Derelict fixer-upper sold for $578k

Derelict fixer-upper sold for $578k

The last time this property sold was 30 years ago according to property records, for just $63,000. Subject to council approval, the property held strong potential for someone wanting to start from scratch, according to the PTQ. Coorparoo was considered a high demand suburb by realestate.com.au with
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Roger J Kerr looks at how Kiwis are managing future interest rate risks by fixing

Whilst it may be expected that the vast majority of mortgage borrowers would stay heavily floating with their interest rate choices in this environment, the reality is that we are fixing mortgage interest rates to a much higher percentage than many other countries. Special low fixed rate offers from banks may
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The first victim if Toronto's housing market crashes? McMansions

Some view the existence of McMansions as categorically bad architecture, but, whether deemed tasteful or not in the eye of the beholder, they will likely be the hardest hit if the city's bubble bursts. The verdict comes from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's deputy chief economist, Aled ab
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Innovations packaged for the market

Global Sources is bringing its flagship hardware startup trade show – Startup Launchpad to Hong Kong this spring, that aims to connect over 35,000 buyers from 240 countries, 300 startups and 250 investors. The show will take place from 11th to 14th next month at AsiaWorld-Expo, featuring a startup
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Comerica Bank Buys New Holdings in Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ:OCSL)

Oaktree Specialty Lending logo Comerica Bank acquired a new position in shares of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ:OCSL) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 21,500 shares of the credit services
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Aussie late to responsible lending

Covering core lending and funding issues, strategy, payments, regulation, risk management, IT, marketing and more. Original news and summaries of major stories from other media – ditch your newspaper subscriptions. Focused on banking and finance, saving you the time spent wading through
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Federal Tax Authority urges consumers to ask for VAT invoices

Taxable businesses will be subject to an administrative penalty of AED 5,000 for each tax invoice or alternative document they failed to issue. By Staff writer. Sun 18 Mar 2018 04:39 PM. The UAE's Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has urged local consumers to request tax invoices from retailers when
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US Homeownership Rate Slips Versus That of Other Nations

Yet even for those who choose not to tap into their home equity, the option to use the property rent-free once the mortgage is paid can play an important role in retirement savings, the researchers noted in discussing the amount of home equity currently held among seniors in European countries.
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How to grow your own grocery list – and save a fortune on shopping.

Spring will soon be upon us – and it is already time to start planting seeds if you want an early summer crop of free groceries. Here, The Mail on Sunday helps you draw up that grow-your-own shopping list. You can start growing tomatoes on your windowsill or in a greenhouse right now. Spend £2 on a
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21500 Shares in Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL) Purchased by Comerica Bank

Oaktree Specialty Lending logo Comerica Bank bought a new stake in Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ:OCSL) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 21,500 shares of the credit
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How SMARTRealty is Using the Blockchain to Solve Real Estate

Of late, however, numerous people have been willing to use their digital wealth in the automobile and real estate markets, where transactions of a million dollars and up are fairly common. One of the first recorded property purchases through cryptocurrency was actually several years ago, in 2014, when
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Trump Approval Ticks Up Yet New Poll Shows No Coattails for GOP

Donald Trump. Photographer: Alex Edelman/Pool via Bloomberg. U.S. voters by a growing margin prefer that Democrats control Congress after November's mid-term elections, even as President Donald Trump's job approval rating is rising, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
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ICONS OF REAL ESTATE CONFERENCE – Tuesday, March 27

She will speak on such issues as shifting housing preferences, the constantly changing marketplace, consumer trends, and the search for a real estate agent. This years ICONS OF REAL ESTATE are: Kevin Brinkman – Brinkman Co-Founder and Partner, Connie Dohn – Chief Financial Officer at Dohn
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Charlie Weston: Growing tracker scandal will rumble on, despite efforts of banks to put it behind them

… Oireachtas Finance Committee recently that AIB/EBS, Bank of Ireland, Danske Bank, KBC Bank, Permanent TSB and Ulster Bank have more cases that have yet to be admitted. And Danske Bank, which has since left the retail banking market here – but first introduced low tracker rates linked to home
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11 signs you're going to be wealthy, even if it doesn't feel like it

Bill Gates dropped to the number two spot, with a fortune estimated to be worth €72 billion. Gates was the richest person in the world for 18 out of past 24 years. The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett is worth €69 billion dropping to the third spot, while Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH is ranked fourth with a
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Vermont births: Published week of March 18

Fortune, Tyler and Hannah Yuric had a son, Jaxson Avery Fortune, on January 17 at UVMC. JEFFERSONVILLE. Tamarack, Dai Mar and Heidi Miller had a daughter, Catalina Blinn Tamarack, on January 19 at UVMC. JERICHO. Cheney, Thomas and Danielle Simons-Cheney (Cloutier-Simons) had a
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Blaming banks for reduced credit to SMEs misses point

The Governor has been consistently rapping the knuckles of the Kenyan banking industry and the intervening period between the interest rate capping bill becoming law and its impending demise requires banks to significantly change their mindsets away from the traditional lending models to more
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Banking royal commission will be uncomfortable and confronting, Commonwealth Bank chief …

The incoming chief of the Commonwealth Bank is expecting such an uncomfortable and confronting week at the royal commission he has written an email warning 14,000 of his retail staff to prepare. “There will be cases highlighted next week where customers have been treated unfairly by us,” Matt
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Money lending: the culture of 10%

Unauthorised money lending culture in Arunachal Pradesh has ostensibly become an uncontrollable social menace. Over the years, this culture has maimed hundreds of families, forced spouses to separate, turned relatives to rivals, families rendered homeless, and many ruined and reduced to abject
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Some Reverse Mortgage Originators See Stability Ahead This Year

Originators also predict that the coming year will bring a bigger share of the market for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage for Purchase transactions, and even a notable entry of less experienced originators as senior reverse mortgage loan officials leave the industry. No doubt the HUD changes and the
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