of the Year: 626 MBBN

The property not only provides vital housing and help to families in need, it also has helped enliven Mission Bay, which is dominated by large medical
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Better Homebuilder Buy: KB Home or Lennar?

“The company continued to make strides towards its strategic initiatives, completing the sale of its brokerage business and the majority of its retail title,
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Real Estate Deals of the Year: 301 Howard Sale

The 23-story building at the corner of Howard and Beale streets is in a prime location in the South Financial District. Seller Vanbarton Group picked up
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The CDC Will Start Tracking Ticks This Year

The CDC will start monitoring the nation's tick problem this year as well as the diseases that the pests might be carrying. The reason: to determine
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Real Estate Deals: Ferry Building deal to bring upgrades to icon

One complicated, high-stakes real estate deal. The purchase of the Ferry Building for $291 million was the first time Allianz and Hudson Pacific
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Shanahan's Bid to Become Permanent Defense Secretary in Doubt

That's the subject of a Pentagon inspector general's probe called for by an outside group, which cited reports by Politico and Bloomberg Government.
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Elizabeth Warren Calls for Breakup of Big Ag in Appeal to Family Farmers

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren promised to break up big agricultural businesses to end their “stranglehold” over farmers and
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Why International Housewares Retail Company Limited's (HKG:1373) Return On Capital Employed …

When making comparisons between similar businesses, investors may find ROCE useful. Using our data, we find that International Housewares
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How to Prove Yourself as CEO on Day 1

New leaders also must balance the pressure to show results quickly with the understanding that big changes—including entering new markets,
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Report: Elkhart County in a seller's housing market

Compared to February 2019 to February 2018, there are more homes on the market. The media sales price of a residential property is $146,000.
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Americans can't afford a home in 70 percent of the country

Out of 473 U.S. counties analyzed in a report, 335 listed median home prices more than what average wage earners could afford, according to a report
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Qingdao Port International (HKG:6198) Shareholders Booked A 58% Gain In The Last Three Years

By buying an index fund, you can roughly match the market return with ease. But if you buy good businesses at attractive prices, your portfolio returns
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Local market remains steady amid up-and-down national housing trends

Riding two trends – declining sales and growing inventory – the U.S. housing market continued to transition from a seller's market to a buyer's market in
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A simple approach to the complex housing market

However, the same theory does not seem to apply to the housing market. Over the years, statistics keep showing that the property overhang unit is
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Report: Where Americans are moving — and how far they're going

Americans are moving less than ever. And when they do pack up and leave? According to new data, most are staying in the area, with 55 percent
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Mortgage rates falling as economy slows

*Watch the full interview in the video player above* … Jarrod Kerr explains why homeowners with mortgages can look forward to lower interest rates as
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Scotiabank launches digital platform for online mortgage applications

Scotiabank has announced the launch of Scotiabank eHOME, a digital platform that allows Canadians to undergo the mortgage process online.
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Prominent VC Is Ousted From His Firm as College Scandal Spreads

Chris Schaepe, co-founder of top Silicon Valley venture capital firm Lightspeed, left his post after acknowledging he hired the man at the center of the
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