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• Seattle’s ‘Up’ house is getting its own movie

  25-08-2015 23:32
  
  The tale of the small Seattle-area home that rose to fame after the owner famously turned down $1 million for her home even as a shopping mall was being built around her and was once used to promote the Disney film “Up,” because of its similarities to the movie, is now headed to Hollywood itself.
  
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• CFPB: Complaints against credit reporting agencies rise sharply

  25-08-2015 22:27
  
  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its second snapshot report of its consumer complaint database, and this time, credit reporting agencies are in the hot seat. So what do consumers think about the credit reporting agencies? Read on.
  
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• California pending home sales post strongest increase in six years

  25-08-2015 22:06
  
  California pending home sales skyrocketed since last July and posted the strongest year-over-year increase in more than six years. Read the article for a full picture of the Golden State.
  
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• How well do you understand your credit score? Take this quiz

  25-08-2015 22:00
  
  The world of credit scores if often misunderstood, which is not a good thing since it plays a decent role in whether or not you will qualify for a mortgage. This quiz will test your knowledge on how well you know, or don’t know, the credit score system. A word of caution: Don’t get your hopes up for a 100%.
  
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• MBA: Housing demand to surge over next 10 years

  25-08-2015 21:11
  
  If trends hold over the next 10 years, the next decade will see an unprecedented surge in the demand for housing. Millennials, Boomers and Hispanics will be the drivers if 2014 trends hold. This is big, so read on.
  
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• Redfin’s July forecast hit the mark as housing demand cools for 4th month straight

  25-08-2015 20:49
  
  Redfin’s Housing Demand Index which measures and forecasts based on homebuyer activity prior to purchase, decreased 5% in July, falling to 108 from 113 in June, the fourth consecutive month-over-month decline. Troubling or welcome?
  
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• Redfin: Housing demand cools for 4th month straight

  25-08-2015 20:49
  
  Redfin’s Housing Demand Index which measures and forecasts based on homebuyer activity prior to purchase, decreased 5% in July, falling to 108 from 113 in June, the fourth consecutive month-over-month decline. Troubling or welcome?
  
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• New private equity fund breaks into real estate

  25-08-2015 20:25
  
  US REOF announced its launch into the industry as a new private equity real estate company focused on the acquisition, rehabbing, leasing and selling of single-family homes in Texas and select cities in the Midwest.
  
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• Ex-Dividend Reminder: Apple Hospitality REIT, Inland Real Estate and ... - Nasdaq

  25-08-2015 16:54
  Ex-Dividend Reminder: Apple Hospitality REIT, Inland Real Estate and ...
  Nasdaq
  Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 8/27/15, Apple Hospitality REIT Inc (Symbol: APLE), Inland Real Estate Corp (Symbol: IRC), and Brookfield Asset Management Inc (Symbol: BAM) will all trade ex-dividend for their ...and more »
  

• Virginia real estate investor buys greater Triangle area shopping centers for ... - Triangle Business Journal (blog)

  25-08-2015 16:29
  Triangle Business Journal (blog)
  Virginia real estate investor buys greater Triangle area shopping centers for ...
  Triangle Business Journal (blog)
  The Henderson-based real estate development and management firm Barnett Properties has sold three of its Food Lion-anchored retail centers in the greater Triangle region to a Virginia firm, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust. Wheeler (Nasdaq: WHLR) ...
  Form 8-K Wheeler Real Estate Inve For: Aug 21StreetInsider.comall 3 news articles &raq
  

• Carrington Real Estate Services Unveils "FUEL Magazine: Refueling Real Estate ... - PR Newswire (press release)

  25-08-2015 16:05
  PR Newswire (press release)
  Carrington Real Estate Services Unveils "FUEL Magazine: Refueling Real Estate ...
  PR Newswire (press release)
  ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrington Real Estate Services, LLC (Carrington) announced today that the first edition of its highly anticipated FUEL Magazine: Refueling Real Estate Careers Volume 1 is now available in print and online.and more »
  

• New home sales jump 5.4% in July to 507K

  25-08-2015 15:23
  
  New home sales showed solid if expected gains in July. And while volatility is common for new home sales, other housing data released last week suggest it's not a blip, analysts say. Here's the breakdown.
  
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• New Mexico broker buys international real estate magazine - Albuquerque Business First (blog)

  25-08-2015 15:15
  Albuquerque Business First (blog)
  New Mexico broker buys international real estate magazine
  Albuquerque Business First (blog)
  A Santa Fe realtor can tell you everything you want to know about the late Joan Rivers' $28 million Manhattan penthouse and an Irish castle in County Cork. Those properties aren't the listings of Christopher Webster, exactly, but they're two of the ...
  

