Uncertainty still affecting housing market

Uncertainty still affecting housing market

December was usually a soft period in the housing market. But after adjusting for normal seasonal variations, there was a rise in prices and sales over the month compared with November 2017. The rise in prices corresponded with the downward pressure on borrowing rates late last year. Ms Mundy
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Senior Director, Investment Banking

This position serves as a senior origination officer for the Energy Banking team focused primarily on new client acquisition across a national footprint. This role will coordinate with Capital Markets product partners to deliver strategic and capital raising alternatives to corporate clients and the portfolio
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Bank staff enjoys 100pc mortgage

A staff of a local bank reportedly took out a 100 percent mortgage loan to purchase last month a flat at One Kai Tak for HK$11.16 million. The unit at the “Hong Kong property for Hong Kong people” development was constructed by China Overseas Land and Investment (0688). The flat has a sellable
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US Consumers' Awareness and Use of Marketplace Lending

Marketplace lending is a new model of lending that matches borrowers and investors through online platforms without the use of a financial institution as an intermediary. It is unclear what role marketplace lending ultimately will play in consumer finance, but certainly consumer demand will be a major
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Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, LLC Closes the Purchase of a Townhome-Style Multifamily …

OAK BROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, LLC announced today that it negotiated and closed the purchase of Avalon Huntington, a 99-unit townhome-style multifamily property located in Shelton, Connecticut, a suburb approximately 12 miles west of New Haven.
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One of KC's most-active CRE firms adds multifamily brokerage

In response to demand from clients, AREA Real Estate Advisors has added a new practice area: multifamily brokerage. Since its inception as RED Brokerage LLC in 1999, AREA has been one of Kansas City's leading independent commercial real estate firms with expertise in retail, office and industrial
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The forwards Watford should consider buying from Liverpool, Newcastle and more if they don't sign …

While the bookies make Marco Silva's side favourites to prise Slimani from the Foxes, Jamie Vardy's injury and Claude Puel's willingness to let the Algerian international play in the FA Cup at the weekend means it could be a tough deal. We've taken a look at who else the former Sporting Lisbon boss
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'Oprah for President' Talk Sends Weight Watchers Shares Higher

While the 63-year-old media mogul told Bloomberg News backstage that she has no plans to run, an anonymous report from CNN that she is “actively thinking” about a bid fanned the flames on Monday. That helped drive Weight Watchers share up as much as 13 percent to $52.96 in New York, the
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Need emergency cash? Payday loans aren't your only alternative.

Payday lending has come under increasing scrutiny because of its heavy cost to borrowers, including high fees, short repayment periods, and the danger of ensnaring them in debt. Eighteen states now restrict or ban the loans. In October the federal Consumer Finance Protection Bureau imposed new
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Franklin Square Branch

Investors Bank branch in Franklin Square, NY to serve your financial needs.
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National Housing Market Index release for Q3 2017

The National Housing Market Index (NHMI) combines AEI Center on Housing Markets and Finance (CHMF) data on the federal agency market (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Administration, Veterans Affairs, and Rural Housing Service) with data provided by First American via
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Mamaroneck's Lum Yen Celebrates Anniversary With Discounts Hidden in Fortune Cookies

Forty-five years in the restaurant business is something to applaud. Gene Lum currently manages the Chinese establishment that has kept customers happy and stomachs satisfied since 1972. His parents, Yolanda and John Lum, came to America in 1968 and started by opening up a small takeout shop
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European Equity Benchmarks Close Mixed; Automotive Stocks Buoy Continental Markets

“As we'd anticipated, the housing market in 2017 followed a similar pattern to the previous year. House price growth slowed, whilst building activity, completed sales and mortgage approvals for house purchase all remained flat,” said Russell Galley, managing director, Halifax Community Bank. “This has
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Top five things people do at DITF

For them, it becomes sort of a heaven when majority of the local stalls showcase kitchen appliances, while competing with the international brands, with offers like “buy one oven and get 10-15 items free.” Halima Begum, a home cook, told the Dhaka Tribune: “What you should do at the trade fair is that
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Don't panic: Consumer debt boom is driven by rich borrowers, not the vulnerable poor

Most lending growth went to borrowers with relatively strong credit scores across all categories studied, including personal loans and above-zero percent credit cards. “This suggests much of the growth is going to the borrowers least likely to suffer financial distress,” the economists found, analysing data
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Saudi Women to Attend Official Soccer Matches for First Time

Women in Saudi Arabia will be able to attend official soccer matches for the first time this year, as the kingdom relaxes rules on entertainment. Women can attend three matches this month, after the General Sports Authority said in October that three stadiums will no longer be male-only. The facilities in
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Some Types of Make-Work Jobs Won't Survive

Oregon will now let people pump their own gas. That's not great for the attendants. by. Noah Smith. @Noahpinion More stories by Noah Smith. January 8, 2018, 2:00 AM PST. We shall not look upon his like again. Photographer: Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg. I never liked full-service gas stations. There's
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Poland to Announce Big Cabinet Revamp as Fight With EU Deepens

Poland's prime minister will announce a “deep reshuffle” of his administration as soon as Monday while he prepares to meet the head of the European Commission to discuss a judicial overhaul that has triggered the threat of EU sanctions over democratic backsliding.
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Spanish Bank Eyes Post-Brexit HQ in London

Spain's Alantra Partners SA is considering moving its headquarters from Madrid to London in a bet the U.K. capital will remain the center of European business and finance even after Brexit, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The investment bank and money manager, which oversees
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News Highlights: Top Global Markets News of the Day

The High Stakes in the Looming Fannie and Freddie Overhaul. A decade after the collapsing housing market led to a dramatic bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Congress is gearing up to tackle the politically thorny issue of housing finance reform in 2018. Oil Advance on Supply Risks, Falling
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