Daily Crunch: Stripe valued at $95B

Daily Crunch: Stripe valued at $95B

His Majesty Elon the First, Technoking of Tesla — In Musk-speak, his new title still translates into the chief executive officer of the electric car company.
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Here's What Libya's New Government Means for the Oil World

Sanalla said the NOC is ready to work with the new government and will remain politically neutral. What does Libya's revival mean for oil markets? The
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These are the top PPP lenders to SA-area businesses in 2021 so far

In those first weeks of 2021 lending, the SBA approved $790.7 million in PPP loans for businesses in the San Antonio metro area. Frost Bank, Broadway
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'Red hot' housing market: Bay Area real estate prices soar

“Areas such as Morgan Hill, Gilroy, and Hollister,” Santa Clara County Association of Realtors president Doug Goss says the local real estate market is
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MassHousing Closes on $5.5 Million in Financing for181 Chestnut Street in Chelsea

BOSTON– MassHousing has closed on a total of $5.5 million in affordable and workforce housing financing to the non-profit The Neighborhood
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Facebook Forges Multiyear Deal With News Corp. in Australia

Sky News Australia also reached a parallel accord with Facebook. News Corp. Chief Executive Officer Robert Thomson said the agreement will have “a
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Are Exurbs the New Suburbs in Washington?

Chelan County, also home to Leavenworth, experienced some of the state's largest hikes in real estate sales and prices in 2020. Counties to the north
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American Real Estate Partners' $15 Million Renovation of Philadelphia's 1600 Market Street …

Sophisticated wellness-oriented design and pop art come together to reinvent a Center City business landmark. Real estate leader American Real
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Real estate conference will focus on marijuana industry

Cannabis and the “cannabiz” industry are on the agenda for Thursday's MEREDA seminar. The Maine Real Estate & Development Association has
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Housing markets in the eurozone

Germany: Prices set to increase further · France: Property prices to rise by 1.5% to 2% · Italy: Marginal contraction in 2021 · Spain: Price growth to
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FLA: New business for second charge mortgages down 40%

Second charge mortgage new business volumes dropped by 40% in January, according to the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA). As a result of the
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CEO of Yogurt Giant Danone Steps Aside After Clash With Activists

Two senior Danone executives—Véronique Penchienati-Bosetta, who leads the firm's international business, and CEO of North America Shane
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MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) Upgraded at Jefferies Financial Group

MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) was upgraded by investment analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a
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Free mortgage quote and pre approval

Contact Palos Heights resident Todd Probasco from Lakeside Bank for a free mortgage quote and pre approval. Best rates and personal service cell:
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Real Estate Accounting Software Market by Product Types, Sales, Revenue & Leading Players …

The Real Estate Accounting Software Market study report examines the current state of the industry and potential business trends around the world.
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Global Enterprise Asset Leasing Market is Expected to Generate $1.76 Trillion By 2027: AMR

The demand for real estate leasing decreased significantly due to the work … The report offers an extensive analysis of changing market trends, key
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Are we seeing a cash-out loan crisis?

Home prices were growing at an unsustainable level from 2002-2005, … HW+ includes weekly long-form digital content, HousingWire Magazine,
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Lument Helps San Antonio Multifamily Sponsor with Freddie Mac Refinance

NEW YORK, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Lument has announced the closing of a Freddie Mac conventional multifamily loan to refinance Horizon
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China Targets Hong Kong Wealth Gap, Housing Woes After Political Purge

Senior officials are discussing ways to broaden the city's tax structure and increase land supply in an effort to mitigate inequality and high living costs in
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Elon Musk's new official title: 'Technoking of Tesla'

Tesla Inc.'s 20% jump on Tuesday had pushed the billionaire founder's fortune to $174 billion, closing the gap with Jeff Bezos, the world's richest
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Investors say regulatory relief for bank capital rules could ease pressure on bond market

Investors say regulatory relief for bank capital rules could ease pressure on bond market

Calls are heating up for the Federal Reserve to extend relief on bank capital requirements to help prevent the government bond market from coming
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Banks' Outlook Improves As Economy Bests Worst-Case Forecasts

Banks set aside billions of dollars to cover expected losses due to the economic collapse triggered by the pandemic. But the worst-case scenarios did
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M&T takeover of People's United causes ripples in WMass banking industry

Florence Bank CEO Kevin Day said the M&T merger is an example of how local banks can buy or get bought until they are part of a very large
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Asia Stocks to Track US Gains; Bond Yields Drop: Markets Wrap

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed. The euro was steady at $1.1925. Bonds. The yield on 10-year Treasuries decreased two basis
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Banking Chairman Brown Pushing Federal Digital Wallet Proposal

Senate Banking Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is renewing his push for legislation that would allow anyone to set up a free bank account, known
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Tom Caron: A healthy Xander Bogaerts is essential to Red Sox fortunes in 2021

Tom Caron: A healthy Xander Bogaerts is essential to Red Sox fortunes in 2021. The veteran shortstop, who missed two weeks of spring training
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Congress Tasks GAO to Study the Intersection of Money Laundering and Humanitarian Issues …

De-risking is a multifaceted issue with wide implications for the global … access to U.S. financing, hinder international trade, cross-border business,
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Arch misses bonus targets, but stock boosts CEO's pay to $3.7 million

Centene is a Fortune 500 company. Arch Coal CEO
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What Makes Pittsburgh a Competitive Market?

