The only one in the room: How the Bay Area's real estate industry is grappling with diversity (Video)

It's a familiar experience for Malik Harris, an African American broker with CBRE; for Susan Yau, an Asian director of retail property sales at Cushman & Wakefield; for Robert Sammons, a research director at the same firm who is gay and for other commercial real estate professionals. All said they often
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TORONTO — Canada's housing sector is facing a high degree of vulnerability to market instability for the seventh straight quarter, with Toronto, Hamilton, Vancouver and Victoria shouldering the brunt of the risks. That's according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, which analyzed
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On Tuesday, Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), gave a speech before the membership of the American Bankers Association (ABA) that has been widely reported as reaffirming the venality and corruption of Washington. In reality, Mulvaney offered a
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The latest research report which focuses on Global Real Estate Agency Software Market 2018 and presents in-depth information and professional Real Estate Agency Software market analysis across the global, regional and country level industry. The report provides detailed research on the Real Estate
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On Thursday, April 26, Freddie Mac reports on the week's average U.S. mortgage rates. Rogelio V. Solis — The … Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages jumped to 4.58 percent from 4.47 percent last week. By contrast, the benchmark rate averaged
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DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) today reported net income of $41.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. In comparison, for the quarters ended December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the Bank reported net income of $31.4 million and $35.1 million
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The chief executive has been ridiculed on social media after he tweeted that services were back “up and running” at 4am on Wednesday – hours before having to admit that online banking was still only running at 50% capacity. He told Sky News: “We have tripped up big time, we are on our knees.
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The most expensive luxury residence in Missouri is a working cattle ranch near Drexel, about 50 miles south of Kansas City. The 1,800-acre estate, called Dreamland Ranch, is listed for $15.2 million. PropertyShark, a website that covers real estate market trends and industry news, compiled a list of the
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A mortgage brokerage firm that raised millions from investors to finance projects for Fortress Real Developments Inc. has notified clients that it is going out of business. FMP Mortgage Investments Inc. sent a letter to clients on Wednesday saying it is surrendering its mortgage brokerage licence and
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On Wednesday, Philip Morris International's Deputy Gen. Counsel, Jerry Whitson, made a $248,282 purchase of PM, buying 3,000 shares at a cost of $82.76 each. Bargain hunters have the opportunity to bag PM even cheaper than Whitson did, with the stock trading as low as $80.47 in trading on
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“Mortgage rates are now at their highest level since the week of August 22, 2013,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac's chief economist. “Higher Treasury yields, driven by rising commodity prices, more Treasury issuances and the steady stream of solid economic news, are behind the uptick in rates over the
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In February 2017, the fund lost 6.2% in one day when its 18.7% combined position in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was hit by a court case that ruled the firms must pay all of its profits to the government as dividends, rather than to investors. Berkowitz's other big bet, struggling retailer Sears Holdings,
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April 26 (UPI) — A Maryland woman said the “lucky numbers” listed inside her fortune cookie earned their title when they won her a $30,070 lottery jackpot. The Hanover woman told Maryland Lottery officials she joked to her father that he needed to win the lottery so he could pay for her upcoming
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Clear Capital, a national fintech company which won HousingWire's Tech100 award in both 2017 and 2018, announced it plans to double in size over the next five years. Clear Capital's success led to Freddie Mac selecting it back in 2014 to power the collateral review of appraisals submitted through the
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“Mortgage rates are now at their highest level since the week of August 22, 2013,” said Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sam Khater. “Higher Treasury yields, driven by rising commodity prices, more Treasury issuances and the steady stream of solid economic news, are behind the uptick in rates over the
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Investors sentiment increased to 1.34 in 2017 Q4. Its up 0.35, from 0.99 in 2017Q3. It is positive, as 18 investors sold Oil States International, Inc. shares while 46 reduced holdings. 27 funds opened positions while 59 raised stakes. 57.20 million shares or 4.19% more from 54.90 million shares in 2017Q3
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Latin America's top mining exposition kicked off with a seminar on promoting gender equality. Meanwhile, at the exhibition center a few miles away, women in tight dresses and high heels posed next to mining tool booths and strip-club promoters at the entrance offered two-for-one drink coupons to
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In a interview with Bloomberg Television Thursday, Morehead said Pantera has about 10 percent of its investments in Bitcoins, which approached $20,000 apiece late last year before retreating to about half that in the following months. But the fund's single largest bet is on Icon, which will let different
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Moody's analyzed in April the potential downside for investors in bank bonds if blockchain technology becomes widely adopted and reduces the cost and time taken up in executing cross-border banking transactions. Colin Ellis, managing director in credit strategy, concedes: “Banks could benefit
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Ford announced it will no longer make traditional sedan models in an effort to save costs and focus on SUVs. Ford plans to trim their car portfolio in North America to only two models: the sporty Mustang and the new crossover Focus Active starting in 2019. So, which Ford sedans will be phased out?
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