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• Coronado Man, Attorney Admit Guilt in $33.6M Real Estate Scheme - Patch.com

  19-05-2016 23:53
  
  Patch.com
  Coronado Man, Attorney Admit Guilt in $33.6M Real Estate Scheme
  Patch.com
  Here's how federal prosecutors in San Diego say the two men cheated lenders in a loan scam involving expensive Del Mar and La Jolla homes. Coronado, CA. By Maggie Avants (Patch Staff) - May 19, 2016 5:46 pm ET. ShareTweetGoogle ...and more »
  
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• Redfin: New listings decreased for first time in two years

  19-05-2016 23:49
  
  Joining recent downward trends in housing inventory, now new listing are also dropping. Redfin explains the impacts this could have and why this drop is dangerous for the housing market.
  
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• Nanticoke City Council announces change in real estate tax collectors - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

  19-05-2016 22:26
  Nanticoke City Council announces change in real estate tax collectors
  Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
  ... • A farmers market, sponsored by the Community Garden Committee, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 4 in Patriot Park. Other farmers market dates will be July 9, Aug. 6, Sept. 10 and Oct. 15. NANTICOKE — The city council unanimously agreed ...
  
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• Lowe’s reports strong earnings in Q1

  19-05-2016 22:05
  
  Lowe’s came in with strong results in its latest quarter, which is no surprise considering its rival’s strong numbers. But for the first time in 10 years, it beat Home Depot in one area.
  
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• Real estate developer launches campaign on Dallas homelessness - Dallas Morning News (blog)

  19-05-2016 21:46
  
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
  Real estate developer launches campaign on Dallas homelessness
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
  A downtown Dallas real estate developer has launched her own campaign to end homelessness in the city one week after Mayor Mike Rawlings announced the creation of the Dallas Commission on Homelessness. Related. Tent City closed, so where do ...and more »
  
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• How Commercial Real Estate Is Changing Residential Housing - U.S. News & World Report

  19-05-2016 21:44
  
  U.S. News & World Report
  How Commercial Real Estate Is Changing Residential Housing
  U.S. News & World Report
  The bond between commercial and residential real estate is growing as people choose urban centers and close-knit communities over suburbs. (Getty Images). By Devon Thorsby. May 19, 2016, 3:36 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn; StumbleUpon; Reddit; Cancel ...
  
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• Body found buried in backyard of Dallas home sold to investor

  19-05-2016 21:26
  
  A Dallas investor purchased a home in the Oak Cliff area hoping to flip and sell it for nearly half a million dollars. But his plans quickly changed during the renovation process when workers discovered a black bag filled with a decaying body buried under a concrete slab in the yard. Check out the in-depth investigative piece here.
  
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• Undercover Boss: Real Estate CEO Rocks Dead Head Disguise - 2paragraphs.com

  19-05-2016 21:18
  
  Undercover Boss: Real Estate CEO Rocks Dead Head Disguise
  2paragraphs.com
  On Undercover Boss, United Real Estate Group CEO Dan Duffy goes undercover at his real estate services and franchise holding company to check in on the ground floor -- so to speak. Based on Duffy's resume, he was born to wear a suit. After graduating ...
  
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• CoreLogic: Cash sales on pace to fall to 8-year low

  19-05-2016 21:02
  
  The share of homes bought in cash is on pace to hit an eight-year low after the first two months of the year saw the smallest portion of homes purchased in cash in the same time period since 2008.
  
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• South Florida's most expensive real estate priced at $49M - Local 10

  19-05-2016 20:23
  
  Local 10
  South Florida's most expensive real estate priced at $49M
  Local 10
  If you're looking to spend that cash on a home in South Florida, then we've found your mansion. More Lifestyle Headlines. Pumpkin Key in the Florida Keys now on the market for only $95 million (Sotheby's Most expensive Florida island now just $95 ...
  
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• Big Fantasy 5 Lottery Winner Plans to Tackle Real Estate Market - Times of San Diego

  19-05-2016 20:06
  
  Times of San Diego
  Big Fantasy 5 Lottery Winner Plans to Tackle Real Estate Market
  Times of San Diego
  A San Diego man plans to venture into the area's pricey local real estate market after winning the largest Fantasy 5 jackpot so far this year, the state lottery announced Thursday. Sean Zanderson told lottery officials that he went to buy deodorant at ...and more »
  
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• [infographic] Here’s what today’s Realtor looks like

  19-05-2016 18:59
  
  There are officially nearly 1.2 million Realtors in the workforce, with more people opting into the real estate profession this year than in the past. Some of the typical trends witnessed with Realtors over the years are still there, but there are a few new trends starting to take off.
  
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• Guild Mortgage becomes DOJ's latest target over alleged FHA-lending violations

  19-05-2016 18:16
  
  Over the last several years, lenders like Wells Fargo, Franklin American Mortgage, Walter Investment, First Tennessee Bank, Freedom Mortgage, and M&T Bank chose to settle with the Department of Justice after being accused of originating and underwriting mortgage loans that did not meet Federal Housing Administration standards. Now, Guild Mortgage is the next on the DOJ’s hit list, but the lender says it plans to fight back.
  
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• More Real Estate Listings Should Have as Much Fun as This One - Curbed

  19-05-2016 16:21
  
  Curbed
  More Real Estate Listings Should Have as Much Fun as This One
  Curbed
  This Birmingham, Alabama two-bedroom is on the market for $229,999, for sale by owner, which you probably could have surmised from the rather lengthy and unprofessional-sounding listing description. But more professional realtor's could stand to take a ...
  