Please describe the state of the Pittsburgh multifamily market, a year into the pandemic. Croce: Pittsburgh's real estate market has historically proven
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Bremer Bank adds franchise banking to its client services

St. Paul-based Bremer Bank is adding franchise banking services for business clients, according to a Monday announcement. Subscribe; Login.
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Vancouver real estate gains lag North American markets

Vancouver real estate gains lag North American markets. Global factors such as COVID-19 and 'cheap money' fuel continental surge, unlike the city's
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Hawaii Fund To Lead Wells Fargo Risky Lending Class Action

Hawaii Fund To Lead Wells Fargo Risky Lending Class Action. By Emilie Ruscoe. Law360 (March 15, 2021, 6:07 PM EDT) — A Hawaii pension fund
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Rogers' $16 Billion Bid for Shaw Jolts Canada Wireless Sector

The elimination of a wireless competitor is the biggest obstacle to the deal, but it's not an insurmountable one, said RBC Capital Markets analyst Drew
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Successful mortgage lending starts with superior customer service

HW: What are some strategies that retail lenders should look at adopting from direct-to-consumer lending? Josh Friend: Amid this global pandemic,
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Here's How to Get the Best Mortgage Rate Online

Buying your first home has a seemingly endless number of steps involved, but shopping for the best mortgage rates online is one you can easily tackle
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How complex credit mortgage lender policies will evolve in the wake of Covid-19 – Seal

Post-crisis, the complex credit mortgage market will be more important than ever as thousands of borrowers emerge with more complex borrowing needs
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KeyBank to provide $13M in financing for mixed-use development in Cleveland

KeyBank's Commercial Mortgage Group also arranged a $3.3 million “forward commitment” for a permanent loan from Freddie Mac. NRP and
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How to Identify and Combat Racial Steering in Real Estate

Steering is a form of discrimination whereby a real estate professional influences someone's housing decision based on their race, religion, or another
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Biopsy Clamp Market is Booming Worldwide | OLYMPUS, Boston Scientific, KARL STORZ

The report analyses the market potential for each geographical region based on the growth rate, macroeconomic parameters, consumer buying
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Real Estate Reductions Of UK Banks And The Performance Of Virtual Teams

Specifically, HSBC plans to cut its global real estate footprint by 40% over the next several years. It claims “our people could be just as productive
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Buyers scramble as Orlando home supply hits new low

Buyers scramble as Orlando home supply hits new low

As a result, house hunters across Central Florida face climbing prices and stiff competion, 2021 Orlando Regional Realtor Association President Natalie
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Why Portland-area home sales of $1M or more surged last year

In one March tally, the average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage sat at 3.05%, according to home-loan purchaser Freddie Mac, though it only recently
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Baystate Business: MBTA Cuts, Airlines, Return to School(Radio)

-Bloomberg News Airline reporter Justin Bachman on the U.S. Airline Rally. -Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan on his city's economic development.
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Lone Wolf Launches New Product: Digital Title Orders

By the end of 2021, Lone Wolf plans to onboard 80% of title companies. “We're excited to be able to partner with Lone Wolf for this integration,” said Ben
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How to Buy a Fixer-Upper Home

These programs roll the cost of repairs into the mortgage. For example: FHA 203(k) loan: While 203(k) loans are available through FHA lenders across
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Burlington housing boom stokes rising home prices and affordability concerns

Home prices are on the rise too. The average selling price for homes sold this year through Davis' firm was 19.4% higher than 2019 sales. For 2020,
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Fed should 'switch' up its playbook and buy more Treasurys, fewer mortgage bonds, urge analysts

Mortgage bond market faces slowdown as interest rates rise. Federal Reserve Building. Olivier Douliery/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images.
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Tom Caron: A healthy Bogaerts is essential to Red Sox fortunes in 2021

Tom Caron: A healthy Bogaerts is essential to Red Sox fortunes in 2021. Shortstop Xander Bogaerts, who missed two weeks of spring training games
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Fairfax acquires Catalyst in exit from Positive Lending

Chris Fairfax, CEO of Catalyst Property Finance, has taken full ownership of the short-term lender he co-founded with Paul McGonigle in 2017.
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Industrial deals continue as Queens storage site sells for $36M

