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• OCC: Snapshot of the strengthening mortgage market

  14-12-2015 23:22
  
  It was a good year for mortgage performance and foreclosure activity. The positive news can partially be attributed to improved economic conditions and aggressive foreclosure prevention assistance.
  
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• Strong Dollar Not Deterring Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate, Says ... - TheStreet.com

  14-12-2015 22:45
  TheStreet.com
  Strong Dollar Not Deterring Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate, Says ...
  TheStreet.com
  The strong dollar will not keep foreign investors from buying U.S. real estate next year, said Steve Witkoff, CEO of the Witkoff Group. New York properties -- hot as they are -- continue to be a good value relative to the rest of the world. "New York ...and more »
  

• 3 Christmas wishes for housing joy

  14-12-2015 22:40
  
  With Christmas only days away, it’s time to fire off my “housing wish list” to the North Pole. I know from good sources that Santa and the elves are exceptionally fast workers, so it’s never too late, even when making requests on a subject as complex as our nation’s housing system.
  
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• Memphis Tech Firm Changing Real Estate Site Selection Process - Memphis Daily News (blog)

  14-12-2015 22:08
  Memphis Tech Firm Changing Real Estate Site Selection Process
  Memphis Daily News (blog)
  Considering how spread out Memphis is, most residents have to get behind the wheel to get to their destination. In reflecting the flux of a vibrant city, homegrown tech company Meridian Econometrics has developed a new commercial real estate site ...
  

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• Commercial real estate firm JLL acquires South Florida competitor - Miami Herald

  14-12-2015 21:03
  Miami Herald
  Commercial real estate firm JLL acquires South Florida competitor
  Miami Herald
  Commercial real estate firm JLL has acquired competitor Cresa South Florida. Cresa specializes in representing tenants and managing construction projects. Its 30 brokers and employees will nearly double the size of JLL's Miami team. South Florida is an ...and more »
  

• Community lender confidential: Why TRID is far worse than anyone thought

  14-12-2015 21:01
  
  In order to get an understanding for just how far apart the CFPB’s opinion of TRID is from the industry itself, especially away from Wall Street, HousingWire conducted a series of interviews, delivered here in longform, with community lenders about how TRID is impacting their mortgage business. Warning: the news isn’t good.
  
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• Fernanda Sánchez Attolini wins inaugural real estate scholarship - The MIT Tech

  14-12-2015 20:53
  The MIT Tech
  Fernanda Sánchez Attolini wins inaugural real estate scholarship
  The MIT Tech
  Fernanda Sánchez Attolini, a graduate student from Mexico City and rising professional in the real estate industry, has received the inaugural Scholarship for Real Estate Excellence established by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR ...
  

• Advertising Companies Shrink Real-Estate Expenses - Wall Street Journal

  14-12-2015 20:22
  Wall Street Journal
  Advertising Companies Shrink Real-Estate Expenses
  Wall Street Journal
  Interpublic Group of IPG 0.36 % Cos. is relocating its headquarters, which has been on the edge of Manhattan's Bryant Park for more than a decade, to a new home in Midtown East later this month. Why give up its prime real estate? Interpublic says the ...
  Interpublic Group leaves prime real estate for cost-saving new HQSeeking Alphaall 3 news articles »
  

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• Deutsche Real Estate Funds Selects Yardi Voyager for Residential and Student ... - Business Wire (press release)

  14-12-2015 20:17
  Deutsche Real Estate Funds Selects Yardi Voyager for Residential and Student ...
  Business Wire (press release)
  DUSSELDORF, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deutsche Real Estate Funds (DREF) has selected Yardi Voyager 7S, a fully automated property management and accounting platform, to manage its portfolio of residential and student housing. With a portfolio ...and more »
  

• Lenders: Here’s what you’re working with to get Millennials a mortgage

  14-12-2015 20:15
  
  While putting Millennials into homes is a major objective for 2016, let’s figure out what you’re working with money wise when trying to get them a loan. For starters, they are not making as much as their parents were when they were young, and on top of that, they are dealing with an overload of student debt.
  
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• Avoiding Real Estate Scams - Fox News

  14-12-2015 20:13
  Fox News
  Avoiding Real Estate Scams
  Fox News
  People who worry about money are the most vulnerable to scams that promise quick fixes but deliver only more financial distress. Recently, I spoke to Florida State Attorney Pam Bondi on The Property Man show, she warns there are plenty of unscrupulous ...and more »
  

• The 3 real estate stocks dragging markets down

  14-12-2015 20:07
  
  It's true that major stock exchanges are down in today's trading. But can you really blame this on three key players in real estate? Apparently, you can if you write for The Street.
  
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• Here's why 2016 will bring good news for potential homebuyers

  14-12-2015 19:08
  
  Next year isn’t predicted to bring any giant hoopla to set off the market. However, moderate growth is more sustainable, and better for buyers. According to Redfin’s forecast for 2016, you can call it a slowdown, but it's not bad news. Here are five things it expects to see in 2016.
  
