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• Realtor of the week: Real estate is a family business for Afshari - Chron.com

  06-10-2016 23:58
  
  Chron.com
  Realtor of the week: Real estate is a family business for Afshari
  Chron.com
  When he was in middle school, Michael Afshari, a Realtor with John Daugherty, Realtors, already knew what he wanted to do for his career. He wanted to work in some area of the real estate industry. "Real estate is in my DNA, and I grew up on ...
  
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• The digital mortgage makes its way to local, smaller lenders

  06-10-2016 23:13
  
  The idea of a fully digital mortgage sent shockwaves through the industry nearly a year ago. However, now that lenders have had a year to digest their first priority, TRID, more lenders are ready to look at the possibility of offering a fully digital mortgage. And even if they are not ready, borrowers, no matter their age, are demanding it.
  
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• Stephen Jones on how Cowboys 'supersized' The Star and future real estate targets - Dallas News

  06-10-2016 23:13
  
  Dallas News
  Stephen Jones on how Cowboys 'supersized' The Star and future real estate targets
  Dallas News
  The Dallas Cowboys' new mixed-use development, The Star, is off to a winning season with most of the office space rented and good reviews of the Ford Center sports and event center. Stephen Jones, Dallas Cowboys executive vice president, told shopping ...and more »
  
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• Real estate tycoon Douglas Harmon joins C&W | New York Post - New York Post

  06-10-2016 23:04
  
  New York Post
  Real estate tycoon Douglas Harmon joins C&W | New York Post
  New York Post
  Cushman & Wakefield on Thursday staged a daring raid of rival Eastdil Secured, hiring away Douglas Harmon, the world's No. 1 investment real estate sales ...
  NYC Real Estate Broker Harmon Jumps From Eastdil to Cushman ...Bloombergall 4 news articles »
  
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• Real estate tycoon Douglas Harmon joins C&W - New York Post

  06-10-2016 23:04
  
  New York Post
  Real estate tycoon Douglas Harmon joins C&W
  New York Post
  Cushman & Wakefield on Thursday staged a daring raid of rival Eastdil Secured, hiring away Douglas Harmon, the world's No. 1 investment real estate sales broker. Harmon, who has been with Eastdil for 20-plus years, led his former employer in 2015 to an ...and more »
  
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• Red Rock Real Estate's Acquisition of Paragon Real Estate Will Impact the Southern Utah Market - Utah Business

  06-10-2016 22:59
  
  Utah Business
  Red Rock Real Estate's Acquisition of Paragon Real Estate Will Impact the Southern Utah Market
  Utah Business
  St. George—Red Rock Real Estate and Paragon Real Estate have reached a definitive agreement to unite. When the acquisition took place, Red Rock Real Estate proudly became the largest locally owned independent brokerage and real estate service ...and more »
  
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• M&T Bank launches mortgage assistance program for minority neighborhoods

  06-10-2016 22:49
  
  Aiming to help underserved borrowers buy a home, M&T Bank announced a new mortgage subsidiary program for certain minority neighborhoods in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware. According to M&T Bank, the program will allow qualifying homebuyers who are purchasing or refinancing properties in targeted neighborhoods to receive mortgage assistance that can exceed $10,000.
  
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• Realtor.com® and PNC Bank Talk Industry Growth

  06-10-2016 22:16
  
  The residential mortgage industry has seen a big rise in non-bank lenders this year, but PNC Bank never got the memo; business expanded throughout the year and is poised for growth.
  Realtor® Magazine spoke with Pete Boomer, Executive Vice President of mortgage originations at PNC Bank, N.A. to find out what’s new at PNC and what it has planned for next year.
  Behind its success is a wide array of products. The company last year was an early adopter of the “3 percent down” mo
  
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• Great Spaces: This Texas Mansion Doubles as a Waterpark

  06-10-2016 22:11
  
  Here at Housecall, we see a lot of mega mansions roll through our digital doors. However, this Texas stunner caught our eye not with its sprawling layout, bowling alley or 18 (yes, 18) bathrooms, but its backyard!
  Decked out with a full-fledged waterpark, an in-ground trampoline and a resort-like décor, this mansion is clearly moonlighting as a theme park. Needless to say, whoever furnished this tricked out party space knows how to have a good time.
  Located in Dallas, this 21,000 square f
  
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• Auction.com names new VP of portfolio operations

  06-10-2016 22:10
  
  Auction.com named Patrick McClain as its new senior vice president of portfolio operations. The company’s executive vice president talks about what McClain brings to the company, and why he is a valuable asset to the team.
  