… Upper East Side parcels for about $32.4 million and jewelry company Graff International buying 712 Madison Ave. for $43 million from SL Green.
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Ferry Building Showcases Chinatown Merchants

The merchants are some of San Francisco's most popular tourist destinations: Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory, for example, has been wowing
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Banking on a changing climate | UK Finance

In 2020 European companies covered close to 70 per cent of their financial needs through banks and bank financing was relevant for more than 50 per
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PayPal Sees No Letup for Online Shopping Even With Reopenings

… business will forever be changed,” Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman said in an interview with Bloomberg News reporters and editors Monday.
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SFBT Monday Digest: Fintech's valuation nears $100B; Biotech rivals join forces

… platform Blend, fresh off a $300 million Series G in January, agreed to buy title insurance and settlement company Title365 for about $422 million.
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Artificial Intelligence: The 'Crystal Ball for Servicers'

Prior to joining Freddie Mac, she led the loss mitigation departments at IndyMac and Washington Mutual. Speaking to DS News, Gilmore discussed
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Ken Owens hails Wayne Pivac for orchestrating dramatic change in Welsh fortunes

… Owens hails Wayne Pivac for orchestrating dramatic change in Welsh fortunes. Read full article. Andrew Baldock, PA Rugby Union Correspondent.
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Senate bill on Responsible Lending due for vote this week

The Australian Senate will this week debate some of the most significant reforms to the rules that govern lending in Australia, after the Senate
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LI nonprofit seeks funding to provide free rides to home health aides

VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. (WCBS 880) — A Long Island nonprofit is seeking funding to help transport some home health aides to and from work every
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Global IPO market in Q1 on a rampage despite faltering SPACs: Bloomberg

With SPACs, the U.S. SEC recently warned investors about buying SPACs endorsed by celebrities; “With changes at the SEC, SPACs in the U.S. may
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Smith & Associates Bolsters Real Estate Team by Adding Three Locally Esteemed Real Estate …

With real estate in high demand and the trend continuing, the agents will be engaging in a hot market, working for a firm with the greatest market share
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DFW bank triples assets in two years with new ownership, opens second location

DFW bank triples assets in two years with new ownership, opens second location

Prior to the firm buying the institution, American Bank didn't offer commercial lending. Weaver said he's proud of the way the team has come together to
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One Year Into The Pandemic: Real Estate Disruption Continues to Turn Heads

Prior to Covid-19, PropTech was slowly transforming the real estate industry. Rentals and sales were primarily conducted offline for decades and face
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Outlook for Technology: Asia Pacific

Members of ULI's Asia Pacific Tech Council discuss the potential long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the real estate industry, its effects
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Greenberg Gibbons launches $100M real estate income fund

Commercial real estate developer Greenberg Gibbons Monday announced it is in the final stages of raising a $100 million private equity fund to make
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Fannie, Freddie Loans in Forbearance Show Continued Improvement

The share of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans in forbearance decreased to 2.88% – a 6-basis-point improvement from a week earlier. Ginnie Mae
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Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. Announces 2021 Annual Stockholders Meeting

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. is a real estate investment trust that focuses on financing and managing residential and commercial mortgage-backed
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China to Raise Retirement Age in Stages, State Researcher Says

China to Raise Retirement Age in Stages, State Researcher Says. Bloomberg News. March 15, 2021, 2:38 AM PDT.
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Netflix Password Crackdown May Boost Risk of User Turnover

Meanwhile, BMO Capital Markets is more optimistic, saying the strategy could “help drive some incremental gross subscriber additions.” Bloomberg
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The Bay Area real estate surge is back as COVID eases

Bay Area real estate is surging again, particularly in the single family homes market. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Like 2020 never happened, the Bay
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Made in Britain adds £3.5b a year to exports, says Barclays

James Binns, global head of trade and working capital at Barclays Corporate Banking, comments: “As the UK enters a new era on the international stage
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Wholesome Real Estate Advice Episode 13

Todd opened his own brokerage after feeling underserved in his personal experiences with real estate transactions and wanted a firm whose mission
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MacKenzie Commercial Adds Real Estate Advisor in Suburban Baltimore

MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services has expanded its brokerage team with the addition of Dylan Bozel as a real estate advisor. This news
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Toomey Outlines Housing Finance Reform Principles | United States Committee on Banking …

Signals willingness to work with Congressional Dems & Admin. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-
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Discovering the local real estate market on Coast Live

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – Doug Wolfe with Redefy FlatFee Real Estate gives us a breakdown of the local real estate market and what buyers need to
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Real Deals: Chris Greco ready to run Greco Real Estate.com

Chris Greco said he understands what it means to run the family-owned commercial real estate firm that started in 1978 as DSG Investors Realty. “I'm
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Pandemic's impact on commercial real estate varying by sector

