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• Tolliver Expects Commercial Real Estate to Stay Hot - Inside INdiana Business

  22-02-2017 23:43
  
  Inside INdiana Business
  Tolliver Expects Commercial Real Estate to Stay Hot
  Inside INdiana Business
  Cushman & Wakefield Vice President Jason Tolliver says last year was a big one for Indiana's commercial real estate market and it's already off to a hotter start in 2017. Following the company's recent State of Real Estate presentation, Tolliver said ...and more »
  
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• No cooling in 2017 for Barrie's red hot real estate market - BarrieToday

  22-02-2017 23:03
  
  BarrieToday
  No cooling in 2017 for Barrie's red hot real estate market
  BarrieToday
  Tim Hudak, CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association moderated a panel of real estate industry experts at the Southshore Centre. Sue Sgambati/BarrieToday. Barrie set a new sales record in 2016 to cap an 'extraordinary year' for real estate and there's ...and more »
  
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• Ocwen falls back into the red in Q4, but results are much better than last year

  22-02-2017 22:57
  
  Ocwen Financial surprisingly returned to profitability in the third quarter of 2016, breaking a four-quarter streak of losses, but the company’s time in the black appears to be short-lived. The nonbank reported Wednesday that it posted a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2016, but the loss is far smaller than the company reported during the same time period last year.
  
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• A Real Estate Rally Is Boosting This Luxury Builder - Fortune

  22-02-2017 22:41
  
  Fortune
  A Real Estate Rally Is Boosting This Luxury Builder
  Fortune
  The recovery of the U.S. housing market since the recession has been steady, if generally unspectacular. But at least one builder seems to have convinced investors that it's trending upward. The luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers (tol) reported quarterly ...and more »
  
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• 5 Advantages of Real Estate Auctions - RisMedia.com (press release)

  22-02-2017 22:22
  
  RisMedia.com (press release)
  5 Advantages of Real Estate Auctions
  RisMedia.com (press release)
  Real estate auctions can be an effective sales tool for all types of properties, including luxury residential and single-family homes, as well as multifamily, retail and development sites. While the conventional stereotype of an auction is that of a ...
  
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• 2016 sets real estate records thanks to millennials and retirees - KFDA

  22-02-2017 22:13
  
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  2016 sets real estate records thanks to millennials and retirees
  KFDA
  AMARILLO, TX (KFDA) -. Amarillo has joined the rest of Texas in setting real estate records in 2016. The number of home sales and the average price of homes increased by more than two percent from 2015. In total, 2,980 homes were sold in Amarillo, at ...
  
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• Existing-Home Sales Begin 2017 with a Bang

  22-02-2017 22:09
  
  Existing-home sales began 2017 with a bang, growing 3.3 percent and hitting a 10-year high in January, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). With the exception of the Midwest, every region saw gains, with total sales reaching 5.69 million—the fastest pace since February 2007.
  “Much of the country saw robust sales activity last month as strong hiring and improved consumer confidence at the end of last year appear to have sparked considerable interest in buying
  
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• Priced Out: Gender Pay Gap Spills over to Housing

  22-02-2017 22:06
  
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• CFPB Explores Alternative Routes for ‘Credit Invisibles’

  22-02-2017 22:05
  
  Twenty-six million Americans are “credit invisible,” or lacking enough credit history to generate a credit score—a factor most lenders use to evaluate loan applications. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has begun exploring alternative routes to determine creditworthiness, including cell phone bill and rent payment history, seeking feedback from the public on these and other assessment methods.
  “Alternative data from unconventional sources may help consumers
  
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• B. Riley Financial acquiring FBR & Co. in $160 million deal

  22-02-2017 22:03
  
  B. Riley Financial, a financial services firm, announced Wednesday that it is acquiring FBR & Co., an investment banking and brokerage firm, in a deal that values FBR at $160.1 million. “B. Riley Financial and FBR combined will become a clear leader in small cap investment banking and brokerage in the U.S. with 600 names under research coverage,” the companies noted in a release.
  
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• Open house robberies change real estate in Northeast Ohio - Inman.com

  22-02-2017 21:46
  
  Open house robberies change real estate in Northeast Ohio
  Inman.com
  A Cleveland, Ohio, man is facing second-degree felony charges after burglarizing homes for sale. Roberts attended the open houses as a potential buyer and opened doors and windows so it would be easier to break in later the same day. Agents in the area ...and more »
  
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• Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration could drop home prices

  22-02-2017 21:45
  
  Trump’s policies cracking down on immigration could mean drastic changes to the housing market once the policies start taking effect. Even legal immigrants are showing more caution when it comes to buying a home, saying they are unsure about their future in the U.S.
  
