Manhattan condo owners are cutting deals as their tax breaks end

Manhattan condo owners are cutting deals as their tax breaks end

Manhattan condo owners who've enjoyed property-tax reductions are heading for the exits of their posh buildings as their breaks are set to expire.
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How's this for good fortune? North Carolina man wins $344.6M Powerball with numbers from a …

A North Carolina man discovered on Tuesday that he won a $344.6 million Powerball jackpot, the largest prize in the state's history. Charles W.
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De novo bets big on mortgages as other banks back off

Organizers of a de novo effort in Maryland apparently didn't get the memo that community banks should give up on the idea of national mortgage
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Mintus pays $23m for West Gosford Shopping Centre

The property was sold off market by Steven Lerche and Andrew Palmer of Savills Australia, who said the centre was strategically located at the
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Cumberland County man who played fortune cookie numbers wins $344.6 million Powerball jackpot

Jackson added that he has been playing the same numbers for years, which he found in a fortune cookie after eating at a restaurant with his family.
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Despite tariffs, hotel operators double down on China expansion and eye Vietnam

“One interesting thing I always pay attention to is do you see foreigners going into a country and buying real estate,” said Hoplamazian. “And we've
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Banking branch celebrates

John V. Evans, Jr., president and chief operating officer of D.L. Evans Bank, speaks to an audience attending the May 30 grand opening of the
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Bonus ban a 'risk' to banking sector stability

The Central Bank has warned the Government that an effective ban on … with it, would represent a significant change in the State's banking policy.
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Mortgage Startup Board Gives Home Buyers an All-Cash Option

Mortgage startup BoardRE Inc. (Board) seeks to disrupt the lending market by enabling home buyers to pay cash for their home, thus helping them
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Here's How P/E Ratios Can Help Us Understand C&D International Investment Group Limited …

Looking at earnings over the last twelve months, C&D International Investment Group has a P/E ratio of 4.37. That means that at current prices, buyers
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London's Anti-Trump Protests Smaller Than Expected on Damp Day

Protests in London against the state visit of U.S. President Donald Trump were smaller than expected as crowds failed to turn out in the same numbers
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A polarizing year for the Hamptons

Overall, brokers say that real estate activity in the Hamptons is down. … Trulia, a real estate app that also records trends and analyzes residential
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MPW London 2019: A Conversation with Baroness Rona Fairhead

Rona Fairhead, Former Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion, speaks on the global economy from her many different viewpoints.
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Real Estate Insider: First look at The Assembly mixed-use project in Corktown

A $39 million mixed-use project by Dan Gilbert's Bedrock LLC is opening up for leasing on the residential side on Thursday. I took a tour of The
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Australia's Economy Expands at Slowest Pace in Decade on Housing

Such a level, together with an easing of lending restrictions, should help put a floor under tumbling property prices that have prompting consumers to
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CarFinance to Launch Online Tool to Streamline Lending Process

SAN DIEGO — CarFinance is building a “customer acquisition” platform for dealer and lender partners slated to debut in July, Chief Executive Craig
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Lending startup Avail Finance raises $9M from Matrix Partners India

Bengaluru-based lending startup Avail Finance has raised $9 million in a second round of equity funding from Matrix Partners India.
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Solid March quarter lending growth for both Kiwibank and TSB as several banks go backwards on …

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Ripple & XRP: An Uncertain Future in Banking Hangs in the Balance

Notable banks and insurance companies have chosen to use other platforms to conduct their blockchain operations. Ripple charges on, but will there
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REFILE-US direct lenders lower fees, adapt to survive competitive squeeze

NEW YORK, June 3 (LPC) – US direct lenders, grappling with intense competition in the US middle market, are lowering the fees they charge to
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Texans' Private Mortgage Data And Bank Account Info Exposed In Massive Data Leak

Texans' Private Mortgage Data And Bank Account Info Exposed In Massive Data Leak

First American provides title insurance, which banks often require for property transactions. The company is the second-largest operating in Texas.
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Fitch downgrades credit ratings of ICICI Bank, Axis Bank to junk status

Mumbai: Fitch has downgraded the credit ratings of two private sector lenders— ICICI Bank and Axis Bank—to junk at a time when the banking sector
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De novo institutions

Many community banks have given up on national mortgage platforms as not worth the effort, but organizers of NXG Bank in Maryland say they have a
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Michael Douglas Hilariously Narrates His Own Spanish Estate's Real Estate Video

Micheal Douglas's newest work isn't an Oscar-nominated film or the latest Ant Man installment—it's a voiceover for a real estate video featuring his
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The fintechs coming to fix business banking, compared

Digital bank startups aren't just coming for personal current accounts. They're after the business banking market too. Why? Because there's big money
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Real Estate Property Management Software Market 2026 | Growth, Trends And Forecast Analysis