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the commercial real estate market, according to national news reports that offer almost nothing but gloom and
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Ray Dalio Says It's Time to Buy Stuff Amid 'Stupid' Bond Economics

… the Asian (including Chinese) emerging countries' markets,” he wrote, adding that Chinese bond holdings by international investors are rising fast.
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Lilly Shares Drop as Alzheimer Data Disappoints Investors

Skip to content. Bloomberg the Company & Its ProductsThe Company & its … All Radio Shows… Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg. Markets
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FHA Revises Single-Unit Condo Approval Forms for Reverse Mortgages

Both forms have relevance for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) industry, as they will each be required for any borrower seeking to get
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Record-breaking market frenzy will come to an 'abrupt halt', experts warn

That was despite the world facing its worst health crisis in more than 100 years. It was also when the Australian market had suffered its worst trading
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Hyde10: Belichick sprints out of gate, Dolphins need pass rusher, Brees stories — 10 Dolphins …

Hyde10: Belichick sprints out of gate, Dolphins need pass rusher, Brees stories — 10 Dolphins …

Smith, who is out of Florida International University, signed a four-year, $50 million deal with … The good news: It's a buyer's market this free agency.
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Madonna's Millions: 8 Ways She Makes And Spends Her Fortune

Heavy reports on the various income streams that Madonna has explored in order to keep her fortune flowing. Fans may be surprised at how this
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CU Mortgage Direct promotes Madison native Amanda Palli

There's no place like home for Amanda Palli, the new loan officer with CU Mortgage Direct. The graduate of Madison High School and her husband
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Goldman Pandemic Loans Spur Scrutiny From Senate's Brown, Warren

The Senate Banking Committee is questioning whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc. paid dividends at the expense of lending to businesses and
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Vista to Merge Four Winds, Poppulo into $1 Billion Company

… is merging with Ireland-based software provider Poppulo, the companies said in a statement that confirmed an earlier Bloomberg News report.
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PayPal Dominates Non-Bank Lending, Data Show

Online payments specialist PayPal is now the biggest non-bank lender after experiencing a boom in demand for services through the Covid-19
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MPs go head-to-head over responsible lending bill

… Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 – which focuses on amending the credit laws so that they remove responsible lending obligations (RLOs) and extend
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5 at 5: Your Daily Digest for Real Estate Investing, 3/15/21

A New York Times reporter who's tracked decades of gloomy trends sees things lining up for roaring growth. The Millionacres takeaway: Real estate
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13 Ways Anyone Can Keep An Eye On Local Housing Trends

Housing trends determine what the market is leaning toward. Whether you're a buyer or a seller, housing trends can clue you into what's going to be
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'Rakuten' CEO Hiroshi Mikitani's Fortune Jumps By Almost $2 Billion

'Rakuten' CEO Hiroshi Mikitani saw his fortune jump by almost $2 billion. As shares from his e-commerce firm Rakuten made a staggering 35 percent
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How Does The Foreign Exchange Market Work?

It sees trillions of dollars exchanged daily through the buying and selling of currency pairs. It's one of the most important financial markets for global
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Wethman Group: One of Arlington's Top Real Estate Agents for First-Time Buyers

When asked why she got her real estate license more than 16 years ago, Katie Wethman responded simply: “It's personal for me.” Back in 2010, the
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Cryptocurrency provider picks up former head of the OCC

At HousingWire's Spring Summit earlier this month, Figure's Mike Cagney told attendees that he planned to acquire at least one mortgage company to
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Nationwide Title Clearing wins four Stevie Awards

They have successfully established the company as a critical vendor to 25 of the top 30 entities in the financial industry. NTC's client services team
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After the pandemic: How open banking can repair lending and help consumers' financial health

Our core focus is on disruption to lending, banking and investing, including alternative lending, challenger banks and digital wealth management.
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Community banks a key resource for small businesses when crises arise

“This type of lending requires providing branch managers with greater decision rights in making lending decisions. As a result, lenders at community
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Settlement Agent Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating Closing Funds

– The former president of an escrow and title company pleaded guilty today to misappropriating $715,000 of closing funds in connection with 48 real
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Belize central bank law to allow bigger loans to state

The Central Bank of Belize (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passed its second reading on March 9. It must pass one further reading before it can become law.
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Senate, Assembly hit real estate industry in budget proposals

State lawmakers proposed new taxes on the second homes and income of the wealthy, defying the real estate industry's warnings, and omitted a
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Rogers Bets Big on Credit Markets in $16 Billion Shaw Deal

Debt Surge. Rogers leverage is projected to jump to 5x after buying Shaw. Source: Bloomberg, company statements.
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A Third of Bank Boards 'Lack Tech Expertise', Says New Report