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• 2 Real Estate Stocks with Cheap Options - Schaeffers Research (blog)

  22-02-2017 21:17
  2 Real Estate Stocks with Cheap Options
  Schaeffers Research (blog)
  Every week, Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White compiles our internal Sector Scorecard, ranking 40 major sectors by their potential bullish setups, based on our Expectational Analysis® method. In the top half this week is Real Estate ...and more »
  
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• Hopkins partnership with health real estate firm aims to expand service to the elderly - Baltimore Sun

  22-02-2017 21:10
  
  Baltimore Sun
  Hopkins partnership with health real estate firm aims to expand service to the elderly
  Baltimore Sun
  Johns Hopkins Medicine said Wednesday it will work with health real estate firm Welltower Inc. to come up with programs and explore developing facilities to serve and treat the elderly. Welltower develops assisted-living centers, memory care facilities ...and more »
  
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• Hopkins partnership with health real estate firm aims to expand ... - Baltimore Sun

  22-02-2017 21:10
  
  Baltimore Sun
  Hopkins partnership with health real estate firm aims to expand ...
  Baltimore Sun
  Johns Hopkins Medicine said Tuesday it will work with health real estate firm Welltower Inc. to come up with programs and explore developing facilities to serve ...and more »
  
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• Additional burglary charges filed against real estate agent, cops say ... - Chicago Tribune

  22-02-2017 20:50
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Additional burglary charges filed against real estate agent, cops say ...
  Chicago Tribune
  A Roselle woman has been charged with burglary for allegedly entering a Glen Ellyn home in her role as a real estate agent and stealing several pieces of ...and more »
  
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• HouseLens Launches SaaS Business Tools for Real Estate Photographers - Yahoo Finance

  22-02-2017 20:47
  HouseLens Launches SaaS Business Tools for Real Estate Photographers
  Yahoo Finance
  NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwired - February 22, 2017) - HouseLens, the nation's leading provider of real estate visual marketing services, has launched a SaaS (software as a service) platform to help professional real estate photographers manage and grow ...and more »
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About Real Estate Crowdfunding - The Dough Roller

  22-02-2017 20:19
  
  The Dough Roller
  Everything You Need to Know About Real Estate Crowdfunding
  The Dough Roller
  Real estate crowdfunding: you may or may not heard of it, but the concept is quickly growing among investors. In a sense, crowdfunding is doing for real estate investing what Lending Club and Prosper are doing for personal loans. They are acting as ...
  Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRE) PT Raised to $33 at StifelStreetInsider.comall 45 news articles »
  
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• Podcast: Crazy sh*t in real estate Episode 8 — When fur, claws and scales drop in at the home inspection - Inman.com

  22-02-2017 20:17
  
  Podcast: Crazy sh*t in real estate Episode 8 — When fur, claws and scales drop in at the home inspection
  Inman.com
  Dead cats. Raccoons. Snakes! Welcome to the weird life of a home inspector. Jeff Baker drops in on this podcast to share some of his crazy stories. Do you have a crazy real estate story to share? Email Leigh for your chance to tell it on the podcast!and more »
  
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• Here's the inventory crisis smothering Millennial homebuying

  22-02-2017 20:00
  
  Regardless of whether Millennials want to buy a home or not, there first has to be a home available to purchase. In an interview with HousingWire, Daren Blomquist, senior vice president at ATTOM Data Solutions, identified three key factors keeping housing inventory in a drought, barring entrance for aspiring young homeowners.
  
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• BurkeyLoan to offer 120% LTV mortgage that also pays student loans

  22-02-2017 19:32
  
  A mortgage lender announced its new program that allows potential homebuyers to lump in their student loan balance to their mortgage. BurkeyLoan claims the new product will build access to capital for the Millennial generation.
  
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• Want to be on the cover of HousingWire Magazine? Here's your chance

  22-02-2017 19:25
  
  Have you ever wanted to be on the cover of a magazine? You get to show off to all your friends, family, and colleagues – many of whom will likely come traipsing into your office and begrudgingly ask for your autograph. Have you ever wanted to the envy of the entire housing industry? Well, here’s your chance to do both.
  
