KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust 2021-1 (EFMT 2021-1)

KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust 2021-1 (EFMT 2021-1)

The underlying collateral, comprising 487 residential mortgages, is characterized by a notable concentration of alternative income documentation, with
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Graybar, a Fortune 500 corporation and one of the largest employee-owned companies in North …

Graybar, a Fortune 500 corporation and one of the largest employee-owned companies in North America, is a leader in the distribution of high quality
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Wholesale prices surge 1.3%, led by health care and energy

The bigger-than-expected increase in the producer price index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach consumers, was the largest one-
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Dixie Electric lending hands to Southern Pine

Two line crews, three servicemen and the line construction supervisor headed to Taylorsville-based Southern Pine Electric to help restore power.
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Homes for Heroes® CEO/Founder Named an RISMedia 2021 Real Estate Newsmaker

“This year, more than ever, we are proud to recognize the hard work, dedication and determination of real estate's finest professionals—the 2021 Real
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Veteran Nashville Banker Joins CapStar as Commercial Relationship Manager

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CapStar Bank, a subsidiary of CapStar Financial Holdings (NASDAQ: CSTR), announces
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Databricks brings its lakehouse to Google Cloud

The first-party service is unique to our Microsoft partnership. Customers on Google Cloud will purchase directly from Databricks through the Google
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Real estate firms plan to build North Las Vegas industrial park

Two real estate firms have teamed up on a 39-acre warehouse complex in North Las Vegas. Developer SunCap Property Group and project partner
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Switzerland Doubles Aid to Crisis-Hit Businesses to $11 Billion

Switzerland proposed an additional 5 billion francs ($5.6 billion) in financial assistance to companies that have seen business disrupted by the
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Regional Bank ETFs Set Multi-Year High as Bond Yields Surge

Rising bond yields benefit banks because this increases the net interest margin between what they pay depositors and receive from borrowers. The
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MRI Software Enters Agreement to Acquire Manhattan Real Estate and Workplace Solutions from …

Suresh Sundaram, General Manager of Trimble Real Estate Solutions, said: “There is a real synergy between Manhattan's offering and MRI's occupier
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Pandemic crises generate progress in Orange County's Emergency Housing Department

He said affordable housing is a long-term need that will outlast the pandemic due to a nationwide trend of increasing rent and home prices. The program
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NI housing market records busiest quarter since height of the property boom

The Northern Ireland Research and Statistics Agency's (NISRA) latest house price index found the average amount paid for a house rose three per cent
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Businesses banking on spring training hope die-hard fans turn out despite limited ballpark …

“Now, it's just totally different,” she said. Bronson is a server at Lenny's Restaurant in Clearwater, known as a
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ServisFirst to be first occupant of Broadwest development

ServisFirst currently services Tennessee mortgages out of Birmingham. “As we have grown to $1 billion, we have not hired a mortgage team, [but] we are
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Asian Stocks Dip as China Pares Rally; Oil Climbs: Markets Wrap

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed. Bonds. The yield on 10-year Treasuries was at 1.28%. Australia's 10-year bond yield fell three
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An Emmy for Cuomo might be most embarrassing COVID gaffe

The New York Post reported last week that Cuomo's top aide, secretary to the governor Melissa DeRosa, told state Democratic leaders during a video
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Texas Power Outage Underscores Looming Climate Tests

It's a low-pressure mass of cold air swirling around at the top of the world. Scientific debate. The polar vortex usually stays confined to the Arctic. But
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Virginia American Water Company president can't say when boil water advisory will be lifted

Roanoke Mayor receives criticism on post regarding Patrick Henry Girls' winning Region 5D basketball title. News / 20 hours ago. Video
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Sixth Street Specialty Lending declares $0.41 dividend, $1.25 special dividend

Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) declares $0.41/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 7.62%; Payable April 15;
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EXIT Realty Corp. International Partners with LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance

EXIT Realty Corp. International Partners with LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance

Woburn, MA, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tami Bonnell, CEO of EXIT Realty Corp. International, today announced that the company has
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Cash-out refis help drive pandemic-era mortgage boom

The homebuyers who took advantage of rock-bottom mortgage rates during the pandemic included many investors and purchasers of second homes
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Databricks To Offer Its Big Data Analytics System On Google Cloud

