Wales Sees Price Gains at High End of the Market

Welsh housing prices are on the rise, propelled by gains in a pricier corridor near Cardiff, according to a housing index out Tuesday. The average price of a home in Wales grew 2.9% in the first quarter compared to last year, with some of the biggest appreciation in the south east along the Bristol
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AMP is first up on the stand after almost two days of revelations about how senior management misled the corporate regulator to downplay the fee-for-no-service scandal at the company. The Commonwealth Bank and its soon-to-be-spun-off wealth management arm Colonial First State will front the
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The low demand of yellow metal in international and domestic markets and downward correction in Futures put metal prices depressed. However buyers consolidated their long positions by making forward deals. Gold price was still within the reach of buyers in international and domestic markets during
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Starbucks (sbux, +0.89%) said on Tuesday it would close more than 8,000 U.S. stores for a few hours next month to give employees racial-bias training as the coffee shop giant looks to contain the fallout stemming from the arrest this weekend of two black men while they waited at a Philadelphia location.
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The bank has in recent years started to diversify out of its traditional businesses, advising clients and trading, and into more Main Street forms of banking like personal loans and savings accounts under the Marcus brand. That business has been growing rapidly, and so have profits. Goldman's investing
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This is the second installation in a series of planned articles exploring the concept of a Term CEF Ladder. Mortgage Closed-End Funds with term dates will be today's focus. Updated data for 43 Term CEFs is provided, as well as a worksheet with fundamental information on 11 Mortgage / Senior Loan
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Tracking data from FlightAware.com shows the flight was heading west over New York's southern tier when it abruptly turned toward Philadelphia. Messages seeking comment from the Federal Aviation Administration wasn't immediately returned. Firefighters were on the scene but a spokeswoman
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We've identified some of the best mortgage lenders for your needs. Whether you need to make a small down payment, are a first-time home buyer, seek a lender that doesn't mind a low credit score, prefer an online lender, or want to borrow against your home's equity, these mortgage lenders can help.
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Snap is updating Lens Studio with a new feature that will let augmented reality developers and artists build face filters, which should give users of its Snapchat social media app new ways to customize selfies. Snap launched Lens Studio in December in an effort aimed at creating a space for augmented
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Landmark Partners, a leading investor in the real estate, private equity and real asset secondary market, today announced that Landmark Real Estate Fund VIII (“LREF VIII”) held its final close on March 30, 2018, with commitments of US$3.3 billion. At the time of final closing, LREF VIII was 42%
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High-level U.S. officials have spoken directly with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in preparation for a meeting between President Donald Trump and Kim, said a person familiar with matter. The person declined to identify the officials other than as “very senior,” but White House Press Secretary Sarah
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Production profits for independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries in 2017 were almost half of what they were a year earlier, according to the latest MBA Performance Report. The report also revealed that production volumes were down over the year. On average, mortgage loans reaped
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Catch up on all the news from Zillow's entrance into the iBuyer market. by Patrick Kearns Staff Writer. Apr 16. Big plans for business in 2018? Give yourself the tools to own the new year at Connect SF, July 17-20, 2018. Learn More. Seattle-based real estate tech giant Zillow sent shockwaves throughout
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Ellie Mae has launched a new major release of its Encompass digital mortgage solution, Encompass 18.2 designed to help lenders of all sizes originate more loans, lower origination costs and shorten the time to close with compliance, efficiency and quality. Encompass 18.2 includes compliance
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He previously opened up to the Post about his struggles with addiction to the opiate painkiller Oxycontin. “Billionaire Matthew Mellon, 53, died suddenly in Cancun, Mexico, where he was attending a drug rehabilitation facility. Mellon made his fortune in cryptocurrency, turning a $2 million investment into
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Beginning this week, some Americans will start to see their credit scores increase due to the removal of all tax liens from consumer credit reports issued by Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. Moving forward, the three major credit bureaus will not factor civil judgment data and roughly half of all tax lien
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The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance is warning consumers and professionals in the mortgage industry to be on the lookout for hackers that are trying to steal mortgage funds during real estate transactions, HousingWire staffer Ben Lane reports. “The purpose of today's bulletin is to
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… about Related buying Ladder, calling its filings on the matter “bizarre.” He said he wouldn't “spend another moment of thought or conversation about the Related matter. Rather, we intend to focus on Ladder's favorable corporate structure, well-positioned platform and its undervalued real estate assets.
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Marketing yourself as a real estate agent — or a brokerage — can be difficult in any market, and the challenges increase in markets with new entrants like discount brokerages or ibuyers who are carving out their own slice of the consumer pie. How can you stay on the leading edge of real estate
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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Tuesday that the government would establish a special mortgage scheme for civil servants, military and police personnel. Jokowi said 945,000 civil servants, 275,000 military personnel and 360,000 police personnel were not homeowners. He called on relevant
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