Latter & Blum Inc. has added Lafayette, La.-based Coldwell Banker Pelican Real Estate, bringing on more than 130 agents and three offices, the company recently announced. Coldwell Banker Pelican's residential division joins Van Eaton & Romero, REALTORS®, operated by Latter & Blum Inc., while
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Honeywell International Inc. lifted its position in shares of Starbucks Co. (NASDAQ:SBUX) by 11.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 709,062 shares of the coffee company's stock after purchasing an
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Given the expectations of land values in Manchester more developers will start to look in other areas to find new opportunities. The focus will be on centres in accessible locations, within walking distance of intercity stations and the metro network, with excellent connectivity to employment opportunities,
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This article first appeared in Data Sheet, Fortune's daily newsletter on the top tech news. Sign up here. Good morning and happy new year. Aaron in for Adam this morning. For years, some iPhone owners have contended that Apple software updates purposely slowed their phones after two years in
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The founder of debt-laden tech conglomerate LeEco has defied orders from Chinese regulators to return to the country before end-2017, saying he needed to stay in the United States as a fundraising for his electric car startup was making progress. The Beijing branch of the China Securities Regulatory
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… Freddie Mac, CMBS, FHA, USDA, bridge, EB-5 and other proprietary loan products. Loans are offered through Greystone Servicing Corporation, Inc., Greystone Funding Corporation and/or other Greystone affiliates. All securities sold through Greystone Broker Dealer Corp., member FINRA and SIPC.
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KeyBank Real Estate Capital has closed a $75.2 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of LC Providence, a 451-unit apartment community in Mount Juliet, roughly 20 miles east of Nashville. Tim Migchelbrink of KeyBank originated the 10-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a
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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (OCSL) shares were closed at $4.89 a share in the latest session and the stock value loss almost -0.41% since the beginning of this year. The company has managed to keep price to sales ratio of 3.89. The price to sales ratio is the ratio of the market value of equity to
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Demonstrations have erupted across Iran, sparked by discontent over rising living costs and broadening into rallies against the religious and security establishment. They come less than a year after voters reelected President Hassan Rouhani, a cleric who favors closer ties with the rest of the world.
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For all the buzz about pea protein and lab-grown burgers, Americans are set to eat more meat in 2018 than ever before. To be precise, the average consumer will eat 222.2 pounds (100.8 kilos) of red meat and poultry this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, surpassing a record set in
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We issued an updated research report on Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (FBHS – Free Report) on Jan 2. Strengthening business opportunities from investments toward new product development and improving services as well as benefits from acquired assets and priorities of rewarding
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The Department Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced that FHA loan limits will increase in many parts of the country. This is big news for borrowers who want to pursue an FHA mortgage loan. FHA loans are popular because they allow lower FICO scores and down payments.
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World Acceptance (NASDAQ: WRLD) and Stonegate Mortgage (NYSE:SGM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst
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Home values in Sydney fell 0.9 per cent last month as the pace of decline over recent months accelerated, according to the CoreLogic December home value index. Sydney prices finished the year just 3.1 per cent higher â after hitting an 18.9 per cent annual gain in March â but they are up 70.8 per
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The review recommended improvements in the standard commission model for mortgage brokers, switching from bonus commissions and soft-dollar benefits. It recommended better disclosure of mortgage broker ownership structures and more oversight of brokers by lenders and aggregators.
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Finance Ministry data shows the country's largest lender, State Bank of India, collected Rs 1,771 crore during April-November 2017 as charges from customers who did not maintain their minimum monthly average balance in their accounts, according to a report in The Indian Express. This is more than
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New Residential Investment (NYSE: NRZ) and Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings
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Vendor Surf, a newly launched mortgage search engine, makes finding and hiring these vendors easier than ever. Users can find providers in 75 categories, filtering by location, product, service and even loan type. They can also track their search history and save preferred vendors to their dashboard for
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As many of you noted, this will not be a quick or simple fix, so I'd like to make it a standing request: Please email me anytime at kristen.bellstrom@fortune.com with your thoughts on what each of us can be doing to make 2018 the year of #NoMore. I'll share your responses with your fellow readers on a
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Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Philip Morris International by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 111,475,174 shares of the company's stock worth $13,092,759,000 after purchasing an additional 2,972,929 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. boosted its stake in Philip
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