The report on 'Real Estate Property Management Software Market to 2026' provides a brief analysis of this industry dimensions, sales forecast and
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MPW London 2019: A Conversation About the Banking Industry's Digital Future

Leumi Group CEO Rakefet Russak-Aminoach and Barclays Private Bank of Overseas Services CEO Karen Frank discuss digital-only banking,
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China lashes out at Pompeo after he blasts coverup of Tiananmen Square massacre

… accusing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of violating international law and … of international law and basic norms governing international relations.” …. up with a clever if disheartening solution: Many are buying fake cellphones,
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Investors Who Bought Shenzhen International Holdings (HKG:152) Shares Five Years Ago Are …

It might be of some concern to shareholders to see the Shenzhen International Holdings Limited (HKG:152) share price down 18% in the last month.
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Could you get a better mortgage rate by using a broker?

When you're shopping around for the right mortgage, the number of deals on the market can seem overwhelming. But are you seeing all available
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Comments on HMDA thresholds, remittances due in June

Comments on proposals on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act reporting thresholds, loans and lines of credit to members and remittances are due in the
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Outages reported in TransferWise online banking service

Widespread outages were reported on TransferWise, an online banking service with a focus on moving money between countries and currencies,
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Legislators And Regulators Should Ask These Questions About Leveraged Lending And CLOs

Back in October 2014, veteran Bloomberg journalist Craig Torres called me to speak about bank regulatory leveraged lending guidance.
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CEI offers new lending option for aquaculture startups unable to secure traditional financing

Coastal Enterprises Inc. has created a new loan product to help finance shellfish and sea vegetable growers who, for a variety of reasons, may not be
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First US banking failure since late 2017 occurs in Texas over the weekend

Federal banking regulators took over the first U.S. bank to fail in nearly 18 months when the Texas Department of Banking closed the doors to the
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CRED: The DeFi App That is Disrupting Lending

Cred, formerly known as Libra Credit, is a decentralized lending ecosystem that facilitates access to credit using your cryptocurrency as collateral.
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RBI may cancel IL&FS Financial Services' licence after SFIO report flags violations

IFIN started lending to other companies belonging to the same defaulting … The investigation revealed that IFIN's lending to its group companies
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Lawmakers Work New Angles To Pass Marijuana Banking Legislation

Advocates of expanding marijuana businesses' access to banks are pursuing two new strategies: amending pending standalone legislation to
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First bank failure since 2017 is a wake-up call to check your FDIC limits

The first bank failure since 2017 is a timely reminder to make sure your bank deposits are within federal insurance guidelines. On Friday, The Texas
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Radical Lending Library opens inside bookstore

LEWISBURG — It's being called the Radical Lending Library, chiefly because the publications that are being loaned out lean left. The library is run out
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Real Estate Investment Firm Gives Back to the Queen City Through Innovative Program

Real Estate Investment Firm Gives Back to the Queen City Through Innovative Program

CINCINNATI, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Real estate investment firm Queen City Buyer invests in more than houses these days, says the
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How Is Investing in Chinese Stocks Different From US Stocks?

Flippen, who lived in China, talks about the unusual aspects of buying foreign-listed shares and gives her take on the company. To catch full episodes
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Sneak peek inside the new and improved Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

On Tuesday morning, we got our first look at the transformation that is taking place inside Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Over the next few months,
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State moves to tighten rules on who can advertise apartments

The Real Estate Board of New York is urging its residential members to rally behind proposed regulations that would police who gets to advertise
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KBank upgrade targets digital lending

The bank upgraded its digital lending platform by adding new features and loan campaigns for a few weeks, increasing its customer base. KBank uses
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Cristiano Ronaldo's Las Vegas Rape Accuser Dropped Lawsuit

A rape lawsuit against Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo in the U.S. that made headlines last year and sent the club's shares down 15 % has been
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Electron Capital Partners Has Decreased Its El Paso Elec Co (EE) Stake by $4.23 Million as Market …

Some Historical CLGX News: 30/03/2018 – Inside Mtg [Reg]: Freddie Mac to Tap CoreLogic's Sam Khater as Chief Economist; 23/04/2018 – FREDDIE
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Riverside Top Market in US for Population Growth

“Riverside continues to gain residents as the housing crisis in coastal housing markets intensifies. The housing market in LA County is both expensive
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ABA Urges FCC to Protect Lawful Bank Calls

As the Federal Communications Commission prepares to vote Thursday on a proposal permitting telephone companies to block unwanted calls, the
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Japan Is Still a Haven, But It's Tougher to Make a Buck on the Yen

Buying Japanese currency when the rest of the world looks wobbly is a classic trade. Japan's current-account surpluses and its holdings of everything
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If You Had Bought Neurotech International (ASX:NTI) Stock A Year Ago, You'd Be Sitting On A 90 …