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• In Search of Summer Real-Estate Love - Wall Street Journal

  19-05-2016 15:55
  
  In Search of Summer Real-Estate Love
  Wall Street Journal
  This could this be the summer you meet your soul mate—the real-estate version, anyway. The commitment to buy a vacation home, with all the headaches and expenses that come with upkeep and maintenance, can be as daunting as entering into a serious ...and more »
  
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• Slow And Steady: Real Estate Growth In World Cities Is An Exercise In Moderation - Forbes

  19-05-2016 15:48
  
  Slow And Steady: Real Estate Growth In World Cities Is An Exercise In Moderation
  Forbes
  Real estate prices in key global cities are rising at a slow, moderate pace, particularly in Europe. According to new research published by international real estate consultant Knight Frank, 35 of the world's most important cities saw an average price ...
  
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• Forget real estate and public stocks, the ultra-rich are moving into this one asset class like never before - Yahoo Finance

  19-05-2016 14:56
  
  Yahoo Finance
  Forget real estate and public stocks, the ultra-rich are moving into this one asset class like never before
  Yahoo Finance
  Forget real estate and public stocks, the ultra-rich are moving into this one asset class like never before. 2.. Warren Buffett wants to cut down our oil use, but not because of climate change. 9:27. Now watching Up next. Warren Buffett wants to cut ...and more »
  
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• Virginia Beach police charge man in armed robbery of real estate agent - Virginian-Pilot

  19-05-2016 14:48
  Virginian-Pilot
  Virginia Beach police charge man in armed robbery of real estate agent
  Virginian-Pilot
  James Anthony Weil Jr., 44, was charged with abduction, robbery and two counts of use of a firearm. Real Estate Robbery. Courtesy of Virginia Beach police. Video surveillance footage of a man who police say robbed a real estate agent in Virginia Beach ...
  
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• Real estate agent robbed at gunpoint; suspect in custody - WAVY-TV

  19-05-2016 14:48
  
  WAVY-TV
  Real estate agent robbed at gunpoint; suspect in custody
  WAVY-TV
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach Police have arrested a man who was wanted for robbing a real estate agent at gunpoint Wednesday. James Anthony Weil Jr., 44, was charged with abduction, robbery and two counts of use of a firearm in ...
  Virginia Beach police seek man who robbed a real estate agent at gunpointVirginian-Pilot
  Man arrested for robbing real estate agent at gunpoint while showing homewtkr.c
  
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• Q&A: Realtor.com CEO Ryan O'Hara talks online real estate - San Jose Mercury News

  19-05-2016 14:38
  
  Q&A: Realtor.com CEO Ryan O'Hara talks online real estate
  San Jose Mercury News
  Ryan O'Hara arrived early last year in Silicon Valley as the new CEO of Realtor.com and its parent company, Move Inc., which were acquired in 2014 by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in a $950 million deal. O'Hara's job would be to continually "move the ...
  
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• Harrison home sells for $518K | South Jersey real estate - NJ.com

  19-05-2016 13:37
  
  Harrison home sells for $518K | South Jersey real estate
  NJ.com
  Real-estate-sign.jpg South Jersey Times. ALLOWAY TWP. — 22 W. Canal St., David Tilton to Leslie and Sheri S. Finlaw for $50,000. BRIDGETON. — 310 W. Commerce St., Fannie Mae to Michael J. Thompson for $60,000. — 504 Chestnut Ave., Sophie M.
  
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• Cannabis Changes the Game of Real Estate - Eugene Weekly

  19-05-2016 10:02
  Eugene Weekly
  Cannabis Changes the Game of Real Estate
  Eugene Weekly
  While Oregon may still be the new kid on the legalization block, the two states that beat us to the punch, Washington and Colorado, might have a lesson or two to teach us about what's to come. There's no doubt that states have benefited financially ...and more »
  
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• Will Fredericksburg real estate agent, broker be on 'Undercover Boss'? - Fredericksburg.com

  19-05-2016 06:06
  Fredericksburg.com
  Will Fredericksburg real estate agent, broker be on 'Undercover Boss'?
  Fredericksburg.com
  United Real Estate Group CEO Dan Duffy received a scruffy makeover for TV's 'Undercover Boss.' Buy this photo · Will Fredericksburg real estate agent, broker be on 'Undercover Boss'? CBS. Will Fredericksburg real estate agent, broker be on 'Undercover ...and more »
  
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• SunTrust completes 69% of national mortgage settlement

  19-05-2016 06:01
  
  SunTrust is well on its way to completing its obligations, according to Joseph Smith, the monitor of the national mortgage settlement. Smith lays out SunTrust’s achievements for 2015, and how far the company still needs to go to complete its requirements.
  
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• Strong housing market helps reduce lingering foreclosure inventory

  19-05-2016 06:01
  
  "Lenders have been taking advantage of the strong seller’s market to dispose of lingering foreclosure inventory over the past year, evidenced by 12 consecutive months of increasing bank repossessions ending in February and now evidenced by these numbers showing a sharp drop in vacant zombie foreclosures compared to a year ago," RealtyTrac senior vice president Daren Blomquist said.
  
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• Why are both sides happy about latest ruling in Move/Zillow battle?

  19-05-2016 00:29
  
  The details are telling: working in bad faith, executing a very secretive computer program, deleted files not really actually deleted, the destruction of property, professional misconduct, personal attacks. This is all in the latest Move/Zillow ruling. So how can both sides be happy about the way things are going? Because, here's what really happened.
  
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• Metro Vancouver real estate is like the lottery, says study - CBC.ca

  19-05-2016 00:10
  
  CBC.ca
  Metro Vancouver real estate is like the lottery, says study
  CBC.ca
  The author of a study released Wednesday says all three levels of government need to act quickly in order to stop the so-called housing affordability crisis from widening the gap between rich and poor in Metro Vancouver. The study, published by the ...and more »
  
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