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• Why Is Real Estate a Safe Investment? - Bloomberg

  21-04-2015 23:49
  
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  Why Is Real Estate a Safe Investment?
  Bloomberg
  Colliers International President of Capital Markets Brian Ward discusses why real estate is a great long-term asset class and the 2015 real estate hot spots. He speaks with Bloomberg's Alix Steel on “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg) ...and more »
  
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• Freddie Mac targets smaller investors with new non-performing loan sales

  21-04-2015 23:48
  
  Freddie Mac announced a new program for auctioning off pools of deeply delinquent non-performing loans from its mortgage investment portfolio. The new program will target smaller investors by making smaller pools of non-performing loans available.
  
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• Developers: Lehigh Valley real estate market booming - WFMZ Allentown

  21-04-2015 23:43
  
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  Developers: Lehigh Valley real estate market booming
  WFMZ Allentown
  Hundreds of developers gathered in Allentown on Tuesday to discuss the outlook of commercial real estate in the region. The Lehigh Valley commercial real estate market is booming, at least according to most of the approximately 500 real estate ...
  
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• Affordable housing "Poor Door" creates inequality issue in NYC

  21-04-2015 23:35
  
  A recently approved Manhattan luxury condominium is generating a lot of buzz in the city since the building will have a separate door for its low-income residents. Who thought this was a good idea?
  
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• Schippits to manage Colorado region for real estate brokerage CBRE - The Denver Post

  21-04-2015 23:33
  
  Schippits to manage Colorado region for real estate brokerage CBRE
  The Denver Post
  Peter Schippits is joining commercial real estate brokerage CBRE as senior managing director and market leader of the Colorado region. He replaces Ray Pittman, who will oversee CBRE's business in Australia and New Zealand. Schippits previously served ...and more »
  
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• Moody’s: New FHFA rules are credit positive for mortgage insurers

  21-04-2015 23:14
  
  Private mortgage insurers, especially legacy insurers, are well positioned for success under the newly announced Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements from the Federal Housing Financing Agency, according to a new report from Moody's. Click on through to find out why.
  
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• Exclusive: Mortgage lender loanDepot will soon offer personal loans

  21-04-2015 21:59
  
  loanDepot CEO and founder Anthony Hsieh's goal to be the number one nonbank consumer lender might not be too far from reality. The lender announced it will begin offering personal loans in the next month, marking the beginning of more growth outside the world of housing. Is this the new way of nonbank lenders?
  
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• Forum: If housing is to break stagnation, it needs regulatory reform

  21-04-2015 21:54
  
  Home prices are rising roughly twice as fast as wages, putting pressure on potential homebuyers and heightening the risk that any uptick in interest rates could be a setback. What can be done to fix this?
  
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• Investors Turn to Big Real-Estate Funds - Wall Street Journal

  21-04-2015 21:45
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Investors Turn to Big Real-Estate Funds
  Wall Street Journal
  Investors are pouring more money into real-estate funds than they have since the property bust, but a few giant fund firms are collecting the lion's share of the spoils. Pension funds, endowments and other big institutional investors are putting more ...and more »
  
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• Real estate firm will be 'signature tenant' of Market Square development - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  21-04-2015 20:12
  
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  Real estate firm will be 'signature tenant' of Market Square development
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  The Jones Lang LaSalle real estate firm is to be the “signature tenant” of the new $104 million Gardens at Market Square development, Downtown. William Kolano, CEO of Kolano Design, broke the news Tuesday in briefing the city planning commission on a ...
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• Real Estate Is Increasingly Global, But Risks Still Abound - National Real Estate Investor

  21-04-2015 20:09
  National Real Estate Investor
  Real Estate Is Increasingly Global, But Risks Still Abound
  National Real Estate Investor
  Country risk is the risk that cross-border cash flows will not be realized because of disequilibrium between the domestic platform and that of another country. Given this potential concern, one may require higher returns from an investment as an ...
  
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• Dear Monty: Seven costly mistakes of new real estate investors - Stockton Record

  21-04-2015 20:01
  
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  Dear Monty: Seven costly mistakes of new real estate investors
  Stockton Record
  By Richard Montgomery. More Content Now. Reader question: We just backed out of our first real estate investment deal. We took some bad advice, but luckily, discovered an undisclosed issue through a whistleblower. It made us ask ourselves, what else ...and more »
  
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• Police HQ move frees downtown real estate - Nashville Business Journal (blog)

  21-04-2015 19:49
  
  Nashville Business Journal (blog)
  Police HQ move frees downtown real estate
  Nashville Business Journal (blog)
  Mayor Karl Dean wants to move Metro's police headquarters out of downtown, potentially opening up 3.5 acres of real estate on the north side of the city. Dean announced his plans Tuesday, saying that he'd propose the necessary funding in the city's ...and more »
  
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• CFPB and FTC fine Green Tree $63 million for “mistreating borrowers”

  21-04-2015 19:44
  
  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission are taking action against Green Tree Servicing for “mistreating borrowers” who were attempting to save their homes from foreclosure. According to the CFPB and the FTC, Green Tree failed to honor modifications for loans transferred from other servicers, demanded payments before providing loss mitigation options, delayed decisions on short sales, and harassed and threatened overdue borrowers. Here is Green Tree's respons
  
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• Portland crowdfunder drums up investments in real estate projects - Portland Business Journal (blog)

  21-04-2015 19:37
  
  Portland Business Journal (blog)
  Portland crowdfunder drums up investments in real estate projects
  Portland Business Journal (blog)
  Looking to continue its expansion in the commercial real estate crowdfunding space, Portland-based CrowdStreet has launched a new product to help real estate operators and developers stage their own fundraising efforts. Called CrowdStreet Sponsor ...and more »
  
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• Will this $69 door-security solution halt REO break-ins?

