A trifecta of factors have had a chilling effect on the Long Island real estate market so far this month. The confluence of snowier-than-usual weather, higher mortgage rates and a continuing shortage of available housing inventory is being blamed for a recent slowdown in home-sales velocity here.
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President Donald Trump waves with outgoing White House Communications Director Hope Hicks before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2018, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Cleveland. (AP Photo/Andrew
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Public health officials have been sounding the alarm on increasingly difficult-to-treat strains of gonorrhea for years now. This week, health officials in the U.K. pointed to a tangible human case of âsuper gonorrhea,â drawing widespread concern among medical and infectious disease experts.
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Along with the sponsored content, LinkedIn is offering B2B targeting capabilities allowing marketers to drill down on audience traits like job title, seniority, company name, industry and skills. The company also offers integration with its Matched Audiences solution that allows marketers to target
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“Never in history have there been more eyes on fewer homes than today,” said Javier Vivas, director of economic research at realtor.com. “The price gains observed in the last days of March tell us the market is on pace to see half of the homes listed above $300,000 this summer. This means buyers are
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The payday lending industry is pressing its friends in Congress to repeal rules that shield borrowers from short-term loans that trap them in debt at interest rates of 400 percent or more. The rules were issued last year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a last gasp of consumer financial
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As Congress considers a major regulatory relief bill for the banking industry, lawmakers must remain focused on giving community banks relief from regulation that is harming the industry and reducing competition. One of the strengths of the American economic system is our impetus for competition.
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This high level of volatility gives investors the opportunity to enter into the stock, and potentially buy at an artificially low price. A question to answer is whether American International Group's current trading price of $54.52 reflective of the actual value of the large-cap? Or is it currently undervalued,
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An international student at the University of Central Florida who owned high-powered rifles and alarmed police and classmates with his âdisturbing behaviourâ is being deported to China, after a judge found him to be out of compliance with his visa, officials said. Sun Wenliang, 26, came to the attention of
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Gershman Mortgage is one of the nation's leading mortgage bankers, offering over 60 years of experience, security, and unmatched customer service in residential and commercial financing Gershman has maintained a reputation in the mortgage industry that few lenders can equal. We were one of the
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Facebook has started to fact-check photos and videos to thwart the spread of fake news. The social media giant said Thursday that it has partnered with the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news service to scrutinize photos and videos in France for accuracy in addition to conventional news stories
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She dismissed the possibility that falling housing prices could spark a banking crisis: âWe think the system is stable and safe, and can withstand even a fairly sharp correction in the housing market.â As the first female Bank of Israel governor, Flug is one of just 13 women in the world running central banks
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Earlier in his career, Sinha worked at Nomura Securities as the company's executive director of mortgage trading, where he specialized in the acquisition and financing of non-performing loans, RPLs, non-QM and prime jumbo loans. Sinha also spent time at Lehman Brothers and Barclays as a
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DENVER, March 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — SALT Lending (SALT), which offers blockchain-backed cash loans using the value of cryptocurrency as collateral, has named Bill Sinclair as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of SALT Lending Holdings, Inc. Sinclair is the first to hold this position at the company,
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Those taxes aren't just targeting wealthy people who are buying up west side houses, or homeowners who've amassed significant equity as housing prices soared. Developers who purchase parcels of land for future housing projects must also pay. And those taxes, they say, will drive housing costs up
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Lina Khan, director of legal policy at Open Markets Institute, a Washington think tank that advocates for tougher antitrust enforcement, says Amazon should be scrutinized. One area of concern is the way Amazon can exploit information it collects about third-party sellers to better compete against them.
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The latest installment of the ValueInsured Modern Homebuyer Survey finds strong disparities between men and women when it comes to their levels of confidence in the state of the housing market. According to the report, only 44 percent of all women believe the housing market is heading in a good
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In closing, I am glad these conversations are surfacing, and HousingWire is taking the lead by hosting the debate, but I think leaders and change agents alike need to hold ourselves to a higher standard for dialogue. By associating Rob Chrisman with this movement, you push away him and all of his
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A heartfelt thanks to the dozens and dozens of you who have answered my call to help me help you by answering a few short questions in this brief survey. Here's what I'm learning so far: You're smart, funny, dedicated, often lonely in the work and at work, and you're looking for best practices, better
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It's a tale of two housing markets in the Toronto area as Canada's biggest city gears up for the crucial spring selling season: sales of big detached homes are slow, while condo deals are booming. On one side are people like Karen Berends, who put her $1,498,888 house back on the market in nearby
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