Databricks To Offer Its Big Data Analytics System On Google Cloud. The Databricks Unified Data Platform, using the Google Kubernetes Engine, can be deployed … By Rick Whiting February 17, 2021, 09:24 AM EST … Cloud's global network and easily adjust the usage rate based on their current needs.
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Popular 2021 home upgrades — and how to pay for them

But there are also affordable financing options, including cash-out refinancing and personal loans, for those who don't have or want to use savings.
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4th Annual Valentine's Day Cookie Drive

Thank you to the following businesses who donated cookies: First American Title Company, Wyoming Bank and Trust, First Education FCU, Mary's
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New CEO for Marblehead Bank As Livingston Remains President

He was named executive vice president of lending and retail banking in 2008 before becoming COO. “Mark is the right leader for Marblehead Bank,”
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Title insurance Market Experiences a Noticeable Growth with Key Dynamics at High CAGR value

In4Research has added a new report on Title insurance Market which consists of in-depth synopsis of Title insurance business vertical over the
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Trends in the Canadian mortgage market: Before and during COVID-19

Despite COVID-19's impact on the broader economy, the Canadian housing market remained resilient through 2020 as interest rates fell to historic
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Gen. Bernard Banks: 'Fortune Favors The Prepared'

Gen. Bernard Banks: 'Fortune Favors The Prepared'. In this edition of the Corporate Competitor Podcast, Retired Brigadier General Bernard Banks sat
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Texas Shows What Happens When We Ignore Climate Change

No sooner had the lights gone out in Texas than Tucker Carlson, the Fox News commentator, named wind power the villain. “The windmills froze, so the
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vArmour, the multi-cloud security startup, raises $58M en route to IPO

Co-led by previous backers AllegisCyber Capital and NightDragon, existing investors Standard Chartered Ventures, Highland Capital Partners,
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Anti-poverty group calls for a national anti-predatory lending strategy

ACORN, which planned to rally members outside payday lenders in nine cities across the country on Wednesday, has been calling for legislative
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PGA TOUR Champions announces TimberTech, an AZEK brand, will Return as title sponsor of the …

BOCA RATON, Fla. – PGA TOUR Champions and The AZEK Company Inc. (NYSE: AZEK) (“AZEK”) announced today an agreement for TimberTech, an
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Baidu's Back With an $80 Billion Rally and Electric Car Ambition

At the same time, Baidu is seeking to raise another $3 billion in its biggest syndicated loan deal, Bloomberg News reported last week, citing people
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Bank of Ireland to refund €570000 for mortgage overcharging

“Some customers were recently informed that we had incorrectly calculated their monthly mortgage repayments. This meant that they were paying on
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New Home Replacement Lots Are Getting Harder To Find According To Zonda

Every other top market is categorized as significantly undersupplied as well. The markets that tightened the most on a year-over-year basis in 4Q20 were
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Despite shrinking inventory, 2021 home sales started 'with a bang'

With record low mortgage rates encouraging an atypically high volume of home sales for the time of year, 2021 opened with indicators for another
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People on the Move 2.17.21

Freddie Mac has created two new senior leadership roles in its single-family and multifamily business lines dedicated to addressing equity in housing.
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The Nolo Collection – The World's First Subscription Club to Discover Alcohol Free Spirits

The company is currently hiring a CCO, CMO, COO and CTO, all which will also be given the title of co-founder as well as shares in the business.
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Trump's One-time Atlantic City Casino Is Demolished | Voice of America – English

“The way we put Trump Plaza and the city of Atlantic City on the map for the whole world was really incredible,” Dillon told the Associated Press.
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Principality BS mortgage lending falls almost 25 per cent in 2020

Principality BS mortgage lending falls almost 25 per cent in 2020

Principality Building Society's mortgage lending fell by almost a quarter last year from £1.6m in 2019 to £1.23m. The society's mortgage book grew by
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Covid Housing Boom Is Even Bigger Than Imagined

The latest Fed data on household finances shows the extent to which record-low mortgage rates and surging home prices turbocharged the economic
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The World's First Autonomous Power Plant Would Be A Win For The Grid

By analyzing data on components, AI makes a plant proactive, predicting costly maintenance problems before they occur. Mitsubishi Power. A plant
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Mortgage Daily Sold by Sam Garcia More Than 2 Decades After Founding

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage Daily, an online source of news and data for the mortgage industry, has
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Why availability is the new affordability when it comes to home buying

