ETFs in Focus on Upbeat November Housing Starts Update

ETFs in Focus on Upbeat November Housing Starts Update

Per Freddie Mac, the average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage was 3.73% as of Dec 12 and compares favorably with 4.94% in November 2018.
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Hard Times Are Coming. Here's How to Build Your Company's Resilience to Endure Them

It's time to retire the saying “when the going gets tough, the tough get going.” That's because when hard times hit, what you'll need more than anything
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Freddie Mac offers early retirement to 25pc of workforce, say sources

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 — Freddie Mac has offered early retirement to around 25 per cent of its staff as it begins to overhaul its workforce amid a
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Decade in review: Number of US renters surpasses 100 million

In the wake of the Great Recession, the housing market significantly weakened as home values were slashed, origination volumes slowed, and
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Refinancings drive profitability at nonbank lenders

The refinancing share of U.S. mortgage lending probably will rise to 47% in the current quarter, according to Fannie Mae. That would be the highest
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The New Payday Lender Looks a Lot Like the Old Payday Lender

He searched online for an alternative to traditional payday lenders and …. and not just traditional inputs like mortgage payments and business loans,
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Apollo and Blackstone are stealing Wall Street's loan business

It was the lender. The deal is part of a major shift occurring in global finance. Direct lenders, including more and more hedge funds and buyout firms,
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13 Mega-Banks Agree to $337M Settlement in Price-Fixing Case

Filed in March, the lawsuit accused 16 prominent financial institutions of colluding to fix prices of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds between 2009
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Pot Banking Prospects Dealt a Blow as Key Senator Opposes House's Bill

A key senator has come out against a House bill that would make it easier for banks to do business with cannabis companies, dealing a major blow to
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4967 Shares in Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) Acquired by Evoke Wealth LLC

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BlackRock Inc. grew its stake in Baxter International
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America First Multifamily Investors, LP Announces “New and Improved” Schedule K-1 Website

… of mortgage revenue bonds which have been issued to provide construction and/or permanent financing for affordable multifamily, student housing
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CEOs Predict Advances in 'Connected Everything,' Affordable Healthcare, and Diversity in the Next …

What's the next “big idea” for the new decade we are entering? Fortune 500 CEOs came up with a range of exciting innovations we could see between
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Top 10 Reverse Mortgage Stories of 2019

The reverse mortgage industry is about to close out another eventful year on the calendar, which has naturally put those of us in the RMD offices in a
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FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl (12/21/19): Liberty vs. Georgia Southern

Liberty (7-5) and Georgia Southern (7-5) head to Orlando to face-off in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl. Both teams did finish 2-2 down the stretch,
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NMI Holdings, IBD Stock Of The Day, Nears Buy Point As New Product, Strong Market Line Up

The firm, which is better known as National MI, provides a key service to the housing market. Its policies protect lenders from defaults on mortgages.
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Politics, economy favor core real estate investments – survey

Today's political and economic environment is good for core real estate investors but not as good for those pursuing higher-return seeking strategies,
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Long-Awaited Fancher Creek's First Step? Housing.

The multi-faceted Fancher Creek Town Center project in Southeast Fresno could soon get an apartment complex consisting of 180 affordable senior
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2020 US Real Estate Predictions

Let's take a glimpse and see what shots the gurus are calling for real estate in 2020, with these 12 top predictions foremost in the housing market
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If You Bought Robert Half International In 2009, Are You Smiling?

One of the most important things investors can learn from Warren Buffett, is about how they approach their time horizon for an investment into a stock
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HUD Recognizes Homebridge Financial as a Top 203(k) Lender

For the third consecutive year, Homebridge Financial Services has been ranked first in helping homebuyers with their renovation mortgage needs,
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