As Retail Concerns Grow, Investors Abandon Major UBS Real Estate Fund

As Retail Concerns Grow, Investors Abandon Major UBS Real Estate Fund

Investors are in line to withdraw as much as $7B from Trumbull Property Fund, UBS Group's flagship $20B real estate fund, reportedly over concerns
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Hong Kong Coronavirus-Hit Property Market Grinds to a Halt

Just 13 homes were sold in the first three weekends after Chinese New Year at the city's 10 largest housing estates, according to Centaline Property
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Chatham Borough Hires Real Estate Financial Advisor for River Road Redevelopment Project …

CHATHAM, NJ – The Borough of Chatham Council approved the hiring of Robert S. Powell Jr. as a real estate financial advisor for the River Road
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NMI Holdings, Inc. (NMIH) CEO Claudia Merkle on Q4 2019 Results – Earnings Call Transcript

Shifting to Washington matters. Last year, we welcomed new leadership at the FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Our conversations with each and
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Real Estate Transaction Management Services Market Exhibit a Steady Growth outlining the …

The report titled, “Real Estate Transaction Management Services Market” boons an in-depth synopsis of the competitive landscape of the market
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Head of Real Estate Partnerships

Spin's Head of Real Estate Partnerships will scale our service offering for the commercial, multifamily, and retail sectors. As a part of our San Francisco
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New York Mortgage Trust Is Entirely Fed Dependent

New York Mortgage Trust relies on short-term repos collateralized by … as a counterparty will generally agree to provide us with financing based on
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Mortgage rates today, February 11, 2020, plus lock recommendations

Average mortgage rates inched down yesterday in line with our prediction. That move took them very close to the three-year lows seen last week.
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5 Millennial Mortgage Tips

But if you're a younger member of the workforce who's eager to buy a home, you're no doubt aware that a mortgage is your ticket to ownership.
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BRIEF-Investors Title Q4 Earnings Per Share $6.00

Investors Title Co: … QTRLY ADJUSTED REVENUE $48.8 MILLION VERSUS $39.0 MILLION Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:.
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Local mortgage lender moving HQ up US-75 from Dallas to Allen

Highlands Residential Mortgage will be relocating its headquarters from Dallas to Allen by the end of the year, and is the first tenant to sign on at
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New Credit-Loss Standard Could Benefit Lenders if Regulators Loosen Capital Requirements …

The rule, which began to go into effect for large public banks in December, requires lenders to record expected future losses as soon as loans are
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Small Business Loan Approval Rates at Big Banks Reach New Record in January 2020 …

“The economy is strong, and optimism among small business owners is high, which creates a fertile atmosphere for small business lending,” said
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Labrador conservation officer lending a hand in Australia

Conservation officer Darren Jennings of North West River is on a team of Canadian firefighting specialists helping combat the wildfires still raging in
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Freddie Mac: Baby Boomers Don't Want to Budge

Freddie Mac's recent “Profile of Today's Renter and Owner” report shows that while vast majorities of renters and owners believe their current living
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Greenville Home Buyer SC Home Offer Releases 2020 Goals

The company buys houses that real estate agents prefer not to list and close with reputable local title companies to facilitate a quick and hassle-free
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Brittany Newsome Joins TerraPro Solutions as In-House Title Counsel

Prior to joining TerraPro Solutions, Brittany Newsome served as vice president and state underwriting counsel for Chicago Title Insurance Company.
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Slow China Restart Could Inflict Bigger Pain, Nomura Says

… economic impact of the NCP should be limited, we are concerned that markets might be too complacent when evaluating the NCP's near-term shock
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North Miami Title Company | Title & Escrow Services In North Miami

Need a North Miami Title Company? Weston Title & Escrow is a trusted North Miami title company, serving Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach
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Online Lending Market: Know Technology Exploding in Popularity

Advance Market Analytics released the research report of Global Online Lending Market, offers a detailed overview of the factors influencing the global
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New-Home Sales Surge in Fourth Quarter as Inventory Tumbles, Prices Flatten

New-Home Sales Surge in Fourth Quarter as Inventory Tumbles, Prices Flatten

“The market has seen a mismatch between where new construction of … Redfin (www.redfin.com) is a technology-powered real estate brokerage,
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John Marshall Bank Hires Laila Elhajali as Business Development Officer in Arlington

John Marshall Bank recently announced Laila Elhajali as their new Business Development Officer in the Arlington region. Laila joins the John
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New Edwalton housing development now one third complete

The first residents are settling into their new homes at a new housing development in Edwalton, where a third of the properties are now built. Bellway
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Hilco Real Estate Gears Up For The Sales Of Three Individual Turnkey Hotels And A Portfolio Of 16 …

