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• agents who outsource listing photos earn twice as much as others - Inman.com

  30-09-2015 23:56
  agents who outsource listing photos earn twice as much as others
  Inman.com
  Agents who always use third-party photographers earn twice as much commission as those who don't, according to a recent study. One of the study's co-publishers is a third-party photography provider. Real estate agents who always use professional ...and more »
  

• Emptying 'man-camps' spur real-estate crisis - Salt Lake Tribune

  30-09-2015 23:14
  Bloomberg
  Emptying 'man-camps' spur real-estate crisis
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Chain saws and staple guns echo across a $40 million residential complex under construction in Williston, N.D., a few miles from almost-empty camps once filled with oil workers. After struggling to house thousands of migrant roughnecks during the boom ...
  The Real Estate Crisis in North Dakota's Man CampsBloomberg
  Real estate crisis emerging in North Dakota's man campsChron.com (blog)
  Real Estate Crisis Brewing in North Da
  

• Big Brother? HUD, CFPB collect huge amounts of consumer data

  30-09-2015 23:01
  
  What the CFPB has been doing for years now — and without the proper protections — the Department of Housing and Urban Development is just now undertaking.
  
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• Big Brother? HUD and CFPB collect huge amounts of consumer data

  30-09-2015 23:01
  
  What the CFPB has been doing for years now — and without the proper protections — the Department of Housing and Urban Development is just now undertaking. In the summer, HUD announced a final rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing that it says will “equip communities that receive HUD funding with data and tools to help them meet long-standing fair housing obligations in their use of HUD funds.”
  
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• University of New Orleans, real estate community mourn loss of Ivan Miestchovich - NOLA.com

  30-09-2015 22:32
  NOLA.com
  University of New Orleans, real estate community mourn loss of Ivan Miestchovich
  NOLA.com
  Ivan Miestchovich, a business professor at University of New Orleans for 38 years, died Sept. 25, 2015 after being diagnosed with ALS. (The Times-Picayune archive). Print Email · Katherine Sayre, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune By Katherine Sayre ...and more »
  

• Real estate official: Sellers' market likely to persist - DesMoinesRegister.com

  30-09-2015 22:17
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  Real estate official: Sellers' market likely to persist
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  The Iowa housing market may become a little more friendly to homebuyers in 2016, but sellers will likely retain the upper hand, according to the incoming president of the Iowa Association of Realtors. “I think we'll continue to be a sellers' market ...and more »
  

• FHFA to housing protesters: Neighborhood stabilization is shared priority

  30-09-2015 21:42
  
  Protesters rallied in front of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to protest REO investment and non-performing loan sales, saying the hurt minority neighborhoods, but a lot of what they were demanding and denouncing the FHFA already does, or at least requires for buyers of non-performing loans.
  
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• Taylor Swift, Real Estate Mogul? - Realtor.com News

  30-09-2015 21:39
  Realtor.com News
  Taylor Swift, Real Estate Mogul?
  Realtor.com News
  People love talking about Taylor Swift—whom she's dating, what she's wearing—but here's one story that's often overlooked: This country-music-turned-pop star is a budding property mogul, too!and more »
  

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• Exclusive: Details revealed on CNL's new real estate spinoff - Orlando Business Journal (blog)

  30-09-2015 21:01
  Exclusive: Details revealed on CNL's new real estate spinoff
  Orlando Business Journal (blog)
  CNL Financial Group Inc. has a great track record of incubating new business divisions that become strong enough to stand on their own. So, it wasn't a huge shocker when the Orlando-based investment company on Sept. 29 announced it spun off its ...
  

• The White House fights back to save CFPB

  30-09-2015 20:11
  
  The House Financial Services Committee is considering several bills to change Wall Street reform today. One of the bills includes changing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a move the White House is quick to fight back on.
  
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• New York, it may be time to worry about rising interest rates - The Real Deal Magazine (blog)

  30-09-2015 20:09
  The Real Deal Magazine (blog)
  New York, it may be time to worry about rising interest rates
  The Real Deal Magazine (blog)
  The Federal Reserve is likely to raise short-term interest rates later this year for the first time since 2006. Will it throttle the commercial real estate boom? That's a multibillion-dollar question for investors. Real estate insiders talk about the ...
  

• New York real estate startup moves into Back Bay - The Boston Globe

  30-09-2015 19:44
  The Boston Globe
  New York real estate startup moves into Back Bay
  The Boston Globe
  A tech-driven startup real estate brokerage is launching in Boston, and taking a prime Back Bay address to do it. New York-based Compass officially opened in Boston Wednesday, with a 21,000-square-foot office at 126 Newbury St. It's the fourth market ...and more »
  

• Student loan burden doesn't explain low Millennial homeownership [study]

  30-09-2015 19:07
  
  Simply stating that student loans are the reason behind the decreasing homeownership rate is not enough. There is so much more behind the issue of what student debt is doing to housing, which Freddie Mac’s latest Insight & Outlook digs into.
  
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• Here's how TRID will impact real estate transactions

  30-09-2015 18:46
  
  TRID will have an impact on mortgage finance and real estate up and down the pipeline. We asked a prominent Florida Realtor how she thinks it will affect homebuyers and sellers, as well as Realtors.
  