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• New Crescent Real Estate fund buys first Houston-area property - Chron.com

  06-10-2016 22:02
  
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  New Crescent Real Estate fund buys first Houston-area property
  Chron.com
  Fort Worth-based Crescent Real Estate has acquired the Riverbend apartments in League City, the first Houston-area asset to be acquired through its new GP Invitation Fund I. The 192-unit garden style community at 301 N. Wesley Drive is among six ...
  
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• California homeowners take advantage of rising home values

  06-10-2016 20:29
  
  Homeowners in California are using the affordability crisis to their advantage. With rising home prices, comes a rising availability of home equity. Homeowners choosing to use this equity increased by 15% in the past year.
  
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• DART seeks development partner for Mockingbird Station adjacent real estate - Dallas Business Journal

  06-10-2016 19:51
  Dallas Business Journal
  DART seeks development partner for Mockingbird Station adjacent real estate
  Dallas Business Journal
  Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is marketing its real estate to a potential development partner with the help of Cushman & Wakefield's Dallas office, the brokerage firm recently announced, for an 11-acre tract of contiguous land along the rail line at ...and more »
  
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• FBR: Mortgage lending set for best quarter since 2007

  06-10-2016 19:45
  
  Less than one month ago, the analysts of FBR & Co. predicted that 2016 could prove to the best year for mortgage lending since 2013, but a new report from those same analysts suggests that 2016 could be even stronger than they originally predicted. Driving FBR’s increased projection is a strong 3rd quarter, which could prove to be the best for mortgage lending since the 4th quarter of 2007.
  
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• Podcast: A fourth quarter economic update for real estate - Inman.com

  06-10-2016 19:35
  
  Podcast: A fourth quarter economic update for real estate
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  Podcast: A Fourth Quarter Economic Update For Real Estate ...and more »
  
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• Podcast: A Fourth Quarter Economic Update For Real Estate - Inman - Inman.com

  06-10-2016 19:35
  
  Podcast: A Fourth Quarter Economic Update For Real Estate - Inman
  Inman.com
  Bernice Ross sits down with economist Steve Cook for a fourth quarter economic update. Find out what they discussed in this podcast.and more »
  
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• Real estate office opens in historic Greer bank - Greenville News

  06-10-2016 19:26
  
  Greenville News
  Real estate office opens in historic Greer bank
  Greenville News
  Building on success of his first RE/MAX office in Simpsonville's Five Forks area, real-estate agent and broker Cameron Keegan has opened a second office at 116 Trade Street in Greer, a former bank location included on the National Register of Historic ...
  
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• Hurricane heading for priciest real estate on planet, including Trump's Mar-a-Lago - CNBC

  06-10-2016 18:49
  
  CNBC
  Hurricane heading for priciest real estate on planet, including Trump's Mar-a-Lago
  CNBC
  Hurricane Matthew is now expected to make landfall around Palm Beach, Florida. If that happens, its economic toll will include some of the most expensive real estate on the planet. The average home price in Palm Beach topped $7 million in the second ...
  Hurricane Matthew is about to slam Donald Trump's most prized real estateMashable
  Billions of dollars of Jacksonville real estate at risk from stor
  
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• #HurricaneMatthew threatens millions of homes along coast

  06-10-2016 18:31
  
  Hurricane Matthew is getting closer to the U.S. every hour, and could turn out to be one of the largest storms in decades. Data from CoreLogic shows the damage this storm could cause to homes in the area.
  
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• Chicago suspends business ties with Wells Fargo

  06-10-2016 18:15
  
  The lists of cities and states continues to rack up as the Chicago City Council announced a one-year suspension for Wells Fargo from city business. The city joins Illinois and California in finding alternative methods to punish the mega bank for its massive sales scandal.
  
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• Billions of dollars of Jacksonville real estate at risk from storm surge - Jacksonville Business Journal

  06-10-2016 17:48
  Jacksonville Business Journal
  Billions of dollars of Jacksonville real estate at risk from storm surge
  Jacksonville Business Journal
  As Hurricane Matthew approaches the Florida Coast, thousands of homes are in its path representing billions of dollars of real estate. CoreLogic, a California-based property information and analytics company, has released its most recent look at the ...and more »
  
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• Atlanta and Houston real estate firms merge, plan new REIT - Chron.com

  06-10-2016 16:46
  
  Chron.com
  Atlanta and Houston real estate firms merge, plan new REIT
  Chron.com
  Cousins Properties Inc. of Atlanta has completed its merger with Houston-based Parkway Properties Inc. the companies announced. Stockholders of both companies approved the merger in August. Their common stock now trades under Cousins' symbol, ...and more »
  
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• Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates hold steady at 10-week low

  06-10-2016 16:01
  
  After shooting down to a 10-week low last week, mortgage rates leveled off and remained unchanged this week. Tomorrow’s employment report could determine if Treasury yields will continue to increase.
  