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Feb. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As one of the industry's most accomplished authorities on real estate dispositions, including the
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Top Companies in Real Estate Crowdfunding Market 2019 by Perspective, Trends, Analysis Report …

Facts & Factors Market Research added the latest industry analysis report on “Real Estate Crowdfunding Market By Investors (Individual Investors and
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Higher Brand Sales Hold Key to Tempur's (TPX) Q4 Earnings

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. TPX is slated to report fourth-quarter 2019 … Here's a look at why Leidos is buying and L3Harris is selling, and what
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The Government Takes a Step Toward Releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently announced that it has hired investment banking company Houlihan Lokey as a financial
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Glu Mobile: This Growth Stock Is Taking Off in 2020

The company has recently updated this title with new events and features, and it's now exploring the option of extending the title to a new platform to
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Five Hedge Fund Heads Made More Than $1 Billion Each Last Year

Twelve billion dollars. It's more than JPMorgan Chase & Co. paid all 56,000 of its investment bank employees, and almost twice as much as gamblers
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How to refinance a mobile home in 2020

… home, you may currently have a mortgage loan.
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Appraisers are Valuable Resource in Property Tax Appeals, Appraisal Institute Says

… property individually every year as an appraiser might for mortgage financing, employee relocation or other single-property appraisal assignments.
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Pembroke Pines Title Company

Weston Title & Escrow is a trusted Pembroke Pines title company, serving Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties as well as the entire State
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Universal Pictures will release controversial film 'The Hunt'

Universal Pictures said Tuesday that it will release the social satire “The Hunt,” a film it canceled in the wake of criticism about its premise of “elites”
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Stocks, Housing Make More Money in Tehran Market

The report, published on the TCCIM website, covers data on forex, gold coin and housing market, plus data on consumer price index from Central
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Private Banking Officer I

As a Private Banking Officer I with Frost, you will be responsible for developing relationships with and providing personal financial advice to clients
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New York Mortgage Trust prices equity offering

New York Mortgage Trust (NASDAQ:NYMT) prices its upsized public offering of 44M common shares for gross proceeds of ~$269.7M. Greenshoe
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Seventy-Five Years Later: Revisiting “The Small Home of Tomorrow”

The new PBS documentary, “Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story,” explores the groundbreaking career of Paul R. Williams,
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Bankera Loans: The Best Lending Platform for Crypto Owners?

Finding crypto loans is a daunting task. First off, you have to worry about not getting scammed. If you find a legitimate creditor, you might have to settle
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Gantry Secures $703M Construction-to-Permanent Financing for VA Medical Office Portfolio

SAN FRANCISCO — Gantry, an independent mortgage banking firm based in San Francisco, has secured $373 million in construction financing and
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Real Estate Due Diligence: What You Need to Look For

Being protected from title issues is why most sales involve title insurance. The title insurance company will check the chain of title to make sure that
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Birds of Prey Change Their Title In The US For a Low Box Office

Birds of Prey Change Their Title In The US For a Low Box Office

The company believes that the long title of Birds of Prey is one of the main reasons that the film has achieved the worst visits for a DC movie in its first
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Wall décor hangs on unique personal preferences

Kendra Wilkins, international buyer, IMAX Worldwide Home: We have positive expectations for 2020. Wall décor continues to be a top selling category
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Associated Wholesale Grocers Realigns Real Estate Team

Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG) has realigned its real estate team and tapped Emile Breaux, the cooperative's SVP, regional supply chain
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Alterna Bank wins Ratehub.ca awards for being the good in banking

TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2020 /CNW/ – Alterna Bank has received four Ratehub.ca Personal Finance Awards for the second year in a row. This is a
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Small Businesses Caught in Crosshairs of Sears Bankruptcy

The estate of Sears Holding Corp. is trying to take back payments it made to vendors – many of them small businesses – more than a year ago as it tries
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Raleigh market earns high praise from national developers

Three national real estate investment trusts – Camden Property Trust … Company representatives said they expect Raleigh to be among the market
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Coronavirus Complacency Arrives Ahead of Schedule

Scientific models show a reasonably high probability that the Wuhan coronavirus will accelerate in its spread outside of China. That's concerning, to
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America First Multifamily Investors, LP Announces Appointment of Permanent Chief Financial Officer

… of mortgage revenue bonds which have been issued to provide construction and/or permanent financing for affordable multifamily, student housing
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Should You Buy Equinix (EQIX) Ahead of Earnings?

