White House Considering Direct Purchases of US Mined Uranium

White House Considering Direct Purchases of US Mined Uranium

The White House is considering a plan that would have the government directly purchase uranium from U.S. producers as it contemplates ways to
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Fannie-Freddie Investors Fighting Profit Sweep Get Key Win

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac investors won a big victory in their long battle to reap benefits from their stakes in the mortgage giants with a court ruling
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Housing Update: Private Equity Firm Keeping Affordable Apartments Off the Market

Sign up for our Mapping the Future newsletter to receive housing news—including the latest news, statistics, tools for tenants and homeowners and
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Mortgage sales to 'vultures' defended

Banks have defended the sale of non-performing mortgages to 'vulture funds' and dismissed claims of large-scale repossession of family homes.
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Latest Real Estate Software Market Report 2019: With Essential Analysis of Market, Industry News …

Real Estate Software Market Report provides comprehensive insight, business information, market forecasts, and industry analysis. The Real Estate
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ETFs to Help Investors Get Defensive

Any trade-related risk-off events could further drag on risk sentiment, with the bond market repeatedly flashing recession warnings as the yield curve
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Monitor Report: Goldman Sachs Completes 81% of $1.8B Target for Consumer-Relief Under …

Monitor Report: Goldman Sachs Completes 81% of $1.8B Target for Consumer-Relief Under Mortgage Settlements
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Investors Who Bought Mirza International (NSE:MIRZAINT) Shares A Year Ago Are Now Down 43%

When you buy individual stocks, you can make higher profits, but you also face the risk of under-performance. For example, the Mirza International
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Online P2P Lenders Ordered to Bring Creditors' Records to National Credit System

The notice, posted earlier this week, called for all P2P lending institutions to report operations data to the credit reference agencies controlled by the
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Mortgage free or pension: Financial planner gives verdict on how to maximise funds

Paying off a mortgage will be a financial priority for many people. From switching to a competitive interest rate to making attempts to reduce the length
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Here's What 'RHONY' Star Kelly Bensimon Says About Taking Her Real Estate Career to Reality TV

Here's What 'RHONY' Star Kelly Bensimon Says About Taking Her Real Estate Career to Reality TV … Kelly Killoren Bensimon joins Cheddar with Douglas Elliman broker Holly Parker to talk about her new job and housing trends.
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BayVanguard Bank to acquire Madison Bank of Maryland

The parent of Madison Bank of Maryland has agreed to be acquired by BV Financial Inc., the parent company of BayVanguard Bank, for $31 million.
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A recession may hit some US metros worse than others

San Francisco, where median home prices are 15 times the median income, ranks 35th most-vulnerable on the list of 50, since a high percentage of
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Treasury and HUD Release Sweeping Blueprint for Comprehensive Housing Finance Reform

The reform plans are a significant milestone, providing detailed instructions to both Congress and the Federal Housing Finance Agency as to the path
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Here are the top 10 mortgage lenders of 2018

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its annual data from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act on Aug. 30 showing which lenders
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No, Jeff Bezos Really Shouldn't Buy the Amazon

The Amazon rain forest is still burning. In August alone, at least 26,000 fires ravaged one of the world's most complex and varied biomes.
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Employment Grew in August, Despite Lack of Qualified Workers

Some of the industries that saw increases in hiring were transportation, education, real estate, construction and manufacturing. “The strong economy
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Payments firm Stripe forays into lending business

Digital payments firm Stripe has launched a new arm called Stripe Capital to foray into small business lending. With the new lending platform, the
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RehomingThe Treasury plans to privatise Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

THE EFFECTS of financial crises have a habit of lingering. In 2008, having suffered heavy losses amid the wreckage of America's housing market,
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'Shameful': Warren Warns Trump Plan to Privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Would Make …

Sen. Elizabeth Warren warned Friday that the Trump administration's new plan to privatize the two government-controlled entities that back half of the
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Real estate transactions: Sept. 7, 2019

Real estate transactions: Sept. 7, 2019

AMERICUS — The following real estate transactions were recorded recently in the Clerk of. Superior Court's Office. The date is the day of recording.
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Bank fees: The hidden costs you may not even know you're paying

But Australians are relying on banks more than ever as electronic banking continues to grow, making it almost impossible to avoid them if you want to
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AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2019 Dividend of $0.45 Per Share

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–. AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (MITT) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of
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Did Treasury's GSE report move the needle?

