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• Waters: Republican proposal to overhaul Dodd-Frank kills most important parts

  12-04-2017 23:28
  
  The Republicans' newly revealed plan to replace Dodd-Frank targets one of the most important government agencies to Congressional Democrats, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Committee on Financial Services and one of the biggest defenders of the CFPB, won’t let the bureau go away easily.
  
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• Waters: Republican proposal to overall Dodd-Frank kills most important parts

  12-04-2017 23:28
  
  The Republican’s newly revealed act to replace the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act targets one of the most important government agencies to Congress Democrats, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., ranking member of the Committee on Financial Services and one of the biggest defenders of the CFPB, won’t let the CFPB go away easily.
  
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• These are the top 5 real estate markets this spring

  12-04-2017 22:47
  
  A new report from Ten-X shows the top five hottest markets for this spring according to current and forecasted housing data. Some markets within the top five saw considerable increases in ranking before landing as a top market for the spring.
  
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• Ranch-Styles, and Other Homebuyer Wishes This Season

  12-04-2017 22:09 via News Archives — RISMedia
  
  Real estate season is underway, and house hunters have one goal in mind: a ranch-style home.
  According to a recent survey by realtor.com®, ranches are the most in-demand style of home this year, with 42 percent of homebuyers eyeing a rambler in their search for a home. A distant 28 percent of homebuyers—the second highest share in the survey—are in the market for a contemporary.
  Younger homebuyers, however, have a tendency toward a row house or townhouse—a proclivity that w
  
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• Appraiser Opinions Keep Falling Short of Homeowner Expectations

  12-04-2017 22:08 via News Archives — RISMedia
  
  Appraiser opinions regarding home value kept falling short of homeowner expectations in March, coming in 1.77 percent lower, according to the latest Quicken Loans’ National Home Price Perception Index (HPPI). The gap has now widened four months in a row.
  The latest Quicken Loans National Home Value Index (HVI) shows appraised values rose 3.30 percent year-over-year in March.
  “The national average shows appraisals lower than homeowner expectations, but some cities are bucking that tre
  
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• Zillow: The No. 1 Obstacle for Would-Be Homeowners

  12-04-2017 22:07 via News Archives — RISMedia
  
  For all the hurdles to homeownership, one obstacle is stubbornly more insurmountable than the rest: the down payment.
  Renters are having trouble stacking up the savings to place a down payment on a home, according to the recently released Zillow® Housing Aspirations Report (ZHAR). Seventy percent of renters surveyed in the report say the down payment is more of a hindrance than debt (cited by 50 percent of those surveyed), job security (38.5 percent) and qualifying for a mortgage (53.2 perce
  
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• NAR’s Sustainability Program Releases Inaugural Report

  12-04-2017 22:06 via News Archives — RISMedia
  
  The following information is provided by the Center for REALTOR® Development (CRD).
  In the fall of last year, at the request of its members, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) created a new program to oversee its efforts related to sustainability in real estate. Two key goals of the program are to begin a dialogue with NAR members around this important and accelerating issue, and to position REALTORS® as leaders of change for the benefit of brokers, allied trade professional
  
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• Trump's latest revision: Keep Fed Chair Yellen and low-interest rates, too

  12-04-2017 21:55
  
  President Donald Trump tweaked a few of his previous alarming comments made on the future of America’s economy in a new interview with The Wall Street Journal. Back when he was running for office, Trump has made a handful of assertions on what he planned to do if president, including firing Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Is Yellen's job secure now?
  
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• LRES hires Mark Johnson as chief strategy officer

  12-04-2017 20:26
  
  Johnson will oversee the creation and implementation of new strategic priorities and ensure core company initiatives, services and partnerships at the national residential and commercial mortgage services company.
  
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• Real Estate Firm Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Opens Minneapolis Office - Twin Cities Business Magazine

  12-04-2017 19:40 via tcbmag.com
  
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  Real Estate Firm Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Opens Minneapolis Office
  Twin Cities Business Magazine
  Newmark Grubb Knight Frank's new team in Minneapolis (left to right): John McCarthy, Sherry Weaver, Jack Reipke, Maura Carland, Jim Damiani. Related Stories. Caution On Commercial Real Estate. January 03, 2017 · Commercial Real Estate Hot Zones.
  
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• NAIOP: Florida commercial real estate industry accounts for 134000 jobs - Orlando Business Journal

  12-04-2017 19:31 via bizjournals.com
  NAIOP: Florida commercial real estate industry accounts for 134000 jobs
  Orlando Business Journal
  What is the absolute most you would (and could) pay for your dream home in your dream Central Florida neighborhood? Related Content. OBJ introduces Crane Watch Orlando interactive development map · Commercial real estate execs share strategies on ...
  