A Third of Bank Boards 'Lack Tech Expertise', Says New Report

One-third of banks have no board members with technology experience, despite ramping up investments in technology in response to the rapid shift to
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ECB welcomes proposed reforms to Latvian central bank

The ECB said in an official opinion that the changes did confer a number of new tasks on the Bank of Latvia, but said they were tasks usually undertaken
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Tri-Lakes area experiencing housing market boom

BRANSON, Mo.– Even during a pandemic, the housing market in the Ozarks continues to see what realtors are calling a boom. There are a few factors
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Walker & Dunlop Guides Client into New Market with Complex Assisted Living and Memory Care …

Walker & Dunlop is the 5th largest HUD multifamily lender1, and in 2020 alone, the firm originated nearly $600 million of seniors housing, skilled nursing
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What the American Rescue Plan Means for Housing

In addition to issuing $1400 stimulus checks to Americans, the plan also will funnel billions into the housing market to alleviate pandemic-related
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Mexican challenger bank Fondeadora adds $14 million to its Series A

As most people still rely heavily on cash in Mexico, creating a challenger bank represents a good opportunity. In addition to customers from legacy banks
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Blackstone Mortgage Trust Declares $0.62 Per Share Dividend

Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) is a real estate finance company that originates senior loans collateralized by commercial real estate in North
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Canadian Real Estate Prices Rise By Tens of Thousands Just Last Month

Canadian Real Estate Prices Rise Over $22k In A Month. A typical home in Canada, known as the benchmark, is rising much faster than incomes. The
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Is First American Financial Corp (FAF) Stock About to Get Hot Monday?

Title insurance and related services includes real estate insurance, property closing services, third-party handling of real estate funds (escrow), risk
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New York Mortgage Trust Declares First Quarter 2021 Common Stock Dividend of $0.10 Per Share …

NEW YORK, March 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: NYMT) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board
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Musk Adds 'Technoking of Tesla' Title; CFO Is Coin 'Master'

“We view Guillen moving to the heavy truck frontier as a significant strategic move showing Tesla plans to double down on its semi and trucking vision
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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation and Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation Announce …

LOS ANGELES, CA, March 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL) (“OCSL”) and Oaktree
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KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Provident Funding Mortgage Trust 2021-1 (PFMT 2021-1)

The underlying collateral consists entirely of agency-eligible, fully amortizing, fixed-rate mortgages. The pool is characterized by significant borrower
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Anworth Announces Increase to Series B Preferred Stock Conversion Rate

… securities that are either rated “investment grade” or are guaranteed by federally sponsored enterprises, such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
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Bank of Portugal governor expects banking M&A as natural step

LISBON (Reuters) – Mergers and acquisitions are a “natural” next step for Portuguese banks pressured by record low interest rates, Bank of Portugal
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Housing crisis: Economist says curbs on interest-only lending for investors could be partial solution …

Property investors are increasingly taking out interest-only mortgages, making it easier for them to pay off their lending than owner-occupiers.
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Property Management Software Market Emerging Trends, Applications, Business Strategies …

Property Management Software Market Emerging Trends, Applications, Business Strategies, Growth, Size, Future Scope, Key Players and more –
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HGTV's Nicole Curtis Speaks Out About Her Lawsuit Against Detroit Land Bank: "I Hoped to …

In 2017, her company (Detroit Renovations LLC) purchased the property in a … The DLBA had won the case and acquired the title to the home before
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NCRC and the Fair Lending Report

Join NCRC's research team for a walk through of NCRC's new interactive tool that allows users to create a Fair Lending Report.
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PHFA Invites Applicants for 2022 Housing Policy Fellowship

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — With the goals of funding critical research and promoting leadership development, the
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Bank of Baroda cuts retail lending rates

Bank of Baroda cuts retail lending rates

“All retail loans are linked to BRLLR (Baroda Repo Linked Lending Rate). Hence, customers availing home loan, mortgage loan, car loan, education
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Global Cloud Microservices Market Business Growth Statistics and Key Players Insights

The outbreak has broadly influenced the global economic landscape. This Cloud Microservices report contains a complete breakdown of the current
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World stocks inch up on stimulus, vaccines hopes

TOKYO: Global stock prices inched higher while US bond yields hovered near a 13-month peak on Monday as investors bet US economic growth will
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Global Autonomous Robot Toys Market Growth, Market Potential, End-User, Key Manufacturers …

So, take business to the peak level of growth with this comprehensive market research report. Get Free Sample Report along with a table of contents,
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Fiber Reinforced Composites Market Size to Reach $131.6 Billion by 2027 | CAGR: 5.9%: AMR

The global fiber reinforced composites market is segmented on the basis of fiber type, … For a year, the client needs to purchase minimum 2 seat plan.
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Sizzling real estate market poses challenge for first-time buyers

