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Donald Trump revisited remarks he made about Mexican “rapists” crossing the U.S. border when he announced his run for president and assailed the nation's immigration laws in a speech on Thursday that was supposed to focus on his tax law. “Remember my opening remarks at Trump Tower, when I
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South Seattle neighborhoods have taken the brunt of the region's biggest home price increases, pricing some people out of an area that had long been an affordable option for those not making huge incomes. Every neighborhood in King County has seen home costs balloon since the region's real
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From Freddie Mac's weekly survey: The 30-year fixed averaged 4.40 percent, down 4 basis points from last week's 4.44 percent. The 15-year fixed averaged 3.87 percent, down 3 basis points from last week's 3.90 percent. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 3.3 percent decrease in loan
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Investors Real Estate Trust (IRET) is USA based company. Currently it has a market worth of $735.48M. Using market capitalization to show the size of a company is important because company size is a basic determinant of various characteristics in which investors are interested, including risk. Forward
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There are more than 650 storefronts in the state but the industry argues that a new bill threatens to shut them all down. However, consumer advocates say payday lending has been skirting around state law for years to prey on desperate borrowers. Statehouse correspondent Andy Chow reports.
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Brooks, who was able to get out of the debt with some help from family, is sharing her story to make sure others don't become what she sees as victims of predatory lending. A Pew Charitable Trust study in 2016 showed Ohio has the highest payday lending interest rates in the country, topping out at
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News of the initial “no-grid-girl” ruling had caused deep divisions among spectators and enthusiasts. Some saw it as long overdue in a dated, dying sport that objectifies and commoditizes women, while others considered it a knee-jerk reaction to appease draconian standards of political correctness in
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Foley Family Wines, with dozens of brands, is owned by billionaire Bill Foley, who made his money building big title insurance businesses and is also the majority owner of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League. Ed King, CEO of King Estate, based outside Eugene, said in a news
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… down fears of a trade war. “I think we're going to come to agreements,” Kudlow said Wednesday on Fox News. “I believe that the Chinese will back down and will play ball.” Yet Trump signaled a harder line in a speech earlier Thursday, saying it is time to stop China from “taking advantage” of America.
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Across the nation 956,000 households were estimated to now face 'mortgage stress' – the circumstances homeowners face when their income struggles to cover ongoing living costs – research released yesterday by Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) shows. That figure represents 30 percent of all
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While officials from both nations have since sought to calm markets by showing a willingness to negotiate, investors face the risk that neither U.S. president Donald Trump nor Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will back down. The Asian nation is the biggest regional buyer of American oil as well as liquefied
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Think about how many times you've ever given an Uber driver a rating of less than five stars. Chances are you've done it very few times — or perhaps never — unless you've experienced a truly reckless or uncomfortable ride. As many Uber users know, a driver with a poor rating will have difficulty being
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It is a classic debate: buying versus renting and when is the right time? Historically, housing markets will go through cycles, highs, lows and bubbles, but much like the stock market, you can never really time the market perfectly. Unlike the stock market, a home is more than just an investment so there are
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Q: We own a home in Fairfield with a sidewalk running between us and the street. In our neighborhood everybody seems to do a lot of walking and tons of those people have dogs. We have nothing against dogs (we have two poodles of our own) but the problem is the damage everybody else's dogs are
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Real estate in outer space is next frontier — at least according to investors who've poured nearly $8 billion into space startups since 2015. For a taste of what these firm do, consider Houston-based startup Orion Span that's touting space travel for an all-time low of about $791,666 per night where guests
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Sign up for the Balance of Power newsletter, and follow Bloomberg Politics on Twitter and Facebook for more. It was a week with headlines dominated by tariff … Last week, Bloomberg News told the story of three American families without health insurance. We also asked readers to share their stories as
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A real estate school and training center can help you prepare for the licensing exam and once you receive your license, it can help you succeed by offering classes in marketing and sales. You should learn how to build your lead list, maintain your client's needs, network relationships, and market your
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That gives you a lot of places to celebrate National Beer Day – and it doesn't even count the restaurants and bars that will be taking part in the festivities. What sounds like holiday trumped up by industry marketers (it definitely is) actually has some historical significance. On April 7, 1933, the
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