The unaffordable cities are Toronto and Vancouver. Imagine a two-income household grossing a combined $100,000 a year living in an average-priced home bought with a 10-per-cent down payment. Add an infant and toddler, both in daycare, a monthly car payment, property taxes, utilities and grocery
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BlackBerry CEO John Chen has spent his first almost five years at the helm of the former smartphone giant trying to turn things around. He appears to be succeeding, at least in the eyes of BlackBerry's board of directors. They rewarded Chen on Thursday with a new five year contract including
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average added more than 200 points on Thursday as industrial stocks gained after the White House trade adviser sought to play down chances of a trade war because of protectionist policies. President Donald Trump's tough approach to global trade, counting new tariffs on
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Lawmakers who have backed the bill authored by Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo hoped the House would accept the bill as it stands, avoiding adding any contentious provisions that could scare off Democrats who back the current bill. The U.S. Senate voted 67 to 31 to pass the bill, which
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Of the 90 percent of millennial buyers helped by a real estate agent, 75 percent cited the assistance provided throughout the buying process as the leading benefit of working with a real estate agent. âEspecially in today's fast-moving housing market, consumers of all ages want a Realtor to guide them
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A Texas jury ordered an affiliate of mortgage lender Quicken Loans Inc. this week to pay $706 million to a real-estate technology startup that had accused it of misappropriating intellectual property. Amrock Inc., a provider of title insurance and real-estate valuations that has the same owner as Quicken
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There are a lot of things that many every-day consumers don't fully understand about mortgages â bits of knowledge that we take for granted as professionals who work in the business. It's just human nature for people to focus mostly on the house, itself, without thinking as much about the actual
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Real estate investors realize that properties once sold nationwide now have appeal to international investors. Yet with all our advancements in technology and creative solutions, now more than ever we need to be sure to pause and think carefully through the fundamentals of our business. In preparation
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Updates from the Blockchain Leadership Summit held in Zurich, Switzerland, indicate broadening interest in blockchain from traditional financial sector as well government agencies and country leaders. Hosted by INNMIND, global platform for startups and investors, and supported by KICKICO global
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With more than 100 years of combined experience in Milledgeville, Sinclair Reserve Realty is a brand new real estate firm that handles residential, commercial, and land deals for buyers and sellers in Baldwin County. In operation since the beginning of February, the firm has already helped dozens of
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Mortgage quality assurance firm Quest Advisors is using TRK Connection's cloud-based QC audit platform, Insight Risk & Defect Management (Insight RDM), to power its third-party mortgage QC reviews. âOur goal is in our name, a Quest for improved loan quality â we want to act as a trusted advisor to
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In this Tuesday, March 13, 2018, photo, architect James Law sits at an OPod tube house in Hong Kong's industrial area of Kwun Tong. Hong Kong's notoriously expensive housing makes owning an affordable home a pipe dream for many residents. But the local architect proposed a novel idea to help
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A local real estate firm sold an apartment complex for $36 million â more than double what it bought it for eight years ago. … The Miami Twp. real estate investment firm bought the property in 2010 for $17 million and sold it to AP Ocean Acquisitions LLC for $36 million earlier this month. âWe've been
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A well-known Realtor in the Atlanta market who broke off from a national real estate firm about two years ago to form his own independent brokerage has expanded his business into Charlotte. Mark Spain Real Estate, founded by Chairman and CEO Mark Spain, has opened its first offices outside of
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Google Maps will now show wheelchair accessible routes in cities like Boston, New York, and London. The search giant said Thursday that people can now use Google Maps to get directions that are catered specifically to people with mobility problems. Although people can use Google Maps to get
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Thiel's newest project is creating a conservative news website from L.A., possibly hiring celebrities from Fox News. Thursday's event moderator, Fox Business Network Global Markets Editor Maria Bartiromo, asked him about those plans in an interview set to air Friday on Fox. Thiel said the future of
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Apple has a new website that provides tips and tutorials to parents about how they can better monitor their children's activities on Apple devices like iPhones and iPads. The new Families site, which debuted Thursday, comes amid worries by researchers, activists, and parents about children becoming
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(Reuters) – U.S. media company Meredith Corp (MDP.N) has hired advisers to explore a sale of its Time, Fortune, Money and Sports Illustrated magazines following its $1.84 billion acquisition of Time Inc in January, people familiar with the matter said. Meredith Corp Chief Executive Stephen Lacy
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Investors sentiment increased to 1.29 in 2017 Q3. Its up 0.11, from 1.18 in 2017Q2. It improved, as 28 investors sold Oceaneering International, Inc. shares while 72 reduced holdings. 37 funds opened positions while 92 raised stakes. 99.43 million shares or 3.68% more from 95.90 million shares in
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Hong Kong, Sweden, China and Australia could all find themselves in hot water over private-sector debt if borrowing costs rise, according to research by Oxford Economics. That's because those countries all have a particularly high share of floating-rate debt in relation to economic output. If interest rates
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