This Crawford Street home that was listed for $399,900, recently sold for $572,500.Contributed photo. The local housing market is sizzling for sellers as
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BofA's Veteran UK Dealmaker Simon Mackenzie Smith Retires

… according to an internal memo sent Monday that was obtained by Bloomberg News. He joined Merrill Lynch in 1996, prior to its crisis-era takeover
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Could The Holmes Place International Ltd. (TLV:HLMS) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something …

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Holmes Place International. This implies the analysts working for those institutions
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Title Insurance Market Next Big Thing | Major Giants Chicago Title insurance, Stewart Title …

Title Insurance Market Definition: Title insurance is the indemnity insurance which protects buyers and lenders from the financial loss which is sustained
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Elon Musk adds 'Technoking of Tesla' title, CFO takes 'Master of Coin' title: filing

The US Department of Justice has charged two individuals associated with encrypted phone software maker Sky Global, including the company's CEO,
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Consumer bureau bans LGBT lending discrimination following Biden executive order; FRC responds

“In issuing this interpretive rule, we're making it clear that lenders cannot discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity,” acting CFPB
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Mission Group Partners With Nicola Wealth Real Estate to Transform Downtown Kelowna With …

“Mission Group is thrilled to welcome Nicola Wealth Real Estate's partnership at Bernard Block,” said Mission Group CEO Jon Friesen. “This vote of
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Fitch Downgrades Syracuse IDA, NY PILOT Bonds to 'B'; Rating Watch Negative

Given the subordinate nature of the underlying mortgage loan to the PILOT bonds, this includes funds to make PILOT payments. The obligation to
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CASE Launches "Save Broker Choice," A New Project to Support Consumers and Protect …

Mortgage brokers help homebuyers and those looking to refinance their homes navigate what can be stressful and nuanced process, identifying the best
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Unlocking the value of your carwash real estate

To some people's surprise, real estate values for single-tenant properties, in general, went up in 2020, and cap rates compressed. Few property types
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Is MGM Resorts Stock a Buy?

MGM has a competitive edge in sports betting thanks to its established global brand (the company boasts iconic locations on the Las Vegas Strip and in
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Video calls may be future in banking, big or small

Imagine walking into a bank and being able to take out a loan or withdraw or deposit money with the aid of a video chat instead of a human teller.
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Mortgage forbearance ticks down to 5.14%

After many extensions and exits, the Mortgage Bankers Association estimates 2.6 million homeowners are still in some form of forbearance, though
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Deal for Baltimore Sun may be off as Maryland businessman looks to buy all of Tribune Publishing

Bainum is the chairman of Choice Hotels International, the Rockville-based parent of numerous hotel chains, and made his fortune in both hotels and
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Go Ahead, Biden. Hold a Press Conference.

Formal news briefings don't have the impact they once did, but they do … My Bloomberg Opinion colleague Michael R. Strain on which economic
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Blockchain Identity Management Market Covid-19 Impact and Latest Trends, Demands, Overview …

Blockchain Identity Management Market Covid-19 Impact and Latest Trends, Demands, Overview …

Healthcare and Life Sciences; Telecom and IT; Retail and e-Commerce; Transport and Logistics; Real Estate; Media and Entertainment; Travel and
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Major shareholder announcement – Silchester International Investors LLP

Dear Sirs. Major shareholder announcement – Silchester International Investors LLP. Pursuant to section 30 of the Danish Capital Markets Act this is
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Are you looking for a condominium in Reno? Here's why the price has never been higher

Here's some sobering news for Reno house hunters who are looking at condominiums as a more affordable option for a home: the median price of a
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For the first time, Atlanta could place inclusionary zoning on for-sale housing

Sale price for a three-bedroom home at 120% AMI would be close to $310,000. Apartments within the proposed Westside Park overlay would follow
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How a 'fixed for life' mortgage could help you

Colin Bell, founder of a company set to offer one of these mortgages, explains why they might be just the ticket for some borrowers. When it comes to
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NTL's elevating loan service with “Tidlor Card”

… revealed the company's latest “Tidlor Card” revolving cash card addition to its existing loan services. Enabling vehicle title owners to cash out loans
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Fortune 500 data company to open $10 million Nashville facility, create 350 jobs

The company provides services in 50 countries and is ranked 62nd among Fortune 500 companies. Governor Lee hailed the move, saying his
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Buy-to-Let Watch: Survival of the biggest

A table produced by Kensington shows that a higher-rate taxpayer generating £12,000 a year in rental income with £8,400 a year of mortgage interest
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VanTrust Real Estate to start construction on spec building in Dallas suburbs

VanTrust Real Estate, LLC will break ground in April on a 621,874-square-foot speculative industrial building in the East Dallas suburb of Forney.
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South Florida real estate projects in the pipeline for the week of March 12

In the case management summary, CMG Capital LLC said it filed Chapter 11 to stay the foreclosure over its property. It valued the two real estate
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Today's mortgage rates above 3% for the first time this month | March 15, 2021