• Real Estate Company US REOF I, LLC Launches in Texas - PR Newswire (press release)

  25-08-2015 14:44
  PR Newswire (press release)
  Real Estate Company US REOF I, LLC Launches in Texas
  PR Newswire (press release)
  DALLAS, Aug. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- US REOF I, LLC, a private equity real estate company focused on the acquisition, rehabbing, leasing and selling of single family homes in Texas and select cities in the Midwest has launched. Merrill Kaliser is the ...and more »
  

• ABOUT TIME: Cost to originate mortgages finally gets cheaper

  25-08-2015 14:37
  
  After barely surviving the subprime crisis and housing collapse, and then enduring the agony of burdensome regulatory changes and the advent of a new mortgage watchdog, mortgage originators finally, FINALLY, have some good news to spread.
  
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• FHFA: June 2015 house prices rose 5.6% from June 2014

  25-08-2015 14:27
  
  The Federal Housing Finance Agency house price index rose 0.2% in June, below the low-end forecast for 0.3% but still a respectable gain. Annualized price growth was 5.6%, while prices in the second quarter rose 5.4% compared to the second quarter of 2014.
  
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• S&P Case-Shiller: Home prices continue rise in June

  25-08-2015 14:12
  
  Home prices continued their rise across the country over the last 12 months, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices.The biggest worries? Multiple rate increases or a full-blown bear stock market contraction.
  
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• 6 Things You should Know When Working with Real Estate Agents - Realty Today

  25-08-2015 14:06
  Realty Today
  6 Things You should Know When Working with Real Estate Agents
  Realty Today
  PARK RIDGE, IL - JUNE 13: ReMax realtor Keith Reboletti shows Coldwell Banker realtor Wendy Clarke the kitchen of a home for sale during a realtor's open house showing he was holding June 13, 2005 in Park Ridge, Illinois. Unusually low mortgage rates ...and more »
  

• Arson investigators respond to Nashville real estate business - The Tennessean

  25-08-2015 13:45
  Arson investigators respond to Nashville real estate business
  The Tennessean
  Fire officials have responded to a business in East Nashville after someone reportedly set fire to a real estate office building, police and fire officials said. Police responded at 5:37 a.m. to the building at 1120 Dickerson Pike after an alarm at the ...and more »
  

• New Orleans Brags Beautiful Real Estate Properties After Hurricane Katrina - Realty Today

  25-08-2015 12:21
  Realty Today
  New Orleans Brags Beautiful Real Estate Properties After Hurricane Katrina
  Realty Today
  A house rebuilt and elevated according to new flood rules stands in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward in Louisiana, U.S., in August 2010. Residents often cannot afford to raise houses in the wake of floods or fear they will not be usable by elderly or ...and more »
  

• Vancouver Real Estate Industry is the Target of Federal Audit On Money ... - Realty Today

  25-08-2015 12:20
  Realty Today
  Vancouver Real Estate Industry is the Target of Federal Audit On Money ...
  Realty Today
  VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 17: The Vancouver skyline, Burrard Inlet and Lion's Gate bridge is pictured at sunset February 17, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver is the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games being held ...
  Real estate bought with offshore cash raises money laundering concernsCBC.ca
  Federal audit takes aim at money-laundering real estate transaction
  

• McDonald's Lands in a Real-Estate Dilemma - Wall Street Journal

  25-08-2015 11:33
  Wall Street Journal
  McDonald's Lands in a Real-Estate Dilemma
  Wall Street Journal
  For McDonald's Corp. MCD 1.16 % , the suggestion that it should spin off its vast property holdings poses an existential question: What are the Golden Arches without real estate? As McDonald's approaches the third anniversary of declining sales, some ...and more »
  

• 9 real estate tech terms you should stop using immediately - Inman.com

  25-08-2015 10:55
  9 real estate tech terms you should stop using immediately
  Inman.com
  A number of common words and phrases have evolved into meaningless ways to describe technology products. Craig Rowe · [email protected] · hikeclimbsurf Aug 25, 2015. Have suggestions for products that you'd like to see reviewed by our real estate ...and more »
  

• Concord Real Estate Exec Pleads Guilty In $200M Mortgage Fraud Scheme During ... - CBS Local