… administration's report on the nation's housing finance system raised the goal posts for ending the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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Online lenders face jail term for shaming borrowers – NPC

MANILA, Philippines — Officials of three online lending firms may face imprisonment and fines for alleged public shaming of borrowers, which is in
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Why it feels like 1980 down on the farm

But when China upped its Brazilian imports last year, international investors financed improvements to Brazil's infrastructure. “That's permanent
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A primer on the Trump administration's plan for the GSEs

These approaches include conclusively classifying loans with financing costs below a certain threshold as qualified mortgages, or setting a
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Why Europe's banks are trembling in fear of even more negative rates

Abolishing interest rates sounds like the greatest idea since spray cheese. Money for nothing, mortgages for free! In Denmark, Jyske Bank AS is
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FTC Challenges Fidelity's $1.2B Title Insurance Deal

Law360 (September 6, 2019, 7:32 PM EDT) — The Federal Trade Commission filed an in-house complaint Friday aimed at stopping title insurance
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A Pollster's Warning for Boris Johnson

The prime minister wants to gamble on a Brexit election, but the results are more unpredictable than ever. By. Matt Singh. September 6, 2019, 2:00 AM
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Red Bank Fire

Mandatory Evacuations: Pettyjohn Rd. to Forest Service Boundary and R-Wild Horse Ranch. Evacuation Warning: Red Bank Oaks Subdivision.
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China Mulls Goal of 60% of Auto Sales to Be Electric by 2035

China is exploring ambitious new plans for the future of its car industry, weighing a target for 60% of all automobiles sold in the country to run on
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Exclusive: Banco do Brasil, UBS in advanced talks for investment banking joint venture – sources

S) are in advanced talks about an investment banking joint venture that could be signed as soon as next month, two sources with knowledge of the
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Carbon Could Be the New Cash Crop After Brexit

Carbon farming has gained traction alongside markets that put a price on pollution. It's an agricultural technique that stores carbon dioxide emissions
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$3.29 Billion Insurance Fraud Detection Market – Global Forecast to 2027

DUBLIN, Sept. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The “Global Insurance Fraud Detection Market Size, Market Share, Application Analysis, Regional Outlook,
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Inside Fearless leaders' transitions to CEO, COO

With John Foster becoming COO, they're the first two people to hold those top roles in company history. The shift in title signals the company's current
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Key pols add to flood of complaints about de Blasio water-bill shift

Two City Council members have asked the city to shut the spigot on a new water-billing policy, a change that the real estate industry has warned
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Mortgage Buy-Down Program offers home purchase opportunities inside Tribal jurisdiction …

Citizen Potawatomi Nation's Housing Department rolls out a new Home Purchase Mortgage Buy-Down Program aimed at increasing homeownership
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Shanghai Himalayas Museum Founder Arrested for Illegal Lending Schemes

Shanghai-based collector Dai Zhikang, founder of the $1.4 billion finance and real estate conglomerate the Zendai Group, surrendered himself to
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Commercial Real Estate Software Market Upcoming Growth By Top Key Players: Buildout, CMBS …

A detailed study on the Commercial Real Estate Software market 2019 is expected to grow at a strong CAGR by 2024. Which was predicted to accrue
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Uber's next business idea: Lending money to drivers

Uber's next business idea: Lending money to drivers

Uber is reportedly looking into offering loans directly to drivers, according to a report from Recode. The ride sharing company recently sent out an
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Cody Rhodes, Chris Jericho Will Battle for AEW World Title at Full Gear

Cody Rhodes will get his shot at the All Elite Wrestling world title, as the company's executive vice president will square off with champion Chris
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FTC challenges FNF-Stewart deal

The agency issued an administrative complaint, alleging the merger would substantially reduce competition in state markets for title insurance
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Options for paying mortgage insurance | Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand

Traditional residential mortgage lenders will not loan more than 80% of the value of a home without the additional protection afforded by mortgage
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Is COSCO Shipping International (Singapore) Co., Ltd.'s (SGX:F83) High P/E Ratio A Problem For …

COSCO Shipping International (Singapore) has a P/E ratio of 51.8, based on the last twelve months. That means that at current prices, buyers pay
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Hurricane Dorian rips through Outer Banks, causing tsunami-like surge as it heads out to sea

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — Tsunami-like storm surge from Hurricane Dorian ripped through North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday — a towering wall of
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The Vaping-Linked Lung Disease Outbreak Is Getting Serious: Brainstorm Health

… on the human body. Read on for the day's news, and have a wonderful weekend. Sy Mukherjee, @the_sy_guy, sayak.mukherjee@fortune.com
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Take Heed: How to Refinance a Home Loan

Whenever interest rates plummet, homeowners jump to refinance mortgages right away, often without considering first whether doing a refinance
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Symantec receives $16bn private equity buyout approach

Their approach comes weeks after Broadcom, one of the world's biggest semiconductor companies, agreed to buy Symantec's enterprise unit for
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Mastercard Blocks Two Venezuelan Banks as Inflation Rises

Lisbon, September 6, 2019 (venezuelanalysis.com) – US-based financial services company Mastercard has cut service to two Venezuelan banks
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Britain's Steve Bannon Is Tearing Boris Johnson's Tories Apart

After Dominic Cummings enacts 'do or die' strategy, former PM John Major says the mastermind of 2016 Brexit vote must be fired. By. Robert Hutton.
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What's Next for Housing Finance Reform?