Today's mortgage refinance rates have risen since last Friday. Fixed mortgages saw a huge spike today, with the average mortgage rate hitting 2.750%.
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Stratus Properties Inc. Reports Year Ended December 31, 2020 Results

Stratus' sales of its residential real estate and leasing of its multi-family properties benefited from pandemic-driven home-centric trends and from
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2 Mistakes I Made When Hiring a Real Estate Agent

Are you at risk of making them too? Last summer, I hired a real estate agent. My husband and I are building a new vacation home, so we needed to
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Blackstone and Starwood Capital Group to Acquire Extended Stay America

… between funds managed by Blackstone Real Estate Partners (“Blackstone”) … J.P. Morgan and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are acting as financial
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InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust to Host Earnings Call

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 15, 2021 / InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (OTC PINK:IIPZF) will be discussing their earnings results
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There's 'a problem' as Canadians pile on debt to get into the housing market: Former CMHC chair

… end government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that would need support from Democrats to advance, the latest stab at resolving the biggest
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Stripe Founders Build $23 Billion Fortune With Top US Startup

… while U.K. aristocrat Hugh Grosvenor and Walmart Inc. heir Lukas Walton hold the sole inherited fortunes in the group. Stripe, which sells software
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Alkami's public offering brings digital engagement providers into focus

The expected IPO puts the spotlight on digital banking vendors and how smaller banks can stay competitive against wealthy incumbents and tech-savvy
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VERIFY: Can creditors garnish your $1400 stimulus check?

… stimulus payments are vulnerable to debt collectors, Fortune Magazine … last week asking lawmakers to close the loophole, Fortune first reported.
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COVID-19: Real Estate – A 50-State Guide to COVID-19 Property Policies and Regulations – March …

The global COVID-19 outbreak has encouraged widespread orders to protect renters and owners of commercial and residential real property.
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No Good Faith Or Reasonable Care Obligation Re Mortgage: You Can't Have Morley

No Good Faith Or Reasonable Care Obligation Re Mortgage: You Can't Have Morley

The relationship was governed by the express terms of the mortgage plus certain equitable principles. It was wrong to imply a contractual term into a
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Toys R Us parent sells controlling stake to owner of Anne Klein, Joseph Abboud brands

… its intellectual property and international business. According to the release, Tru Kids, across all its brands generates, $2 billion in sales worldwide,
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After two years that tested him many ways, reliever Bobby Wahl is looking for better times with the …

If anyone in the Milwaukee Brewers' spring training camp is due some good fortune, it's the 29-year-old right-hander acquired from the New York Mets
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Why is this current market so radically different than in 2008?

Today it is much different in qualifying for a mortgage. The Urban Institute, and I quote, “released their latest Housing Credit Availability Index which “
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Big homes in these warm weather cities are heating up the real estate market

Campins Company founder and luxury real estate specialist Katrina Campins discusses her outlook for the market. Bigger is better when it comes to
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AerCap CEO talks the future of aircraft leasing after massive GE deal

That's part and parcel of the daily cut and thrust of the business. What's clear to us is that the vast majority of the world's airlines are going to make it
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What Musk's 'Technoking' Title, Tesla's New Truck Exec Mean For Automaker's Tech, Bitcoin, Semi …

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) revealed an added title for CEO Elon Musk and a management change in two SEC filings Monday. The Tesla Analyst:
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Housing market is so hot, buyers are trying anything to get homes, including begging

That's a tough market, but it's not just Bozeman. Zillow data shows home values increasing in all of the largest 100 metro areas around the country.
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Robert Backer: February Housing Market Statistics

Nationally, mortgage interest rates rose slightly higher last month yet remain below their February 2020 levels. Interest rates may rise a bit further in
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China Plans New Food-Trading Giant With Cofco Merger and IPO

The merger plan comes after Geneva-based Cofco International, also known as CIL, posted record profit on the back of volatile agricultural markets.
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Frontline Workers Struggling to Attain Housing

Segregation–both by income and race–cutting across market types and geographies, with high housing costs threaten to worsen racial and
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Letter: Greater Minnesota's broken housing market is holding our communities back

In many Greater Minnesota communities, that same theory applies to housing. If you are able to build a house, you lose money before you even unlock
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Elon Musk changes job title to “Technoking of Tesla”

As if being CEO of multiple companies wasn't enough, he's now “Technoking of Tesla” for some reason. Meanwhile, the company's CFO, Zach Kirkhorn,
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Cava looks to convert Zoe's restaurants as it sets its sights on growth in suburbia

The group said its new real estate portfolio of 288 stores allows it to expand into new suburban markets more quickly, as it can convert a Zoe's into a
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Netflix's 'Mank' Leads Oscar Nominations With 10 in Surprise Nod