This is a key step in the process of releasing Fannie Mae (OTC: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) from government control, which has been a
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Brexit Bulletin: Don't Kid Yourselves

For even more: Subscribe to Bloomberg All Access for our unmatched global news coverage and two in-depth daily newsletters, The Bloomberg Open
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Input Capital Corp. Announces Fourteenth Dividend Payment

… developed several flexible and competitive forms of financing which help western Canadian canola farmers solve working capital, mortgage finance
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Former Delaware credit card banker Richard Vague in line for Pennsylvania banking cabinet post

Vague, who resides in Philadelphia, was a banking entrepreneur in Delaware. He came to the state during the state's banking boom with Texas-based
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T-Mobile Ready to Close Sprint Deal (Podcast)

Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Executive Compensation Reporter Anders Melin share their insight on the
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What Awaits American International (AIG) in Q4 Earnings?

American International Group, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise … You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they're reported with our Earnings
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JLL buys Fountainhead Corporate Park in Tempe for $61.5M

Phoenix's vibrant economy, affordable housing market, and young cultural base have led to an influx of technology and financial companies from the
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Colliers International Gets A Composite Rating Upgrade

Colliers International broke out earlier, but has fallen back below the prior 83.90 entry from a flat base. If a stock you're tracking climbs above a buy
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River City Bank adds former Bank of Marin COO Jim Kimball as EVP, Market President for North …

Following its third consecutive year of record growth in 2019, River City Bank brings its unique mix of community-mindedness and market
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Mortgage Investors Brace for Coming Wave of Loan Refinancings

(Bloomberg) — With the 30-year mortgage rate just 14 basis points above its all-time low of 3.31% seen in November 2012, mortgage-backed security
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40 German Banks Seek Regulator's Green Light to Offer Bitcoin Custody

On the heels of new Anti-Money Laundering laws, several German banks are reported to be seeking regulators' go-ahead to offer digital assets
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KKR direct lending undercuts Wall Street loans – Bloomberg

Private-equity stalwart, KKR (KKR +1.1%), usually on the receiving end of loans from Wall Street banks, is now competing with them in providing loans
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Nancy Pelosi gives boost to Michael Bloomberg's fortune-funded 2020 campaign

Nancy Pelosi gives boost to Michael Bloomberg's fortune-funded 2020 campaign

As Michael Bloomberg's presidential bid encounters the first major headwinds – including allegations from Donald Trump that he's a “racist” – the
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For homebuyers, age matters. People can be too young to own, study shows

As economists at the National Association of Home Builders read the … big secondary mortgage market entity that purchases loans from other lenders,
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Spotlight: Global diamond industry voices concerns over coming challenges

Spotlight: Global diamond industry voices concerns over coming challenges … 11 (Xinhua) — Hundreds of international diamond industry representatives … buying natural diamonds is a way to express values of family and marriage.
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Man pulled gun, demanded money from bank teller in Hickory

HICKORY, N.C. (WBTV) – Law enforcement officials are looking for a man who pulled a gun and demanded money from a bank teller in Hickory
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Real Estate Assessments Up Significantly in Alexandria

Real estate inventory – the number of homes available for buyers – is quite low, but most Alexandria properties have increased in value a significant
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Soaring construction prices killing SF housing

Already one of the most expensive places in the world to build, San Francisco construction prices soared across all four quarters in 2019—great news
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Wheel of Fortune strikes again, lucky gambler wins $1.7M

The Wheel of Fortune has struck again. Wynn Las Vegas has confirmed that a very lucky gambler won $1.7 million on a $1 Wheel of Fortune slot
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Knightsbridge Capital Group Announces $100 Million Credit Agreement with BCI

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – February 11, 2020) – Knightsbridge Capital Group, an asset-based lender based in Vancouver,
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How to Get a VA Home Loan

VA loans are one of the most affordable mortgage programs out there. … With no down payment, no private mortgage insurance, and some of the
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US Home Mortgage Delinquencies Fall to Record Low (1)

U.S. fourth quarter home mortgage delinquencies dropped to the lowest level since the series began in 1979, providing more evidence that the
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Landscape Capital Management, Llc Buys FedEx Corp, Crocs Inc, ViacomCBS Inc, Sells …

Landscape Capital Management, L.l.c. Buys FedEx Corp, Crocs Inc, ViacomCBS Inc, Sells Restaurant Brands International Inc, Blackrock Debt
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Developer scores $140M construction loan for hotels underway in Flamingo Crossings

Dallas-based HALL Structured Finance provided the financing. … Rodriguez with Berkadia Commercial Mortgage sourced the financing for the project.
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South Jersey bank announces new president, and new commercial lending senior vice president

Hanrahan will be responsible for directly overseeing the lending division of the bank as well as the development of new and expansion of existing
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US Household Debt Exceeds $14 Trillion for the First Time

Americans increased their borrowing for the 22nd straight quarter as more households took out loans to buy homes or refinance existing mortgages,
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Ring up the old

Just shopping secondhand isn't going to solve it, but if I'm not buying new and … Global Thrift is operated by volunteers and benefits Global Refuge,
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RBA and Bank of Korea expand local currency swap agreement