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• Tenet buys Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center real estate from landlord - Palm Beach Post (blog)

  22-02-2017 19:24
  
  Palm Beach Post (blog)
  Tenet buys Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center real estate from landlord
  Palm Beach Post (blog)
  Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, or at least the real estate where the hospital operates, has a new owner. Tenet Healthcare paid landlord HCP Inc. $43.4 million for the 282,000-square-foot facility on Burns Road, according to property records. HCP is ...and more »
  
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• Prudential's Real Estate Arm to Launch Core-Plus Lending Strategy - Commercial Observer

  22-02-2017 19:06
  
  Prudential's Real Estate Arm to Launch Core-Plus Lending Strategy
  Commercial Observer
  PGIM Real Estate Finance, one of Prudential Financial's real estate investment businesses, has plans to institute a new debt strategy, executes at the firm told Commercial Observer at Mortgage Bankers Association's 2017 CREF/Multifamily Housing ...and more »
  
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• StepStone Real Estate raises $700 mln for third fund - PE Hub (subscription) (blog)

  22-02-2017 18:59
  
  PE Hub (subscription) (blog)
  StepStone Real Estate raises $700 mln for third fund
  PE Hub (subscription) (blog)
  StepStone Real Estate, which is part of StepStone Group, a private markets firm, has closed its third fund at $700 million, beating its $500 million target. StepStone Real Estate Partners III will focus on backing “special situations” in the U.S. and ...
  StepStone Real Estate Partners Closes Fund III with $700 Million in Capital CommitmentsBusiness Wire (press release)all 2
  
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• Arizona's real estate schools are merging - Phoenix Business Journal

  22-02-2017 18:56
  Phoenix Business Journal
  Arizona's real estate schools are merging
  Phoenix Business Journal
  The Phoenix-based schools will combine by the end of April and operate under the ASREB name and brand. Two Arizona real estate schools are merging. Enlarge. Two Arizona real estate schools are merging. fstop123. The schools offer accreditation and ...
  
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• How RE/MAX Professionals Are Driving Social Media Results

  22-02-2017 18:52
  
  Are you spending a lot of time on social media marketing but seeing little in the way of results? Then don’t miss this special session from RISMedia during the RE/MAX R4 Conference next week, sponsored by RISMedia’s ACE! If you are not planning on attending the R4 Conference, click here and see how to cost effectively improve your social media marketing!
  For all RE/MAX R4 attendees, join us on March 1 from 1 – 2 p.m. at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, in the Lago
  
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• Three trends to watch in the 2017 real estate market - Augusta Free Press

  22-02-2017 18:30
  
  Augusta Free Press
  Three trends to watch in the 2017 real estate market
  Augusta Free Press
  real estate market Nobody has a crystal ball to know exactly what the future holds for the real estate market. However, an objective look at events in the real estate market often yields valuable insight into what current homeowners and potential ...and more »
  
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• Atlanta's first African-American woman to have real estate license dies - WSB Atlanta

  22-02-2017 18:06
  
  WSB Atlanta
  Atlanta's first African-American woman to have real estate license dies
  WSB Atlanta
  Lottie Watkins, the first African-American woman in Atlanta to earn a real estate license, has died. Watkins became a real estate broker in the 1960s. She was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1977. Watkins was also active in the Civil ...
  
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• Texas housing is now hotter than ever

  22-02-2017 17:46
  
  It was another record-setting year for Texas real estate, as home sale and home prices both hit all-time highs – for the second year in a row. According to a new report from the Texas Association of Realtors, there were more homes sold in the Lone Star State in 2016 than in any other year, eclipsing the previous high, which stood for all of one year.
  
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• Existing home sales increase to fastest pace in a decade

  22-02-2017 17:05
  
  Existing home sales increased to the highest rate in nearly a decade in January, beating out experts’ expectations. However, the market continues to struggle with dwindling inventory and affordability.
  
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• HFZ's Alicia Goldstein Talks Real Estate, Miami and the Movies - Commercial Observer

  22-02-2017 15:48
  
  HFZ's Alicia Goldstein Talks Real Estate, Miami and the Movies
  Commercial Observer
  Alicia Goldstein is something of a legacy in New York real estate. Her mother, Patricia Goldstein, worked at the highest levels of commercial real estate for decades, including as vice chairman and head of commercial real estate at Emigrant Bank, until ...
  
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• Nationstar revenue increases 45% in Q4

  22-02-2017 15:27
  
  Nationstar finished 2016 with a bang, increasing its revenue by 45% and its net income by nearly 500%. But those aren’t the only increases the company saw during the fourth quarter. Nationstar’s CEO explains what this means for the company in 2017.
  