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• Immigrants seek to own homes in the suburbs

  12-04-2017 19:06
  
  Immigrants’ needs and desires will shape housing growth for decades to come, and right now that growth potential seems to be looking towards the suburbs, a new report from Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center for Housing shows. As immigrants continue to shape the needs of the market in the U.S., the center explains how urban areas with strong immigrant-population growth should respond.
  
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• United States Appraisals adds two industry vets to sales team

  12-04-2017 19:01
  
  National appraisal management company United States Appraisals has announced the addition of David Wegmann and John Powell as business development managers, bringing more than 45 years of combined experience to the company.
  
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• Republicans propose drastic overhaul of Dodd-Frank and CFPB

  12-04-2017 18:50
  
  Following through on promises made by President Donald Trump, leading Congressional Republicans unveiled a new replacement for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The new proposal goes further than previous Republican efforts to overhaul Dodd-Frank. Here's a look at the more aggressive version of the Financial CHOICE Act, which includes drastic changes for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
  
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• Charlotte real estate firm plans half billion dollars in new development, acquisitions - WBTV

  12-04-2017 18:19 via wbtv.com
  
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  Charlotte real estate firm plans half billion dollars in new development, acquisitions
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  The Spectrum Companies has new top leadership and a war chest it estimates will fuel up to a half-billion dollars of apartments and commercial buildings, as the Charlotte-based firm ramps up its development and acquisition efforts. Steve McClure, 36 ...and more »
  
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• Cecil real estate agents use drones for photos - Cecil Whig

  12-04-2017 17:02 via cecildaily.com
  
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  Cecil real estate agents use drones for photos
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  Real estate agent Ernie Miller holds the drone and remote control that he uses to take aerial pictures of large properties for sale. Real estate drones. CECIL WHIG PHOTO BY CARL HAMILTON. Ernie Miller, a Re/Max real estate agent, pilots his drone ...
  
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• Renters view down payment as largest barrier to homeownership

  12-04-2017 16:32
  
  A new survey from Zillow shows many renters want to own a home but cite down payments as a major barrier to homeownership. As the housing market looks to Millennials to improve on the low homeownership rate, Zillow’s survey shows this faith in the younger generation is not misplaced.
  
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• Real estate mogul: Buying a house is your fastest path to wealth - CNBC

  12-04-2017 16:01 via cnbc.com
  
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  Real estate mogul: Buying a house is your fastest path to wealth
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  "I am a true believer that you save every penny and you buy your first house. And that is still the fastest path to wealth in this country," Conlon says in the third episode of the show. Sean Conlon. Photo by Brandon Ancil, CNBC. Sean Conlon. Conlon ...
  
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• Foundry Commercial and PGIM Real Estate Form Joint Venture to Develop 510000-Square-Foot Industrial Park in ... - Yahoo Finance

  12-04-2017 15:42 via finance.yahoo.com
  Foundry Commercial and PGIM Real Estate Form Joint Venture to Develop 510000-Square-Foot Industrial Park in ...
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  ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwired - April 12, 2017) - Foundry Commercial announces today the formation of a joint venture with PGIM Real Estate to develop Princeton Oaks, a 510,000-square-foot Class A industrial project in Orlando. Princeton Oaks will be ...and more »
  
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• New York Observer Alum on How Jared Kushner Targeted a Real Estate Rival - Hollywood Reporter

  12-04-2017 15:20 via hollywoodreporter.com
  
  New York Observer Alum on How Jared Kushner Targeted a Real Estate Rival
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  Revenge was the driving force behind sending writer Foster Kamer down the rabbit hole after Richard Mack, who had his eyes on the prize of Donald Trump's son-in-law: 666 Fifth Ave. Full disclosure: When it comes to Jared Kushner, I'm wildly biased.and more »
  
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• High-profile Austin real estate attorney jumps to DLA Piper - Austin Business Journal

  12-04-2017 15:19 via bizjournals.com
  High-profile Austin real estate attorney jumps to DLA Piper
  Austin Business Journal
  DLA Piper now has three well-known real estate attorneys working in its Austin office, along with three others in Dallas to collectively cover the Texas market. The head of the firm's U.S. real estate practice says it is very bullish on Austin real ...
  
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• 10 hottest and 10 coldest real estate markets in N.J. - NJ.com

  12-04-2017 14:31 via nj.com
  
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  10 hottest and 10 coldest real estate markets in N.J.
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  The Associated Press looked at Trulia and Realtor.com data on hundreds of New Jersey zip codes, comparing prices, housing inventory and average days on market between February 2016 and February 2017. It found that prices are rising while housing ...
  
