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• Interest in NYC real estate being swamped by Russians, TripleMint data show - CNBC

  18-03-2017 16:50
  
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  Interest in NYC real estate being swamped by Russians, TripleMint data show
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  A woman walks past a Trump Place building, part of an apartment complex on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, in New York. The never-ending quest for the perfect apartment in New York City could be getting that much tougher, new data suggests, thanks ...
  
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• Size Matters: Most Americans Dissatisfied with Home’s Square Footage

  18-03-2017 05:04
  
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  When it comes to a home’s square footage, Americans seem to have a Goldilocks mindset: too big, too small, jussstttt right. At least, this is the consensu
  
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• Leading the Way with Technology

  18-03-2017 05:03
  
  In the following interview, Ravath “RP” Pok, principal broker/owner of Realty ONE Group in Midvale, Utah, discusses the benefits—and challenges—of using technology.
  Region Served: Salt Lake County
  Years in Real Estate: 21
  Number of Offices: 1
  Number of Agents: 69
  Must-Have Tech Tool: iPhone and MacBook Pro
  How would you describe the real estate tech industry?The problem I see in the tech sector is the lack of collaboration between vendors and brokers. Too many vendors try
  
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• Home Builder Confidence Harkens Back to 2005

  18-03-2017 05:02
  
  Home builders’ confidence in the new single-family housing market is harkening back to 2005, rising to a reading of 71 in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI)—the highest level in 12 years. Index readings of 50-plus indicate more builders identify the market as “good” than “poor.”
  “Builders are buoyed by President Trump’s actions on regulatory reform, particularly his recent executive order to resc
  
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• Housing Starts Clear Expectations in February

  18-03-2017 05:01
  
  Housing starts cleared expectations in February, 3 percent above estimates to a rate of 1,288,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Single-family starts increased 6.5 percent to 872,000. Starts for units in buildings with five units or more came in at 396,000.
  “This month’s gain in single-family starts is consistent with rising builder confidence in the housing market,” said Granger MacDonald, chairman of the Nationa
  
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• MBA: Mortgage Apps Up Across the Board

  18-03-2017 05:00
  
  Mortgage applications rose 3.1 percent over the week, according to data gathered in the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey. The MBA’s Refinance Index grew 4 percent, as well, while the Purchase Index grew 2 percent.
  The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 45.6 percent of total applications from 45.4 percent the previous week. The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity increased to 8.2 percent of total applications—th
  
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