Real Estate 2018 Outlook

Real Estate 2018 Outlook

Investments & Pensions Europe, Real Estate 2018 Outlook: A Year of Moderation. Please see important disclosures and risks below. By clicking on the link above you will be leaving the Cohen & Steers Web site. Please note that we are providing the link to this third party website only as a convenience
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Christie Ends Term Unpopular, But With Legs Left Unbroken

Trenton, N.J. (AP) — Republican Chris Christie left the New Jersey governor's office with his popularity in tatters, but at least he didn't break a leg. Christie is the first elected New Jersey governor in more than two decades not to suffer a broken leg while in office. — JON CORZINE: The Democrat broke his
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Charleston-area home sales bolted to new record in 2017

Long-term interest rates for the week ending Jan. 11 averaged 3.99 percent on a 30-year mortgage and 3.44 percent on a 15-year loan, according to financier Freddie Mac. The 30-year rate is slightly down from this time last year while the 15-year percentage is slightly above this time one year ago.
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Community banks show interest in personalized approach

According to David Mikolay, vice president and Akron-Canton regional market manager for CF Bank in Fairlawn; and Jim Kleinfelter, president and CEO, and Dell Duncan, executive vice president, both for Geauga Savings Bank in Newbury, community banks continue to grow because of their
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Fed's first Beige Book of 2018 highlights tax reform

The report, which gathers anecdotal evidence on current conditions through interviews with business contacts and economists, showed that some were more optimistic on the overhaul than others, while others expressed concerns over the impact it could have on the housing market. Wednesday's Beige
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Home Truths: Despite tax changes, uncertain climate, East Bay real estate market set for growth

Home Truths, a quarterly report on the state of the Berkeley real estate market, is brought to you by Red Oak Realty. Written by Katie Hall. The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to take stock and look at the state of the real estate market. To cut to the chase: based on the trends we witnessed in
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Goldman Sachs Posts Its First Quarterly Loss in 6 Years Thanks to Trump's Tax Bill

Goldman posted its earnings, revealing its first quarterly loss since 2011 in part thanks to Donald Trump's tax overhaul. But Goldman Sachs' stock price is falling due to a more systemic issue. Bloomberg via Getty Images. By Lucinda Shen. 4:24 PM EST. Early on in Donald Trump's presidency, investors
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Get Out Of Your Own Way And Stop Worrying About Your Job Title

Each company levels differently. A specific title at one company may be completely different from that same title in another company, even in the same industry. Startups and the tech industry have long understood this, and they often use unconventional titles to make people feel more comfortable. In fact
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Football Icon Emmitt Smith in New Real Estate Venture

According to a Dallas Morning News report, Smith formed a commercial property firm in partnership with New York-based Newmark Group that will concentrate on brokerage, development and construction services. Smith had previously been the head of a Dallas commercial real estate brokerage called
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Judge Allows Philadelphia's Suit Claiming Unfair Lending by Wells Fargo

A federal judge in Philadelphia on Tuesday rejected Wells Fargo & Co.'s bid to dismiss that city's lawsuit accusing the largest U.S. mortgage lender of predatory lending targeting black and Hispanic borrowers. U.S. District Judge Anita Brody said Philadelphia may pursue claims that the bank's alleged
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SPLC: Plans to reconsider payday, car title lending rule a blatant effort to aid predatory lenders

The current rule must be preserved because it requires lenders to determine a borrower's ability to pay before issuing a loan. This will stop lenders from trapping consumers in loans that they cannot afford, with mounting interest, fees and bank penalties that make it even harder to repay these loans.
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Apple Plans to Hire 20000 Workers Over the Next Five Years

Apple is going on a hiring spree and plans to recruit 20,000 workers over the next five years. The consumer technology giant revealed its hiring push on Wednesday as part of the company's plans to invest $30 billion in “capital expenditures” in the U.S. over the next five years. Apple (aapl, +0.88%) did
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Lending a helping paw … er, hand

Cats and Dogs were treated to the company of BGSU students Monday, Jan. 15, 2017 as the students participated in BGSU's MLK Service Day, volunteering at the Wood County Humane Society. DB First Federal 300×250 rail top home RS Dr. Angie Goodman 300×250. Posted: Wednesday, January 17,
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Germany demands clarity on risk reduction for banking union

Germany's acting finance minister, Peter Altmaier, played up the chances of progress toward a banking union that is considered necessary to shield the euro zone from future crises. But, speaking after meeting Eurogroup head Mario Centeno of Portugal in Berlin, Altmaier declined to give a timeline,
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Apple Is Paying $38 Billion to Bring Cash Back to the US Because of the Tax Overhaul

Apple Inc. said it will bring hundreds of billions of overseas dollars back to the U.S., pay about $38 billion in taxes on the money and invest tens of billions on domestic jobs, manufacturing and data centers in the coming years. The iPhone maker plans capital expenditures of $30 billion in the U.S. over
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Radian Provides Update on Capital Actions, Comments on Proposed Changes to PMIERs and …

… 2017, has been approved by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs). As previously announced, the company entered into a second single-premium MI quota share reinsurance arrangement in October 2017, with 65 percent cession on single-premium policies with effective dates in 2018 and 2019.
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Tale of the Ticker: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) Moves on Volume

Trends are generally categorized as either up, down, or sideways. If a bullish trend is spotted, the trader may expect the upward trend to continue and thus try to capitalize on further upward action. Digging deeping into the Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 's technical indicators, we note that the
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Canadian banks raise prime lending rate to 3.45% in wake of Bank of Canada move

Banks tend to raise their own prime rates after the central bank raises its lending rate to them to pass their higher borrowing costs on to consumers. Commercial lenders use their prime rate as a benchmark for setting some other rates including variable-rate mortgages and some lines of credit.
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Builder Confidence Slightly Slumps

Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes started the year on a gloomy note by dropping two points to a level of 72 in January on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). January's slippage followed the 18-year peak in the
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Could Investors Title Company (ITIC) Recover After Forming a Wedge Up Pattern?

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.04 in 2017 Q3. Its down 0.63, from 1.67 in 2017Q2. It fall, as 2 investors sold Investors Title Company shares while 22 reduced holdings. 9 funds opened positions while 16 raised stakes. 786,425 shares or 0.61% less from 791,260 shares in 2017Q2 were reported.
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