And incomes haven't kept pace with those fast-rising home prices. … And average rates on a 30-year mortgage hit record lows in 2020. “We've seen a
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The Checkup for Feb. 17: 59 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Vermont

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have extended their bans on foreclosures to March 31. FHA, USDA and VA have extended their bans to June 30.
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McDonald's is releasing its new chicken sandwich like a hot sneaker drop, with a limited edition …

Buyers will get the chance to try any of the three new sandwiches one day earlier than the rest of the world, on February 23. The $5 capsule also
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Lending a hand to fellow students

Student volunteers from schools in the Dougherty County School System came together Tuesday morning to give out food boxes to the families of
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Former AWS real estate managers, accused of taking millions in kickbacks, challenge Amazon's …

Two of the participants in the August 2017 meeting — Casey Kirschner, an AWS real estate manager, and Carl Nelson, Kirschner's boss and mentor —
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Bee Mortgage App Hit First Seed Raise Goal and Thousands of Organic App Downloads

By mobilizing the mortgage experience, Bee is disrupting the $4 Trillion dollar mortgage market for a generation of young, first time buyers in the market
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Avalon Announces Agreement to Acquire the Right to Title of a Closed Mine Site with Rare Earths …

February 17, 2021 (Source) — Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. (TSX: AVL) and (OTCQB: AVLNF) (“Avalon” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce
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NAR study finds Black home buyers more than twice as likely to be rejected for mortgage loans

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – Minority homeownership lags behind the national rate, with Black Americans facing some of the toughest hurdles to
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High-Income Millennials Moving Into The Luxury Housing Market

Within this context, first-time buyers are boosting housing in 2021 and beyond, playing an important role in real estate markets across the country.
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How Risky Is AGNC Investment Corp.'s Dividend?

These companies invest in mortgage-backed securities, often of the variety backed by a U.S. government guarantee (aka agency mortgages). That's the
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Looking for a Growth Stock? 3 Reasons Why Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS) is a Solid …

Our proprietary system currently recommends Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS) as one such stock. This company not only has a favorable
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'Roaring Kitty' Sued for Securities Fraud Over GameStop Rise

The lawsuit said Gill, who has been written about extensively by Bloomberg, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and others, was far from
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Soaring housing prices during pandemic may point to split economic recovery

Dr. Yun explained that the soaring home prices coupled with the stock market surge, also up almost 15% from its pre-pandemic level, both have created
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CoStar Group Announces Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) Data Integration

CMBS information, now searchable and located within CoStar's detailed building records, includes regularly reported financials on loan performance
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Fine print: Real estate transfers, new mortgages Feb. 3-9

PHH Mortgage Corporation, Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Tonya Figg to Peter A. Morse, Elizabeth B.
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Blinken Vows Better Ties With Congress Even as Tensions Mount

… wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by Bloomberg News. … time to come up with a complete view of who was violating the sanctions.
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Chicago-based Ariel Investments launches initiative to grow minority-owned businesses with $200 …

Chicago-based Ariel Investments launches initiative to grow minority-owned businesses with $200 …

Fortune 500 companies spend about 2% annually on minority-owned suppliers, well short of the 10% to 15% spending goals many corporations set
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Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2021-SAVE — Moody's assigns Definitive Ratings to eight …

Rating Action: Moody's assigns Definitive Ratings to eight CMBS classes of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2021-SAVEGlobal Credit
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Atelier Ventures wants to bring more influencers and creators into venture capital

Email: lucinda.shen@fortune.com. Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified a company as Lootstream. The company is called
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Streeterville hotel lender looks to tap out

Streeterville hotel lender looks to tap out. Guggenheim Investments has put its loan on a 352-room property near the Mag Mile up for sale as COVID-19
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Your Evening Briefing: Robinhood CEO Denies He Was Helping Hedge Funds

Facebook is going to war with publishers of the news many read on its … Subscribe to Bloomberg.com for unlimited access to trusted, data-driven
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US retail sales jumped 5.3% in January

10 a.m.: Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates. Earnings: Walmart reports. Most ReadBusiness.
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Radian CTO Mark Wai to speak at Spring Summit

As with all HousingWire events, we're bringing together some of the brightest and most successful people in mortgage, real estate, compliance, security,
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SpaceX reportedly raises $850M in new funding

… its Starlink broadband constellation to more than 1,000 active satellites; launching its first operational NASA crew to the International Space Station
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Bankers see changes continuing post COVID

Online banking has been around for years, but that doesn't mean every bank customer is a savvy user of the services offered. Christie Pence, vice
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Peloton Dominates Home Spinning But Rival Won't Let It Say So

Mad Dogg has an entire page on its spinning.com website, explaining the guidelines for use of the terms, warning that only authorized dealers can
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Reducing the spread of misinformation on social media: What would a do-over look like?

