Baton Rouge home sales rise 3.7% in 2017, seller's market persists

Baton Rouge home sales rise 3.7% in 2017, seller's market persists

2017 was a strong year for the region's housing market, despite the continued recovery from the widespread flooding in August 2016, according to a new commentary from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors. Closed home sales rose 3.7% to 11,092 over the course of the year, the GBRAR
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This startup wants everyone to love their bank as much as they love their phone

“Banking is really, really boring. People don't care about banking. They use banks because it's a safe place to have their savings and salaries, but we don't know which kind of bank our friends are using because who cares?” D'Alessandro told Mashable. “The mission is to transform banking into
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Based on Housing, Realtor.com Predicts Super Bowl Winner

“Although there is no correlation between football and real estate, we made our pick based on what we know best: the housing market,” says Nate Johnson, chief marketing officer for realtor.com. “With strong home prices and fast days on market, there's no question that Boston currently has a more
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Brickell Bank Gets New Owner Years After Espirito Santo Bailout

The Portuguese bank's holding company, Espirito Santo International, filed for bankruptcy, citing $8.4 billion in debt, and the money-losing bank was bailed out by Portugal. Banco Espirito Santo is in liquidation and was to sell its ownership of Brickell Bank, said Dindy Yokel, Brickell Bank spokeswoman.
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How Wells Fargo is building its first-ever middle market team in Albany

Wells Fargo is expanding its middle market lending team in Albany, New York, after entering the market fresh with its hire Bryant Cassella, a well-known banker who spent decades at KeyBank, as regional vice president in 2016. Cassella joined Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) as regional vice president in
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Record Crypto Heist Raises the Appeal of a New Type of Exchange

A more than $500 million record heist from a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, the latest in a long line of high-profile hacks, is directing attention to a new kind of venue that makes it harder for would-be thieves. They're not, however, impervious to attack. Hackers typically steal money from crypto
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Austin execs buy back brokerage business from Kennedy-Wilson Holdings

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc. no longer has an Austin real estate brokerage after the local office broke off to form a new company called SynerMark Properties Inc. earlier this month. SynerMark Properties acquired Kennedy-Wilson's business, managing its 6 million square feet of property across several
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Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (ANH) Moves Lower on Volume Spike for January 29

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (ANH) traded on unusually high volume on Jan. 29, as the stock lost 2.75% to close at $4.96. On the day, Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation saw 1.19 million shares trade hands on 4,264 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 568,260
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Major bank ditches “instant mortgage” plan

Westpac has dropped its plan to offer “instant mortgages” as banks' lending practices come under increased scrutiny. … A Westpac spokesperson said the bank took its lending duties seriously and that it was always looking for ways to improve its mortgage lending experience for customers while
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Indigenous groups in Federal Court to extend injunction against Adani over native title

But Wangun woman Murrawah Johnson, a spokeswoman for the Wangun and Jagalingou Family Council (WJFC), said the company did not have approval from her people or the related Jagalingou clan. Ms Johnson said the WJFC objected on four separate occasions to Adani building parts of its mine
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Compass reels in Southampton broker Matthew Breitenbach from Elliman

The Union Square-based firm said Monday it hired Douglas Elliman's Matthew Breitenbach — a top East End agent and son of the Corcoran Group's Susan Breitenbach — to join its Southampton office. The son of two real estate professionals, Breitenbach started in the business at the Corcoran Group,
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Why You Need To Look At This Factor Before Buying Ruixin International Holdings Limited (HKG …

If you are looking to invest in Ruixin International Holdings Limited's (SEHK:724), or currently own the stock, then you need to understand its beta in order to understand how it can affect the risk of your portfolio. Generally, an investor should consider two types of risk that impact the market value of 724.
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Fortune, Blanco Re-Sign with NCFC

CARY, N.C. – North Carolina FC announced on Monday it had re-signed Dre Fortune and Nelson Blanco for the upcoming 2018 USL season, pending league and federation approval. The midfield duo returns for a second season with the club and will look to continue to perform at the level that helped
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How to Turn Your IRA Into a Family Fortune

It is possible to have a somewhat modest retirement account turned into a family fortune, but you have to know how to do it. Don't leave your money exposed to positions where the IRS can potentially take over a third of your money in one fell swoop. Do some planning instead. Update those beneficiary
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Japan's Nomura bolsters its US investment banking team

TOKYO: Japan's Nomura Holdings Inc has beefed up its U.S. investment banking team as the brokerage and investment banking group looks to grab a bigger share of fees in the world's biggest economy. Nomura said in a statement late on Monday it had hired 15 senior bankers in the United States over
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Mortgage Loan Specialist Job in Richmond Area, VA

SunTrust has a career opportunity for a Mortgage Loan Specialist in Richmond Area, VA.
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Ameris Bank Announcements

Ameris Bank recently announced fourth quarter 2017 financial results, the signing of a definitive merger agreement to acquire Hamilton State Bancshares, and the signing of a definitive stock purchase agreement to acquire the remainder of outstanding shares of US Premium Finance. Read more.
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Sorry, homeowners: London is now officially a "buyer's market"

London's housing market is at a critical point, new figures have revealed, with heavy discounting by homeowners desperate to sell their properties tipping the capital into a buyer's market. The average home in London is now sold at four per cent below its original asking price, up from just 0.5 per cent in
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VMware Shares Drop Amid Reports on Reverse Merger With Dell Technologies

VMware shares are tanking amid a report that the data center software company is considering buying Dell Technologies. VMware shares fell nearly 13% to $130.87 in mid-day trading on Monday after CNBC published a story on a possible reverse merger between Dell and VMware. The CNBC report
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Tucson Real Estate: Indoor baseball training facility to open on Oracle Road

Michael Coretz, of Commercial Real Estate Group of Tucson, represented the tenant. David Volk and Bruce Suppes, of CBRE, represented the landlord, Holualoa Pioneer LLC. Riesgo Barbershop leased 1,608 square feet at 661 W. Valencia Road from GS Property Investments LLC. Robert J. Nolan, of
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