Seattle's popularity among foreign real estate investors rises as the Bay Area's drops

Foreign real estate investors' increasing desire to buy commercial properties in Seattle has put the city in one organization's top 10 list. It's the first time in the annual ranking's 26 years that Seattle has cracked the top 10, according to a spokeswoman for the organization, Washington, D.C.-based
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Kirsten Sutton Mork has been named chief of staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a position previously held by the agency's Deputy Director, Leandra English. Mork is Staff Director of the House Financial Services Committee, a position she's held for the past four years, and she is
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In a recent report, global real estate firm Engel & Völkers outlined the most promising luxury property trends in four major Canadian cities – namely, … The report came amid findings that the highest asking price for a detached home in the first three quarters of 2017 was $35.8 million, for a property in
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Immigration activists, including U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) (2nd R), stage a protest on the steps of the U.S. Capitol December 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. Activists urged the Congress to pass a clean Dream Act and protect Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries before the end of the year.
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THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported that local government units (LGUs) that are unbanked has dropped to 571 as of June 2017 from 589 in the same period in 2016. According to BSP's report on the state of financial inclusion released Monday, 24 LGUs gained banking presence with the
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LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco has invited banks pitching for roles in its stock market listing, including Citi and Goldman Sachs, for meetings in the kingdom in the coming weeks to make their case, according to three banking sources familiar with the matter. The meetings are an indication
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During the course of 2018, the Banking Supervision Department will also work to promote digital education for senior citizens, with the goal of reducing the digital gap and assisting them in adjusting to digital banking, he said. This will, among other things, provide tools and courses for the use of digital
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Halifax has announced that it is offering first-time buyers, homemovers and those who remortgage from another lender £500 cashback on qualifying mortgages until 18 March 2018. According to the lender, as well as the cashback, eligible borrowers will have a dedicated adviser guiding them through
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DBRS rates about €12.3 billion of outstanding Irish residential mortgage securitisation (RMBS) bonds, with exposure to mortgages originated by ten lenders. In a new review of how the scandal will impact on securitisation vehicles, DBRS said that as the redress and compensatory payments on offer from
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Arizona State Retirement System raised its holdings in Enova International by 0.8% during the second quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 12,264 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $182,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global
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EAGLE COUNTY — The Vail area estate market hadn't hit $2 billion in annual sales since 2008. But Eagle County reached that plateau with month to spare in 2017. Because Land Title Guarantee Co.'s data reflect transactions reported with the Eagle County Clerk & Recorder's Office, there's always a
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A LIBRARY at the heart of Warndon recently celebrated 50 years of lending to city bookworms. Staff, borrowers and Warndon Library users joined together for a morning of celebration, memory and fun marking 50 years of the popular library. In 1967, the first library at Cranham Drive was opened by the
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GoPro, the company that built its name on action cameras that could be brought along on fun excursions, is in some trouble. The company on Monday announced plans to cut its workforce by 20% and exit the drone business. The move will bring GoPro's total workforce to just under 1,000 after at least
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Other trends that will shape construction revolve around policy, both federal and state, the ongoing labor shortage and gargantuan projects, …. imagine,” Tom Smith, chief technology officer of data center solutions at national commercial real estate firm Transwestern, told Construction Dive in November.
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A State Department officials said the new approach would give “our partners a greater capacity to help share the burden of international security, benefits the defense industrial base and will provide more good jobs for American workers.” The Trump White House has already been involved in increasing
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There has been a “sharp slowdown” in mortgage competition in the two months since the Bank of England increased the base rate, according to Moneyfacts research. Its data shows a steady decline in product numbers since October 2017, when availability reached 4,815 – the highest number of deals
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Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share logo Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share (NYSE:JCI) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Investors bought 17,181 call options on the company. This is an increase of 1,257% compared to the typical daily
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