It's likely that this trend of relying on social media as an information source will continue. Social media companies are thus in a unique position of power
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Five SoCal food experiences you must try

So if you're looking for new places for shopping and eating, check out these … Take a drive to the Rose Bowl Stadium and enter this free event. Fried
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Gravy raises $4.5M for its service that helps subscription businesses recover failed payments

The new funding round — Gravy's first institutional money — was led by … It's also one with a personal connection to Gravy co-founders, CEO Casey
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WATCH | Luxury cars smashed as 40 vandals storm Cape Town dealership

Luxury cars being vandalised at a Cape Town dealership on Wednesday February 17 2021. Image: Video Screenshot via @BOSBEER2006 on
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With software markets getting bigger, will more VCs bet on competing startups?

Back in the days when inside rounds were bad, SPACs were jokes and crypto a fever dream, there was lots of noise about investors who declined to
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Public Banking Act Stands to Lift State Out of Poverty

Wake Up Call's MK Mendoza speaks with folks from the Alliance for Local Prosperity about The Public Banking Act being put through this legislative
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South Shore drawing buyers as Duluth-area housing market remains competitive

On the Wisconsin side of the market, the median home sale price rose 11% to $150,000 in January as the number of homes for sale dropped 35%
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Former India Minister Loses Defamation Suit in #MeToo Case

Akbar was accused by over a dozen women, including a Bloomberg News journalist based in London. Allegations pertain to inappropriate behavior
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Italy's New Prime Minister Appeals for Unity and Sacrifice

A former European Central Bank chief, he sounded every bit the bank president delivering an economic outlook, and said his government had “the
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Support solidifies for added boost to New Hampshire's Affordable Housing Fund

It seems like there's a good chance more money will be appropriated into New Hampshire's Affordable Housing Fund in order to fill the gap in
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Real estate: Big new office, housing towers eyed in downtown San Jose

Real estate: Big new office, housing towers eyed in downtown San Jose

The third parcel, a surface parking lot on North Fourth Street, is owned by a real estate investment firm. Construction on the residential tower is slated to
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Former Trump casino where stars played goes out with a bang

Opened in 1984, when Trump was a real estate developer in his pre-politics days, Trump Plaza was for a time the most successful casino in Atlantic City.
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COVID aid is coming to help people pay for Internet service. Here's who qualifies.

He suggested that the emergency broadband subsidy prioritize households with students learning remotely. More must-read tech coverage from Fortune
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Chrome OS screen recording tool coming in March, 40 education Chromebooks set for this year

A toggle at the left lets you decide between screenshots or video capture, with the option to specify whether the full screen, partial (as defined by
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Delta Media Greenlights National Independent Real Estate Showing Service

He notes that Delta already works with MLSs that cover 97 percent of the properties sold in the U.S.. “We have been inundated with calls from real estate
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Demand, prices increase for suburban and urban housing on First Coast

The real estate analytics company looked at home value growth and rent increases in major metros across the U.S., including Florida's four major metro
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Global Affordable Housing Shortage Builds Interest in Prefabricated Housing

Currently, housing shortages exist in many emerging markets throughout Central and South America, the Asia/Pacific, and the Africa/Mideast. Interest in
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Ring Video Doorbell Wired: Delightful value

“This is the best value in the video doorbell space, period.” Delightful installation; No need to charge; Great app; Crisp, clear video. Bypasses wired
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Up and to the right: TigerGraph scores $105M Series C funding, the Graph market is growing

Xu and Blaschka went over different success stories, with customers ranging from Intuit and Jaguar Land Rover to the Australian Tax Office. They also
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4 steps companies can take to prepare for a return to the office

… so many other Fortune 500 companies—had to move quickly to adapt and enable new ways of working for our 57,000 employees around the world.
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News Corp. Inks Global Deal With Google On Payments For News Sharing

This has been a passionate cause for our company for well over a decade and I am gratified that the terms of trade are changing, not just for News
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Electric Jet-Ski Maker Taiga to Go Public Via Canaccord SPAC

… Chief Executive Officer Jose Boisjoli told Bloomberg last month. The Canaccord SPAC raised C$100 million in an initial public offering in April 2019.
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Today's freakishly low mortgage rates can't last. What will pandemic home buyers do when they rise?