“There is still one piece of unfinished business from the financial crisis: housing finance reform. These changes to our housing finance system will help
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2019 CRE marketing strategies combine new, old digital tools

If there is one indisputable adage in the world of commercial real estate … Russell Hughes, SIOR, managing principal at Hughes Realty Advisors in
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GSE Reform Plan Suggests Limits on Agency Multifamily Debt

Today marks the 11th anniversary of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's government conservatorship, but revisions to how the housing-finance giants are
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Wall Street Casts Skeptical Eye on Trump Fannie-Freddie Plan

“In our view, the reports contained little new information,” Gardner wrote. “While Treasury recommended ending the conservatorship and the net profit
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The Trump Administration Is Playing Dirty With Automakers

I don't know how else you can characterize the news, reported by the Wall Street Journal on Friday, that the DOJ is investigating four major
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Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMAN) Shares Vacillating Near-Term

Checking in on the short-term signals on Federal National Mortgage … Receive News & Ratings Via Email – Enter your email address below to receive
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UPDATE: FTC to challenge Fidelity National Financial (FNF)/Stewart Information Services (STC …

Title insurance protects customers and lenders in real estate transactions from financial loss that results from defects in the property's title. Most real
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Tom Schwartz Found a Message in a Fortune Cookie for Anyone Who Needs to Hear It Right Now

The Tom Tom partner took to Instagram Stories to show off a fortune cookie he had plans to open following his lunch. He was prepared to not just
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Judge dismisses real estate tycoon's lawsuit against his son

Joel S. Marcus, the real estate tycoon credited with helping to turn Cambridge into one of the world's biggest biotech hubs, has lost a key battle in a
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Trump admin proposes massive overhaul of FHA, Freddie and Fannie

Trump admin proposes massive overhaul of FHA, Freddie and Fannie

Trump admin proposes massive overhaul of FHA, Freddie and Fannie … for mortgage-backed securities giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Facebook-led competition seeks new ways to identify deepfakes, but critics say it could backfire

The company is commissioning a “realistic data set” consisted of videos … four that insure buyers and sellers against problems with a property's title.
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Insider Buying: The Crystal International Group Limited (HKG:2232) Vice Chairman Just Bought US …

Potential Crystal International Group Limited (HKG:2232) shareholders may wish to note that the Vice Chairman, Choy Yuk Ching Yvonne Lo, recently
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UBS Group Contemplates Investment Bank Unit Restructuring

Per a Reuters article, UBS Group UBS is planning to restructure its investment-banking unit in order to the company's boost performance and trim
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These 4 Measures Indicate That Colliers International Group (TSE:CIGI) Is Using Debt Reasonably …

We note that Colliers International Group Inc. (TSE:CIGI) does have debt on its balance sheet. But should shareholders be worried about its use of
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These housing markets may see a downturn in looming recession

With a possible recession looming, some believe that the real estate market will neither be the cause nor with the impact be as substantial as it was
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Spotify Nabs Top AI Expert From Netflix

A top researcher in artificial intelligence techniques has jumped ship from Netflix to Spotify. Tony Jebara joined the streaming music service Spotify
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Online lenders face charges for shaming clients

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is looking into three major online lending companies accused of publicly shaming borrowers to threaten
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Global Real Estate Software Market: Development History, Current Analysis and Estimated …

Market.Biz's evaluation of “Global Real Estate Software Market 2019” emphasizing technological evolutions, modifications, and growth outlooks.
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Popeye's Chicken Sandwiches Weren't the Company's Only Recent Big Seller

There's been a frenzy over Popeyes's chicken sandwiches. Now the craze is spilling over to its bonds. Restaurant Brands International, the owner of
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Why Village Farms International Stock Rose 22% in August

A superior cost of production per gram is the top reason investors poured money into Village Farms International (TSX:VFF)(NASDAQ:VFF) in August.
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What Stripe's Entry Into Lending Means for Payments

Stripe, which has become the highest valued private fintech company at $22.5 billion by giving merchants a way to accept digital payments, launched
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Wilton real estate: Three homes sold

The following property transactions were recorded in the office of Town Clerk Lori Kaback from Aug. 30 through Sept. 5. 120 Ridgefield Road: Estate of
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Judge dismisses CFPB's case against Ocwen, but will let it refile

