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• How Vancouver got its housing bubble under control: a lesson for cities like London and San Francisco - Quartz

  04-02-2017 18:49
  
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  How Vancouver got its housing bubble under control: a lesson for cities like London and San Francisco
  Quartz
  Good news Londoners, Stockholmers, and San Franciscans: Vancouver may have solved one of your toughest problems. Last year, the Canadian city topped UBS's Global Real Estate Bubble index, a ranking of cities most at risk of being in a property bubble; ...
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• 3 High-Yield Real Estate Plays Paying Up To 8.6% - Forbes - Forbes

  04-02-2017 15:10
  3 High-Yield Real Estate Plays Paying Up To 8.6% - Forbes
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  Sure, high-yield opportunities are available, but concern about a planet-wide real estate bubble is well-founded.and more »
  
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• 3 High-Yield Real Estate Plays Paying Up To 8.6% - Forbes

  04-02-2017 15:10
  3 High-Yield Real Estate Plays Paying Up To 8.6%
  Forbes
  The headlines in the global real estate space are terrifying right now. It's the kind of negative press you see in just two situations: the throes of a full-blown crash, or near a market top. This is the latter. Sure, high-yield opportunities are ...and more »
  
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• Five Housing Markets on the Verge of a Tech Boom

  04-02-2017 06:04
  
  The hottest housing markets have one determining factor in common: employment opportunities. Cities with jobs in growing fields draw incoming residents in droves—and none is more in-demand currently than technology. Which markets will tech next make its mark in?
  A recent survey by Modis, an IT staffing services provider, identified the housing markets on set to be transformed by technology. The top 5:
  Chicago
  Houston
  Boston
  Denver
  Philadelphia
  Fifty-one percent of those surveyed ranked Chi
  
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• Consumer Confidence Wanes after 15-Year Spike

  04-02-2017 06:03
  
  Consumer confidence waned in January after spiking to a 15-year high in December, posting a 111.8 reading in The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®. The Expectations reading of the Index fell to 99.8, while the Present Situation reading rose to 129.7. December’s reading was 113.3.
  “Consumer confidence decreased in January after reaching a 15-year high in December,” said Lynn Franco, director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board, in a statement. “The
  
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• Skyrocketing Rents Begin to Fizzle

  04-02-2017 06:02
  
  Skyrocketing rents will begin to fizzle in 2017, driven by a multifamily market marked by less starts and oversupply, according to the Freddie Mac Multifamily Research Group’s 2017 Multifamily Outlook.“Demand for rental units is at a historic high due to demographic changes and lifestyle preferences, but increasing new supply and other factors are likely to moderate multifamily market growth in 2017,” says Steve Guggenmos, Freddie Mac Multifamily vice president of Research and
  
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• A Real Estate Agent Was Fired For Going After Patton Oswalt on Twitter - Mediaite

  04-02-2017 01:11
  
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  A Real Estate Agent Was Fired For Going After Patton Oswalt on Twitter
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  800px-Patton_Oswalt_(4839803469) A real estate agent in Peoria, Illinois has been fired from his job after getting into it with Patton Oswalt on Twitter. The whole thing, according to Oswalt, started off innocently enough. According to a post on ...and more »
  
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• How my 2016 real estate predictions did — and the forecast for 2017 - New York Daily News

  04-02-2017 00:50
  
  New York Daily News
  How my 2016 real estate predictions did — and the forecast for 2017
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  Among Ari Harkov's predictions: There will be significant price cuts in the ultra-luxury Manhattan market in 2017. (MIHAI ANDRITOIU/Getty Images/iStockphoto). BY Ari Harkov. DAILY NEWS CONTRIBUTOR. Friday, February 3, 2017, 6:50 PM. In January 2016 ...and more »
  
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• How 2016 real estate predictions did — and the forecast for 2017 ... - New York Daily News

  04-02-2017 00:50
  
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  How 2016 real estate predictions did — and the forecast for 2017 ...
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  New York City real estate expert Ari Harkov lays out how his 2016 predictions fared, and weighs in on the trends to watch this year.and more »
  
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• VantageScore CEO: 5 facts for clearing credit score misperceptions

  04-02-2017 00:04
  
  For consumers trying to become financial borrowers, there is a wealth of information out there on where to begin and how to improve your credit. There are also a lot of misconceptions, especially given how complex the subject is. Barrett Burns, president and CEO at VantageScore Solutions, recently penned a blog on LinkedIn to clear the air on credit scores.
  
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