When today's buyers renew their mortgages years down the road, they will likely find their expensive mortgages paired with higher mortgage rates. A
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4 things to know before refinancing your mortgage

To see what rates you might be eligible for, visit Credible and compare rates and lenders. You can see the loan options across multiple lenders with just
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Starz Launches #TakeTheLead Initiative To Amplify Diverse Voices, Teams With UCLA For …

It also shows in their forthcoming slate of series that include Run the World, Blindspotting, Black Mafia Family, Shining Vale, Serpent Queen, among
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Real Estate Investor William Tropp Explains How COVID-19 Is Changing Land Purchase Trends

Here, William Tropp explores why this phenomenon is occurring, and whether investing in rural land is a smart move given the current real estate market
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Davis Polk, Willkie Steer $150M States Title Financing

Homebuilder Lennar Corp. had invested in States Title in 2019, and the company said Wednesday it would use some of the latest $150 million
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Why is Black homeownership declining?

This HousingWire Daily podcast transcription features an interview with … about your background and how you entered the housing finance sector?
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These are the top 5 real estate podcasts

To provide our readers with a directory, HousingWire has put together a list of some of the top real estate podcasts in the housing space. While these
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Jamaica's immigration website exposed thousands of travelers' data

Both of these documents, as well as quarantine orders that require visitors to shelter in place and several passports, were on the exposed storage
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Sprout Mortgage Adds CEO Role

Sprout Mortgage Adds CEO Role

Sprout Mortgage, a national non-QM residential lending company, announced that Michael Strauss has been named to the newly created role of CEO,
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Former Oakland A's player sues McDonald's, claiming racial bias against Black franchise owners

The company said Washington is “facing business challenges” for which … dimension to a team that won three straight World Series championships.
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'Bloomberg Markets: European Close' Full Show 2/17/2021

'Bloomberg Markets: European Close' Full Show 2/17/2021. bloomberg-markets-european-close. February 17th, 2021, 10:39 AM PST. Bloomberg
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Food Delivery Apps May Be Forced to Employ Gig Workers in Spain

… will be lower,” said Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst Diana Gomes. Among delivery apps, an exemption will be Just Eat Takeaway.com NV because
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Chinese Markets Reopen With Stocks Primed to Hit All-Time Highs

Chinese stocks listed in Hong Kong have gained 3.5% since onshore markets last traded, while the offshore yuan has been steady after hitting its
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Mary Ann Milton, pioneering real estate broker and entrepreneur, dies of COVID-19 complications

Believed to be the first female real estate broker in Minnesota, Milton found investors to buy into properties and redeveloped several around the Twin
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Another housing market milestone: Asking prices hit all time high for fifth month running

“We haven't seen a record-breaking streak like this before, with the property market showing no sign of slowing down,” sales director Gavin Lloyd said. “
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Deadline Approaches for NAREE's 71st Annual Real Estate Journalism Competition; Two Top …

NAREE's competition also recognizes excellence in investigative reporting, breaking news and international real estate coverage. NAREE's Best
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Stewart Information Services Announces Dividend Increase

Stewart (NYSE-STC) is a global real estate services company, offering … From residential and commercial title insurance and closing and settlement
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Video: Atlantic City's Trump Plaza demolished in controlled explosion

The casino, previously owned by former US President Donald Trump, had fallen into years of disrepair. To illustrate this point, the image at the top of this
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News Corp. and Google Settle Long Pay Fight With Global News Pact

By submitting my information, I agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service and to receive offers and promotions from Bloomberg.
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Biden extends mortgage relief protecting struggling homeowners

Unfortunately, this video is missing or damaged and cannot be played. SS-501-300. Homeowners in mortgage forbearance plans
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Mr. Biotech Startup To PE

Company: Boutique Firm … Title: Co-Founder … work with a healthcare-focused investment firm that can add operational value to invested companies.
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Super withdrawals could see Aussie housing market supercharged

But as the property market heats up for what some analysts are predicting will be a boom year, there is one factor playing a role in the ongoing price
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A Look at Rush Limbaugh's Fortune After His Passing