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• Is It Time for Real Estate Investors to Hit the Panic Button? That's What They Want You to Think - TheStreet.com

  06-10-2016 15:50
  
  TheStreet.com
  Is It Time for Real Estate Investors to Hit the Panic Button? That's What They Want You to Think
  TheStreet.com
  It is prudent to look well past one economic cycle when considering a real estate investment. David Lynn. Follow. Oct 6, 2016 9:48 AM EDT. Is an epic real estate crash coming? If that question made your pulse quicken, read on. I'm amused by self ...
  Investigate all your options before agreeing to sell your real estate to your child at a deep discountWashington Post
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• Brazil Real Estate Property Prices Fall Against Inflation - The Rio Times

  06-10-2016 15:11
  
  Brazil Real Estate Property Prices Fall Against Inflation
  The Rio Times
  According to latest FipeZap survey, in the last twelve months, twenty of Brazil's biggest cities have seen property prices drop in real terms, with Rio de Janeiro seeing the most precipitous decline in sale prices, falling 2.83 percent. By Nelson Belen ...and more »
  
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• The real estate sector is roaring again ... but how should you invest? - CNBC

  06-10-2016 14:04
  
  CNBC
  The real estate sector is roaring again ... but how should you invest?
  CNBC
  By all measures, the real estate sector, along with the rest of the economy, is roaring again. Just look at median home prices of existing homes. In July they were $244,100, a 5.3 percent rise from the same period a year before, according to the ...
  Real Estate: Expect Some Choppy Waters AheadMorningstar.com
  What Happens to Real Estate When the Fed Raises Rates?TheStreet.com
  A Guide To Investing In Real Estate Inve
  
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• Is Real Estate Finally Rolling Over? - Seeking Alpha

  06-10-2016 12:09
  
  Seeking Alpha
  Is Real Estate Finally Rolling Over?
  Seeking Alpha
  Amid all the epic financial bubbles that have emerged in the past few years, real estate has been a bit of an afterthought. Still, the action in hot market trophy properties has been pretty bubbly. And now the run may be ending. London penthouses are ...and more »
  
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• Hackers target pending real estate transactions in Colorado - The Denver Channel

  06-10-2016 10:26
  
  The Denver Channel
  Hackers target pending real estate transactions in Colorado
  The Denver Channel
  Colorado realtors and brokers are being warned to watch out for a scam that cost at least one Colorado property owner close to $83,000. KMGH. Copyright 2016 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast ...
  
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• Sunset District real estate sizzling more than any other SF ... - San Francisco Examiner

  06-10-2016 10:03
  
  San Francisco Examiner
  Sunset District real estate sizzling more than any other SF ...
  San Francisco Examiner
  San Francisco's Sunset District appears to be the newest “hot” neighborhood for real estate, with the median price of homes sold at $1.2 million, according to a ...and more »
  
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• Sunset District real estate sizzling more than any other SF neighborhood - San Francisco Examiner

  06-10-2016 10:03
  
  San Francisco Examiner
  Sunset District real estate sizzling more than any other SF neighborhood
  San Francisco Examiner
  San Francisco's Sunset District appears to be the newest “hot” neighborhood for real estate, with the median price of homes sold at $1.2 million, according to a new report. (Mike Koozmin/2013 S.F. Examiner). By Patrick Fitzgerald on October 6, 2016 1 ...and more »
  
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• Experts: Housing isn’t running out of steam despite low inventory

  06-10-2016 00:54
  
  The latest mortgage application report posted sad and familiar news. Applications are stuck in limbo as inventory stifles any housing demand in the market — Americans don’t see the point in applying for a mortgage until conditions improve. This problem isn't forever though, as at least one top Wall Street bank sees a better future for housing.
  
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• Former ClosingCorp CEO Brian Benson lands at Whiteboard Mortgage Software

  06-10-2016 00:15
  
  Brian Benson, who served as the CEO of ClosingCorp from October 2013 until he left the company earlier this year, will be joining Whiteboard Mortgage Software to serve as the company’s president and chief operating officer, the company announced this week.
  
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