“Promising Young Woman,” an independent film purchased by Universal, was sold to audiences for $20 via on-demand platforms like Amazon.com
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During the Pandemic, Beyoncé Quietly Changed Lives With Her Massive Fortune

She's been using her fortune to give back for years — she launched her charitable initiative Beygood in 2013 — but she's really gone above and
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Do you need a personal loan during a crisis? Questions to ask yourself

Although lending requirements vary from lender to lender, many lenders will allow borrowers to take out additional loans if they make on-time payments
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Sherrod Brown quickly shifts Senate Banking panel's course

WASHINGTON — Less than two months after becoming chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown has flipped the
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Housing Cooperatives: What to Know About Co-Ops Before You Buy

What is a housing cooperative? · How does a housing co-op work? · Types of co-ops · Getting a mortgage loan for a co-op · Special considerations for
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Price gains for gold, silver on short covering, value buying

Investors and traders to start the trading week are more focused on better global economic growth prospects and the pandemic being tamped down by
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Yggdrasil and TrueLab launch latest YG Masters title Viking Runes

Yggdrasil and TrueLab launch latest YG Masters title Viking Runes

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Amazon's Refusal To Let Libraries Lend Ebooks Shows Why Controlled Digital Lending Is So …

If a library wants to lend out a book, it doesn't need the publisher's permission. It can just buy a copy and start lending it out. Fowler's correct that a
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NatWest pulls down the shutters on its Esme Loans lending service

NatWest has closed Esme Loans, its bespoke SME lending platform that marked the bank's first foray into the world of fintech. Launched back in 2017
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World's largest games publisher and most indebted real estate developer form venture to develop …

China Evergrande and Tencent Holdings to establish a venture in smart vehicle operating system, respectively contributing 60 per cent and 40 per
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New Residential Investment Corporation: What You Need to Know

New Residential Investment Corporation (NYSE: NRZ) is a mortgage REIT, or a real estate investment trust that primarily invests in mortgages,
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Greystone Provides $17.2M Acquisition Loan for Apartment Community Near Detroit

— Greystone has provided a $17.2 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of The Shores of Lake St. Clair in Harrison Charter Township, just
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Homespire Mortgage Expands In 5 More States

Blevins brings more than a decade of experience in the mortgage business. With 16 years in the lending industry, senior loan officer Dinorah Hernandez
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Resisting the ECB Is Futile, Bank Analysts Tell Bond Traders

“The bottom line for markets is now simple –- to be short is to oppose the ECB,” wrote NatWest Markets strategists including Giles Gale in a note to
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Many of New York City's most dominant real estate companies are illegally discriminating against …

Undercover Investigation Alleges NYC's Biggest Real Estate Brokers Are Discriminating Against Low-Income NYers … March 15, 2021 1:23 p.m..
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AlertMedia Investment, Refraction AI Got $4.2M, and More ATX Tech News

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Fortune estimated the new investment at $400 million. [Fortune]. Austin companies made Forbes' best
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Can you build credit with a point-of-sale loan?

Like all lending products, POS loans have both risks and rewards. … When you apply, the lender will either do a soft pull, which won't impact your
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Addressing supply is the solution to Canada's red-hot housing market: CIBC's Tal

Benjamin Tal, deputy chief economist at CIBC argues Canada is using demand tools to deal with supply issues in the housing market. He adds that
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Powell's Unenviable Task: How Investors Should React to the Fed this Week

According to the Urban Institute, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac use investment property loans as a cash cow to subsidize affordable housing initiatives.
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Global Automotive Drivetrain Market Business Opportunities and Future Strategies with Major …

Global automotive drivetrain market is expected to rise to an estimated value of USD 411.17 billion by 2026, registering a substantial CAGR in the
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Global property entrepreneurs launch new Reward Properties joint venture

RE Capital, a Geneva based property investment, development and asset management-business, and Neworld, a European-domiciled property
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Latch: The Apple Of Real Estate

Real estate is the largest asset class in the world but lags in technological innovation and adoption. Latch aims to disrupt the sector by redefining the
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Blackstone, Starwood to buy Extended Stay America for $6 billion

The deal would be largest hotel industry transaction since the Covid-19 pandemic decimated the global travel industry. It comes as vaccination
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Little evidence of increased demand for property in Opportunity Zones so far

Within OZs, however, they find that properties with redevelopment or renovation potential see a 10% to 20% price increase, and vacant land prices
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National real estate platform Compass expands into Pittsburgh market

Compass, the New York-based residential firm that is growing its national reach with a technology focus that has drawn a slew of major investors,
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More Relief In Sight For Those Struggling To Make Rent, Mortgage And Utility Payments

Millions of Americans are behind on their rent and mortgage payments, and the nation could be facing a housing crisis after federal judges deemed
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