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• Freddie Mac completes sale of $201 million pool of Ocwen-serviced loans

  26-05-2015 23:32
  
  The chain continues as Freddie Mac announced it officially sold 1,052 deeply delinquent Ocwen serviced non-performing loans from its mortgage investment portfolio as part of its Standard Pool Offerings.
  
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• Real Estate Mortgages for Lafourche Parish: May 23, 2015 - Daily Comet

  26-05-2015 23:06
  
  Real Estate Mortgages for Lafourche Parish: May 23, 2015
  Daily Comet
  ... • First Guaranty Mortgage Corp; Mortgagor: Ashley Chiasson, Shaun Chiasson; Lot 1 Blk 7 St Maurice; $148,610; Entry#1194902 on 3/23/2015. • JPMorgan Chase Bank; Mortgagor: Erica Zirlott; Section 39 T15S R18E; $1,000,000; Entry#1194906 on ...and more »
  
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• Associated Bank settles with HUD over discriminatory lending

  26-05-2015 23:06
  
  Wisconsin-based Associated Bank will provide approximately $200 million in mortgage loans for borrowers in minority neighborhoods as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development over charges of discriminatory lending.
  
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• First-time buyer share and mortgage risk grow

  26-05-2015 22:45
  
  The Combined FBMSI, which measures the share of first-time buyers for both government-guaranteed and private-sector mortgages, stood at an estimated 52.2%, up from 51.2% and 51.8% respectively in April 2014 and 2013.
  
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• From retailers to grocers, 'everyone is big' on Baton Rouge, real estate exec says - Greater Baton Rouge Business Report

  26-05-2015 22:42
  
  From retailers to grocers, 'everyone is big' on Baton Rouge, real estate exec says
  Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
  Dozens of local real estate executives, brokers, developers and attorneys were among the more than 35,000 attendees at ReCon 2015, the International Council of Shopping Centers' annual convention, held early last week in Las Vegas. Their takeaway: the ...
  
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• Real estate developer Mickey Shapiro donates to boost cardiovascular care at ... - Crain's Detroit Business

  26-05-2015 21:58
  Real estate developer Mickey Shapiro donates to boost cardiovascular care at ...
  Crain's Detroit Business
  Real estate developer Mickey Shapiro has given money to create the Sara and Asa Shapiro Heart and Vascular Intensive Care Unit at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. In a statement, Shapiro, CEO of Farmington Hills-based M. Shapiro Real Estate Group, ...
  
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• Freddie Mac back with new high-LTV risk-sharing mortgage bond

  26-05-2015 21:56
  
  Freddie Mac is back in the market with its fourth risk-sharing deal of the year, as the government-sponsored enterprise continues in its push to alleviate the risk to the American taxpayers. Meet Freddie's latest STACR deal.
  
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• Stroock Continues National Expansion with Addition of Eight Real Estate ... - PR Newswire (press release)

  26-05-2015 20:50
  
  Stroock Continues National Expansion with Addition of Eight Real Estate ...
  PR Newswire (press release)
  NEW YORK, May 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP is pleased to announce the addition of eight attorneys, including three partners, from DLA Piper to the Firm's national Real Estate Practice Group. Joining the Firm's Washington, DC ...
  
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• Reality star Nicole Richie wins in California real estate

  26-05-2015 20:45
  
  Nicole Richie may be a top reality TV star, along with her singer husband Joel Madden, but she is also quite successful in housing. And it's in California too.
  
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• $17M housing project latest in UD's real estate strategy - Dayton Business Journal

  26-05-2015 20:42
  
  Dayton Business Journal
  $17M housing project latest in UD's real estate strategy
  Dayton Business Journal
  The University of Dayton's long-term strategy as a major real estate player south of downtown continues with another $17 million in planned housing construction. UD announced earlier this week would build and upgrade real estate in its student ...and more »
  
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• Cincinnati real estate firm makes acquisition - Cincinnati Business Courier

  26-05-2015 20:26
  
  Cincinnati Business Courier
  Cincinnati real estate firm makes acquisition
  Cincinnati Business Courier
  Cincinnati commercial real estate brokerage firm NAI Bergman expanded its services into the Dayton market with the acquisition of NAI Dayton. NAI Dayton will maintain its location and operate under the NAI Bergman name. The Dayton office reduced its ...
  
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• Housing in places like New York, San Francisco fail more than just the locals

  26-05-2015 20:00
  
  From the mid-'60s into the new millennium, these three cities in particular experienced phenomenal growth, but only contributed a small fraction to the growth of the nation. It’s this finding last month that underpins the need for a cohesive federal housing policy that can supersede some of the directions taken by local municipalities.
  