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• Gary Gold launches Voodoo Agent, a luxury real estate video series - Inman.com

  22-02-2017 13:16
  
  Gary Gold launches Voodoo Agent, a luxury real estate video series
  Inman.com
  In real estate, we are in the performance business. We get paid when we execute. You know that wildly successful producer in your office who you wouldn't trust as a barista at Starbucks? That person's got it: Voodoo. But the unexplainable magic touch ...and more »
  
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• MBA: Mortgage applications continue to decline

  22-02-2017 13:05
  
  This week’s mortgage application data looked similar to the previous week’s report as applications fell once again due to a drop in refinance demand. This time around the refinance share of mortgage activity sank even lower, falling to the lowest level since November 2008.
  
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• Fake It 'Til You Make It In Real Estate? Absolutely Not - Inman News - Inman.com

  22-02-2017 11:52
  
  Fake It 'Til You Make It In Real Estate? Absolutely Not - Inman News
  Inman.com
  The popular phrase “fake it 'til you make it” seems to get thrown around a lot in the real estate industry. I've actually heard this given out as advice to new agents.and more »
  
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• Podcast: 4 Financing Routes For International Real Estate Buyers - Inman.com

  22-02-2017 10:43
  
  Podcast: 4 Financing Routes For International Real Estate Buyers
  Inman.com
  Have you been wondering if foreign buyers of U.S. real estate could be your local real estate market niche? Entrepreneur, investor and founder of RSN Property ...and more »
  
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• How luxury real estate agents can make lasting connections with clients - Inman.com

  22-02-2017 09:41
  
  How luxury real estate agents can make lasting connections with clients
  Inman.com
  Target a luxury market, but don't make it too exclusive and limit your success. Market for the short-term, but also set your sights on long-term goals. Every luxury real estate agent wants his or her marketing to bring results and yield a return on ...and more »
  
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• How Luxury Real Estate Agents Can Make Lasting Connections ... - Inman.com

  22-02-2017 09:41
  
  How Luxury Real Estate Agents Can Make Lasting Connections ...
  Inman.com
  Luxury real estate agents must connect effectively with high-end clients to market with success. They can market in the short-term but need long-term goals.and more »
  
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• Real Estate: Inside St. Croix's $15 Million Fairytale Castle - Robb Report

  22-02-2017 08:08
  
  Robb Report
  Real Estate: Inside St. Croix's $15 Million Fairytale Castle
  Robb Report
  Contessa Nadia Farber's castle is not in her home country of Bulgaria or her adopted home of Long Island. Rather it sits on a magnificent hill overlooking the north and south coasts of the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Farber and her husband first ...
  
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• Trump, The Russian Connection, And The Future Of Ultra Luxury Real Estate - Forbes

  22-02-2017 02:39
  
  Forbes
  Trump, The Russian Connection, And The Future Of Ultra Luxury Real Estate
  Forbes
  Whatever your political optics no one can avoid the word “Trump” these days. So amid all of the executive orders, cabinet hearings, and media ju-jitsu doesn't anyone else find it surprising that we haven't heard much about the segment of the economy ...and more »
  
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• Trump, The Russian Connection, And The Future Of Ultra Luxury ... - Forbes

  22-02-2017 02:39
  
  Forbes
  Trump, The Russian Connection, And The Future Of Ultra Luxury ...
  Forbes
  The ultra high-end American real estate market is already getting a tailwind from the "Trump Effect" and a resurgence of high net worth Russian buyers, spurring ...and more »
  
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• 4 Real Estate Crowdfunding Trends You Should Be Watching - Forbes

  22-02-2017 01:09
  
  Forbes
  4 Real Estate Crowdfunding Trends You Should Be Watching
  Forbes
  According to Massolution's crowdfunding report, money raised by individuals, budding brands and even established companies through crowdfunding platforms exceeded $34.4 Billion in 2015. Analysts even predict that crowdfunding will surpass VC funding ...
  
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• PHH adds Stephen Staid as senior vice president of servicing

  22-02-2017 00:25
  
  PHH will soon have a new senior vice president of servicing, as the company announced Tuesday that Marty Foster plans to retire after spending 20 years with the company. Replacing Foster as senior vice president of servicing will be Stephen Staid, a 25-year veteran of the industry.
  
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• Fannie, Freddie stock plummets after court decision dents shareholders' prospects

  22-02-2017 00:08
  
  Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac went into free fall on Tuesday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that Fannie and Freddie shareholders cannot pursue many of their claims related to the so-called “Third Amendment sweep.” But despite the drop, both Fannie and Freddie are still trading above where they were prior to the election of President Donald Trump.
  
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