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Bank of Korea renewed and expanded their bilateral local currency swap deal on February 6. The initial
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Casper's IPO flops, the environmental cost of color trends and more

The New York real estate scene experienced a collective surprise last week when The New York Times reported that brokers fees would be banned.
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China's Cities Lock Up Residents to Prevent Spread of Virus

Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it's going next. After one of Tom Hong's neighbors was diagnosed
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Energy emissions plateaued in 2019, as advanced economies gave up coal

Was 2019 the year we finally saw what giving up coal can do? That was the message from the International Energy Agency on Tuesday, which
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Wells Fargo escalates the API race

Big banks are in a race to have the most-used application programming interfaces, and Wells Fargo says it's off to a fast start. Its APIs were called 1.5
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Spirit of Punjab lending a hand to Australian farmers

Spirit of Punjab lending a hand to Australian farmers

FOR A CAUSE: Spirit of Punjab cooks Kamalpreet Singh, Navjot Sharna and Amrinder Singh are ready to help Australian farmers on Sunday. Picture:
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Classic Format to Remain After Resurgent Inglis Opener

… the coronavirus outbreak in China impacting a number of international buyers as well as heavy rain making it difficult for domestic owners to travel to
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Mortgage blockchain Figure launches ad campaign

Figure Technologies, the blockchain company targeting the loans sector, has produced an ad campaign to educate people about the advantages of
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Marijuana and real estate are gradually becoming intertwined

According to a new study by the National Association of Realtors, some members report an increase in residential property values near dispensaries
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Restaurant Brands (QSR) Q4 Earnings Top Estimates, Stock Up

Restaurant Brands International, Inc. QSR reported fourth-quarter 2019 results, with … Don't miss your chance to get in on these long-term buys.
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac subpoenaed in commission lawsuit

Plaintiffs ask for every detail of agent and broker compensation in real estate transactions nationwide for the last 13 years. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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Residential REITs ETFs to Capitalize on Increased Trend for Renting

“A new Freddie Mac survey shows that affordability remains top of mind for those individuals looking to rent or purchase a home,” according to a
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Libya Economic Experts to Study Oil-Revenue Sharing, UN Says

Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on Twitter. Libyan economic experts will study the distribution of crucial oil revenue
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Formula 1: No fears of Indy '05 repeat on Zandvoort banking

Ross Brawn says he was worried Zandvoort would not make a great Formula 1 circuit, while dismissing concerns the banking will cause problems like
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Input Capital Corp. Announces FY2020 Q1 Results

The decline is primarily due to a realized loss on a mortgage, which is … not plan to do so unless we acquire a scalable source of mortgage financing.
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Bank Builds Digital Business Community Model in Newark's Ironbound

For Chris Licata, ConnectOne Bank senior vice president, his deep family roots in the Ironbound is helping him and his co-workers extend their
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Find the Best Bank for Your Money With These 7 Tips

There are more than 4,500 commercial banks in the United States, according to 2019 data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Meanwhile, the
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Wells Fargo Sued by Ex-Employees of Iowa Mortgage Division

Tyler Alexander's lawsuit challenges Wells Fargo's 2018 decision to terminate 23 employees of a home mortgage division based in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Have Insiders Sold Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII) Shares Recently?

Lennox International insiders didn't buy any shares over the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year depicted
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Cleared in teen-sex case, man says false bank charge was piled on to 'get rid of foreigner'

KENT COUNTY, MI – A man cleared in a high-profile sex case says credit-union workers falsified records in an unrelated banking investigation in an
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T-Mobile Ready to Close Sprint Deal After Defeating State Suit

T-Mobile US Inc. is poised to close its long-sought merger with Sprint Corp., a deal that will reshape the U.S. wireless industry, after winning approval
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The Expert's Guide to Proxying From Japan

Proxy shipping, for instance, allows international customers to purchase limited products from Japan without a domestic address. From quick-bids to
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Under Armour shares plunge 17% on grim forecast

So much for Under Armour switching to offense. The sports apparel and footwear brand warned investors on Wall Street on Tuesday to expect
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Global B2B Payment Trends 2020 – Global B2B Payments Turn Digital – ResearchAndMarkets.com

The “Global B2B Payment Trends 2020” report has been added to … In addition, the results of recent surveys of B2B buyers were cited in order to
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The Latest Trends In Commercial Real Estate

Mixed-use properties, workplace wellness, and resilient buildings are some of the latest trends we can expect to see in commercial real estate for
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Is Legal Marijuana Getting Local Real Estate Markets High—or Is It a Buzzkill?

Is Legal Marijuana Getting Local Real Estate Markets High—or Is It a Buzzkill?