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• MCT Trading selects Paul Yarbrough to oversee client on-boarding

  30-09-2015 18:15
  
  MCT Trading, a risk management and advisory services company providing independent analysis, training, hedging strategy and loan sale execution support to clients engaged in the secondary mortgage market, announced the addition of Paul Yarbrough.
  
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• Meet the Hipster Real Estate Developers Building for Millennials - Bloomberg

  30-09-2015 18:00
  Bloomberg
  Meet the Hipster Real Estate Developers Building for Millennials
  Bloomberg
  Young real estate developers are using young investors' money to put young people in young neighborhoods. Ben Steverman · Bloomberg Businessweek Reprints. September 30, 2015 — 9:00 AM PDT. Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on ...and more »
  

• Global DMS names Mac Chiles executive vice president of sales

  30-09-2015 17:39
  
  Global DMS, a provider of web-based compliant valuation management software, announced the hiring of Mac Chiles as the company’s new executive vice president of sales. In this role, Chiles will be responsible for managing the company’s sales and business development functions for the company’s eTrac Enterprise valuation management platform and ancillary solutions.
  
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• Billionaire investor Carl Icahn warns of "danger ahead" for U.S. economy

  30-09-2015 17:23
  
  Billionaire investor Carl Icahn released video warning that interest rates hovering close to zero are creating investment bubbles in art, corporate earnings and high-yield bonds. This is an unusual move for an investor, so be sure to tune in.
  
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• Mortgage Bankers Association adds 14 new members in August

  30-09-2015 17:12
  
  The Mortgage Bankers Association announced that it welcomed 14 new members in the month of August, as it continues to push its membership beyond 2,200 organizations. Here's a look at the MBA's new members.
  
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• Choosing to crowdfund the real estate market - CNBC

  30-09-2015 17:05
  CNBC
  Choosing to crowdfund the real estate market
  CNBC
  While high-technology and community ventures have dominated the headlines when it comes to crowdfunding, more challenging areas of investment, such as real estate, are also finding success, according to one industry executive. More people are being ...
  

• Elizabeth Warren takes to the streets against REO, NPL investors

  30-09-2015 16:02
  
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren is bringing disruption to housing's leading regulator. The firebrand Congresswoman is leading a rally today in front of the FHFA to protest REO sales to investors, saying they hurt black and Hispanic neighborhoods. What does she hope to accomplish? Short answer: a sea change.
  
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• ADP predicts modest 200K job gains for September

  30-09-2015 14:16
  
  ADP's call for Friday's September employment report is on the high side but only slightly, at 200,000 for private payroll growth.
  
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• The fall real estate market in Maryland - Washington Post

  30-09-2015 13:32
  The fall real estate market in Maryland
  Washington Post
  While no one anticipates a return to the frenzied housing market of the pre-recession days or even the hectic pace in 2013 when low inventory and low mortgage rates pushed some buyers into bidding wars, the fall market in Maryland is on track to ...
  

• Mortgage applications drop after big jump

  30-09-2015 13:00
  
  Mortgage applications decreased 6.7% from one week earlier, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.
  
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• For the Strong Stomached, Commercial Real Estate Looking More Attractive - Morningstar.com

  30-09-2015 12:55
  For the Strong Stomached, Commercial Real Estate Looking More Attractive
  Morningstar.com
  Morningstar's real estate sector looked expensive earlier in the year, but following recent market weakness, it now appears to trade at a 10% discount to our estimates of value, roughly in line with the discount on Morningstar's aggregate coverage ...and more »
  

• How this former bad boy is making a massive real estate comeback - New York Post

  30-09-2015 12:01
  New York Post
  How this former bad boy is making a massive real estate comeback
  New York Post
  Left, broker-turned-developer Michael Shvo; right, part of art installation Shvo masterminded at a former gas station he bought. Photo: Courtesy of Michael Shvo; photo by Thomas Schauer. Michael Shvo, 42, rose to fame working 20-hour days as a broker, ...
  

• Canadians can't get enough of NYC's real estate market - New York Post

  30-09-2015 07:52
  New York Post
  Canadians can't get enough of NYC's real estate market
  New York Post
  Canadians love Big Apple real estate as much as ice hockey — scoring more New York City properties than any other nationality in the world. Over the past 10 years, $15.37 billion in Canuck cash has flowed into the city's commercial-property market ...
  RE players pushing limits of capital gains tax rulesThe Real Deal Magazine (blog)
  Investors Real Estate Trust Completes Sale of Commercial Retail Assets for $
  

• San Francisco to address skyrocketing housing costs

  30-09-2015 00:05
  
  The city of San Francisco is moving to combat its rapidly rising housing costs. The city unveiled a new plan that offers more moderately priced housing in exchange for allowing builders to exceed the city’s current building height restrictions.
  
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• San Francisco proposes plan to address skyrocketing housing costs

  30-09-2015 00:05
  
  The city of San Francisco is moving to combat its rapidly rising housing costs. The city unveiled a new plan that offers more moderately priced housing in exchange for allowing builders to exceed the city’s current building height restrictions.
  
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