A federal judge in Florida dismissed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's lawsuit against Ocwen Financial Services, stating the agency
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The curse of (uncontested) imports

… for multinational corporations in order to integrate into global markets. … quantities) and constraints on the purchase and sale of foreign currency.
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Don't Disrupt Lending or Increase the Cost of Housing: Civil Rights Coalition Warns Against White …

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, in response to a Presidential Memorandum on Federal Housing Finance Reform, the U.S. Department of Treasury
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HSBC to Lend an Additional £35 Billion in Mortgages

HSBC will lend out an additional £35 billion to homebuyers, as it makes a grab for a larger share of the UK mortgage market. The bank, which began
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Trump administration unveils plans to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stocks are falling after the Trump Administration revealed plans to privatize the mortgage giants. Yahoo Finance's Akiko
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COLUMN: Solution to Housing Crisis requires an entire community

COLUMN: Solution to Housing Crisis requires an entire community … growth that outpaces wage growth and its impact on the housing market.
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Private Equity Firms Eye $16.4B Buy Of Symantec Consumer Unit: Report

Having private equity firms Permira and Advent International buy Symantec's consumer unit wouldn't affect the recently announced $10.7 billion sale
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How to Watch New York Fashion Week From Your Phone

How to Watch New York Fashion Week From Your Phone

New York Fashion Week has just started and it's being streamed live on two new direct-to-consumer streaming video platforms, giving fashion fans
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Opinion Better business banking? There's not an app for that

While mobile banking for consumers has become common, businesses are now demanding mobile banking services as well. Despite this demand
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US Bank Wealth Management names new senior managing director

U.S. Bank Wealth Management has named Eric Sanderson as senior managing director of family office services for Ascent Private Capital
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FTC Files Lawsuit to Block Proposed Merger Between Stewart Information Services and Fidelity …

… real estate activity; changes in mortgage interest rates, existing and new home sales, and availability of mortgage financing; our ability to respond to
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Helping real estate agents better understand aged sector

Oak Tree is also keen to get an update from agents about the local real estate market and trends they are seeing in the Central Queensland market.
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Huawei Eyes ProtonMail as It Searches for Gmail Alternative

… 12 months if phone owners can't use Google Maps or other Google services, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Charles Shum said in a note this week.
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Women in US Work Force Climbs to Highest Since 2002

The proportion of prime-age women in the U.S. workforce jumped in August to its highest level in more than 17 years, reversing a surprising decline
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Canadians Not Deterred By Homeownership Obstacles

Those dreaming of homeownership face a long list of obstacles: high prices, low supply and ever-changing mortgage rules and qualification
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Hawaii commercial real estate sales total $1.4B in first half of 2019

The $1.43 billion in total dollar volume at midyear means sales of Hawaii commercial properties in 2019 are unlikely to surpass the record $5.15
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There's a Dorm Brewing: The Struggles of Student-Housing CMBS Loans

Against a relatively benign CMBS backdrop, the sector's poor results stick out like a sore thumb. Though student housing loans are usually jumbled
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Don't Buy Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust (HKG:405) For Its Next Dividend Without Doing …

Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust (HKG:405) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in 4 days time. This means that investors who purchase shares on
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Why Fannie And Freddie Sellers May Be Misinterpreting Housing Reform Plan

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been under government conservatorship since they were bailed out during the housing market collapse back in
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TRENDING: First-Time Home Buyer Incentive And Mortgage Rates

A new study conducted by HuffPost Canada has revealed that Canadians are subjected to even higher mortgage rates than other developed nations.
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US 30-year mortgage rates hit lowest level since October 2016

New York. BORROWING costs on US 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to their lowest level since October 2016 in step with declining bond yields due
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Sneddon Team Of Realtors Among State's Top 10

REAL Trends, one of the most trusted sources of news, analysis and information in residential real estate, partnered with real estate training company
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NYT: More multifamily developers adding luxurious amenities to attract buyers and renters

Workforce housing is in short supply, yet developers focus on ultra luxury because that is where they think they can make the biggest profit, said
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Vaping-Related Lung Illness Likely Caused by Chemical Exposure, Says CDC

Sudden, serious lung illnesses that have struck people who used vaping devices have been tied in many cases to products that contain THC, the main
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Home flipper Opendoor rolls out loans and title services

Opendoor, the top “instant offer” real estate company in the US, now offers home mortgages as well as title and escrow services. The company
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Trump administration releases plan to send Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac back to private sector

President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday released a sweeping plan that could remake the U.S. housing market, starting with ending more
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SBI partners Edelweiss for SME lending