Investors will be hoping that Neurotech International can make progress … Basically, most investors should be wary of buying into a poor-performing
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Ingalls & Snyder Lowered Cisco Sys (CSCO) Holding; Invesco Mortgage Capital Has 2.44 Sentiment

$CSCO; 01/05/2018 – Permira to Buy Cisco's Service-Provider Video … Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (IVR) investors sentiment increased to 2.44 in
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Vancouver home sales hit 19-year low as price decline continues

Housing sales have slid to a 19-year low in Greater Vancouver as listings languish and prices fall to levels last seen in mid-2017. BEN NELMS/The
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A Conversation with Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub

He has handled more than $60 billion in capital market transactions. Jordan Roeschlaub has over 14 years of experience in real estate banking with
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Duo on House banking panel say GSE reform should top agenda

… of obstacles, not the least of which is a divided Congress, and the administration has signaled its desire to shake up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Aberdeen Standard Investments targets Japanese residential property market

Scottish asset management giant Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has formed a joint venture that will target the Japanese property market.
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BoardRE Inc. Launches Mortgage Services in Colorado

Company Seeks to Disrupt the Mortgage Lending Market by Making Every Home Purchase Offer an “All-Cash” Offer -. DENVER, June 04, 2019
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What Bank of America's Digital Assistant Tells Us About the Future of Banking

Because banks earn money by “borrowing” through low-cost deposits and lending at higher rates long-term, they're always looking for ways to attract
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Taishin International to use facial recognition in online banking services

Facial recognition technology has begun making its way into Taiwan's banking sector, with more automated teller machines (ATMs) being equipped
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Government bank earnings provide some good news on bad loans

MUMBAI: Aggregate bad loans of state-run banks declined 12% to ₹7.17 trillion in the year ended 31 March as the rate at which loans turned bad
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Fortune cookie means big fortune for Powerball winner

Fortune cookie means big fortune for Powerball winner

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man who says he based his Powerball entry on a fortune cookie he got from his granddaughter now has a
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Title Insurance Market Global Industry Size, Growth, Segments, Revenue, Manufacturers & 2026 …

Report Name: – “Global Title Insurance Market Report 2019, Competitive Landscape, Trends and Opportunities”. According to the new market
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Take a sneak peak at the work going on inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse weeks before its reveal

CLEVELAND — One hundred and eighteen days before Akron's “Black Keys” will take center stage at Rocket Mortgage Field House, the arena is a
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Apple App Developers Jump on Silicon Valley Antitrust Bandwagon

Apple Inc. is under fire from the developers of basketball-workout and baby-naming apps as antitrust fever sweeps Silicon Valley. Amid the revelation
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Gadsden-area median home sales price up 24 percent from one year ago

ACRE highly recommends consulting with a local real estate professional to discuss pricing trends, as they will vary from neighborhood to neighborhood. The homes selling in April spent an average of 110 days on the market (DOM),
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MReport Webinar Explores the Intersection of AI and Lending

A complimentary upcoming MReport webinar will explore the trends and challenges the industry faces when incorporating AI into existing processes,
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Wells Fargo overhauls business banking, taps Minneapolis exec to lead central region

Banking giant Wells Fargo is consolidating major groups of its national business banking operations under one umbrella, the company revealed
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A Holdout on the CVS-Aetna Deal: Brainstorm Health

… seriously and is committed to the privacy and security of patients' personal, medical and financial information,” Quest said in an SEC filing. (Fortune).
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Nader Says Boeing 737 Max Is Flawed And Shouldn't Fly Again

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader said the larger engines mounted to the Boeing 737 Max represented a design flaw and called for the plane to be
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Bezos reportedly dropping $80M on Fifth Avenue condo

The Amazon leader—believed to be the world's richest man—will buy a penthouse and two units below it at 212 Fifth Ave., according to the Journal.
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Artist, Icon, Billionaire: How Jay-Z Created His $1 Billion Fortune

Jay-Z has accumulated a fortune and is one of only a handful of entertainers to become a billionaire—and the first hip-hop artist to do so.
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3Rivers Credit Union warns of mortgage scam letter

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – 3Rivers Credit Union is warning customers about a reported mortgage scam. The company posted on their website
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NC man who won lottery jackpot used numbers from fortune cookie

Charles Jackson Jr., 66, said he played the same five numbers, which he got from a fortune cookie. At first, Jackson thought he matched five of the six
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Mastercard rolls out Open Banking suite

Mastercard has unveiled a suite of open banking applications and services designed to help financial institutions and third party providers make the
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Bangor weighs next steps to address 'unacceptable' housing problems