  25-08-2015 05:35
  Concord Real Estate Exec Pleads Guilty In $200M Mortgage Fraud Scheme During ...
  CBS Local
  CONCORD (CBS SF) — An executive of a Concord real estate company pleaded guilty to a $200 million mortgage fraud scheme that took place during the height of the housing crisis, according to an unsealed plea agreement. Ayman Shahid, 39, of Danville, ...and more »
  

• Real estate mogul Andrew Silverman, whose ex-wife left him for Simon Cowell ... - New York Daily News

  25-08-2015 05:14
  New York Daily News
  Real estate mogul Andrew Silverman, whose ex-wife left him for Simon Cowell ...
  New York Daily News
  Real estate mogul and famous cuckold Andrew Silverman — whose former wife ditched him for Simon Cowell — is ready to tie the knot again, sources told Confidenti@l. Silverman, 39, is newly engaged to Samantha Lerner, a widow with two sons, sources ...and more »
  

• Fund manager Q&A: Real estate funds can rebound - Dallas Morning News

  25-08-2015 03:58
  Crain's Chicago Business
  Fund manager Q&A: Real estate funds can rebound
  Dallas Morning News
  LOS ANGELES — It's a great time to be a landlord. You just wouldn't know it by looking at how real estate investment trusts are faring this year. Demand for apartments, storage space and other commercial real estate has grown as the economy adds jobs ...
  Property Brokers Falter as Real Estate Boom Seen CoolingBloomberg
  China's woes inject uncertainty into Seattle's real estate marketPuget Soun
  

• Is China's Falling Stock Market Good for American Home Buyers? - Realtor.com News

  25-08-2015 02:50
  Realtor.com News
  Is China's Falling Stock Market Good for American Home Buyers?
  Realtor.com News
  You have likely heard: The stock market of the world's second-largest economy, China, took a nosedive last week, falling 11.5%, causing a panic among global financial markets, and losing nearly $10 trillion since a June 3 peak. And for the ripple ...
  Report Shows Chinese-Americans Spent $105.1 Billion on U.S. Real Estate in 2014Realty Today
  Chinese-Americans Spent $105.1 Billion on U.S. Real Estate
  

• Real Estate Profile: Greenwood - seattlepi.com

  25-08-2015 01:47
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  Real Estate Profile: Greenwood
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• What does Black Monday mean for Chinese homebuyers?

  25-08-2015 01:02
  
  The repercussions of Black Monday could go further than just today’s major hit, with the future of Chinese homebuyers now in question, according to John Burns, CEO and owner of John Burns Real Estate Consulting.
  
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• Miami Realtor accused of extortion lands sweet new job

  25-08-2015 00:38
  
  The same Realtor accused of extorting two rival real estate agents earlier this month landed a sweet new job just days after his arrest. His new boss argues there are two sides to every story — and is going to give the accused a second chance.
  
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• Is Commercial Real Estate Headed for Another Bubble? - ABA Banking Journal (blog)

  25-08-2015 00:04
  Housing Predictor
  Is Commercial Real Estate Headed for Another Bubble?
  ABA Banking Journal (blog)
  The Wall Street Journal recently published a front-page story — “Surge in Commercial Real-Estate Prices Stirs Bubble Worries” — in its Aug. 13 print edition. The article argued that rising real estate valuations coupled with low interest rates have ...
  Economy Watch: The Pluses, Minuses of Market Turmoil on Real EstateCommercial Property Executive
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• WalletHub: 13 Best Places to Retire

  25-08-2015 00:00
  The publication uses 24 metrics to sift out the most retirement-friendly hotspots. 
  
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• Poor Credit? Expect Higher Insurance Bills

  25-08-2015 00:00
  Owners who have a fair – or median – credit score were found to pay 32 percent more for home insurance than someone with stellar...
  
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• Is the Market Losing Some Momentum?

  25-08-2015 00:00
  "REALTOR® respondents expressed concern that the steep pace of price appreciation is eroding affordability," according to a new...
  
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• Fannie: The Economy Underperforms

  25-08-2015 00:00
  Income growth needs to strengthen, particularly among younger households, in order to drive significant housing growth, according to a new report...
  
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• Dow crash will only temporarily slow housing stocks

  25-08-2015 00:00
  
  Within minutes of the opening bell on Wall Street this morning, as we are all now well aware, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off by 1089 points. While I have been predicting a negative turn of economic events here in the U.S. created by fanciful delusions that our economy is in growth mode, I believe what we are experiencing is actually a "pressure release valve" being activated.
  
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• 'Black Monday' Rattles Housing Market

  25-08-2015 00:00
  Chinese home buyers, in particular, may be more cautious in entering the U.S. housing market following Monday's massive stock market sell-off...
  
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