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• Boston's best-selling neighborhoods - The Boston Globe

  12-04-2017 13:58 via bostonglobe.com
  
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  Boston's best-selling neighborhoods
  The Boston Globe
  ALLSTON. Median condo price: $422,900. Change since 2011: 64%. Advertisement. There's a comfort in knowing Allston Village hasn't changed much since you lived there in your 20s; the abundant takeout restaurants, boisterous bars, and roving college ...and more »
  
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• New player enters Lehigh Valley industrial real estate market - Allentown Morning Call

  12-04-2017 13:32 via mcall.com
  
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  New player enters Lehigh Valley industrial real estate market
  Allentown Morning Call
  Penwood Real Estate Investment Management in March completed its purchase of the former BlueLinx building at 6980 Snowdrift Road in Upper Macungie Township. (Penwood Real Estate/CONTRIBUTED PHOTO). Jon HarrisContact ReporterOf The ...
  
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• MBA: Despite flat mortgage apps, purchase loan size reaches new high

  12-04-2017 13:05
  
  Despite another quiet week for mortgage applications overall, average purchase application loan size managed to post a new high, continuing recent trends. As a whole, mortgage applications increased 1.5% from one week earlier. Here’s how the rest of the data came in.
  
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• Real estate class offered in Pine River - The Lake Country Echo

  12-04-2017 12:15 via pineandlakes.com
  
  Real estate class offered in Pine River
  The Lake Country Echo
  Pine River-Backus Community Education will offer a class called Basics of Buying/Selling Real Estate from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 13, or Wednesday, May 3, in the Pine River-Backus High School Media Center. Fee is $15. This class is for people ...
  
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• 3 steps to getting more real estate website traffic - Inman.com

  12-04-2017 11:06 via inman.com
  
  3 steps to getting more real estate website traffic
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  Use good SEO strategies, paid traffic and organic content production via document sharing, slidesharing, guest blogging and repurposing. The internet is a powerful way to get new clients for your real estate business. Unfortunately, some real estate ...and more »
  
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• Martinsville council considers raising real estate tax | News ... - Martinsville Bulletin

  12-04-2017 07:26 via martinsvillebulletin.com
  
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  Martinsville council considers raising real estate tax | News ...
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  MARTINSVILLE – A nearly 1 ½ percent increase in the city's real estate tax rate is proposed for the new fiscal year that will start July 1.and more »
  
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• Roanoke County board votes to hold real estate tax rate level - Roanoke Times

  12-04-2017 04:06 via roanoke.com
  
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  Roanoke County board votes to hold real estate tax rate level
  Roanoke Times
  For the 11th year in a row, Roanoke County's real estate tax rate will hold steady at $1.09. The board of supervisors voted Tuesday to adopt a level tax rate as proposed in the new, pending budget for the year ahead. As he has in past years, Hollins ...
  
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• Real estate community sees 'missed opportunity' in failed UT plan - Houston Chronicle

  12-04-2017 03:41 via houstonchronicle.com
  
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  Real estate community sees 'missed opportunity' in failed UT plan
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  Cars drive along Willowbend Boulevard, which cuts through the center of 332 acres where the University of Texas plans to build a research facility, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, in Houston. ( Mark Mulligan / Houston ... more. Photo: Mark Mulligan, Staff ...
  
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• Real estate industry eager to see how Trump's promises shake out - BizWest Media

  12-04-2017 02:17 via bizwest.com
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  Real estate industry eager to see how Trump's promises shake out
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  Participants of BizWest's CEO Roundtable on real estate are, from left, Josh Billiard, Steve Kawulok, Julia Crawmer, Mark Bradley, Ryan Schaefer, Tom Livingston, Stu MacMillan, David Shigekane, Steve Stansfield, Russ Henninger, Connie Dohn, Chris Otto, ...
  
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• Immigrant households impact success of real estate market, says report - Curbed

  12-04-2017 00:45 via curbed.com
  
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  Immigrant households impact success of real estate market, says report
  Curbed
  The United States is famously a nation built by immigrants. And according to a new study by the Urban Land Institute, Home in America: Immigrant Housing Demand, they are poised to play an increasingly large role in the real estate and housing industry ...and more »
  
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• Will There Be Too Few Appraisers in 10 Years?

  12-04-2017 00:00
  Find out why the industry isn't prepared to face the coming retirement wave. 
  
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• Watch for These Open House Red Flags

  12-04-2017 00:00
  Make sure you're able to spot these signs of deferred maintenance in a listing.
  
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• Renters Are Starting to Feel Richer, But...

  12-04-2017 00:00
  They're not necessarily looking to move or buy a home.
  
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• Loan Applications Rise as Rates Hit 2017 Low

  12-04-2017 00:00
  More buyers moved to lock in rates last week, as mortgage costs dipped to their lowest average of the year. 
  
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• Immigrants Key to Homeownership Growth

  12-04-2017 00:00
  A new report predicts foreign-born residents will have a "significant impact" on housing demand, but if their buying levels aren't...
  
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• Going Global? Understand These Gestures

  12-04-2017 00:00
  If you’re looking to work with international clients, make sure you know what these nonverbal forms of communication indicate. Hint: The...
  
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