The task force identified numerous concerns with the city's housing market, including an aging rental stock, deteriorating housing conditions, rising
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How five elder women are creating an intentional community in an expensive housing market

Five elder women in one of the highest-cost urban areas in the United States are banding together to build the intentional retirement community of
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Hong Kong's housing market doomed to retreat as trade war deepens, says Credit Suisse

The escalation of the US-China trade war could derail the recent upbeat outlook on Hong Kong real estate, with Credit Suisse predicting that all
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How AI Is Changing Mortgage

James M. Deitch is an entrepreneur, having founded two national banks, several mortgage banking ventures, and four technology-oriented companies
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Rihanna is world's richest female musician with $600 million fortune, according to Forbes

The superstar has amassed an eye-popping fortune worth $600 million thanks to her Grammy-winning music career and wildly successful Fenty
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If You Had Bought Xiamen International Port (HKG:3378) Stock Three Years Ago, You'd Be Sitting …

We regret to report that long term Xiamen International Port Co., Ltd (HKG:3378) … Before buying or selling a stock, we always recommend a close
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Property Lending Platform EstateGuru Receives Investment from Speedinvest f

Property Lending Platform EstateGuru Receives Investment from Speedinvest f

EstateGuru, an Estonian lending marketplace dedicated to cross-border property finance, has received the backing of Speedinvest f – a fund launched
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Common Real Estate Contingencies Explained

Your attorney or title company will review the title before closing the deal. Resolving issues follows so the title will be transferred to you with nothing
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Boris Johnson Rejects President's Offer of Meeting: Trump Update

“I personally think Donald Trump only respects people who are strong, and if you kowtow to him he only kicks you harder,'' Thornberry told Bloomberg
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Is Croda International Plc's (LON:CRDA) 20% ROCE Any Good?

Today we'll evaluate Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) to determine … What happens in the future is pretty important for investors, so we have
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HSBC sounds alarm over 'vulnerable' Canadian housing market as global home prices cool

Home prices, a gauge of an economy's health, cooled across the globe in the last quarter of 2018, but higher interest rates in Canada have made the
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Ellie Mae Announces URLA Training Roadshow Dates and Locations

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, under direction of their regulator the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), are creating a new URLA along with a
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Mortgage: How to maximise your mortgage affordability – redirecting your POST may help

On hand to help those in the position to purchase, leading property finance … So, while the affordability of mortgage products may have approached
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Banking on artificial intelligence: In hiring drive, Bots are calling the shots now

Axis Bank used algorithm-based video interviews — along with aptitude tests — to hire around 2,000 customer service officers from a pool of more
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Ashby & Graff® Real Estate Releases 'Holding Hands, Holding Dreams' Video to Support Pride …

A separate study by Freddie Mac and the National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals found 46 percent of LGBT renters fear
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Ellie Mae's Boris Kogan Named HousingWire Rising Star

In its sixth year, HousingWire's Rising Stars program recognizes young mortgage and housing professionals under the age of 40 who have become
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UK Property Management Software Market including top key players like Gladstone Mrm Ltd and …

Property management is the operation, control, and oversight of real estate management indicates a need to be cared for, monitored and
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CoreLogic Reports April Home Prices Increased by 3.6% Year Over Year

BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun 4, 2019– … An undervalued housing market is one in which home prices are at least 10% below the sustainable level.
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Four Ways The Trade Wars Are Undermining Commercial Real Estate

The uncertainty associated with real and potential trade wars is having an effect on our economy. While tariffs' relationship to real estate is not
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MCGUIREWOODS LLP: McGuireWoods Ranks Second in Advising Lenders in Q1 Syndicated Loans

4 in proceeds for advising lenders in global and U.S. syndicated loans during the first three months of 2019. The firm also ranked No. 5 in deal count
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Halstatt Bolsters Real Estate Holdings Through Purchase of Two Additional Properties

Halstatt Real Estate Partners, a real estate private equity firm, today announced the purchase of two additional properties. The company acquired
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The Financial Conduct Authority Updates Rules for Peer to Peer Lending, Boosts Investor …

The P2P lending industry was founded in the UK and is considered a touchstone for the entire sector globally. Over the years, the UK has been viewed
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Owner Of Falls Church Apartment Property Lands $63M Refinancing Deal

Erkiletian Cos., a family-owned real estate firm based in Arlington, secured a $63.2M loan from Freddie Mac for the PeachTree of McLean apartments.
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Slow progress on open banking putting Canada further behind, observers warn

Canadians may have to wait until after October's federal election to see any concrete steps on open banking, some observers say, putting the country
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Planet Home Lending Celebrates Several Milestones

The company is an approved originator and servicer for FHA, VA and USDA, as well as a Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Seller/Servicer, a full Ginnie
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Source of Cheap Real-Estate Financing Is Getting More Expensive

