Report: Seattle among N. America's least affordable housing markets

The study puts Seattle's median home price at $699,000 and its median family income at $80,349. While these figures may not daunt the city's tech workers — and in fact Seattle is actually considered quite “affordable” in tech salary terms — they represent incomes and housing prices far above what
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Fox News commentator Geraldo Rivera came to the defense of Matt Lauer, the Today show host who NBC fired on Wednesday for alleged sexual harassment, by arguing that “news is a flirty business.” Rivera tweeted on Wednesday that he was “sad” that NBC suddenly dismissed Lauer, who is accused
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Twenty-First Century Fox would never be interested in buying CNN, Fox Executive Chair Lachlan Murdoch said on Wednesday at a conference … pace of cable subscribers declines in the United States increased, international revenue and having a direct to consumer offering is increasingly important.
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Australia's federal government has announced a royal commission into the financial services sector, following a letter from the big four bank heads supporting the move. The commission will run for 12 months, delivering a final report in February 2019, at an estimated cost of A$75 million. It will explore
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If your debit or credit card is set to expire soon, you may be receiving a new one from your bank. Be sure to activate the new card when it arrives.
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Says it plans to sell seven Tokyo-based real estate properties on April 26, 2018 and to sell two Tokyo-based real estate properties on Sept. 28, 2018.
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Malcolm Turnbull has called the royal commission he had spent a year and a half opposing. “Government policy remains the same until it is changed,” he conceded. To stop an inquiry happening against his will, he had to give in. “While we regret the necessity of the decision, we have taken it is in the
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SALT LAKE CITY — According to a study released by realtor.com on the top ten home buying markets for next year, Las Vegas is number one , Salt Lake City is number six, and Tulsa, Oklahoma is number ten. It also reports the 2017 home price growth was higher than next years will be – making buying
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The fund owned 119,942 shares of the restaurant operator's stock after buying an additional 1,578 shares during the quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc owned 0.05% of Restaurant Brands International worth $7,643,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other institutional investors have also
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SINGAPORE'S total bank lending in October climbed 1.4 per cent from September, on the back of higher loans to financial institutions. Total domestic banking unit loans amounted to S$649.56 billion last month, up from S$640.68 billion in September, preliminary figures from the Monetary Authority of
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On Wednesday, the Red Cross announced it will buy fuel to provide clean water to Yemenis affected by the Saudi-enforced blockade. … 29 (UPI) — The International Committee of the Red Cross said Wednesday it is buying 750,000 liters of diesel fuel to provide clean water to cities in Yemen affected by
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However, he is struggling to find a lender who will accept both an expat buy-to-let mortgage and an ex-local authority flat with balcony access.
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New mortgage stress tests coming in 2018 could disqualify about 10% of prospective home buyers with larger down payments ineligible for a loan
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In recent months, standards on debt-to-income ratios, minimum down payments and student loan debt have been made less stringent. Both Fannie Mae and fellow mega-investor Freddie Mac — who are key to the mortgage market because they set the guidelines and buy vast quantities of the mortgages
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BOULDER — Tax-reform legislation proposed by President Trump and the White House could have a negative effect on the real estate market,
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Announcing the banking royal commission today, Prime Minister Turnbull confirmed the inquiry, which will be looking into potential misconduct or bad practices across the financial services sector, would take in the superannuation industry. Association of Superannuation Funds chief executive Dr Martin
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SINGAPORE, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Singapore's total bank lending in October rose 1.4 percent from September on the back of increased lending to financial institutions, central bank data showed on Thursday. Loans and advances by domestic banking units in the city-state amounted to S$649.6 billion last
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TORONTO — Canada's national housing agency says the 47 per cent decline in the country's insured mortgage market year-over-year in the third quarter is the “new normal level.” The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says in its latest financial report that it provided mortgage loan insurance to
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A Ukrainian shipping company will start accepting payment in bitcoin — an early sign that the cryptocurrency could be used in international commodity
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Royal Bank Of Canada set a $6.00 target price on Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) in a research note released on Sunday, November 12th. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the oil and gas company's stock. Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock.
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