How did Limbaugh build his fortune and how did he spend it? Limbaugh's Radio Earnings. Rush Limbaugh made a name for himself as one of the best-
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Real Estate Today: Tax tips for those with investment property & Tour of home in Johnson City

Rebecca Wilson, realtor from Evans and Evans Real Estate gives us some important information for those with rental property when it comes to filing
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The Gig Economy Is Coming for Millions of American Jobs

… of contract labor, includes trade groups representing Amazon.com, Apple, AT&T, … we don't necessarily have to,” he told Bloomberg Businessweek in 2016. … and “from an idealistic point of view” the workers should be employees.
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Podcast: Maggie L. Walker's Historic Mission of Financial Empowerment

On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast — sponsored by … of African-American banks and what set Walker's St. Luke Bank apart.
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Personetics raises $75 million to drive hyperpersonalization in banking

Personetics nets $75 million amid spiking digital banking adoption. As global banks strive to boost their digital user experience, the data analytics
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Job Shifts Ahead Argue for Large Stimulus

Where the jobs are. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg.
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Cathie Wood says her confidence is growing in Tesla, Ark Invest has been adding to position

Cathie Wood says her confidence is growing in Tesla, Ark Invest has been adding to position

Wood also said Ark Invest believes Tesla should break into the ride sharing business. Tesla is the largest holding in Ark Innovation, making up more
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How a Data Nerd Tackled Buying a House

This is my third home purchase, and the previous two involved 30-year mortgages. This time, between my larger down payment, lower purchase price,
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Big Freeze in Texas Is Becoming a Global Oil Market Crisis

Crude markets in Europe are rallying as traders replace lost U.S. exports. OPEC and its allies must decide how much longer they keep millions of barrels
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CNN Announces New Morning, Afternoon Lineup Starting In April

Prior to that, she was CNN's White House correspondent during the Obama Administration. Berman has been co-anchor of New Day for the last two
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Judge Denies Citibank Bid to Recoup Some of Mistaken $893M Payments to Revlon Lenders

A federal judge on Tuesday said Citigroup Inc. is not entitled to recoup half a billion dollars of its own money that it mistakenly wired lenders of Revlon
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Work-from-home lifestyle a boon for Tybee housing market

Marsh says properties on the island have become extremely desirable. · “I'm seeing more permanent and second homes [being bought] in this market,”
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Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to …

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc. closed $7.66 short of its 52-week high ($93.40), which the company achieved on January 25th. The stock
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Banking Technology 2021: What's Hot and What's Not

However, “when we look at consumer banking,” says Hoppermann, “there are very few reasonable use cases.” Hoppermann and a team of Forrester
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Busiest January in 15 years for Twin Cities housing market

Buckle up, home buyers. It's going to be a bumpy year. A pronounced imbalance between buyers and sellers in the Twin Cities metro last month
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DuPont and VCs see lithium mining as a critical investment for the electric future

As tensions rise between China and the United States however, companies are racing to find alternative supplies as the world transitions to more electric
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FNF Group (FNF) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

This provider of title insurance and mortgage services is expected to post … Over the last four quarters, the company has beaten consensus EPS
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Rush Limbaugh Dies: Influential Conservative Talk Show Pioneer Was 70

Comments On Deadline Hollywood are monitored. So don't go off topic, don't impersonate anyone, and don't get your facts wrong. Comment.
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Discovery Taps Hulu Alum Patrizio “Pato” Spagnoletto As Direct-To-Consumer CMO

… direct-to-consumer business. Spagnoletto, who is based in Los Angeles, will report to JB Perrette, president and CEO of Discovery International.
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Boston Real Estate Times Honors 10 Outstanding Women Leaders & Some Straight Talk on …

17, 2021, Boston Real Estate Times honored its 10 Outstanding Women leaders of 2021. The honorees are: Jomarie Andrews, Partner, Hinckley Allen
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Maryland Must Build Thousands More Homes To Keep Prices Affordable, Report Says

The health crisis could cause housing prices to rise at a slower rate than they did between 2015 and 2019, the report says, but not by much if leaders in
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Black mortgage applicants far more likely to be rejected

Black homebuyers' mortgage applications are 2.5 times as likely to be rejected as the submissions of white home shoppers. That's one finding from a
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Decreasing term life insurance could make sense to secure a loan, but it's not the best choice for …