A retreat by Chinese investors is raising the cost of a once reliably cheap source of financing for big U.S. real-estate projects. The U.S. government
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Invesco's Bert Crouch and Yorick Starr are Lenders with a Borrower's Mindset

Invesco's Bert Crouch and Yorick Starr are Lenders with a Borrower's Mindset

Now they're flexing Invesco's lending muscles together. The team racked up $2 billion in loans in 2018, including the $349 million refinance of 110
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Are E-Cigs a Crisis? It's Risky to Call Them 'Unsafe'

That's wonderful news, made only a little less wonderful by the fact that … written by Joe Nocera (who is now a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion).
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Westpac cuts the key mortgage lending rate by 20bps

The latest Australian bank to cut the mortgage rate cut is Westpac. Westpac slashes the key mortgage lending rate by 20bps, following the footsteps of
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Why Artificial Intelligence Is a Lot Like Romance: Eye on AI

… it is not a good idea to do machine learning,” LinkedIn's vice president of artificial intelligence Deepak Agarwal told Fortune in a recent interview.
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A new 'uniform' for Fannie and Freddie aims to help homebuyers, investors

Officials have already been prepping investors for the launch of the combined TBA market for months, and during Monday's phone call Freddie Mac
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Trump's move to take Fannie and Freddie private could mean higher mortgage costs

The Trump administration's plan to return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to private ownership, which the president has called a “pretty urgent” issue,
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That Odd Feeling When the Crowd Cheers a $6000 Computer—Data Sheet

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. There have
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Imperial Dade continues buying spree

Leading US foodservice and jan/san supplies firm Imperial Dade has closed its 22nd acquisition under the leadership of father and son combo Robert
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What to know when picking a mortgage broker

When picking a mortgage broker, it's important to know the different types, and how much you should expect to pay. When our fixed-rate mortgage
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As mortgage rates plunge, should you refinance?

Applying for a refinance is similar to getting a mortgage in that lenders will … Refinancing also makes sense if you have private mortgage insurance,
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World FinTech Report 2019: The Industry is Transitioning from Open Banking to “Open X”

The World FinTech Report (WFTR) 2019, published today by Capgemini and Efma, indicates that even though Open Banking has yet to reach maturity
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Ex-UK Trade Minister Disagrees With Trump's Assertion That US Deal Can Make Up for Brexit

But speaking at the Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit in London on Tuesday morning, Baroness Rona Fairhead CBE, the U.K.'s
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Calling a bottom to residential property's slide

The election result was very good news for the residential property market. For the past two years, since the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
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UK FCA Sets New Rules On Peer-To-Peer Lending To Protect Investors

LONDON (Alliance News) – The UK Financial Conduct Authority said Tuesday it is introducing new rules for peer-to-peer lending platforms which are
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E-Commerce Gets $18.7 Billion Nod From Blackstone

Another arm, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, will be given 64 million … The shift to e-commerce also appears to be the trend that commercial
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Tom Seidenstein to head the IAASB

… currently senior vice president for strategy, innovation and capital management at Fannie Mae, the leading source of mortgage financing in the US.
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Wrestling With Fannie and Freddie's Expanding Role in Multifamily Lending

Reports last week indicated that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the twin institutions that guarantee U.S. housing loans, could finally be on the brink of
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Scott Kupor Demystifies the Venture Capital Funding Process In New Book

FORTUNE: It's been a decade since you joined Andreessen Horowitz. What are the most significant, fundamental shifts you've seen take place in
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Our Take On CRA International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CRAI) CEO Salary

You can see, below, how CEO compensation at CRA International has … to check if insiders are buying or selling CRA International shares (free trial).
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Rechler Equity

For over 55 years, Rechler Equity Partners has provided Long Island with innovative and successful commercial real estate services & business
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The Top Real Estate Market for Home Buyers Is What?

The Top Real Estate Market for Home Buyers Is What?

And as the real estate slowdown continues, things are shifting, and seller's … The top housing market for buyers in the United States is Albany, NY,
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Inventory growth is now outpacing sales in buyer-friendly housing markets

Spring home-buying season is officially here, and an abundance of inventory has entered the housing market. As more and more homeowners list
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Money 20/20 Europe 2019: The future of B2B banking

What can we expect from the banking industry in 2019? The second day of sessions at Money 20/20 Europe 2019 answers this question, with Drew
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Aberdeen Standard signs Japanese real estate JV

Aberdeen Standard signs Japanese real estate JV … Kang Puay Ju, head of real estate for Asia Pacific and global head of real estate … rental and yield gaps between new and older buildings, while similar trends amongst the Asia
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Opinion | Now to sustain this surge in equity prices

Domestic optimism is running high, even as foreign portfolio investors pile in and push up share prices. Last year, they were net sellers. However, in
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Personal Loan vs. Home Equity Loan: Which Is Best for Home Improvement?