The partnership between SBI and Edelweiss comes close on the heels of the lender setting up a special non-banking finance company (NBFC)
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Home Real Estate Market Remains Strong Despite Airbnb Bill

Home Real Estate Market Remains Strong Despite Airbnb Bill

Honolulu's new lack cracking down on short-term vacation rentals threatens to have a big impact on the local tourism and residential real estate
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MLB Player Ryan Schimpf Joins Angel Oak Home Loans

Angel Oak Home Loans has announced the hiring of former Major League Baseball player Ryan Schimpf as a licensed mortgage advisor, serving the
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Subprime Auto Lender Checked Income on Just 3% of Loans in Bond

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc., one of the biggest U.S. subprime auto finance companies, verified income on less than 3% of borrowers
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Self-Storage Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales: September 2019

Public Storage Inc., a publicly traded self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT) and third-party management firm, purchased A+ Storage in
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Google Bans Ads for Unproven Medical Treatments. Critics Ask What Took So Long?

Years after ads for unproven medical treatments and therapies spread across the Internet, Google is finally cracking down on them. The search giant
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Comerica Bank Reduces Holdings in Endo International PLC (NASDAQ:ENDP)

Comerica Bank owned 0.08% of Endo International worth $662,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other institutional investors
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Fed's Powell: No Recession Coming, But Maybe Another Rate Cut

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell does not foresee a recession in the near future, but he hinted another rate cut could be coming from the
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NAMB Announces Its NAMB+ Health Plan

The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) has announced that the organization's new health plan, the NAMB+ Health Plan, is now
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Webinar: Moving Fast: Our Housing Market, Technology and Closing Loans!

Join us for a U.S. housing economy outlook that will explore the key market trends defining the final half of 2019 and beyond. We'll cover new
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Bank of America Stock Is Hit With Another Downgrade

The likelihood of more rate cuts from the Federal Reserve and a slowing U.S. economy have pushed KBW's Brian Kleinhanzl to downgrade Bank of
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Summer splurge in housing market as average price jumps $30k

According to newly released monthly statistics from the Windsor-Essex County Association of Realtors, the average sale price of a home in the region
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New York Real Estate Heats Up With New Developments

New York Real Estate Heats Up With New Developments … breaks down current real estate trends in Manhattan and what boroughs to watch.
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Gender Inequality Is Hurdle in Fight Against AIDS, $14 Billion Fund Says

“We need to be concerned from a global health security point of view,” he said, adding that MDR tuberculosis has a similar fatality rate to Ebola and is
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CFPB Files Suit Against Certified Forensic Loan Auditors

If entered by the court, the proposed order will permanently ban Carrigan from providing mortgage assistance relief services or consumer financial
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Overhauling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Won't Be Easy or Cheap

Two government-sponsored entities (GSEs) hold about half of the nation's mortgage debt. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as the GSEs are known, were
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Trump Takes on California Mileage Standards on the Road to Rollback of Obama-Era Rules

The Trump administration on Friday launched an all-out assault on California over mileage rules, opening an antitrust investigation and telling state
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GSE reform plan holds some positives for MIs, mortgage REITs, KBW says

The Trump administration's proposal for housing finance reform contain some positives for private mortgage insurers and mortgage REITs, write Keefe
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Stewart Information Services Corp (NYSE:STC) Shares Sold by BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA

Piedmont Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Stewart … The company operates in two segments, Title Insurance and Related
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Investors Edge University: The Real Estate Rock Stars

Our companies enjoy doing everything from long-term wealth creation; rentals in the Midwest, both residential and commercial; note buying;
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Trump Administration Says Carmakers' California Pact Is Illegal

The Trump administration has launched a multipronged legal assault on California's agreement with four carmakers on tailpipe emissions that was
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Ask a Realtor: What updates should we make to our home to sell it?

Ask a Realtor: What updates should we make to our home to sell it?

Dear Homeowner: These are great questions and ones that are very relevant to the current Vail Valley real estate market and ones I anticipate are
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It's Not Just Hurricanes. California Wildfire Season is Underway, Too

While Hurricane Dorian has captured much of the nation's natural disaster attentions this week, parts of California are on fire. The Tenaja wildfire is
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UK's Labour Threatens to Restrict Bankers' Bonuses If Elected

The U.K. Labour Party would seek to ban excessive bonuses for bankers if it came to power, unless the financial industry takes steps to curb excessive
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China cuts financial institutions' reserve ratios to boost lending

China's central bank announced to cut cash that lenders must hold as reserves, releasing about 900 billion yuan (US$127.12 billion) of long-term
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FTC suing to block Fidelity acquisition of Stewart Information Services Corp.

