Ridgefield real estate: Home sales strong, prices down

Ridgefield's real estate market showed steady growth in 2017, with 22 more single-family homes being sold than in 2016. The total sales volume was also up from $259,407,724 in 2016 to $273,224,044 last year — good for a 5.3% increase. Despite the increased sales volume, the average sales price
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What's more, the blockchain ETF's returns are nearly 90 percent correlated with those of XLK, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. … abnormally high when you consider the average fund launched since the start of 2017 holds about $51 million in assets, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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The fast-food chain on Tuesday reported another quarter of growing revenue, spurred by same-store sales rising a better-than-expected 4.5% in the United States, its largest market by far, and continuing a momentum that started to build three years ago. McDonald's has been winning market share back
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Central Ohio's real estate data exchange is humming again this week after the unexpected demise of a major data mining shop temporarily disrupted things. Ben Johnson, governing board chair of the Central Ohio Commercial Information Exchange, said in an email that the group has chosen Catylist of
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Financial market participants are eagerly awaiting President Trump's first State of the Union Address later today, an event that could cause mortgage rates to adjust depending on what is said. Regardless, rates are expected to rise in the near and long term so we're recommending borrowers lock in a
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eSecLending has updated its securities lending best practice guide to reflect the rise of US non-cash collateral, term trading, and peer-to-peer lending, along with the rising costs of indemnification. The financial services provider's third edition, available from today, aims to help market stay current on
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Bitcoin is important because it allowed individuals to transact directly with each other without needing to rely on a trusted third party like a bank or a payment processor for the first time. This means that bitcoin transactions are “censorship-resistant,” and no government or corporation or outside group can
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The decline in the refinance mortgage originations market had a significant impact on the Company's title and closing revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 due to its high correlation to refinance related volumes. U.S. segment revenues represented 90% of consolidated revenues in Q1 2018.
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Looking to buy a home in Seattle or Las Vegas? You might want to hurry, as prices are rising fast—and showing no signs of slowing down. The just-released Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Index shows home prices in most major markets are increasing steadily, with the west coast being
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Foundry Partners LLC reduced its stake in shares of Perry Ellis International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PERY) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most … Zacks Investment Research raised Perry Ellis International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $28.00 price target for the company in a
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California Assemblyman Ian Calderon is facing outrage and ridicule for proposing a bill (AB1884) that would make straws only available upon request. As currently written, the bill stipulates that waiters at sit-down restaurants cannot provide plastic straws unless patrons ask for them. If they do not comply
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Turkish banking sector's annual net profit reached 49.1 billion Turkish liras ($13 billion) in 2017, hitting an all-time high profit, according to the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) on Tuesday. Last year, the net profit of Turkish banks in 2017 recorded a yearly increase of 30.8 percent,
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They are gnawing questions that many home buyers inevitably ponder: What are my chances of getting the house I've fallen in love with at a price I can afford, which happens to be well below what the seller is asking? What are the odds that pesky contract contingencies, such as mortgage financing or
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A new generation of affluent homebuyers powered by a surge in inherited wealth is driving the luxury-home market, demanding larger spaces and fancier … 49 said they would look for at least 20,000 square feet when they made their next home purchase; it was just 6 percent for respondents 50 or older.
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The stock of SECURITY DEVICE INTERNATIONAL (OTCMKTS:SDEV) registered a decrease of 77.46% in short interest. SDEV's total short interest was 7,100 shares in January as published by FINRA. Its down 77.46% from 31,500 shares, reported previously. With 29,300 shares average volume, it will
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FAYETTTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The company that makes a chemical that's been found in private wells near its North Carolina plant wants to install water filter systems at homes served by those wells. The Fayetteville Observer reports state records show Chemours wants to put carbon treatment systems in
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Advantage Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 6.4% during the third quarter, according … Jefferies Group upgraded shares of Philip Morris International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $124.00 target price on the stock in a
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The $328 billion Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Longfor Properties Co. Ltd., are set to extend their partnership by including two new mixed-use real estate development projects in Chengdu and Shanghai, China. The 740,000-square-meter Chengdu project—located in the Eastern
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There are three primary ways to read the Stochastic Oscillator in search of entry points, but traders should follow the %D line closely because that indicates major trends on the chart. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:ARI) Critical Levels. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
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30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First National Corporation (the “Company” or “First National”) (OTC:FXNC) reported net income of $1.3 million, or $0.27 per diluted …. First Bank also owns First Bank Financial Services, Inc., which invests in entities that provide investment services and title insurance.
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