Chinese housing market positivity likely to fade in 2018

Chinese housing market positivity likely to fade in 2018

The Chinese economy is witnessing solid growth and low inflation. This year, the housing market is expected to slow down to turn sentiment less positively. Both domestic and external demand has been favorable and this would likely continue for a while into 2018, noted Nordea Bank in a research
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Lending rates are on pause, may rise based on liquidity, says deputy MD of HDFC Bank

Lending rates are set for a pause and then an upmove if the present liquidity conditions persist, Paresh Sukthankar, deputy managing director, HDFC Bank, told reporters after the bank's Q3 results. The bank has decided to disclose the total value of its divergences on asset quality with the Reserve Bank
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LA Times Staff Votes to Unionize in Blow to Owner Tronc

Tronc, whose other publications include the Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun, aggressively fought the labor drive in meetings, online and in emails. In a Jan. 3 email to employees that was reviewed by Bloomberg, L.A. Times Interim Executive Editor Jim Kirk and Editor in Chief Lewis D'Vorkin warned:
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Trump Tells Abortion Opponents He'll Defend 'Right to Life'

President Donald Trump speaks live via video link to the annual “March for Life” participants and anti-abortion leaders on Jan. 19, from the White House in Washington, D.C.. Photographer: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images. President Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v.
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Hughes: Mortgage rates indicate more sales to come

When looking forward to what my year will look like, one of the big things that has my attention right now is the mortgage application trends. We've seen a continual boost in the amount of loan applications, which is indicative of the amount of people who are preparing to purchase a new home.
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Bitcoin ETF Race Is Heating Up Despite SEC Oversight: Balchunas

Guests: Eric Balchunas, Senior ETF Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, on U.S. regulators raising investor protection concerns about cryptocurrency mutual funds and ETFs. Fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff and brother and CEO Uri Minkoff, creative director of Uri Minkoff, on growing the brand, selling
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Chicago-Area Home Sales Moved Slower Than The Regional Average In 2017

She said sellers who put their homes on the market for a fair price and who maximize their homes' value with adequate maintenance and upkeep should do fine in this housing market. The report also found homes at the higher end of the price scale are among those taking longer than average to sell.
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Video Banking

In a rush? Car full of kids? Video banking is your new best friend. Conduct almost any transaction a teller can do from the convenience of your vehicle via live video. Deposits, withdrawals, transfers, even cash your checks to the penny. You'll wonder how you ever lived without it! FEATURES. Extended
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Strafford County real estate finishes 2017 on high note

DOVER — Residential real estate sales in Strafford County finished 2017 on a high note with year-to-date volume in December up by 11.9 percent for single-family homes and up 15.2 percent for residential condominiums. Prices were also up – by 9.2 percent for a single-family and by 6.4 percent for a
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Mortgage lending franchisee rebrands his business

“We just want to differentiate our branch from other Open Mortgage branches in Wichita,” he says. The mortgage lending business is located at 7340 W. 21st Street North, a site from which Gonzales has operated since 2010. That branch has four employees, a total Gonzales anticipates will grow this year
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The Backbone Behind Premier Capital Investment

Hazel is the author of the book “Profiting from Mortgage Notes,” which can be found on Amazon.com. He is also the creator of Note Buying Cash Machine, an online portal that trains new investors on the specifics of investing in mortgage notes. Note Buying Cash Machine can also be found on iTunes as
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World's Most Admired Companies: Fortune Releases List for 2018

Fortune's method for determining the World's Most Admired Companies had it surveying 680 executives from over 50 industries. The publication specifically asked about the companies that they admired most inside and outside of their own fields of work. In total, Fortune uses the opinions of 3,900
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Sapraicone: I would buy you a cup of coffee but it would break the law

If left unchallenged, it is now illegal for a title insurance representative in New York State to buy a client a cup of coffee. Say what? … If this regulation is allowed to run amuck it could serve as a regulatory model that will harm every entrepreneur, service business or startup company. This is no small irony.
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Trump And Lawmakers Got Cash From Payday Lenders, Then Weakened Lending Rules

Less than two months after President Donald Trump tapped his budget director to run the independent federal agency tasked with protecting U.S. consumers from harmful and predatory financial practices, the agency has moved to undo a rule intended to prevent payday lenders from preying on
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Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc. Announces Preliminary 2017 Financial Results

Income from sales of mortgage loans held for sale and the guaranteed portion of Small Business Administration (SBA) loans increased $312,730 (18%) and $449,177 (151%), respectively. Efficiency ratio remained strong at 66.45% despite the Company's significant investments in personnel, facilities,
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Break into Toowoomba housing market: 'You only need $1000'

TOOWOOMBA Turnkey Homes is making it easier than ever for first home-buyers to break into the market. Toowoomba Turnkey Homes is a part of property development company PEART Land. It partners with local builders to deliver completed homes to buyers. But what makes them different is that they
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New American Funding Continues Expansion Into Lone Star State

New American Funding has continued its expansion across Central Texas with the addition of Team Candy Buzan in Austin, Texas. Buzan, who has been ranked by the Austin Business Journal as a Top Producer since 2012, will serve as Branch Manager and Senior Loan Officer. Buzan will be joined at
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UFC 220 staff picks: One of the two title fights in Boston is unanimous

In the main event, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic (17-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) is in pursuit of UFC history against challenger Francis Ngannou (11-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC). A win would give Miocic a company record three straight heavyweight title defense – yet he's the underdog to the hard-hitting Ngannou.
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Blockchain expert: "It's not going away"

In a conversation with HousingWire's Sarah Wheeler, Hoffman discussed blockchain technology in relation to the mortgage industry. “We're still in early stages of this, so I equate it to an automobile on a dirt road behind a horse and buggy. Our infrastructure is not there yet, but it is being developed.
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Personal Lending & Project Delivery

The Business Consultant reports to the Sr. Manager, Project Management and is responsible to gather, define, and manage business requirements; support business process design; create high-level solution designs; and provide implementation planning & support. The role serves as a facilitator
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