Jacksonville-based Fidelity is already the largest title insurance company in the U.S. and the acquisition of smaller competitor Stewart would increase
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1906-1918: Meet the former Syracuse teacher who married a miser and then gave away millions

Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage received her entire husband's fortune when he died in 1906. From the July 27, 1906 Syracuse Herald. Courtesy of
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Banking while black: Minority business owners with better credit scores than white counterparts …

Black and Hispanic men seeking small business loans faced more scrutiny and worse treatment from bank officers than less qualified white men,
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Mortgage Cadence Adds DataVerify Capabilities

Denver-based Mortgage Cadence has added DataVerify capabilities to its Enterprise Lending Center (ELC) loan-origination platform. The update will
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Attorney's bond set at $500K following deadly road-rage incident

A north Fulton County attorney accused of running over and killing a real estate developer during an argument was granted a $500,000 bond at his
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2019 Community resource Guide: Real estate services

2019 Community resource Guide: Real estate services … Estes Park Team Realty: 970-586-3838 … New Roots Real Estate: 970-586-7283
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NAR's Yun: Mortgage rates may tumble to record 3.3% by 2019's end

While NAR hasn't yet issued its housing data for August, its forecast estimates the median U.S. home price in the current quarter is 4.4% higher than a
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MBA Names Kelli Burke VP of Commercial Real Estate Finance

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has announced that Kelli Burke has joined the association as vice president of Commercial Real Estate
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Report: 320000 New Homes Needed to Alleviate Housing Shortfalls

The D.C. area needs 320,000 new homes in the region to keep up with population growth and prevent a Bay Area-like increase in housing prices,
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Home Front: Creating a successful trend match

You should expect your kitchen and bath designer to develop recommendations based on your individual style preferences and how you want your
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Bill Ford Jr Says Ford Is America's Auto Company

Bill Ford Jr Says Ford Is America's Auto Company … The executive lays claim to the title “America's auto company” in the letter touting that it was
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G5 expands its executive ranks by welcoming two new key hires

G5, a real estate SaaS company, recently expanded its multifamily leadership team, welcoming two new executives to the company, including Karen
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Factbox: What's in the Treasury's housing finance report?

The Treasury's preference is for Congress to do much of the heavy lifting on overhauling the U.S. housing finance market. Most notably, it calls for
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This Idahoan landed on Fortune's World's Greatest Leaders list. Here's how she did it

This year, Agler was named one of Fortune magazine's “World's 50 Greatest Leaders.” She also released her new book, “Under the Big Tree:
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Caliber Gets in on Blockchain

Figure SaaS offers loan origination platforms in home equity and mortgage, and will soon offer multiple other asset classes and product offerings.
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Brookdale Extends Maturities and Lowers Borrowing Costs through Financing Transactions

On August 29, 2019, the Company obtained $160 million of mortgage financing from CBRE in a Fannie Mae Master Credit Facility. The non-recourse
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Marsha Charles named top real estate agent

Marsha Charles named top real estate agent

Marsha Charles has been named one of the top real estate agents in Connecticut by the Real Trends America's Best Real Estate Professionals report.
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Depressed Bond Yields Help These Sector ETFs Shine

Both the S&P 500 Real Estate Sector and S&P 500 Utilities Sector hit … war and slowing global growth trends weighed on the risk-on sentiment and
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US sues to block merger of title insurance providers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday that it had filed an administrative complaint aimed at preventing title
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WeWork IPO Shouldn't Dissuade Investors From This ETF

For seasoned real estate investors, WeWork is something they're advising others to approach with due …. For more market trends, visit ETF Trends.
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September Business Briefs

… 136 properties since 2016, but CEO George V. Hager Jr. said “favorable trends” … “Increased real estate ownership will lessen the burden of lease escalators, … Regional Health Properties sold three skilled nursing properties in
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Market Review: Checking the Technicals on Shares of S&P 500 Real Estate Sector SPDR (XLRE)

The Percentage Price Oscillator is above the signal line on shares of S&P 500 Real Estate Sector SPDR (XLRE). Traders watching these levels may
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Michael Hall to Lead Waterstone's New Colorado Office

Waterstone Mortgage SVP–National Sales Chris Fleming said: “Michael's noteworthy background in mortgage lending and real estate, as well as his
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Hurricane Dorian hits Outer Banks: How mid-Atlantic tourist spots are being affected

Outer Banks: All North Carolina barrier islands remain under a mandatory evacuation order that took effect Wednesday. This includes the beaches at
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Fed Chair Powell Says Central Bank Will Keep Economic Expansion Going

ZURICH — The Federal Reserve chair, Jerome H. Powell, said on Friday that the Fed remains committed to keeping the United States economic
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How Apple is saving the banks (for a fee)

