Soaring rents see 75 first-time buyers get mortgage approval daily in January

Figures published on Tuesday by the Banking and Payments Federation show that in January, 3,145 people or couples received mortgage approval in the month, up by 11.6 per cent on the year, at a combined value of €695 million, up by 20 per cent on the year. Rising prices were partly behind the
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Houses, house, property, monopoly The housing market enjoyed a “slow but steady” start to the year, with house prices rising year-on-year, according to the latest National Mortgage Index. This data, compiled by Mortgage Advice Bureau, showed the average purchase price in January was £245,742 – a
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Hope Hicks, the White House communications director who has been part of President Donald Trump's inner circle since joining his campaign in 2016, said Wednesday she is resigning. Hicks has been considering leaving for several months, the New York Times reported. At 29, she is the youngest
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Currently, the 14-day ADX for Schroder European Real Estate Investment (SERE.L) is 21.99. Generally speaking, an ADX value from 0-25 would indicate an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50 would indicate a strong trend. A value of 50-75 would signal a very strong trend, and a value of 75-100
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Find tickets for Manu Crooks, So Loki showing at the Fortune Sound Club – Vancouver, CA Saturday Apr 21, 7:00PM Tickets starting at $null available via www.ticketweb.ca.
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Just as the company predicted one year ago, Ocwen Financial suffered another year deep in the red in 2017, posting its fourth straight yearly loss of more than $100 million. But, at least Ocwen's net losses are trending in the right direction. Ocwen reported Wednesday morning that it posted a net loss of
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Real gross domestic product in the fourth quarter decreased slightly from the previous estimate, according to the second estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 2.5% in the fourth quarter, down from 2.6% in the first estimate and down from 3.2% in the
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15, 2015 issue of Fortune magazine.) That put him on the opposite side of the table from activist investor Carl Icahn, who turned into Herbalife's largest shareholder even as Ackman mounted a campaign against the company. But rather than falling, shares of Herbalife have rallied 95% since Ackman first
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Here we welcome to the world of short-term trend followers of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PEI). Now we here analyzed the 20 SMA trends of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. We compared the recent price movement of PEI with 20 SMA we see that stock price is trading lower
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Those are the words of Geneva Cunningham, a ninth grader who witnessed the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting when she was only in the fourth grade. Geneva's father gave me her poem in the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, though Geneva wrote it just days before the shooting
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Severe ash damage from the Thomas Fire, worsened by leaks from the powerful rains that caused the debris flows, forced Gina and Blake Andrews to close their Linden Avenue shop, Bon Fortune, for the past two months. Cut off from Carpinteria from their home in Santa Barbara, the Andrewses were
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Currently, notaries in Virginia, Texas, and Nevada, are allowed to perform online notarization for signers nationwide, but their counterparts in Indiana will soon join them. That's because the Indiana General Assembly this week passed legislation that will enable the state's notaries to participate in online
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You have probably thought of the idea to refinance your mortgage in order to gain some benefits. Maybe you think it is a pretty good idea, but you first must know what exactly refinancing involves. Keep in mind that refinancing means applying for a loan from some loan intermediary like the Swedish
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With Portugal's 2011-14 debt crisis now firmly behind it, signs of an economic resurgence have boosted confidence in the country's real estate market … “Strong demand from multinational companies for back-office services and call centres was one of the major trends, along with the financial, and
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Fianna Fáil's finance spokesperson has said legislation needs to be prioritised and passed within months that gives the Central Bank the power to directly regulate so-called vulture funds that acquire mortgages in arrears. Michael McGrath said this needs to be achieved before the sale of such
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One of the longest and most colorful battles in Wall Street history is over, and Bill Ackman lost. Ackman has almost entirely exited his position in Herbalife Ltd., ending a short-selling campaign that lasted more than five years, according to a person familiar with the matter. The move follows a steady rise in
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A valuation of about $10 billion after the first day of trading would make Ek a billionaire, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Read more: Spotify touts personalized playlists in public investor pitch. That's not the only way the listing differs from its peers. Absent from the filing are large one-time
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Given the fractured borrower base within this sector, there will be attractive opportunities for mortgage brokers to mediate. It's critical for brokers to understand the borrower base, market size and desirable property characteristics, as well as the types and availability of financing for senior housing.
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Sheryl Sandberg knows that Facebook is coming off a bumpy year, and that the road ahead doesn't appear any smoother. “To say 2017 was a challenging year feels like a bit of an understatement . . .” she said on Wednesday at a Morgan Stanley investor conference in San Francisco. “We are taking a
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Living Room Realty is a group of professional, experienced, licensed real estate agents who specialize in representing buyers and sellers in Portland's inner urban neighborhoods.
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