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• Urban Institute: Where have all the borrowers gone?

  12-02-2017 22:37
  
  A recent report from the Mortgage Bankers Association showed that mortgage credit availability is increasing, meaning it’s getting easier to get a mortgage and has been since 2011. Or so it would seem. A new report from the Urban Institute suggests that it’s actually more difficult to get a mortgage now than it was before the crisis.
  
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• City dwellers swoon over rustic East Coast real estate on the cheap - rdnewsnow.com

  12-02-2017 22:20
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  City dwellers swoon over rustic East Coast real estate on the cheap
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  HALIFAX — A historic manor in rural Nova Scotia has social media users salivating over the roughly $435,000 price tag for the estate, but it's far from the only bargain in the Maritimes that would make city dwellers swoon over sprawling, rustic ...and more »
  
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• Evolving Bronx real estate scene brings cheers and concerns - amNY

  12-02-2017 22:17
  
  Evolving Bronx real estate scene brings cheers and concerns
  amNY
  It was a slogan that stuck to New York's northernmost borough for decades: “Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning.” TV news showed images of bombed-out blocks of destroyed apartments and shops. Politicians used the rubble as a backdrop to show ...
  
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• Over Half of Housing Markets Hit Price Peaks

  12-02-2017 19:14
  
  More than half of housing markets saw home sale prices peak at the end of 2016, according to the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) recently released quarterly report, contributing to the best quarterly sales pace of the year. Eighty-nine percent of markets saw home prices increase in the fourth quarter, compared to 87 percent in the third quarter, with 17 percent experiencing double-digital increases.
  “Buyer interest stayed elevated in most areas thanks to mortgage rates u
  
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• Invisible No More

  12-02-2017 19:12
  
  Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) occupy a unique place in American society. Unlike other minorities, there’s no overarching language, religion or culture that unifies or identifies the group as a whole. This is because the dozens of countries of origin and ethnicities that make up what we refer to as “Asian American” are so vastly different that in some cases have almost no similarities at all.
  Despite this, AAPI are usually referred to as if they’re a uniform
  
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• House Financial Services Committee Chairman Steps Up Plans to Overhaul CFPB

  12-02-2017 19:10
  
  A memo recently obtained by the media provides insight into the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), outlining House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling’s new, “aggressive” plans to overhaul the agency and Dodd-Frank.
  The plans, unconfirmed by the Committee (at press time), are a step up from those laid out by the Financial CHOICE Act, intended to “off-ramp” Dodd-Frank and passed by the Committee in the fall, according to CNBC. O
  
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• This Week: Stream RISMedia’s Power Broker Roundtable at the 2017 REALTOR® Broker Summit

  12-02-2017 19:08
  
  Members of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) will have access to a free live stream of select sessions from the 2017 REALTOR® Broker Summit this week, including RISMedia’s Power Broker Roundtable, “Above the Plateau: Strategies for Remaining Vital and Profitable.” The Summit, February 14-17, will feature market insights and forecasts, as well as keynotes.
  RISMedia’s Power Broker Roundtable takes place on Day 1 of the event, following the Opening Keynote.
  
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• 7 New or Improved Tax Breaks for 2017

  12-02-2017 19:06
  
  (TNS)—Have you done your taxes yet? Your W-2s or 1099s probably have started to trickle in with the mail over the past few weeks. You might also be in the process of gathering the right receipts and pertinent statements.
  Before you sign an IRS tax return and send it off, though, make sure you know about these new or improved tax breaks for this year’s tax season. By taking advantage of these tax breaks, you can reduce your total tax debt.IRA Rollover Self-Certification
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• Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: Landmarked Homes, Brownstones and a Carriage House - Brownstoner

  12-02-2017 15:46
  
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  Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: Landmarked Homes, Brownstones and a Carriage House
  Brownstoner
  This week's top listings not only spanned a wide price range, they also showed off Brooklyn's eclectic taste in architecture. There was a converted carriage house among the brownstones of Brooklyn Heights, a landmarked Romanesque Revival, and even a ...
  
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• This Is Not Your Grandfather's Real Estate Market! - Banker & Tradesman

  12-02-2017 13:00
  
  Banker & Tradesman
  This Is Not Your Grandfather's Real Estate Market!
  Banker & Tradesman
  A generation ago, the process of house-hunting was very different than it is today. House-hunters would scour newspaper ads, call to set an appointment with the listing Realtor, and spend hours riding around with the local real estate agent looking at ...
  Montgomery County real estate briefs: Week of Feb. 12The Times Herald
  Wendy Millar, a real estate successMyCentralJersey.comall 5 news articles&nb
  
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• Plan for out-of-state real estate - nwitimes.com

  12-02-2017 11:34
  
  Plan for out-of-state real estate
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  Q: Does my Indiana will control property that I own in another state? Should I have a new will drawn up in the other state? A: You shouldn't need to have another will prepared in the other state because most state's recognize a validly executed will ...
  
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• Real Estate briefly: Jamboree Housing's Buena Park project debuts at full capacity - OCRegister

  12-02-2017 09:02
  
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  Real Estate briefly: Jamboree Housing's Buena Park project debuts at full capacity
  OCRegister
  Irvine-based Jamboree Housing Corp. on Thursday unveiled Clark Commons, a 70-unit multifamily property in Buena Park. The affordable housing development, on a former Public Works yard, is part of a 10-acre site that includes a park and The Parker ...
  
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• Real estate in the movies - Lincoln Journal Star

  12-02-2017 07:56
  
  Lincoln Journal Star
  Real estate in the movies
  Lincoln Journal Star
  I am a real estate agent. And, I love my job. I think about and talk about my work…a lot. So, when I first realized that "The Goonies" is a real estate movie, I thought I might have gone too far. Real estate, though, is a common theme of many classic ...
  
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• Week in review: Real estate developers flip houses near downtown - Tulsa World

  12-02-2017 07:02
  
  Tulsa World
  Week in review: Real estate developers flip houses near downtown
  Tulsa World
  63 Years that Jim Taber has worked in the HVAC industry, first with John Zink Co. and then with AAON who purchased that division in 1988. 29 Number of physicians who will work for Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma, which combines Central States ...
  
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