US NAHB housing market index rises above expectations in May

US NAHB housing market index rises above expectations in May

The U.S. NAHB housing market index of homebuilder sentiment rose in May from the previous month. The sentiment rose from 68 in April to 70 in May.
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Mortgage Apps Decrease by 20 Percent Month-Over-Month

The number of mortgage applications for new home purchases in April 2017 is 4.3 percent lower than that of April 2016, according to data collected in
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Are Dereck and Heather on track to retire at age 50?

Retiring at age 50 can be a tall order as you are financing a retirement … the couple has a home valued at $350,000 with a $225,000 mortgage on it.
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Canada home sales fall in April as market cools after govt measures

Prices, which take longer to adjust, were up 19.8 percent from a year ago, according to the group's home price index. The sharp slowdown was led by
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Homebuilder sentiment bounces back — but buyers are telling another story

“This report shows that builders' optimism in the housing market is solidifying, even as they deal with higher building material costs and shortages of
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New report says Illinois' housing market hasn't recovered

New report says Illinois' housing market hasn't recovered. … The majority of Illinois' homeowners are living in homes still not worth their pre-recession
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The Real Estate Institute at Fordham University's School of Professional and Continuing Studies …

The Real Estate Mastermind Forum: 24-Hour Cities – Emerging Trends in Transactions, Technology and Transportation was sponsored by Bank of
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Technical Reports on Banking Stocks — Toronto-Dominion Bank, First Republic Bank, Mitsubishi …

Today's research is centered on the Money Center Banks industry, which includes financial institutions that get their trade from corporations, other
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Umpqua Bank Names Kent Grubaugh EVP of Wealth Management Division

In this role, Grubaugh will oversee and expand the private banking and investment management services Umpqua offers to high net worth individuals
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Kensington Mortgages to launch help-to-buy proposition

Kensington Mortgages has announced its intention to launch a help-to-buy equity loan proposition with a planned roll out in July. Steve Griffiths
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Lawmakers Push FHFA To Prevent Sales of Foreclosed Properties

Lawmakers are pressing the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees mortgage financers Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, to stop the sale of
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HDFC, ICICI lower lending rate to 8.35 pc

Pureplay mortage player HDFC on Monday followed suit of its rivals and lowered new low-cost home loan prices by 15 bps to 8.35 per cent for women
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Westpac takes first steps in cloud core system plan

Westpac Australian bank Westpac has gone live with the first stages of its tech overhaul to move its core processes from its own premises and into the
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Acquisition bolsters CBRE's capabilities in South Florida

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG) today announced that it has acquired the business of Brenner Real Estate Group (BREG), a full-service commercial
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CBRE acquires Brenner Real Estate Group

The acquisition includes president and CEO Scott Brenner and a team of 22 employees in Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Melbourne, according to
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Home Depot, housing starts — What you need to know in markets on Tuesday

In the morning we'll get earnings from Home Depot (HD) as well as the latest reading on housing starts in the U.S. during April. Expectations are for
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SunTrust Banks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for IBERIABANK Corp (IBKC)

Piper Jaffray Companies downgraded shares of IBERIABANK Corp from an “overweight” … They issued a “mkt perform” rating for the company. … title insurance and closing services agency (Lenders Title); IBERIA Capital Partners
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Virus scare spurs banks into action

Banks and financial institutions in the country went on a war footing on Monday to upgrade their software systems, particularly their anti-virus
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EP real estate trust faces new fraud claim

An El Paso real estate investment trust, run by some of city's most successful business people, faces new allegations of fraud in a failed housing
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Real estate chief prefers to stay put in Brighton

Before going into real estate, Palandjian was a tennis standout, at the scholastic level at Harvard and then on the pro circuit. Palandjian's gift
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