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• Top of the List: Central Ohio's top commercial real estate brokerages - Columbus Business First (blog)

  26-05-2015 19:52
  
  Columbus Business First (blog)
  Top of the List: Central Ohio's top commercial real estate brokerages
  Columbus Business First (blog)
  The No. 1 commercial real estate brokerage in the region is a home-grown company that went through a leadership transition a year ago when its founder passed the president's baton over to his son. We recently ranked the brokerages by the number of ...
  
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• Tresca Place: New Construction in Seagrove Beach - Destin Log

  26-05-2015 18:59
  Destin Log
  Tresca Place: New Construction in Seagrove Beach
  Destin Log
  Located at 40 Seapointe Lane, Tresca Place is 30A's newest luxury neighborhood and features nine private residences. Special to The Log. By By Nathan Abbott, ResortQuest Real Estate. Published: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 12:44 PM. Photo Galleries.
  
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• Capital Economics: Chart shows home prices ready to grow more

  26-05-2015 18:20
  
  Recent housing reports point to the right conditions for house price growth to pick up even more. What's more, the continued steady growth in home sales this year will only add to the upward pressure.
  
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• Las Vegas Commercial Real Estate Saw an Increase in Demand Q1, 2015 - MarketWatch

  26-05-2015 17:33
  
  Las Vegas Commercial Real Estate Saw an Increase in Demand Q1, 2015
  MarketWatch
  LAS VEGAS, NV, May 26, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- The Las Vegas office of Cushman & Wakefield | Commerce released its Marketbeat Snapshot reports for Q1 of 2015. The reports detail office, industrial and retail sectors of commercial real estate ...and more »
  
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• Centre Pompidou Scouts Real Estate Venues For Pop-Up Museums… - artnet News

  26-05-2015 17:30
  
  artnet News
  Centre Pompidou Scouts Real Estate Venues For Pop-Up Museums…
  artnet News
  Serge Lasvignes, the newly appointed president of the Centre Pompidou, is reportedly in talks with Chinese officials about the possibility of opening up "pop-up Pompidou venues" across the country, according to the Art Newspaper. On May 15, Lasvignes ...and more »
  
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• Big real estate firm doubles down on Zillow reviews - Inman.com

  26-05-2015 17:13
  
  Big real estate firm doubles down on Zillow reviews
  Inman.com
  As part of a relaunch of its website, Windermere Real Estate is now letting agents show Zillow reviews on their agent profile pages on windermere.com. Windermere Real Estate claims to be the second-largest regional real estate brand in the U.S. The ...and more »
  
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• Here's why AMCs need to pay close attention to looming regulatory changes

  26-05-2015 17:00
  
  The new regulation requirements for all states is going into effect soon. The good news is that a majority of states are already meeting these minimum requirements, which translates into fewer challenges for AMCs. Currently, 37 of the 54 states and territories impacted by this regulation are in compliance.
  
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• The Agenda: Local real estate overvalued?; Dems decry Dabo appearance with ... - Charleston City Paper

  26-05-2015 16:54
  
  Charleston City Paper
  The Agenda: Local real estate overvalued?; Dems decry Dabo appearance with ...
  Charleston City Paper
  If you've ever been to Carowinds theme park, you've ridden Thunder Road. But unless you make it back to the state line park by late July, you won't ride the classic wooden out-and-back coaster again, since the park is shutting it down. Source ...
  
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• Motivity releases TRID tool for lenders

  26-05-2015 16:51
  
  With the TRID implementation date only a few months away, Motivity Solutions released a new tool to help mortgage lenders comply with the deadline. What makes Movation unique is that it's tied directly to clients’ business processes to reveal data from a firm’s inner workings.
  
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• Massachusetts Court of Appeals rules for MERS

  26-05-2015 16:48
  
  MERS once again wins in the appeal of a trial court ruling that held MERS did not have authority from the original lender to assign the mortgage. Want to know more?
  
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• Modest Growth Expected in Commercial Real Estate Markets - PR Newswire (press release)

  26-05-2015 16:03
  
  PR Newswire (press release)
  Modest Growth Expected in Commercial Real Estate Markets
  PR Newswire (press release)
  WASHINGTON, May 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A stronger labor market and increasing household formation should keep commercial real estate demand on a gradual incline, according to the National Association of Realtors quarterly commercial real estate ...
  Power Surge: News Corp and realtor.com Take Online Real Estate by StormRisMedia.com (press release)
  Miami Realtors Promote South F
  
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• New home sales jump in April even as prices gain

  26-05-2015 15:13
  
  Sales of new single-family houses in April 2015 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 517,000, a gain driven by home sales in the Midwest even as the Northeast and West regions continue to drag. Here are the details.
  
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• FHFA: Home prices rose disappointing 0.3% in March

  26-05-2015 14:12
  
  The FHFA house price index rose a lower-than-expected 0.3% in March, not confirming a much stronger 1.0% gain for the S&P Case-Shiller index also released Tuesday.
  