  21-04-2015 18:59
  
  Vandalism and break-ins can be a big problem for investor owned and REO portfolios, and one former home flipper has developed a solution when he realized that alarm systems don’t really offer any protection.
  
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• Mad Men Real Estate Update: Don Has a Crappy Broker - Curbed Hamptons

  21-04-2015 18:50
  
  Curbed Hamptons
  Mad Men Real Estate Update: Don Has a Crappy Broker
  Curbed Hamptons
  Things are finally looking up for Don Draper's sick Upper East Side penthouse, no thanks to his real estate agent Melanie and her no-good attitude. We meet Melanie for the first time in Sunday's episode (the series' third-to-last) as she scowls at Don ...
  
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• Art, real estate are the new gold: BlackRock CEO - CNBC

  21-04-2015 18:26
  
  CNBC
  Art, real estate are the new gold: BlackRock CEO
  CNBC
  The rich have always found creative ways to safeguard their wealth—Swiss banks accounts, safes hidden behind the walls and, of course, bars of gold. But now, gold is being replaced as a store of wealth by a new breed of investments. According to ...
  NYC real estate usurps gold as “instrument” for store of wealthThe Real Deal Magazine (blog)all 59 news articles »
  
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• New FICO program reveals credit score to risky borrowers

  21-04-2015 18:18
  
  FICO isn’t done making waves in the industry. After announcing a new credit program for risky borrowers at the beginning of the month, it is working to make those same type of borrowers are also financially educated.
  
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• Forget gold and stocks, Manhattan real estate is where the 1% store their riches - MarketWatch

  21-04-2015 18:17
  
  Forget gold and stocks, Manhattan real estate is where the 1% store their riches
  MarketWatch
  “The two greatest stores of wealth internationally today is contemporary art….. and I don't mean that as a joke, I mean that as a serious asset class. And two, the other store of wealth today is apartments in Manhattan, apartments in Vancouver, in ...
  
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• Safeguard Properties promotes Michael Greenbaum to chief operating officer

  21-04-2015 18:07
  
  Safeguard Properties, the mortgage field services provider, announced the promotion of Michael Greenbaum to the position of chief operating officer. Greenbaum, who joined Safeguard in 2010, previously served as vice president of operations.
  
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• The incredible real estate portfolio of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison - Business Insider

  21-04-2015 17:44
  
  Business Insider
  The incredible real estate portfolio of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison
  Business Insider
  The 30 highest-paying jobs for people who don't want to sit at a desk... How I paid off $8,000 of debt in 90 days · After over a dozen taste tests, here are the 8 groceries I never buy... The 2 events Americans most fear they can't afford are things that.and more »
  
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• Danny Meyer really wishes he'd bought Union Square Café real estate - New York Daily News

  21-04-2015 16:22
  New York Daily News
  Danny Meyer really wishes he'd bought Union Square Café real estate
  New York Daily News
  Restaurateur Danny Meyer has a clear message for pioneering New York City restaurateurs, following news that his famed Union Square Café will vacate its longtime E. 16th St. home because of rising rents: If you have the opportunity, you should buy, buy ...
  
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• Most who lost homes in N.J. won't return to real estate market by 2023, study ... - NJ.com

  21-04-2015 13:49
  
  NJ.com
  Most who lost homes in N.J. won't return to real estate market by 2023, study ...
  NJ.com
  While thousands of New Jersey property owners who lost their homes over the last eight years are returning to the real estate market, most won't be coming back anytime soon, according to a new report. Just more than 30 percent of the owners in New ...and more »
  
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• MGIC beats 1Q estimates with $133.1M profit

  21-04-2015 12:24
  
  MGIC Investment Corporation today reported net income for the quarter that beat analysts expectations, with a big gain in net insurance written in the first quarter. Here's where they took off.
  
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• The Mortgage Collaborative names new board members, CEO

  21-04-2015 00:15
  
  The Mortgage Collaborative announced several changes to its board of directors and executive management team. After the changes, David Kittle will serve as vice chairman of the board, Debra Still will serve as secretary of board and Jim Park will serve as the Mortgage Collaborative’s chief executive officer.
  
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• Will Seattle's 'Tiny House' Be Overpowered?

  21-04-2015 00:00
  The fate of a 600-square-foot Seattle home, overshadowed by towering retail buildings all around it, still remains in question as residents show...
  
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• Price Jumps Are Leading to More Flips

  21-04-2015 00:00
  The West and Midwest are showing some of the largest margins of investors favoring flipping over a rent-to-hold strategy. 
  
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• Listings That Reveal Energy Costs Sell for More

  21-04-2015 00:00
  Listings that disclose energy costs have a higher close rate and spend less time on the market than comparable homes, a new study finds.
  
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• Fannie: Economy Likely to 'Spring Forward'

  21-04-2015 00:00
  Economic activity weakened in the first quarter, but a turnaround is expected that will likely give a lift to the housing market, according to...
  
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• America's Favorite Second Home: Self-Storage

  21-04-2015 00:00
  With one in every 10 people in America renting self-storage units, the need for practitioners to help clients manage their stuff will only...
  
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• 1.5M Buyers Are Coming Back

  21-04-2015 00:00
  Former home owners who lost their home to a foreclosure or a short sale are gradually re-entering the housing market and some housing analysts...
  
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