Real estate association calls for moratorium on homegrown recreational cannabis

Real estate association calls for moratorium on homegrown recreational cannabis

TORONTO — Canada's real estate industry organization is calling for a moratorium on growing recreational marijuana at home until the government sets out nationwide regulations for the practice. Ottawa's proposed marijuana legalization regulations allow Canadians to grow up to four marijuana plants
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Mortgage Bankers present check to Office of Child Advocate

The Delaware Mortgage Bankers Association recently presented a check for $6,372.41, the net proceeds of its annual fundraising event, to the state Office of Child Advocate. Theagency is dedicated to ensuring that dependent, neglected and abused children receive proper legal representation in
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New St-Pierre-Miquelon ferries hit a dead end in Fortune

The president of St-Pierre-Miquelon is calling on Newfoundland and Labrador to get its act together. The French territory off Newfoundland's south coast has spent tens of millions of dollars on two new ferries that can carry cars and trucks, but there's a problem on the Newfoundland end of the ferry run.
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Can US Mortgage Insurance Aid Genworth (GNW) Q1 Earnings?

Genworth is expected to have witnessed better performance at its U.S. Mortgage Insurance. Improving U.S. housing market, solid insurance in force growth, strong loss mitigation programs, growing private mortgage insurance market and lower delinquency are anticipated to have driven this segmental
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Marathon to Buy Andeavor in $23.3 Billion Oil-Refining Deal

They are among the biggest beneficiaries of the shale boom, with access to abundant supplies at a discount to global prices. The combination would overtake Valero Energy Corp. as the biggest in U.S.-based oil refining capacity, generating about 16 percent of the nation's total, according to Bloomberg
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Technology streamlines mortgage process

But another aspect deserves just as much thought – where to get their mortgage loan. With advancements in technology, the options have expanded far beyond the local lender office you drive by on your morning commute to include an almost completely online process that can start from the palm of
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How to spot an up-and-coming housing market

If you asked 10 different property investors how they find up-and-coming housing markets they would likely give you an array of different answers based broadly around the same variables. Each one will tweak their strategies to suit their own requirements but on the whole there are some central themes
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CFPB drops investigation into Altisource

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped an investigation into Altisource, a mortgage servicing technology firm with close ties to Ocwen Financial. The CFPB informed the company that no enforcement action would be taken, Altisource CEO William B. Shepro said in remarks during the
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Banking royal commission: Coalition reveals one-stop shop for financial complaints

'Afca will have expertise to deal with all disputes across the entire financial services industry,' Kelly O'Dwyer said. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP. The government is pressing ahead with a one-stop shop for financial complaints in the wake of damaging revelations during the banking royal commission.
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Paul Manafort Sued Over California Real-Estate Deal

A bankruptcy trustee is suing former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort over a failed real-estate deal involving the political consultant's former son-in-law. The trustee, Thomas Casey, sued Mr. Manafort on Thursday in an Orange County, Calif., bankruptcy court over Mr. Manafort's $2.7 million
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Consumer lending is a big part of Goldman Sachs heir apparent's plan to grow revenue

Goldman Sachs' push into consumer finance presents significant opportunities for growth, president and COO David Solomon said on Monday. “I think it's a big opportunity for the firm,” Solomon told CNBC's David Faber on “Squawk Alley” from the Milken Institute Global Conference. Marcus, the bank's
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Apple Might Stop Bundling a Headphone Adapter With This Year's iPhones

Get Data Sheet, Fortune's technology newsletter. In last year's iPhone 8 line and iPhone X, Apple once again bundled the headphone jack. Apple also sells wired headphones, called Earpods. Its Beats headphone subsidiary, however, has long focused its efforts on wireless headphones.
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Q&A with a Real Estate Agent: Foreigners in the Slovenian Market

What trends do you see for your part of the housing market in the next few years? After many years of “bumping along the bottom” during the global financial crisis, a return to property price growth is very welcome in most quarters, and the economic basics in Slovenia and the EU suggest that this will
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Inflation's Next Dampener After Globalization Is Digitization

The European Central Bank's struggle to revive inflation was highlighted again on Monday, and it won't get any easier, according to one analysis that points the finger at digitization. Commerzbank chief economist Joerg Kraemer said the ability to replace tasks currently carried out by humans “threatens
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UK online lender Funding Circle returns to securitization market

Funding Circle does not keep any of the loans it originates on balance sheet; all of the loans in this securitization were funded by institutional investors. The transaction allows these institutions to exit their investments by pooling loans into collateral for bonds. While Funding Circle lends to small
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The biggest bank based in Kansas is doing something it's never done in 125 years

The holding company of the $9 billion-asset savings and loan is buying a bank — only its second acquisition in history — and will expand its business into commercial lending. Capitol Federal Financial said it is acquiring Topeka-based Capital City Bank, which will allow Capitol Federal to make loans to
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TSB warns of fraudsters cashing in on bank's continuing IT woes

It urged its 1.9 million digital banking users to familiarise themselves with the 'Take Five' anti-fraud initiative to help protect themselves. The bank continues to be deluged with tweets from angry customers and has admitted some are still having issues logging in while others are seeing payments fail via
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American Lending Center Team Features Prominently at China-US Business Summit

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Members of the American Lending Center (ALC) executive team will participate in the 2018 China-US Business Summit held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. An annual event, the summit has been held since 2009, also the year in which
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Ethics watchdog calls for probe into Mulvaney over 'real estate dealings'

“His real estate dealings, and his apparent failure to come clean about them to the Senate, appear to be at odds with his legal and ethical requirements and run directly counter to the basic principles he is expected to uphold at the CFPB.” The complaint references Mulvaney's 2017 confirmation in front of
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Lock up and leave: The outrageous trend in our housing market

All she was doing was being curious about the asking price for a property not far from Chez Clement, which was recently inherited by a mate of hers. Nosey is not the word. While she was looking at these various websites she saw, on at least a couple of occasions, although she wasn't counting,
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