“We saw a huge growth in marijuana properties,” says real estate agent Rona Hanson of NRG Realty in Lakewood, CO. She specializes in the sale of
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Mortgage delinquency rate up in November in Winston-Salem area, reversing recent trend

The percentage of Winston-Salem-area homeowners late on their mortgage payments increased during November, reversing a recent trend,
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Corcoran goes west to open its first franchise

The Corcoran Group, the real estate brokerage started by “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran in the 1970s with $1,000 she borrowed from her
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Tightening Housing Supply in Toronto Could be a Sign of Another Market Heat-Up

Real estate supply is falling in Canada's largest city, signaling an uncomfortably familiar market heat-up, according to a report from the Royal Bank of
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Realty Income Corp. (O) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

Coming into today, shares of the real estate investment trust had gained … reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently.
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Thinking about selling your house? Supply shortage, hot market means you'll get top dollar

Homes in metro Milwaukee were selling in January at a pace not seen during that month in at least 20 years, with Ozaukee and Washington counties
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DC attorney general sues real estate firm over claims of discrimination against housing voucher …

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced Tuesday he is suing Infinity Real Estate, as well as its executive and two of its affiliates, for allegedly
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Mortgage lender Alpha Investment files for a $15 million IPO

Alpha Investment, a mortgage lender backed by Omega Commercial Finance Corp, filed on Tuesday with the SEC to raise up to $15 million in an
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Garmin becomes title sponsor for Kansas City Marathon

“As a homegrown Kansas City-area company and the pioneer of the … Along with the naming rights and title sponsorship, Garmin will continue being
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Samsung Bets on Big Camera Upgrade in Galaxy S20, Unveils Z Flip

Samsung Electronics Co. is starting a new decade with a new chief in charge of its mobile business, but it's doing it in the same old fashion: by leaning
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Wells Fargo Hires JPMorgan Chase Exec to Lead Home Lending

Wells Fargo says Mike Weinbach is joining the company as CEO of its consumer lending operations in early May, where he will have responsibility for
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Why So Many Tech Startups Misbehave

It's hard to miss how many technology companies engage in increasingly questionable — and occasionally reprehensible — conduct. This is something
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$450 Million Superyacht in Divorce Case Freed to Leave Dubai

A $450 million superyacht at the center of London's largest divorce fight may be finally allowed to set sail from a Dubai port, dealing a setback to
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Private Reverse Mortgages: What Products Borrowers Are Using Most

One of the results of this is that many of the industry's largest lenders have come out with their own proprietary reverse mortgage alternatives, which
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Almost half of homeowners plan to move this decade

This decade is all about out with the old and in with the new. According to a new survey from LendingTree, 45% of homeowners have plans to move at
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Unlike Global Warming, Climate Change Is Here To Stay

Sign up to receive the Green Daily newsletter to get climate coverage in your inbox every weekday. Every few years there are calls to replace the term
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For Many Black Washingtonians, Homeownership Remains Out Of Reach

Legal segregation ended in D.C. more than 70 years ago. But for many black Washingtonians, today's housing market feels as inaccessible as it was
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Wells Fargo hires another JPMorgan exec as shake-up continues

Wells Fargo is adding yet another New York-based JPMorgan Chase alum to its top executive ranks. The $1.9 trillion-asset bank said Tuesday that
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The longest job boom ever is exactly what housing needed

For 10 years, I have held a core belief that the U.S. housing market would not fully recover in terms of mortgage demand until sometime between 2020
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White House proposes big increase in AI and quantum spending while cutting other sciences

Sridhar Tayur, a Carnegie Mellon University professor who specializes in business technology and quantum computing, told Fortune the White
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Growth in bank lending to small businesses remain flat in FY20 so far; here's what RBI data shows

Growth in bank lending to small businesses remain flat in FY20 so far; here's what RBI data shows

Credit and Finance for MSMEs: MSEs in manufacturing witnessed a higher contraction of 2.7 per cent for the April-December period in the current FY.
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JNK: ETF Outflow Alert

Investors in Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (Symbol: EXPD) saw new options become available today, for the January 2021 expiration.
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BRILLIANCE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd Buys Pinduoduo Inc, Sells Bilibili Inc, TAL Education …

BRILLIANCE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd Buys Pinduoduo Inc, Sells Bilibili … Shares reduced by 41.97%; Marriott International Inc (MAR) – 0 shares,
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IMC's TrendWatch Highlights Key Influences in Home Furnishings at High Point Market

The three trends identified for Spring 2020 TrendWatch are: … of the prime High Point Market showroom and exhibit real estate, which contain seventy
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House GOP Moves Two Ardent Trump Defenders to Key Panel Spots

Jordan and Meadows were ubiquitous during the House impeachment hearings on cable news programs and Twitter. Jordan was temporarily placed
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Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly compete for Deutsche Bank's tech overhaul

