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• Urban Institute: The current (and future) value of the housing market

  19-12-2016 23:50
  
  As one of the largest sectors in the U.S. economy, the total value of the housing market now sits a level not witnessed since the early 2000s. And now that it's so large, what is the next year projected to look like? Here’s a side-by-side comparison from three of the top housing organizations.
  
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• Risky Business: Marijuana Real Estate Boom Or Bust? - Above the Law

  19-12-2016 23:20
  
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  Risky Business: Marijuana Real Estate Boom Or Bust?
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• Dollar hits 14-year high as Yellen voices confidence in economy

  19-12-2016 23:02
  
  The dollar increased after Janet Yellen’s speech at the University of Baltimore on Monday, where she talked about the improvement to the U.S. economy and the housing market. Some investors expected a very different tone from the Fed chair.
  
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• Is the Bubble Out West about to Burst?

  19-12-2016 22:28
  
  Home prices in San Jose, Calif.—one of the nation’s leading markets since the bust—posted negative 0.3 percent last quarter, marking the area’s first foray into the red in five years with currently the lowest quarterly growth rate in the country, according to Clear Capital’s recent Home Data Index (HDI) Market Report. With the San Jose area leading price movement in California, is the bubble out West about to burst?
  “San Jose going negative over the last quart
  
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• First American predicts rate increase to bring cool-down in 2017

  19-12-2016 21:20
  
  Contrary to the generally upbeat tone of the rest of the market, First American predicts that existing home sales will cool off in 2017. The increase in mortgage rates will also create a cooling down in home prices. However, there is still one factor that could change the housing market’s current course.
  
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• Lennar beats fourth-quarter estimates as market continues to grow

  19-12-2016 19:44
  
  Homebuilder Lennar beat fourth-quarter expectations as the housing market continues to slowly recover. And now with a new president-elect, the CEO talks about what the company sees moving forward given the new economy.
  
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• CoreLogic predicts housing market growth in 2017

  19-12-2016 18:32
  
  CoreLogic’s chief economist talks about five things we will see in the housing market during 2017. He interprets what the rising rates and improving economy will mean for housing as we move into the new year.
  
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• NAFCU changes name to National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions

  19-12-2016 18:24
  
  The National Association of Federal Credit Unions will become the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions effective Jan. 1, 2017. The change, while small, symbolizes a greater movement in the association to reinforce its mission to serve all federally insured credit unions.
  
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• U.S. Stocks Higher, Led By Real Estate, Telecoms - WSJ - Wall Street Journal

  19-12-2016 17:01
  
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  U.S. Stocks Higher, Led By Real Estate, Telecoms - WSJ
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  U.S. stocks rose Monday, as shares that have lagged behind the postelection rally made up some ground. Investors betting on higher growth and inflation under ...and more »
  
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• A Team of Real Estate Agents Is Showing Off Listings One Snap at a Time - Adweek

  19-12-2016 16:50
  
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  A Team of Real Estate Agents Is Showing Off Listings One Snap at a Time
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  There's a new way to find an apartment in New York, and no, it doesn't involve Craigslist. Snaplistings is a new Snapchat account, launched in October, that showcases real estate agents with big personalities and their apartment listings. Created by ...
  
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• Mortgage-interest deduction endangered in Trump's tax reform

  19-12-2016 16:49
  
  Republican-led tax reform could be on the way, and poses a major threat to the current mortgage-interest deduction. As the newly proposed reform threatens to make the mortgage-interest deduction a thing of the past for 95% of Americans, experts from the housing industry start speaking out.
  
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• Housing industry awakens to new indirect threat

  19-12-2016 16:49
  
  Tax reform could be on the way, and poses a major threat to the current mortgage-interest deduction. As the newly proposed reform threatens to make the mortgage-interest deduction a thing of the past for 95% of Americans, experts from the housing industry started speaking out.
  
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• Trump's Wealthy Team Spurs D.C. Real Estate Agents to Think Big ... - Bloomberg

  19-12-2016 12:01
  
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  Trump's Wealthy Team Spurs D.C. Real Estate Agents to Think Big ...
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  A $2.1 million home just outside of Washington has been sitting on the market since May. For its new real estate agent, therein lies an opportunity.and more »
  
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• 9 real estate trends to expect in 2017 - CBS News - CBS News

  19-12-2016 11:00
  
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  9 real estate trends to expect in 2017 - CBS News
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  Thinking about buying or selling a home next year?No matter what your real estate goals, its good to learn everything you can in order to make the best.and more »
  
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• Leveraging technology to advance bank-owned and foreclosure sales

  19-12-2016 07:00
  
  Over the past nine years, Auction.com has been effectively leveraging technology in ways that have allowed its clients to begin optimizing their disposition strategies long before properties go to foreclosure sales. Where sellers of bank-owned and foreclosure properties were previously limited in their access to potential buyers, their reach has been significantly expanded to a global audience through the internet, mobile technology, database marketing, email, social media and search engine mark
  
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• Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Reasons to be optimistic in 2017

  19-12-2016 06:01
  
  This year is almost over, and housing industry experts are all making their predictions for 2017. Although not everyone agrees on what next year will look like after President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated and in the midst of a rapid rise in interest rates, most economists have a positive outlook for next year. 
  
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