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• Commercial Real Estate Boom Won't End on Higher Rates - TheStreet.com

  14-12-2015 18:14
  TheStreet.com
  Commercial Real Estate Boom Won't End on Higher Rates
  TheStreet.com
  The commercial real estate boom that's sent rent prices soaring in places like New York and San Francisco this year won't end even if the Federal Reserve raises rates this week, according to one expert. "There's still massive liquidity. That liquidity ...and more »
  

• 3 Real Estate Stocks Dragging The Industry Down - TheStreet.com

  14-12-2015 18:14
  3 Real Estate Stocks Dragging The Industry Down
  TheStreet.com
  All three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading down 55 points (-0.3%) at 17,210 as of Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 426 issues advancing vs.and more »
  

• Exclusive: Uber of commercial real estate comes to Phoenix - Phoenix Business Journal

  14-12-2015 15:17
  Phoenix Business Journal
  Exclusive: Uber of commercial real estate comes to Phoenix
  Phoenix Business Journal
  Jim Simpson and Pat Hagen are bringing what they hope is the Uber of commercial real estate to Phoenix and other major U.S. markets. Simpson is CEO and Hagen is chief communications officer of Minneapolis-based Crelow LLC. The company is taking a ...and more »
  

• Australia's Hotel Real Estate Sees A Robust 2016 - Realty Today

  14-12-2015 14:20
  Realty Today
  Australia's Hotel Real Estate Sees A Robust 2016
  Realty Today
  ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 13: Beachgoers cool off during a heat wave at Glenelg beach on January 13, 2014 in Adelaide, Australia. Temperatures are expected to be over 40 degrees celsius all week with health authorities warning the young and ...
  Healthy hotel real estate forecast for 2016The Shoutall 6 news articles »
  

• Robots, drones and luxury real estate: Replay our top videos of 2015 (Video) - San Francisco Business Times

  14-12-2015 14:14
  Robots, drones and luxury real estate: Replay our top videos of 2015 (Video)
  San Francisco Business Times
  Sterling Banks's Steve Adams shows off the bank's two new "hires." The robots act as greeters at the bank's new locations. As part of their training, the two robots have made appearances at the bank's San Francisco branches. Krystal Peak Multimedia ...
  

• Sydney Joins The Ranks Of Real Estate Powerhouses - Realty Today

  14-12-2015 13:40
  Realty Today
  Sydney Joins The Ranks Of Real Estate Powerhouses
  Realty Today
  SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: In this handout image provided by Sydney Tower Eye, the skyline and harbour of Sydney is seen from a viewing platform at the Sydney Tower Eye, on December 16, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. Sydney is suffering from ...
  Sydney joins global cities as prestige real estate hotspotYour Investment Propertyall 2 news articles »
  

• Real Estate Transactions: Dec. 16 - News & Observer

  14-12-2015 13:33
  Real Estate Transactions: Dec. 16
  News & Observer
  Substitute trustee Philip A. Glass, Melinda S. Ducharme and Ronald M. Ducharme to State Employees' Credit Union, one lot, $114,000. Substitute trustee Philip A. Glass and Sally Silva Browning to State Employees' Credit Union, 3.103 acres, $168,500.and more »
  

• Real estate booming on Big Island - Hawaii Tribune Herald

  14-12-2015 12:34
  Hawaii Tribune Herald
  Real estate booming on Big Island
  Hawaii Tribune Herald
  As far as real estate is concerned, one thing has been made clear in 2015: the Big Island is the place to be. Home sales are on the rise countywide, with buyers coming from around the state, the mainland, and countries as far-flung as Switzerland — to ...and more »
  

• Real Estate News: Study Shows Real Estate Agents Are Mishandling Social Media - Realty Today

  14-12-2015 12:04
  Realty Today
  Real Estate News: Study Shows Real Estate Agents Are Mishandling Social Media
  Realty Today
  SAN ANSELMO, CA - MAY 09: The Facebook website is displayed on a laptop computer on May 9, 2011 in San Anselmo, California. An investigation by The Pew Research Center found that Facebook has become a player in the news industry as the popular ...
  Real estate industry given social media reality checkReal Estate Businessall 3 news articles »
  

• Southern Nevada's real estate industry being resurrected - VEGAS INC

  14-12-2015 11:11
  Southern Nevada's real estate industry being resurrected
  VEGAS INC
  A view of the former New Frontier casino site Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, on Las Vegas Boulevard South. Alon Las Vegas, a hotel-casino project led by Australian businessman James Packer and former Wynn Resorts executive Andrew Pascal, is planned for the ...
  

• Real estate briefly: DAUM represents buyer/seller in $3.3M building sale - OCRegister

  14-12-2015 09:06
  OCRegister
  Real estate briefly: DAUM represents buyer/seller in $3.3M building sale
  OCRegister
  DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services represented both parties in the $3.3 million sale of a 25,900-square-foot, multi-tenant office building in Orange. CREDIT HERE. Facebook; Twitter; Email; Comments; PRINT · SEND PDF. New Ventures.
  

• Real Estate: Should We Be Concerned About Wage Growth? - Seeking Alpha

  14-12-2015 08:25
  Real Estate: Should We Be Concerned About Wage Growth?
  Seeking Alpha
  Disclosure: I/we have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. (More...)I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from ...and more »
  

• Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Will Fed raise interest rates in December?

  14-12-2015 06:01
  
  It’s finally here. It’s the week of the December Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The question up for debate: Will the Federal Reserve interest rates? According to most sources, the answer is yes. Also, ever tried to explain what you do for a living to your friends? Make them what this Hollywood motion picture.
  
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• Feds bust Rhode Island real estate fraud conspiracy - HousingWire

  14-12-2015 02:59
  HousingWire
  Feds bust Rhode Island real estate fraud conspiracy
  HousingWire
  A real estate attorney, a real estate agent, a licensed loan originator, a former loan officer, a loan processor and a real estate investor were all indicted Friday on charges of participating in a wide-ranging real estate fraud conspiracy that ...and more »
  

• Broker's View/On the Homefront: A more stable real estate market? Thank new ... - Miami Herald

  14-12-2015 01:01
  Miami Herald
  Broker's View/On the Homefront: A more stable real estate market? Thank new ...
  Miami Herald
  During the real estate roller coaster ride of the past decade, there have been times when sellers have had the upper hand, times when buyers had an edge, and times when it was just flat-out bad for everyone. It's been a long, wild ride, but things ...
  

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