Deutsche Bank is inviting bids from Amazon, Google and Microsoft to modernize the bank's technology networks, sources told Reuters. The tech firms
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Kennealy: Subsidies not enough to address housing crisis

“When you have housing production cut in half over a 30-year period, we really need the market to come back and respond. It's got to be a balanced
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Top 10 real estate trends for 2020

How the 2020 real estate market unfolds is anybody's guess, but experts are already noting trends that reflect changing expectations, preferences and
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Arizona insurance and banking regulator steps down

Arizona's top banking and insurance regulator is stepping down for a job in the private sector. Gov. Doug Ducey announced Tuesday that Keith
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Robot surgery could be the future of health care in remote areas

In 2001, surgeons in New York removed the gallbladder of a patient in France utilizing a remote-controlled robotic system. The Lindbergh operation
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BCB Bank Appoints Richard Robitaille as Business Development Officer

BAYONNE, NJ – BCB Bank has appointed Richard Robitaille, Ed. D. as a Business Development Officer for the institution. He is retired from the United
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Michael Bloomberg Audio Emerges of His Stop and Frisk Defense

A recording of Michael Bloomberg discussing his stop-and-frisk policy as New York City mayor surfaced online, saying the best way to reduce gun
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Two Stone Prosecutors Quit After Trump's Tweet, DOJ Review

Two federal prosecutors resigned from the Roger Stone case on the same day that the Trump administration signaled it was backing away from a
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Fintech has finally cracked the US banking sector

Varo Money is poised to become a full-fledged bank, making it the first of a new wave of fintech upstarts to win that approval in the US. The company's
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Salt Lake City real estate tech startup expanding in Phoenix after $23M equity raise

Its Homie Insurance spin-off company is now live in the Phoenix market after launching first in Utah. Homie Title is planned to launch in the Phoenix
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Blackstone Mortgage: 4Q Earnings Snapshot

NEW YORK (AP) _ Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc. (BXMT) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $78.9 million. The New York-based
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Should I overpay my mortgage?

With mortgage rates attractively low, it could make sense to make overpayments on your mortgage. Kate Saines takes a look at the pros and cons and
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Mortgage rates are at their lowest level in 3 years

The average 30-year mortgage is charging 3.45%, while 15-year loans are at 2.97%, according to Freddie Mac. That's down from 4.41% and 3.84% a
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Tavant Announces FinLeads on Salesforce AppExchange, the World's Leading Enterprise Cloud …

Tavant customers can now benefit from the lending industry-focused customer engagement and point of sale solution. Tavant today announced it has
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Samsung's new Galaxy S20 phone has a zoom lens that's better than any rival's

Recently, Fortune was allowed to test the camera on the Ultra for about an hour. The picture quality with the 10-times optical zoom was comparable to
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Can retailers combat consumer desire for counterfeits?

Can retailers combat consumer desire for counterfeits?

And they'll likely need international law enforcement agencies' help to … For some consumers, though, buying counterfeit goods is a way to align
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German Bank to Offer Tokenized Securities Based on Stellar

One of the oldest banks in Europe is developing a special-purpose euro stablecoin that can facilitate private placements in tokenized securities.
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Wesleyan Assurance Society Buys International Paper Co, Sells Alibaba Group Holding

Investment company Wesleyan Assurance Society (Current Portfolio) buys International Paper Co, sells Alibaba Group Holding during the 3-months
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N26 closing all UK mobile banking accounts, blaming Brexit

N26, the German mobile bank backed by billionaires Peter Thiel and Li Ka-Shing, said it will end U.K. operations citing the country's departure from
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Powell warns Congress of pandemic fallout while Trump live-tweets criticism

He warned the House committee that because of last year's cuts in the central bank's benchmark rate, the Fed doesn't have a lot of wiggle room to
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Investors Who Bought WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) Shares Three Years Ago Are Now Down …

In order to justify the effort of selecting individual stocks, it's worth striving to beat the returns from a market index fund. But the risk of stock picking is
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Under Armour's New CEO Makes an Ugly Start

Any new chief executive likes to make their own mark. For Patrik Frisk, who took the helm of Under Armour Inc. last month, there's even more reason
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Former Chase Home Lending CEO Mike Weinbach moving to Wells Fargo

… Chase's mortgage business, Weinbach was recognized as an HW Vanguard, an award reserved for the top leaders in the housing business.
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Mansion Global Daily: Mid-East Buyers Invest in the UK Country, US Movers Look to Phoenix and …

Mansion Global Daily: Mid-East Buyers Invest in the U.K. Country, U.S. … The Hard, Cold Truth About Buying a Home Near Water [MarketWatch].
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Jason Sato tops county real estate rankings again

