Central Texas homes sales, prices set January records

“In 2018, Central Texas' housing market will continue to see an increase in both sales and price, despite inventory levels remaining low,” said Jim Gaines, chief economist, Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. “The housing demand and lack of inventory is so great, that if supply does not increase
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The company's plunge in profits was exacerbated by average apartment and villa sales prices in Abu Dhabi falling 10 per cent and 4 per cent year-on-year in 2017, according to real estate consultancy Asteco, in line with economic trends, job cuts and reductions in staff housing allowances.
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… participated in the latest funding round. Roostify was launched in 2014 with the aim of digitizing mortgage lending and eliminating paper-based processes. The funds will be used to expand into new markets and “power the company's ambitious growth goals,” Roostify said in a news release Thursday.
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Estate Of Nora Hyde sold 533 Frank Hyde Rd. to Adam Vargeson for $145,000 on Oct. 30. Apalachin Development LLC sold 7146 State Route 434 to The Broadway Group, LLC for $175,000 on Oct. 30. Steven Duggan sold 522 Jewett Hill Rd. to Christian Root for $170,000 on Oct. 30. Patrick Harris sold
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Generous sabbaticals, all-expenses-paid trips, eye-popping bonuses, parental leave benefits, visionary management, and a sense of purpose. Does this describe the company you work for? If not, then the company you work for probably did not make Fortune's 21st annual list of the country's 100 best
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SunTrust has a career opportunity for a Consumer Lending Sales Center Technical Expertin Trainer.
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Video of a Minnesota woman taking her first breath of air after a lung transplant has gone viral. Advertisement. According to KIMT, the video, which now has millions of views, shows Jennifer Jones taking her first unobstructed breath post-surgery at the Mayo Clinic. Jones' fiancé, Rob Ronnenberg,
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Fighting the proverbial fire in the aftermath of the Rs 11,000 crore fraud, the Finance Ministry has asked the country's second largest public sector lender Punjab National Bank to explain why these transactions did not come to light earlier. FinMin has asked PNB for a detailed report on what transpired
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Reno City Council has approved development plans that could bring as many as 5,000 new housing units to an area north of the city suffering from a severe housing shortage. The council voted 6-1 Wednesday night to amend the city's master plan for the StoneGate
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SunTrust has a career opportunity for a Consumer Operational Risk Manager in Consumer Branch Banking.
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The institutional investor owned 226,010 shares of the basic materials company's stock after buying an additional 40,087 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. owned about 0.05% of International Paper worth $13,095,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other institutional investors and
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Issuing updated marijuana banking guidance is “at the top of the list” for the U.S. Treasury Department, according to Secretary Steve Mnuchin. “I can tell you we're working on it as wee speak,” he told a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee Thursday. The comments came in response to Rep
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She develops underwriting guidelines for CRA products and NHSR loan products, and she approves, funds, and sells mortgage loans to the secondary markets. Ms. Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Criminal Justice, and a Master of Business Administration degree
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Winslow Evans & Crocker Inc. increased its position in shares of Honeywell International by 11.0% during the second quarter. Winslow Evans & Crocker Inc. now owns 2,524 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $336,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the period. Nwam LLC
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AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — New Vista Solutions (NVS), a Texas-based mortgage settlement solutions firm, announced Monday that they are pleased to add Omnia Real Estate Services as a strategic partner. Omnia, a nationwide provider of commercial and residential real estate
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From Freddie Mac's weekly survey: The 30-year fixed averaged 4.38 percent, up 6 basis points to the highest rate in almost four years. The last time the 30-year fixed was higher was in April 2014. Last week's rate was 4.32 percent. The 15-year fixed averaged 3.84 percent, 7 basis points higher than last
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Freddie Mac has developed a servicing standard of its own and is “keenly focused” on the borrower experience, said David Brickman, the head of the agency's multifamily division. Freddie Mac is also focused on improving the economics of the servicer so that servicers are incentivized to provide better
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Rhonda Groves House, who sings with Heart 2 Heart, has been through more in the past year than some folks face in a lifetime. Some months back, in the span of just hours, she lost her dear mother, Earnestine Groves, and her loving husband, Jimmy House, on the same day. Then just a few weeks ago
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Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, and housing industry participants. “These bills will help cut at least some of the red tape that places such a disproportionate burden on Main Street businesses and financial entities and limits consumer access to credit. These bills are practical, they are strongly bipartisan, and
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For instance: If you have a 30-year loan for $400,000 at a fixed 5% interest rate, in the first year of your mortgage, you'll pay off only $5,901 in principal but a whopping $19,866 in interest. That alone exceeds an individual's standard $6,350 deduction for 2017, and even the $12,000 deduction for 2018.
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