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• S&P Case Shiller: House prices gain 1% in March

  26-05-2015 14:06
  
  Indications on home prices were rising solidly going into the spring selling season though there were some signs of stalling. S&P Case Shiller's adjusted 20-city house price index rose a very solid and slightly higher-than-expected 1.0%. Here's why they're up while FHFA is down.
  
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• S&P Case Shiller: House prices beat expectations, gain 1% in March

  26-05-2015 14:06
  
  Indications on home prices were rising solidly going into the spring selling season though there were some signs of stalling. S&P Case Shiller's adjusted 20-city house price index rose a very solid and slightly higher-than-expected 1.0%. Here's why it's up while the FHFA home price index is down.
  
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• S&P Case Shiller: 20-city index shows house prices gain 1.0% in March

  26-05-2015 14:06
  
  Indications on home prices were rising solidly going into the spring selling season though there were some signs of stalling. S&P Case Shiller's adjusted 20-city house price index rose a very solid and slightly higher-than-expected 1.0%. Here's why they're up while FHFA is down.
  
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• Local real estate firm to merge with Cincinnati counterpart - Dayton Daily News

  26-05-2015 12:46
  
  Local real estate firm to merge with Cincinnati counterpart
  Dayton Daily News
  NAI Dayton, a commercial real estate firm with seven employees based in Centerville, will merge with its Cincinnati counterpart, NAI Bergman, effective Monday, June 1, principals of both firms announced this morning. The move will allow NAI Bergman to ...
  
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• Real estate and unions run combatting ads over tax break - Capital New York

  26-05-2015 12:29
  
  Capital New York
  Real estate and unions run combatting ads over tax break
  Capital New York
  With just weeks left in the legislative session, construction unions and big real estate interests are running competing ads on the subject of a controversial tax abatement program that's set to expire next month. A coalition that includes the powerful ...and more »
  
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• Black Knight: Home prices see largest monthly gain in two years

  26-05-2015 11:01
  
  The month of March saw the largest monthly gain in home prices in nearly two years, according to a new report from Black Knight Financial Services. Click through to see which states are performing the best and the worst. But note that the worst ones aren't even that bad right now.
  
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• After strong April, is NJ real estate heating up? - MyCentralJersey.com

  26-05-2015 10:04
  
  MyCentralJersey.com
  After strong April, is NJ real estate heating up?
  MyCentralJersey.com
  Last month saw the highest number of home-sale contract signings — 9,700 — for New Jersey homes since April 2006, according to a real estate expert who tracks home sales and prices. The number of contracts in April 2006 was also close to 9,700 ...
  
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• The Fabulous Life of New York City's Top Ranked Real Estate Broker - ABC News

  26-05-2015 09:39
  
  ABC News
  The Fabulous Life of New York City's Top Ranked Real Estate Broker
  ABC News
  Fredrik Eklund is a reality TV star, an author and now he's preparing to be a father. 4:08 | 05/26/15. Share. Title. Description. Share From. Share With. Facebook. Tweet. </> Embed. Email. <br/><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video">More ABC news ...
  
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• Real Estate Impossible: Selling Nightmare Homes - ABC News

  26-05-2015 09:39
  
  ABC News
  Real Estate Impossible: Selling Nightmare Homes
  ABC News
  Meet the Florida real estate agent who really loves a challenge when it comes to selling houses. 6:07 | 05/26/15. Share. Title. Description. Share From. Share With. Facebook. Tweet. </> Embed. Email. <br/><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video">More ABC ...
  
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• In Real Estate, Branded Content Is News - Wall Street Journal

  26-05-2015 02:57
  
  Wall Street Journal
  In Real Estate, Branded Content Is News
  Wall Street Journal
  Big-name real estate services firms are joining the rush of businesses into new types of marketing that blur the lines between journalism and branding. With a splashy party last week at O'mar's La Ranita, residential powerhouse Douglas Elliman ...
  
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• Townhome Demand Remains Sluggish

  26-05-2015 00:00
  Townhome construction remains low, but builders remain optimistic that an upswing is on the horizon for the sector.
  
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• REALTORS® Upbeat on Housing Outlook

  26-05-2015 00:00
  Real estate professionals have increased their home price expectations as they grow more optimistic about the housing market. However, they share...
  
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• Over 80% of New Rentals Are Luxury Projects

  26-05-2015 00:00
  The majority of multifamily builders are focusing on high-end properties, and it's causing rents to soar across the country.
  
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• Company Touts Mobile Closings on Wheels

  26-05-2015 00:00
  Some closings are now being done from souped-up vans, in the hopes of adding greater convenience to the home buyer. 
  
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• Builders Ready for First-Time Buyers' Return

  26-05-2015 00:00
  First-time home buyers are slowly re-emerging, and some homebuilders are readying their housing stock for the entry-level buyer. 
  
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• Are Some Markets Being Overvalued?

  26-05-2015 00:00
  Home prices are inching up near peak levels once again, and an increasing number of markets are even being dubbed by some economists as "...
  
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