Considering taking out a loan to pay for home improvements? Read on to find out whether a personal loan or home equity loan is the better option for
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Kony Accelerate 2019 to Showcase Latest Trends in Low-code and Digital Banking Innovations

Accelerate 2019 Speakers Include Golf Icon Ben Crenshaw, Research Analyst, Digital Banking Experts, J.D. Power & Associates, Umpqua Bank,
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Quebec real estate developer tops Air Canada buyout offer for Transat

(Reuters) – Real estate developer Group Mach Inc said on Tuesday it offered to acquire Canadian tour operator Transat AT Inc for C$527.6 million
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The QM Patch's Impact on Affordable Housing

… its attention on the Qualified Mortgage (QM) “Patch” on loans that are eligible to be purchased or guaranteed by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
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Direxion to Change Indexes For Leveraged Pharma, Real Estate ETFs

Direxion to Change Indexes For Leveraged Pharma, Real Estate ETFs … to measure performance of the stocks comprising the S&P Total Market Index
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Multifamily lenders unprepared for end of LIBOR

Many multifamily lenders are preparing for the end of LIBOR, but are … “The vast majority of commercial and multifamily mortgage lenders report they
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An Overview of Green Finance

“Green finance” refers to the financing (or refinancing) of new and existing … Examples include green car loans, energy efficiency mortgages, green
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Real Estate briefs: Week of June 9

Formerly with Weichert Real Estate, Milbert has been licensed since 1983. A member the Montgomery County Association of Realtors, she has 30
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Swiss pension fund hunts for 'transitional' real estate debt manager

A Swiss pension fund is seeking to allocate up to $100m (€88.8m) to a “transitional real estate debt” strategy, via IPE Quest. According to search
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Lending partnership between eBay and Santander agreed

Small businesses that sell through eBay will soon be able to secure loans from Asto, a Santander-backed FinTech app, following an agreement
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China Moves to Stop a Crash in Booming Electric-Car Industry

After hundreds of startups rushed into the electric-car business in the past decade, the government wants to prevent a crash akin to that of dot-com
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Open Mortgage Hires Live Well Financial Executives and Their Core Team

Austin-based mortgage lender expands national coverage and reverse mortgage capabilities with the addition of 50 new employees. AUSTIN, Texas
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Alogent Strengthens Technology Portfolio with Intelligent Loan Origination Software Through the …

Alogent announced the acquisition of the FinanceGenius™ suite of lending software from IntelliEngines, Inc. The cloud-based software suite, which
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State Senators Likely to Go Down to Wire on Rent Regulations Update

Brian Kavanagh (D-Manhattan), who is chairman of the Senate's Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee were joined by
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RBA cuts interest rates for first time since 2016

“What it will mean is that people who are struggling to repay their mortgage will be able to get in touch with their lender and say, 'can you reduce my
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Statement on the Use of Proceeds of Bank of China's offshore Sustainability Series Bonds

Statement on the Use of Proceeds of Bank of China's offshore Sustainability Series Bonds

Bank of China Limited (“BOC”) hereby confirms that as of March 31st 2019, the proceeds of BOC's 5 offshore Sustainability Series Bonds are allocated
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You can now buy your house on Amazon

HGTV has capitalized on the fascination, launching a House Hunters spinoff that features home shoppers in the market for something tiny – like, less
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Can Facebook Become A Trusted Bank?

Last month it was confirmed that Mark Zuckerberg had met with Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England. Around the same time, rumors
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'Devil is in the details' for lenders transitioning from Libor: MBA

Commercial and multifamily mortgage lenders need to figure out their plan for replacing the London interbank offered rate index potentially expiring at
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Does ICF International's (NASDAQ:ICFI) Share Price Gain of 93% Match Its Business Performance?

And the truth is, you can make significant gains if you buy good quality businesses at the right price. For example, the ICF International, Inc.
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Financial crisis, Toys 'R' Us downfall guide Tuesday leveraged lending hearing

On Tuesday, a Congressional committee will discuss risks in leveraged lending with a panel of professors as the credit crisis and high-profile
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Cost of risky loans shrinks amid mortgage price war

Research from Moneyfacts shows the average mortgage rate for two-year fixed policies has fallen over the past five years, with the 90 per cent and 95
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The Best Ways to Build Trust with New Generations

But if your bank is relying on outdated advertising methods and channels to reach these fresh consumers, you'll more than likely come up short.
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Khabib vs. Dustin Poirier Lightweight Title Fight Announced for UFC 242

Dustin Poirier Lightweight Title Fight Announced for UFC 242 … The company officially announced the match has been confirmed for UFC 242 on Sept
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Harvard Endowment Needs to Lower Fees, Not Pay