ANNA MARIA – For the fifth consecutive year, Sato Real Estate's Jason … When asked about market trends, Sato said, “People like the newer stuff.
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Banking Is About Relationships

When you hire investment bankers, you're paying for two things. One is technical expertise: Your bankers will build financial models to value your
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Global Real Estate Portfolio Management Solution Market Size and Share over the forecast period …

Global Real Estate Portfolio Management Solution Market Growth 2019-2024 offered by Fior Markets aims to offer their clients a new look on market
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South African Rand Soars as Risk Appetite Recovers but Upside Is Limited, Analysts Say

The Rand soared higher against the Pound and Dollar Tuesday as investors chased risk assets the world over amid a more upbeat mood in global
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Wells Fargo CEO Scharf shakes up management at scandal-hit bank

The shakeup is aimed at putting a new structure in place as the bank looks to rebuild its reputation and increase accountability, the bank said in a
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IT in Real Estate Market Size, Status and Forecast 2020-2025: Microsoft, Accenture, Salesforce

Edison, NJ — (SBWIRE) — 02/11/2020 — The Global IT in Real Estate Market has witnessed continuous growth in the past few years and is projected to
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Is ExxonMobil a Buy?

The company prides itself on innovating to be the best oil and gas company in the world, whereas competitors such as Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS
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Arvest Bank sets record for mortgage production in 2019

Arvest Bank announced Tuesday that its mortgage division originated record volume in 2019. Arvest's total mortgage loan volume of more than $2.8
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Why Company Culture Matters in Commercial Real Estate

The pursuit of exceptional people in today's competitive commercial real estate market is a challenging proposition. DFW has a wealth of talent who
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Global Ready-To-Move-In Homes Market Analysis, 2017-2027 – Affordable Homes Dominated the …

This enables the growth of ready-to-move-in homes market across the globe. However, fluctuating real estate prices, and uncertainty of regulations are
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'This bank is going to perform better.' How Wells Fargo plans to get back on track

On his first day as CEO of Wells Fargo last year, Charlie Scharf said something that would have baffled the bank's old guard: The regulators, politicians
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Ray Dalio Says Market Impact of Coronavirus Is 'Exaggerated'

Ray Dalio Says Market Impact of Coronavirus Is 'Exaggerated'

Ray Dalio says the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on markets has been exaggerated and is likely to be short lived.
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Mortgage rates in Ukraine should drop to 10% by September – president

He said this in an interview with the Interfax-Ukraine news agency. “The government and the National Bank are already working to lower the interest
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Israeli exchange's DLT securities lending platform nears completion

According to TASE, the platform aims to address the fragmented, inefficient and opaque nature of the securities lending market in Israel. BSL will
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3650 REIT Originates $315M in Last 45 Days, Setting Pace for 2020

The two largest Stable Cash Flow loans include: a $90 million loan to sponsor Nelson Partners Student Housing (“Nelson Partners”) for the acquisition
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Stewart Insurance Partners with CertifID for Additional Wire Fraud Protection

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In response to the wire fraud epidemic facing the title and real estate industry, Stewart Insurance, a subsidiary of
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Greater Iowa Credit Union Selects TCI's DecisionLender 4 Platform

Platform enables online account opening, indirect and direct lending modules on single platform for increased automation, quicker decisioning to
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Nationwide to help mortgage borrowers go green with £1bn fund

The £1bn fund will finance the development of a new range of green mortgages at “preferential” rates if the borrower is buying a new-build EPC
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Metro Phoenix Bank's National Outdoor Media Lending Presence Expands into Louisiana

“All paths led to Metro Phoenix Bank for my billboard lending needs. MPB not only understands the nuances of outdoor media lending but they were
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Sarasota-Manatee homeowners improve on mortgage payments

The share of homeowners in the Sarasota-Manatee region who are at least 30 days late on their mortgage payments dropped to 2.7% in November
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Mike Weinbach to Join Wells Fargo to lead Consumer Lending

Wells Fargo announced today that Mike Weinbach will join the company as CEO of Consumer Lending in early May, reporting to CEO Charlie Scharf
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Boom Mortgage lending just had its biggest quarter in 14 years

It probably won't come as a surprise to those in the mortgage business that the fourth quarter of 2019 was a big one, considering that originations
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Google HR boss steps down during period of employee dissension

Google didn't immediately name a successor to Naughton, whose official title at the company is vice president of people operations. Naughton said
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Free Reverse Mortgage Workshop & Dinner in Mahopac

Learn the facts about reverse mortgages, get answers to their questions, and receive a free dinner. Join hosted by RMF HECM Loan Specialist Mario
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Toorak Capital Partners Hires CTO, Makes Significant Investment in Proprietary Technology