Mortgage protection insurance is a decreasing term life insurance product that can pay off your mortgage if you die. Typically, the beneficiary is the bank.
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DPM Heng flags risks of low interest rates on housing market

Singapore's residential property market has made a rapid recovery, fuelling speculation that the authorities could impose cooling measures for the first
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World's oldest DNA reveals how mammoths evolved

An international team has sequenced DNA recovered from mammoth remains that are up to 1.2 million years old. The analyses show that the Columbian
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Tucker Carlson Inks New Deal With Fox; Expands Presence With Fox Nation Video Podcast …

… just signed a new multi-year deal to bolster sister streaming service Fox Nation with a video podcast series and Tucker Carlson Originals specials.
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Break into the world of real estate investing with this on-sale training

Break into the world of real estate investing with this on-sale training

We're not sure if you've been paying close attention recently, but though the world economy is not doing so hot right now, surprisingly, the real estate
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Single dogecoin account holds $2 billion fortune

Dogecoin may have started as a joke, but one of its holders is sitting on some serious dough. A single cryptocurrency account contains about $2 billion
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Serena Williams Vs. Naomi Osaka: By The Numbers

You can catch the action on ESPN2 starting around 10 p.m. EST. Here is a look at the … 3: Osaka's current world rank; Williams is No. 11. 4: Olympic
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Few Wisconsin borrowers took Fed's Main Street loans. Very few.

The Main Street Lending Program opened last June, offering credit to small and mid-sized businesses. Unlike the Small Business Administration's
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New York Mortgage Trust 2020 Fourth Quarter Conference Call Scheduled for Thursday, February …

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax
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Indian trader group calls for ban on Amazon following damning report

… Investment] laws of India to conduct unfair and unethical trade,” it said. … and SMB's reach customers across India and around the world,” it added.
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Cloudentity teams with Axway to deliver zero-trust authorization for open banking services

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FHFA releases 2021 scorecard for Fannie and Freddie

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Shopify Drops After Warning Revenue Growth Will Slow in 2021

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Mortgage banker's failed appeal sheds light on opaque SEC bounty process

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Predatory lenders want Pritzker to veto a limit on triple digit interest rates

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Commercial space station developer raises $130 million

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AG's Office Reaches $1M Settlement With Loan Servicer

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Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. Reports Full Year and Q4 2020 Earnings Results; Declares a …

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BankProv Appoints New Leader to its Search Fund Lending Team in Support of Entrepreneurs …

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BBVA México targeting US$3.1bn in mortgage lending in 2021

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Dollars and Sense: Digital Banking

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Japan's Exports Surge as China Stocks Up on Chip-Making Supplies

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FHFA Extends Foreclosure and Eviction Moratoriums, Maximum Forbearance Term, and …

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US stocks slide from record highs as traders digest blowout retail-sales report

On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on the market frenzy seen when traders drove up the price of GameStop.
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Fortune-500 e-commerce company considering bringing warehouse/distribution facility to Harford …

While details are scarce on the Fortune-500 e-commerce company that is considering a project in Harford County, county government says that it
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$400000 Homes in Ohio, Illinois and New York

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Reduced Real Estate Tax Rate Proposed in Upcoming City Budget

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Apple Loses Key Manager From Self-Driving Electric Car Team

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Palantir upgraded to 'buy' with a fresh $34 price target from Goldman Sachs after revealing …

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Verizon climbs 4% after Warren Buffett reveals nearly $9 billion investment

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BMO Harris Bank Ranked Arizona's Top Banking/Finance Workplace Culture

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FTC shuts down payday lending scheme

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UK Holds Back Trade Scrutiny Plan After Striking EU Deal

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'Dr. Doom' economist Nouriel Roubini says 'the Flintstones had a better monetary system than …

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CDK Global Opens Application Process for Fifth Annual NAMAD Scholarship and Internship Offers

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Appears Before Court Without Warning

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… existence of customer-friendly banks and housing finance companies and favorable reforms initiated by the government to attract global investors.
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MBA's Charmaine Brown to Kick-Off Day One #HousingDC21 Discussion on Diversity, Equity and …

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Real estate assessments rise, fuel budget windfall

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The Capital Corps Rebrands to The Change Company

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Resolute Capital Partners Promotes Christine Hiatt to Chief Operating Officer

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