4 design trends you need to know for 2018

The branded real estate category has seen tremendous growth in the past three years. These luxury developments blur the lines between resort and residential living, tying in the natural surroundings to create an authentic experience for buyers. Members and guests value authenticity, a sense of
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Separately, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages increased from October to November. Most notably, the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders Index
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The jackpots of two rival lotteries—the Powerball and Mega Millions—have each ballooned to more than $300 million, giving players two chances to win when drawings are held Friday and Saturday. Still, the odds are stacked against players now that both lotteries have tougher odds for their respective
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Mortgage rates today mostly fell. Today's Weekly Jobless Claims came in higher than expected at 245,000 instead of the expected 240,000. This is only considered important if it varies significantly from expectations, and it did not. — but it is good for rates, because it lessens upward pressure n wages.
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… with what it calls “the fewest, cleanest, and simplest ingredients possible.” Considering that just last year, the chocolate maker was the subject of a takeover attempt by global snack food giant Mondelez International, and that Campbell Soup says it's buying pretzel maker Snyder's-Lance for $4.8 billion,
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Returns for industrial real estate investment trusts were 24 percent between January and early December this year, according to Green Street. That exceeds the single-digit returns in other sectors like hotels, apartments and offices. The Blackstone Group is buying a 22 million-square-foot industrial
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Northern Oak Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) by 2.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 47,237 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 916
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He previously served on the Appraisal Institute's national Board of Directors and Strategic Planning Committee and as Chairman of the Finance Committee. He was also formerly President of the Appraisal Institute's Upstate New York Chapter, and also has been Treasurer and a Board Member of the
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A crowd gathers in front of the Hollywood sign at the Griffith Observatory to watch the solar eclipse in Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel). Richard Vogel AP. By Jaclyn Gallucci. 12:45 PM EST. The U.S. Census Bureau projects world population on Jan. 1, 2018, at
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This increase – likely reflective of both the debt and potential stimulus from the tax cuts – pushed up average mortgage rates. The relatively low rates have helped preserve a degree of affordability for many would-be homebuyers amid rising prices. Many potential buyers are finding it difficult to buy a
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“This was a record year for home values as the national housing stock reached record heights in 2017,” said Zillow Senior Economist Aaron Terrazas. “Strong demand from buyers and the ongoing inventory shortage keep pushing values higher, especially in some of the nation's booming coastal
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According to industry experts, globally, title insurance is a multi-billion dollar business. But these products are not available here due to lack of transparency and uniformity in real estate, and an absence of centralised repository of land records. Issues relating to land title end up in disputes and litigation
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Pareteum Corp. fell as much as 25 percent as of 10:16 a.m. in New York, while Digital Power Corp. and LongFin Corp. each slipped more than 6 percent after South Korea's government said it wanted to clamp down on speculation, potentially by shutting down some exchanges. The warning sent bitcoin
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Real estate agent Jackie Carrow looks at a specs sheet of the Hennepin House located at 9203 North 675th Road near Hennepin. The home is a unique modern designed home built by Urban Lab that won two architecture awards. Overall, the 2017 housing market for the Illinois Valley has seen
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Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Magna International Inc. (NYSE:MGA) (TSE:MG) by 1.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 515,565 shares of the company's stock after buying an
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To do that, though, he'll need state law changed. That move came, in part, because in 2016 the Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC) limited PILOTs available for Midtown apartment development to eight years. This August, though, the DMC reversed that decision, making 15-year PILOTs again
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Sure, there are fears the new tax law could slow down the housing market, add to the federal debt, and shift the incentives from working for a business to owning a business, engineering and architect firms to be precise. But some things in life — like saving $20 a week to build up an emergency fund
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Every year NREI puts together the list of the top property managers, brokers, lenders, financial intermediaries and owners in the commercial real estate space. Every year NREI puts together the list of the top property managers, brokers, lenders, financial intermediaries and owners in the commercial real
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Los Angeles is the most valuable U.S. housing market at $2.7 trillion, according to Zillow's estimate of owner-occupied and rental homes, with New York second, at $2.6 trillion. The 10 most valuable metropolitan areas are worth $11.3 trillion combined, or 36 percent of the total value of the U.S. housing
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The lira was trading 1.3 percent higher at 3.7666 per dollar as of 6:30 p.m. in Istanbul, trimming losses since the beginning of October to 5.3 percent, the third-worst performance among 24 emerging-market currencies tracked by Bloomberg. The yield on 10-year government bonds fell 22 basis points to
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