The battle over investment fees is coming to a college campus near you. A group of Harvard University alumni known as the Class of 1969 Ad Hoc
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Property market 'healthiest' in more than a decade

Edinburgh's housing market is experiencing its strongest start to the year for more than a decade, according to Warners Solicitors and Estate Agents.
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Wake Up Call: Big Law Advises on $2.4 Billion Real Estate Investment Deal

Hunton Andrews Kurth advised Hospitality Properties Trust in a $2.4 billion real estate investment trust deal in which HPT acquired a net lease
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Congressman Chuy García Wants To Protect His Constituents From Emerging Financial Risks

Why is the leveraged lending hearing important to your constituents and … the Office of Financial Research (OFR) in leveraged lending supervision?
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UK financial regulator clamps down on peer-to-peer investment

Peer-to-peer lending, which matches savers looking for higher returns than traditional savings accounts with companies and individuals who want to
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Lease Administration Software Market Growth, Trends, Opportunity and Status Explored in a New …

The global Lease Administration Software market is valued at million USD in … Accruent, CoStar Real Estate Manager, LeaseEagle, TMA Systems,
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Forget transmission, some banks have raised lending rates since last repo cut

Since January, while the RBI has reduced the policy repo rate by 50 bps, banks have lowered lending rates (marginal cost of funds based lending rate
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Meet Emma Boettcher, the Woman Who Beat Jeopardy! Champ James Holzhauer

Two days ago, Emma Boettcher was a librarian at the University of Chicago, whose life was hardly the topic of the media circus. Monday night, though
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Annualized home appreciation rate rises for first time in over a year

The rate of annual home price appreciation sped up for the first time in over a year during April, affecting affordability at the low end of the market,
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'12 Billion Transactions:' How Data Is Transforming the Music Business

Speaking at Fortune's Most Powerful Women International Summit on Tuesday, Kobalt Music Group COO Avid Larizadeh Duggan gave attendees a
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Roostify to sponsor engage.marketing

Tech100 winner and leading digital platform Roostify is sponsoring HousingWire's second annual engage.marketing event to be held June 13-14 in
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EAH Housing Names Laura Hall as President and Chief Executive Officer

EAH Housing Names Laura Hall as President and Chief Executive Officer

Today, EAH Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing organization, … Hall, president and chief executive officer of EAH Housing (Photo: Business Wire).
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UK Tightens Rules On P2P Lenders

Crowdfunding platforms, or peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders, are going to face tougher regulations in the U.K. through the Financial Conduct Authority
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Announcing: G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) Stock Increased An Energizing 109% In …

Help shape the future of investing tools and you could win a $250 gift card! The worst result, after buying shares in a company (assuming no leverage),
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As Discover Financial Services (DFS) Stock Value Declined, Shareholder Bogle Investment …

… 23/05/2018 – Discover Financial Services to Launch Innovation Program This Coming Fall at Northern Illinois University; 14/05/2018 – Freddie Mac:
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Warren Calls for 'Actively Managing' Dollar Value to Boost Jobs

“If we can aggressively intervene in markets to protect the interests of the wealthy and well-connected — as we have for decades with bailouts and
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Annual Home Price Growth Accelerates Anew

“Mortgage rates are 0.6 percentage points below what they were one year ago and incomes are up, which has improved affordability for buyers.
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Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Shareholder Hartford Financial Management Has Upped Its Position …

… CAN OFFER BANKCHAIN PRECIOUS METALS PLATFORM; 14/05/2018 – Freddie Mac: Krenitsky Joins Freddie Mac From Discover Fincl Services;
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Cable Transport Market to Witness Massive Growth by 2025: Excelsa Real Estate, Kropivnik …

An extensive analysis of the Global Cable Transport market strategy of the leading companies in the precision of import/export consumption, supply
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Everything you need to know about this year's count of LA County's homeless population

L.A.'s red-hot housing market has made it difficult for people already living on the edge of poverty to continue to afford their rent. Many are being forced
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Global Silicones Market Analysis, Trends, and Forecasts, 2015-2018 & 2019-2022: Focus on …

Rising Commercial Real Estate Investments. Positive Outlook for Silicones in Construction Materials. Steadily Increasing Automobile Production
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Automotive lender expanding into Alabama

On the Road Lending has hired Lonnie Smith, former philanthropy manager at State Farm in Atlanta, as vice president of business development.
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Major leadership changes for Wells Fargo local lending team

A week after Susanne Svizeny left the bank, Wells named Charlie Cowles to lead commercial banking in Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware as part
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CoreLogic Reports April Home Prices Increased by 3.6 Percent Year Over Year

CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics, and data-enabled solutions provider, has released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI)
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Sumitomo Mitsui unveils real estate JV

