Hey guys. Wanted to check what fellow Seattle folks think of the housing market here. Do you think its going to continue going up? Have a course correction/stabilize or drop?? What is the best time to buy?
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CLINTON, N.J. (December 22, 2017) â In response to Congressional approval of tax reform legislation, Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNTY), parent company of Unity Bank, announced today that its Board of Directors has elected to provide all employees excluding executive management with a
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Commonwealth Equity Services Inc decreased its stake in Tpg Specialty Lending Inc (TSLX) by 11.73% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Commonwealth Equity Services Inc sold 16,122 shares as the company's stock rose 6.27% with the market. The institutional investor held
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Former Palm Beach Gardens grad Pavin Smith, currently an Arizona Diamondbacks prospect, surprised his parents this Christmas with a payoff of the mortgage on their home. Smith, who last June signed with the Diamondbacks for more than $5 million as the seventh overall pick in the MLB draft, posted
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U.S. home prices continued to rise steadily in October as a result of long-running low inventory and increasing demand. Seattle was again the country's hottest market, with the biggest spike in home prices and continuous strong demand, according to two reports released Tuesday. In October, U.S. home
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While homeowners could, up until now, deduct interest on a home loan of up to $1 million, that cap will be lowered to $750,000 come 2018. Now if you have an existing mortgage, you don't need to worry about this change, but if you're applying for a new home loan in 2018, you should know about the
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's so-called credit risk transfer securities were popular this year with investors in part because they are floating rate, with portions of the bonds returning more than 10%. Morgan Stanley has called CRT bonds “the place to be” next year.
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Growing consumer expectations of a more efficient and transparent mortgage experience have been the driving force behind the wave of new technology being developed in the mortgage industry. That trend will continue in 2018, with lenders putting greater emphasis on offering borrowers self-service
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As for the single home and townhouse market in the outskirts of the city, the outlook is that the rate of expansion will be low, with traffic issues accounting for the main factor hampering growth. Also, single home and townhouse projects are generally far from the train lines. There are very few plans to build
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As emotional as it could've been when Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Pavin Smith let his parents know he decided to pay off their home, it's how he let them know that made it tear-jerking. For Christmas, the 21-year-old first baseman broke the news to his parents with a touching letter. He caught his
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Two homes on Lansdowne Avenue recently sold during the hottest housing market in 35 years. July set records for residential real estate sales in the Woodstock and ingersoll area. HEATHER RIVERS/WOODSTOCK SENTINEL-REVIEW
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Western Bank, the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of PacWest Bancorp (the âCompanyâ) (Nasdaq:PACW), is increasing its hourly minimum wage to $15 effective January 1, 2018. The wage increase affects approximately 100 workers, 5%
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Six-year-old Logan Ziemer of Beaumont, takes part in the annual Christmas Cheer All Year Shopping Spree in Ontario, sponsored by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians on Dec. 18, 2017. The tribe gave $100,000 to help 3,500 disadvantaged children from across the Inland area and beyond. (Photo
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The effect of lender recourse on default rates only increased with the value of the homes â for homes worth more than $US500,000 default was … that a foreclosure reduces the value of the home by more than a quarter, due to the effect of the forced sale and the lender's desire to sell the property as
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Until recently, there was a consensus among policymakers that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac needed to be eliminated. That's changed. And Hensarling's shift moved the odds of reforming the two government-sponsored enterprises â Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae â from zero to nearly 50%, according
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EY was chosen by the Azerbaijan Banks Association (ABA) at the Banking Awards 2017 for an award in the Golden Partner category for excellent cooperation with the Association throughout the year. The ceremony was held on 21 December 2017. The event was attended by top management of
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A Diamondbacks prospect paid off his parents' mortgage. Thank you for everything you have done for me! This doesn't make up for any of it. Love you both so much. Our home is finally all YOURS. Merry Christmas! pic.twitter.com/h9wog2HfHv. – Pavin Smith (@PavinSmith) December 25, 2017. 4. JaVale
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In the last 12 years, only 20 percent of loans written off by banks in Bangladesh were recovered, according to a study by LR Global Bangladesh, an affiliate of New York based L&R Management Investments. The asset management firm also said that Bangladesh has the highest share of non-performing
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Who after all sees it as a priority for the UK government to fight for City-based bankers to receive even higher pay? Yet the Bank of England has already said it would consider dismantling the bonus cap after Brexit, precisely because it has its own alternative in the form of longer vesting periods that
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Erie County had precisely 100 real estate deals worth more than $1.3 million during the past year â and we've got the full list. Friday's print edition of Business First will offer details on 2,800 recent transactions that carried values of $250,000 or more. All were filed with the Erie County Clerk's Office
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