For example, wherever Amazon opens its new headquarters, youre going to see a huge influx of home buyers in that city, says Seth Lejeune, a real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway in Collegeville, PA. You can view job market trends in your city through the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Housing starts.
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Credit union lending is booming and the positive trend is expected to continue in 2018, according to the chief economist for CUNA Mutual Group. According to Steven Rick, who also is a director for the Madison, Wis.-based company, credit union loan balances rose 0.7 percent in January â an
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Investors sentiment decreased to 0.95 in Q3 2017. Its down 0.08, from 1.03 in 2017Q2. It turned negative, as 37 investors sold International Paper Company shares while 252 reduced holdings. 76 funds opened positions while 199 raised stakes. 333.87 million shares or 1.34% less from 338.41 million
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Failure to provide proof of income by mortgage seekers operating in the informal sector has resulted in a low uptake of mortgage facilities, players in the housing finance sector have said. According to the Zimbabwe Association for Housing Finance âproviding proof of incomes from informal business
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Sports Direct International, another U.K.-based sports apparel retailer, last year took a large stake in Finish Line, although the majority of its shares did not grant voting rights. âWe had been skeptical about Sports Direct's true intent on buying [Finish Line] largely because SPD usually buys companies out
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Inside 50 of Walmart's U.S. stores, robots resembling vacuum cleaners affixed with small, sleek towers, patrol the aisles, checking whether the shelves are stocked with enough toilet paper and that laundry detergent has the correct price tag. Walmart is testing the robots, built by Bossa Nova Robotics,
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A new housing report that shows a slowing of the market in St. John's may not necessarily be bad news, especially for those hoping to buy their own home. Fuelled by high oil prices and a booming economy, housing prices in the St. John's area skyrocketed and new home construction was booming
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Interestingly, Musk later tweeted that the bricks could be used to quickly build the beginnings of a new house. âYeah, the boring bricks are interlocking with a precise surface finish, so two people could build the outer walls of a small house in a day or so,â Musk said in response to a question about
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According to Citi, the features, which will roll out in the upcoming weeks, will include seamless in-app account opening, a 360-degree view across all financial accounts and spending insights to enhance clients' financial wellness. The bank also claimed that in addition to the features, the app will offer a
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German Justice Minister Katarina Barley called Facebook Inc.'s handling of private data âintolerableâ and said the government will tighten oversight of the social network. Pledges by Facebook officials at a meeting in Berlin to disclose how many users were affected in the Cambridge Analytica data
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Bath Housing Development Corp. found itself in a bidding war for a century-old multifamily house to add to its portfolio of affordable homes in Bath. Ultimately, the nonprofit won, by paying $26,000 above the asking price of $299,000, for a total of $325,000. The 6,358-square-foot house, comprising six
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Longfin Corp., a fintech company whose stock surged 2,600 percent after it touted ties to cryptocurrencies, has fallen victim to the naysayers. Shares of the New York City-based company plummeted as much as 14 percent to $61.50, the most intraday in more than a month, after short seller Citron
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Another group of consumers only buys high-quality Iranian products that are sold at competitive prices and offer after-sale services. Last are those who tend to be more brand-sensitive. This group of mostly young Iranians living in major cities, as well as wealthy Iranians, prefers foreign goods, especially
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Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate is being recognized for its charitable efforts. NRT LLC, the parent company of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate and the nation's largest residential real estate brokerage company, awarded Coldwell the 2018 Humanitarian Outreach Award. Each year, the
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Ohio legislation has been proposed to close the âLLC Loopholeâ on real estate transfer taxes. The bill would apply to any transfer of ownership interest in a pass-through entity that owns real estate both directly or indirectly. âWhile the change wouldn't cost a lot for many real estate owners, it is something
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New Zealand banks managed a combined 0.9 per cent increase in lending in the fourth quarter, a period when operating expenses and impaired asset charge jumped more steeply. The nine biggest registered banks had $401.65 billion of lending, up from $398b three months earlier, according to
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Recently, Microsoft Studios subsidiary 343 Industries posted a new job opening via LinkedIn, however, what makes this job listing very intriguing is that it indicates that a new VR title within the Halo universe is currently in the works. According to the job listing, the Washington-based company is looking
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Not a long ago, a substantial insider trading transaction was made. Winder Investment Pte Ltd, an insider of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc obtained exactly 80,000 shares of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc, worth $10.72 million U.S Dollars, at $134.0 per every share at the time of the
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Investors also need to beware of the Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) valuations. The stock trades on a P/S of 1.42, which suggests that the shares are not attractive compared with peers. The broad Surety & Title Insurance industry has an average P/S ratio of 0.71, which is significantly better
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Amid a wide gap between modest teacher salaries and Miami's high housing prices, the county has a new plan: build apartments on school property and let faculty live there. A preliminary proposal includes constructing a new mid-rise middle school in the luxe Brickell area for Southside Elementary,
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