The Japanese trust bank's subsidiary, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Real Estate … “A continued trend towards urbanisation in Japan, especially the largest
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5 Top Rate-Sensitive Stocks to Buy Amid Treasury Yield Decline

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust PMT invests primarily in residential mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets in the United States.
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Colorado mortgage startup will buy a house for its borrowers, then lend them the money to buy it back

Mortgage startup BoardRE announced its launch in Colorado Tuesday, pledging to level the playing field for homebuyers by upgrading their offers to
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Commission-Free Real Estate with BlueMatch

There's a Denver-based software startup that's changing the way people list and sell their homes. BlueMatch is one of the first automated virtual real
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UPDATE 2-Quebec real estate developer tops Air Canada buyout offer for Transat

(Adds details on Mach and Air Canada offers). By Arundhati Sarkar and Uday Sampath Kumar. June 4 (Reuters) – Real estate developer Group Mach
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Va. Beach extends deadline for personal property, real estate tax payments

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach has given residents more time to pay their personal property and real estate taxes. The city said in a
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Report: Rihanna Becomes Richest Female Musician With $600 Million Fortune

Forbes reports that Rihanna is now the most wealthiest female musician. Her fortune has surpassed Madonna's ($570 million), Céline Dion's ($450
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Real estate as a career?

Real estate as a career?

This rule applies if you are selling real estate, cars, insurance, or even a new haircut. For those that have not experienced it, a life in commission sales
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Americans May Be Strapped, But the Go-To Statistic Is False

It is a myth that a large share of people can't cover a $400 emergency expense. Why does the story persist? By. Michael R. Strain. June 4, 2019, 6:00
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Sneak peek at $185 million upgrades at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse won't finish with $185 million renovations until September, but we're getting a look inside today.
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Small Business Online Banking

Easily manage your small business accounts – and save time – with Online Banking and the TD Mobile Banking App. You can even access all your
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Life On The Race Beat: RaceAhead

Speaking of bright futures, today we welcome Fortune commentary editor Tamara El-Waylly to the raceAhead family, who will be helping to produce
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Left-leaning lawmakers like Bernie Sanders want Americans to bank at the post office — but that …

Sanders, an independent from Vermont, and Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, see “postal banking” as a potential solution for the estimated 32.6
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Covius seeks to deepen its technology ties with Chronos acquisitions

Covius Holdings plans to buy several businesses from Chronos Solutions that support mortgage servicing and origination processes, including three
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Inked: Recent LI real estate deals

Pristin U.S. Inc. leased 1,000 square feet of office space at 91 Moffit Blvd. in Bay Shore. Michael Zere of Zere Real Estate Services represented the
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A Beginner's Guide to Flipping Houses for Profit

Certainly, buying with all cash is the simplest route for home flippers. … you're taking, read our articles about FHA loans and best mortgage lenders.
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Wells Fargo restructures commercial banking business

San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) is changing the structure of its commercial banking business as part of ongoing efforts to
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FCA Announces New Rules For UK P2P Lending Platforms

The long awaited changes to P2P lending regulations in the UK are finally here. Today, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that the new
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Civic Financial Services launches correspondent lending program for investor loans

Civic Financial Services, a private money lender that focuses on loans for property investors, is expanding its offerings. Civic announced Tuesday that
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How Some of the World's Oldest Banks Are Moving to a Digital Future

At nearly 120 years old, Leumi is the largest and oldest bank in Israel. But thanks to the launch of its mobile-only bank, Pepper, it's also the country's
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Bezos May Pick New York City After All, at Least for a New Condo

The tech giant's chief executive officer is buying three condos at … Brokers from Sotheby's International Realty who are marketing the listings — Brad
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BBVA offering $3500 in closing cost assistance on certain FHA mortgages

Borrowers who want a loan backed by the Federal Housing Administration or the Department of Veterans Affairs may qualify to receive as much as
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Why Luxury Fashion Sees the Sustainability Movement as an Opportunity

“It's much better to buy less, buy beautiful things, and wear them more,” said Hindmarch, speaking at Fortune's Most Powerful Women International
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Industry Reaction Varied to Life Beyond LIBOR

It is set to expire at the end of 2021, and the MBA found 92 percent of the commercial and multifamily mortgage lenders it polled have already begun
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There's One Subject in the UK That's as Toxic as Brexit. Trump Just Waded Into It

Once, advocates of the U.K.'s departure from the European Union argued that Brexit would mean more government funding for the country's National
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Explore banking with a credit union

YouTube & Website Copy: Xplore Federal Credit Union helps explain the difference between credit unions & banks. Credit unions are non-profits
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India's Best Banks: Decisive Banking

In February 2003, Kotak Mahindra Finance (KMFL), the group's flagship company, received a banking licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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