US Treasury Official Says Era of Congratulating China Is Over

US Treasury Official Says Era of Congratulating China Is Over

The U.S. is done applauding China for promising economic reforms and wants to see the Asian nation back up its professed support for open trade, according to a senior U.S. Treasury official. The world has woken up to China's failure to open its economy to market forces, as Beijing promised when it
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A vacancy in Bon Air

More than 60 years later, church leaders have enlisted the aid of a global real estate consulting organization to help them decide what to do with the land and buildings once the school is gone. That's expected to happen by the start of the 2018-19 school year, when St. Michael's Episcopal School
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Easements – Burden or Benefit?

By, Stanley J. Czaja, Illinois & Indiana Underwriting Counsel, WFG National Title Insurance Company. You are looking at purchasing a home, but when you view the house you notice that the only access to it is via a driveway crossing the neighbor's property. How will the driveway impact your potential
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Photos: Remembering Billy Graham: Spiritual Counsel to Many US Presidents and World Leaders

His career spanned for more than six decades, preaching to more than 200 million people worldwide and ministering to several U.S. presidents including Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson, and Bill Clinton. Queen Elizabeth II is even thought to have sought his spiritual guidance, as depicted in an
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FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (OTCMKTS:FNMA) on Focus After Report of …

It is positive, as 5 investors sold Federal National Mortgage Association shares while 1 reduced holdings. … More news for Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCMKTS:FNMA) were recently published by: Washingtonpost.com, which released: “Prince George's County home sales” on February 21,
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Flagstar to expand in warehouse lending by buying Santander portfolio

Flagstar Bancorp in Troy, Mich., has agreed to buy a mortgage warehouse loan portfolio from Santander Bank. The $16.8 billion-asset Flagstar said in a press release late Tuesday that it will hire the portfolio's relationship managers. The deal is expected to close by March 31. Flagstar did not disclose the
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Can FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (OTCMKTS:FNMA)'s Tomorrow Be …

Winch Advisory Svcs Limited Co owns 0% invested in Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCMKTS:FNMA) for 442 shares. … More news for Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCMKTS:FNMA) were recently published by: Washingtonpost.com, which released: “Prince George's County
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Public Finance Head of US Public-Private Partnership (P3)

Unique to the industry, Government and Institutional Banking (GIB) brings together Capital Markets and Commercial Banking solutions for the government, education, tax-exempt and nonprofit healthcare sectors into one team, offering an integrated approach centered around the needs of our clients.
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Signs of a bullish housing market

First Trust Advisors Chief Economist Brian Wesbury on the outlook for the housing market and stocks.
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Balfour Beatty Communities Recognized for Excellence in Green Residential Building

MALVERN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Balfour Beatty Communities, a leading provider of property management, development and related real estate services for the multifamily, military and student housing markets, has been named a 2017 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) Green Partner of
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Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Ruling Blow To Hedge Funds

Yesterday, the US Supreme Court dealt hedge funds and other big investors a blow when it refused to revive lawsuits challenging the federal government's capture of profits generated by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This ruling leaves intact a federal appeals court decision from a year ago, which ruled
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Berlusconi Goes Poaching for Disenchanted Populists

Italians go to the polls on March 4 with voters divided over the country's relationship with the European Union, taxes, and immigration. Here's your daily guide to the latest news. When he was president of the AC Milan soccer club, Silvio Berlusconi signed stars like Marco van Basten and George Weah.
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Tough Start for Housing

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 4.38% during the week ended last Thursday, according to Freddie Mac, a level it has only briefly been higher than over the past five years. If Treasury yields continue to climb, mortgage rates could go higher still, making it harder for many people to
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'Low-Yield' Nukes Are a Very High Threat

This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners. To contact the author of this story: James Stavridis at jstavridis@bloomberg.net. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Tobin Harshaw at tharshaw@bloomberg.net. Before it's here, it's on
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Treasury's Malpass Says Rising US Debt, Deficit 'Troubling'

A senior U.S. Treasury official said he wants to see a multiyear effort to narrow the federal budget deficit, as he warned the nation's mounting debt is “troubling.” “I am troubled by the deficit; and troubled by the national debt, and I think we need a three-year program to deal with it,” David Malpass, the
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Fla. Housing Market: Median Prices, New Listings Up in Jan. 2018

Sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 16,564 last month, down 1.3 percent compared to January 2017. Meanwhile, the statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes was $240,000, up 9.1 percent from the previous year, according to data from Florida Realtors Research
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YouTubers Come to Poland's Rescue in Cryptocurrency Clampdown

If you haven't heard of “Dubielcoins,” don't worry. You haven't missed the latest madness in initial coin offerings. The imaginary means of payment features in a video by a popular Polish YouTuber as part of the central bank's unorthodox efforts to help raise awareness of the risks posed by virtual
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5 Ways Tax Reform is Helping Franchise Businesses

He said in an email to Small Business Trends, “Franchisors and Franchisees now have more cash flow and capital to put towards hiring, growth and … substantially where businesses are incentivized to now invest in equipment, real estate and other capital investments where with the new tax reform,
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Man pleads guilty to hiding body in Arizona Realtor murder case

A few weeks later, Arizona police then charged a second man, William Glen Sanders, as an accomplice in the murder for tampering with physical evidence and concealment of a dead body. According to a new report from the Daily Miner's Hubble Ray Smith, Sanders pleaded guilty on Friday to the
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Finance Minister says PTSB can, and is, moving ahead with mortgage sale

Meanwhile, Master of the High Court Edmund Honohan has described as “a sick joke” a letter sent from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to a man seeking to avoid repossession of his home to contact mortgage arrears adviser Abhaile. Mr Honohan said he has people in his court, on a daily basis, who are
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