She made a highly significant statement retail banking professionals should think … battling up-&-coming tech firms who want to replace the banks.
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Altice CEO Is Shaking Up Cell Phone Market: $20 A Month Plan

Now with 2018 revenues of nearly $10 billion, Altice joined the elite Fortune 500 list of the biggest companies in America for the first time ever. Goei is
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Fannie-Freddie Fall as Trump Plan Shows Quick Windfall Unlikely

Also, Treasury indicated it wants to let lawmakers take a crack at figuring out a fix before it and the companies' regulator, the Federal Housing Finance
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I am generally skeptical of popular worries, on efficient-markets grounds: If everyone is worried that something is overvalued, then that should be
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Does Ever-Glory International Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:EVK) CEO Pay Compare Well With Peers?

CEO compensation is one thing, but it is also interesting to check if the CEO is buying or selling Ever-Glory International Group (free visualization of
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Million-dollar sales boost Seacoast home market

We continue to see strong demand for Seacoast real estate.” The August surge follows a relatively down month in July. Home sales volume dropped
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eTitle Launches Strategic New Title Office in Detroit

“We want to evolve past the typical land title company and bring resources and extensive expertise to our clients for a modern approach to title.”.
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Power Up Your Advisory Board ROI

While an advisory board isn't typically a policy-making body, like the bank's board of directors, it does serve vital functions. Its members can help grow
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Fannie and Freddie Shares Slide on Reform Plan

Investors in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac aren't cheering the Trump administration's new plan for privatizing the mortgage-finance giants. Fannie
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Trump Stays Firm on Alabama Hurricane Claim

Nearly a week later, President Donald Trump continues to insist his claim that Alabama was in the path of Hurricane Dorian was not wrong. On Friday
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More Fortune 500 companies worried about impact of Donald Trump's China trade war strategy …

More than four out of every 10 – or 43 per cent – of Fortune 500 companies have expressed concern in recent months about US President Donald
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Adam Neumann lashes out at Uber and Lyft, these international buyers have planted flags in NYC …

Adam Neumann lashes out at Uber and Lyft, these international buyers have planted flags in NYC …

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac aren't going anywhere yet. The U.S. Treasury Department released its housing reform plan yesterday and, based on the
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The untold story: Real estate's New York essentialism

Further, the real estate industry creates more than 600,000 jobs, thus making it one of the city's largest employers, generating nearly $140 billion in
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Why Experts Can't Rule Out The Possibility We Live In A Simulation

“My creaky knees and mortgage are too real.” Fair enough. But what if reality is a sophisticated simulation? A computer simulation, to be more precise.
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Community-Driven Bay Area Alliance Leads to More Sustainable Housing

The San Francisco Bay area's outrageous housing market is no secret. As NPQ's Steve Dubb reported, quoting Mother Jones, “The median home
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Stewart Information Services' stock dives after FTC looks to block buyout by Fidelity National

The FTC said it believes the merger would “substantially reduce competition” in state markets for title insurance underwriting for large commercial
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US Mortgage Interest Tax Deductions Plummeted in 2018

The number of 2018 tax year returns claiming the mortgage interest deduction plunged from nearly 30.1 million in tax year 2017 to around 11.5 million
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NATURAL AND ORGANIC FLAVORS Market Update; Buying Industry Spree Resumes

HTF MI recently introduced Global Natural and Organic Flavors Market study with in-depth overview, describing about the Product / Industry Scope
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China and Russia to edge closer to reducing US dollar reliance with Moscow set to launch first …

This allows Chinese investors to buy yuan-denominated products in overseas markets, as long as yuan investments are not converted into foreign
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Redfin Report: Rochester, Buffalo and Hartford at Least Risk of a Housing Downturn in the Next …

Another recession is unlikely to have a widespread impact on the real estate market, but some parts of the country are at more risk than others.
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What you need to know about Germany's new online banking system

Many bank customers in Germany will soon have to say goodbye to an old habit. When they do online banking from their home computers, they will no
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Axiom International Investors LLC DE lifted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 19.7% during the second quarter, according to the
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UPDATE 1-US sues to block merger of title insurance providers

“Competitive title insurance and title information markets are essential to providing Americans affordable and high-quality title insurance products,”
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State Street Optimizes Securities Lending with AI

State Street and its research arm State Street Associates have collaborated to optimize their securities lending business through the deployment of an
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Internet banking: how to stay safe in a virtual world

In today's technology-dominated world, financial navigation rests between phone and fingertips. The rise of money-saving apps such as Emma, Clarity
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Amazon fires: H&M stops buying Brazilian leather amid concerns over deforestation

H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, has said that it will stop purchasing leather from Brazil over concerns that the country's cattle industry
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The region needs more homes. Housing targets would help, but they need teeth.