Firm Invests in Automated Loan Acquisition Technology to Increase Efficiency and Transparency for Lenders. Toorak Capital Partners, the largest
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4 tech tools for lenders

Technology is a critical factor in lending success. As examples, consider recent advancements in IT infrastructure deployment and management,
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Uber Capital Group closes $29.5 million acquisition loan for retail portfolio

Led by president and founder Joel Gorjian, commercial real estate financial advisory and mortgage origination firm Uber Capital Group has sourced a
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KBRA Releases 2019 Consumer Loan Marketplace Lending Year in Review and 2020 Outlook

ABS securitization issuance rose in the consumer loan marketplace lending (MPL) space in 2019 to record levels of $9.5 billion. KBRA continues to be
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The 9 Steps of Real Estate Closings

Real estate closings are a complex process requiring a number of steps to be completed before a property can be sold. If you're preparing to buy or
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JLL Income Property Trust Acquires Two-Building Office Portfolio in Phoenix

It is leased to a diversified mix of investment-grade tenants such as First American Title Company, State Farm Insurance and Coca Cola, as well as
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Spotify Pays $250 Million for Ringer in Podcasting Drive

Spotify Technology SA is paying close to $200 million upfront for the Ringer, the growing online sports and pop-culture outlet, as part of its push into
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Ask Eli: Resale Value of New Construction

Ask Eli: Resale Value of New Construction

Most housing economists say that a market is at balance for buyers and sellers when there is six months of inventory. For comparison, sub-markets
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Real Estate Transfers For January 2020

Courtesy of the Register & Recorder section of the Lawrence County Government Center in New Castle, the following are real estate transfers from the
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Purpose-built rental drives US MURB market

In the longer term, government agencies, Fanny Mae, Freddie Mac and the U.S. Federal Housing Administration, tripled their lending volumes in the
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Housing ETFs Soar on Upbeat Earnings With More Room to Run

The housing sector appears in good shape if we go by the recently-released earnings reports. Not only earnings, the recent volley of data points also
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New book teaches kids about real estate

Pongee Barnes, a real estate investor on the South Side, found that middle-schoolers want to know more about flipping because they've seen it on
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Trump Administration FY 2021 Budget Proposes $8.6 Billion Cut to HUD, Eliminates CDFI Fund …

Housing government sponsored enterprises (GSEs)—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—assessments to fund both programs are not discretionary
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Tentpole Events Boost Celebs' Engagement On Social

The Instagram video received an engagement rate of 12.27%, which is … Rocket Mortgage sponsored Momoa's Instagram post of the full ad, and it
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Home from TV's 'Full House' fights 'Empty Nest' syndrome

While Lori Loughlin tries to avoid a trip to the big house, the home she … The 1883 Victorian residence hit the San Francisco housing market this week
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NYBG Enters Into Residential Development Market With Pending Pair of Buildings

The deal represents a first for NYBG, which has never entered into the residential housing market in its 129-year history as a Bronx institution.
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Report: York County housing market ticks down to start 2020

In January, 335 homes were sold in York County — a 2% decrease from last year, according to statistics from the Realtors Association of York
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Mid America Mortgage Bolsters Its Servicing Division With Three New Hires

Mid America Mortgage Inc. has announced that it has added John Bargas, Donnell Mitchell and Wendy Strawn to its Servicing Department, with
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Bubble Watch: SoCal saw 18632 foreclosure filings in 2019

“Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead. Buzz: Southern California had 18,632 foreclosure
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I Should Host 'Wheel Of Fortune'

My wife and I went to see a taping of Wheel of Fortune in February 2018 while on vacation in LA. It was a stupid thing to do but was absolutely fun.
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Better Homes And Gardens Real Estate Extends California Growth Into San Diego Market

February 11, 2020 // Franchising.com // MADISON, N.J. – Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC announced today that Brush Real Estate and
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State bill: Give real estate agents anti-discrimination training

ALBANY — Two state legislators have proposed a measure to require real estate brokers to undergo training to prevent discriminatory practices,
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Real Estate Market Watch Newsletter for January 2020

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Gallo Realty provides this monthly analysis of the real estate market in Sussex County, Delaware. Whether you
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Chefs highlighted at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse event (photos, video)

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The annual food showcase event at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse has a new name, a different attitude and amazing food.
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Madison's Real-Estate Market Gets an Epic Lift

When it comes to residential real estate, the downtown market has been hot lately. One contributor has been the youthful, tech-centric staff at Epic, the
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EU official rejects Johnson's idea of loose UK trade deal

The European Union will only offer Britain unique access to its vast single market if the U.K. agrees to stick to the bloc's standards, European
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Another strong year in commercial real estate predicted for 2020

“While history tells us that this real estate cycle should be coming to an end, we expect 2020 to be another strong year,” Boulos Company Managing
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