Why Millennials Are Moving the Needle on the Real Estate Market

While the uptick in homeownership is nowhere near pre-recession levels, it marks a significant shift from a decade ago, when an unstable job market kept most consumers from even contemplating the purchase of a home. But what has changed? The Knowledge@Wharton show, which airs on Wharton
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VAN BUREN, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Jim Petty to FHLB Dallas' 2018 Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Advisory Council). His two-year term began January 1, 2018 and will expire December
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Mortgage & Protection Adviser, Open to flexibility. At Lloyds Bank we are driven by a clear purpose to Help Britain Prosper. Across the Group our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. You will have a variety of opportunities to learn, grow and develop,
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With the 2018-19 Budget giving precedence to rural India over urban India and to the distressed agriculture sector over fledgling real estate sector, it has … gains tax on equities, will check the trend of investments shifting from physical (real estate) assets to financial assets, thereby benefiting real estate.
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Right now, the average 30-year mortgage rate is 4.22 percent, its highest in about a year, according to data from Freddie Mac, and not far off from a four-year high of 4.33 percent. The 30-year mortgage rate tends to track the path of the 10-year Treasury yield, which is already at its highest level since
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Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Matthews International by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,105,791 shares of the company's stock worth $190,229,000 after buying an additional 24,754 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its
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Asking prices for available condos rose 35 per cent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, to an average of $876 a square foot. Interest in condos has soared while deals for other types of homes in the Toronto area are cooling following a series of regulations enacted to tame the market's booming
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Long considered an afterthought in the ultra-competitive consumer electronics space, Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) has pulled off a remarkable comeback. Now, with Sony stock soaring, and the organization riding its recent earnings beat momentum, no one dares laugh. That stunned silence will likely
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The real estate sector's long standing demand of getting an 'industry' status has once again not found mention. Further there were no concessions for ECB for real estate. The sector expected to see some measures to infuse demand with relaxations in key tax rates like 80C, 80CC and 24B, which have
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EXCLUSIVE – Neobank Aspiration has added joint-account capabilities to its offerings, as the self-described bank “with a conscience,” continues to target those disenchanted with their larger banks, company CEO Andrei Cherny told Bank Innovation. Does Bank of America's recent decision to nip its free
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Brokerages expect Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) to report $5.94 earnings per share for the current quarter, according to Zacks … Bank of America increased their target price on Mettler-Toledo International from $640.00 to $710.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on
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City sources said that Currencies Direct was likely to seek a London listing, although its shareholders could also opt to pursue a private sale. In addition to 10x, Mr Jenkins has also chaired Business in the Community and sits on the digital advisory council of Fannie Mae, the US mortgage financing giant.
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Give us the elevator pitch for your company. Nora Apsel: Morty is an online mortgage broker. Our mission is to empower homebuyers to make smarter home financing decisions. With a modern tech stack and a marketplace of lenders, we offer customers the most options, great rates, and a transparent
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Jennifer Evans-Thompson is now Senior Vice President and Director of Mortgage Lending. Photo courtesy: Peoples Bank. Jennifer joined Peoples Bank in 2015 as a Real Estate Loan Operations Manager. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Operations Management from Washington State
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Investors Title Company, through its subsidiaries, provides title insurance for residential, institutional, commercial, and industrial properties. The company has market cap of $364.65 million. It underwrites land title insurance for owners and mortgagees as a primary insurer; and assumes the reinsurance
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It would have been hard to imagine not long ago, but Vancouver's single-family home market is on the verge of a downturn. In fact, prices have already started to fall. Data from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, released Friday, shows detached home sales in January were 24.8 per cent below
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At Matthews International Corp ( MATW ), there was insider buying on Tuesday, by VP and Treasurer Robert M. Marsh who bought 3,000 shares at a cost of $55.50 each, for a trade totaling $166,500. Matthews International Corp is trading down about 1.6% on the day Friday. Investors can bag MATW
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The organization announced Friday the hiring of Mitch Crouch as executive vice president of mortgage lending. Crouch has spent the past seven … Eric Kurtz, Union State Bank President and CEO, says Crouch will help the organization grow its residential lending operation. “This is going to be more of a
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WASHINGTON — Nonbank mortgage lenders and brokers hired 2,700 full-time employees in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment in the nonbank mortgage sector totaled 341,500 in December, up from 338,800 full-time employees in the previous month. November's
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Bank of America Corp. just became the largest U.S. lender yet to bar customers from using their credit cards to buy cryptocurrencies. The nation's second-biggest bank said it “will begin declining credit card transactions with known cryptocurrency exchanges” starting today, according to a memo sent
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