DC's housing prices are influenced by what happens in Loudoun County, or Prince George's County feels the effects of what happens in Montgomery
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PSB merger 'a hidden agenda to deprive Bengal's banking sector'

Noting that Allahabad Bank was formed in 1865 and United Bank of India was established in 1914 in Kolkata, Banerjee wrote: “I would strongly urge
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Black-owned family bank marks 85 years of service

WASHINGTON—Since 1934 Industrial Bank has served the nation's capital and is currently the only Black family-owned bank in that area. Industrial
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Trump's housing plan could leave buyers fewer options, experts say

The Trump administration's vast plan for remaking the housing market could leave future home buyers, particularly those who are lower income, with
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Russian central bank lowers key lending rate to 7 pct

MOSCOW, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — The Russian central bank on Friday slashed its key lending rate by 0.25 percentage point to 7 percent, citing a
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Saudi Prince Must Pay Trump Organization $1.8 Million in Rent

Saudi Prince Must Pay Trump Organization $1.8 Million in Rent

For the Saudi prince sued by the Trump Organization after he moved out of its 7,000-square-foot Park Avenue penthouse, the rent is due. Trump Park
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Galleon's Rajaratnam Free From Prison After Almost 8 Years

Raj Rajaratnam, the mastermind of what prosecutors said was one of the largest hedge-fund insider-trading rings in U.S. history, is out of prison
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Kimball International Inc (NASDAQ:KBAL) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Kimball International Inc (NASDAQ:KBAL) saw a large growth in short … at $7,998,000 after buying an additional 229,417 shares in the last quarter.
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Bill Ackman's $500 Million Bet on Himself Pays Off After Losing Streak

Ackman, 53, is worth $1.8 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He declined to comment. Pershing Square has rallied along with
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Former sec lending exec tapped for Swiss Army top job

Ex-securities lending senior executive, Thomas Süssli, is set to take over as Switzerland's corps commander. Süssli spent a large part of his
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Toronto 2019 Q&A: Solstice Studios' Crystal Bourbeau on why she is optimistic about international …

Prior to Solstice, Bourbeau was EVP of international sales and distribution at Lionsgate, … What kind of content do your international buyers want?
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Citizens Against Government Waste Statement on GSEs Report

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) President Tom Schatz released the following statement
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BB&T Securities LLC Sells 9455 Shares of Johnson Controls International PLC (NYSE:JCI)

BB&T Securities LLC's holdings in Johnson Controls International were … A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently
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3 Real Estate Tips for Finding and Funding Deals in 2020

One common way of financing that may be better than paying all in cash is a conventional mortgage loan or cash down payment. Conventional loans
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Frank CW Kuehn, SD architect and mapmaker

… when he established the Huron Blue Print Company, which produced county maps to sell to insurance and title companies and local governments,”
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Home prices rising nationwide — but NY is an exception, data shows

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As home prices across the nation have increased by 5%, housing stock in the New York-New Jersey metro area has seen
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Third Online Progressive Jackpot Struck In Four Days On Same Game In Pennsylvania

6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Three players have hit the Divine Fortune Jackpot … Divine Fortune is a 5-reel, 3-row, 20-line (fixed) video slot game with 3
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The Pipeline: Commercial real estate deals for 9.6.19

Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors reports the following deals: … 9151 Fontaine St Holdings LLC purchased the 15-unit multifamily property at 9151
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Preserve Town Hall, showcase legacy: Himachal HC

And the corporation may be permitted to house the offices of the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor but the offices of the Commissioner and his deputies
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Real Estate Software Market Current Scenario and Future Growth Analysis by 2026

Recently published Real Estate Software Market 2019, Study Elaborate: Industrial Outlook, Latest Advancemnets, Market Share, Size, Regional
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Berkeley remains confident in South East housing market ahead of AGM

British property developer Berkeley Group Holdings Ltd (LON: BKG) announced it is holding its annual general meeting today, and stated it remained
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Hurricane Dorian howls over North Carolina's Outer Banks

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Dorian howled over North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday, lashing the low-lying barrier islands as a weakened Category
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Airport Protest Planned After Lam Concession: Hong Kong Update

… local media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai told Bloomberg TV. If the U.S. were to decide to withdraw Hong Kong's special trading
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Valve Developer to Talk About 'Flagship VR Title' at DigiPen Next Week

… his own personal experience at Valve over the years, and his more recent work “developing the company's upcoming flagship virtual reality title.”.
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Crypto Banking Regulation Around the World, First Signs of Growth

Banking is often seen as the antithesis of Bitcoin (BTC), the very industry the nascent protocol looks to defuse and disrupt. Ironically, many banks are
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