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• Collaborative tackles diversity issues in commercial real estate - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  29-07-2017 21:01
  Collaborative tackles diversity issues in commercial real estate
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  In the world of commercial real estate, it's all about who you know. And in an industry that has struggled to diversify, who you know is most likely to be a white man. The boys-club nature of the business is particularly extreme in leadership roles.
  
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• Eagle County real estate sales top $1 billion for the first half of 2017 - The Denver Post

  29-07-2017 20:36
  The Denver Post
  Eagle County real estate sales top $1 billion for the first half of 2017
  The Denver Post
  Thanks to the April sale of the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek — a $145 million deal — real estate sales for the first half of 2017 exceeded $1 billion. The last time the county’s sales volume exceeded $1 billion in the first half of the year was 2008 ...
  
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• Vail Area Real Estate Sales Top $1B for First Half of 2017 - U.S. News & World Report

  29-07-2017 20:07
  Vail Area Real Estate Sales Top $1B for First Half of 2017
  U.S. News & World Report
  Real estate sales in the Vail area of Colorado have exceeded $1 billion for the first half of this year. July 29, 2017, at 1:52 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Vail Area Real Estate Sales Top $1B for First Half of 2017 ...and more »
  
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• Allen Buchanan: 4 random commercial real estate leasing thoughts - OCRegister

  29-07-2017 15:33
  OCRegister
  Allen Buchanan: 4 random commercial real estate leasing thoughts
  OCRegister
  Today, I decided it would be fun to recall a few random thoughts as they pertain to leasing commercial real estate. Unlike our residential counterparts, leasing is a big part of our daily activity. We, as commercial real estate professionals, help ...
  
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• Group names Bonner amoung top real estate agents - Corsicana Daily Sun

  29-07-2017 15:05
  Corsicana Daily Sun
  Group names Bonner amoung top real estate agents
  Corsicana Daily Sun
  Aric Bonner of RE/MAX of Corsicana and RE/MAX Lakeside Dreams was named one of America's most productive sales associates as a part of REAL Trends America's Best Real Estate Agents, the newly issued ranking report produced by REAL Trends and ...and more »
  
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• Summer sizzles with new laws affecting condos, real estate - Virginian-Pilot

  29-07-2017 13:05
  Virginian-Pilot
  Summer sizzles with new laws affecting condos, real estate
  Virginian-Pilot
  As sure as summer brings hot days, the season also delivers new laws passed by the General Assembly that became effective July 1. As in the past, some of the latest new or altered laws affect condominiums and real estate professionals. One of the ...and more »
  
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• A Real Estate Experience Like No Other

  29-07-2017 06:05
  Being truly exceptional isn’t just a goal for Tom DeWine; it’s a business plan, a mindset and a way of life. Taking the helm of his father’s 30-year-old company, ERA Colonial Real Estate, earlier this year, DeWine set out to continue with the core values upon which his father successfully built the firm, and expand upon them to create a company that delivers a truly unparalleled experience for both its agents and consumers. Here, DeWine, along with Chief Operating Officer Linda
  
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• A Service-First Approach Key to Continued Success

  29-07-2017 06:04
  In the following interview, Isom Coleman, president of HomeSmart ICARE Realty in Sacramento, Calif., discusses the advantages of the brand, including in marketing and technology.Region Served: The Greater Sacramento area
  Years in Real Estate: 11
  Number of Offices: 3
  Number of Agents: 171
  Most Effective Way to Motivate Agents: We keep our agents motivated by providing education on a continual basis, checking up on them to ensure we remain involved and reaching out if they need an extra push.
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• FHFA: Home Prices Rose in May

  29-07-2017 06:03
  Home prices rose 0.4 percent month-over-month in May 2017, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) recently released House Price Index (HPI). The HPI year-over-year—based on prices for homes with Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-backed mortgages—was up 6.9 percent.
  Per the Index, month-over-month home price changes ranged from -0.5 percent in the Middle Atlantic Census division to +1.0 percent in the West South Central division. Home price changes year-over-year ran
  
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• 10 Markets Where Rents Are Rising Most

  29-07-2017 06:02
  No two housing markets are alike—rents included. A recent analysis by GOBankingRates identifies the markets where rents have risen the most year-over-year, with two states dominating the ranking:
  1. Marina del Ray, Calif.
  May 2016 Rent: $2,800May 2017 Rent: $3,241.50Year-Over-Year Rent Rise: $441.50
  2. Medford, Mass.
  May 2016 Rent: $1,600May 2017 Rent: $2,005YoY Rent Rise: $405
  3. Jersey City, N.J.
  May 2016 Rent: $1,950May 2017 Rent: $2,235YoY Rent Rise: $285
  4. Columbia, Md.
  May 2016 Rent
  
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• Study: How Have Borrowers Made Out Since the December Rate Hike?

  29-07-2017 06:01
  Borrowers on the whole were able to accommodate the interest rate hike initiated by the Federal Reserve in December, with most successfully continuing to manage their monthly payments after the rate went up, according to a recent analysis by credit reporting agency TransUnion. Of the 63 million borrowers assessed in the analysis—borrowers whose monthly payments are affected by the market rate—just one million became delinquent three months following the rise.
  Researchers followed bor
  
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• Lenders react to end of Freddie Mac 1% down payment mortgage offerings

  29-07-2017 01:22
  0% down and 1% down mortgage offerings just started to gain traction in the industry before Freddie Mac announced it completely nixed the program option. So what was the goal in rolling out the 3% down or less options? Help spur homeownership and give first-time homebuyers an affordable conforming, conventional mortgage option. And according to an interview with Quicken Loans and United Wholesale Mortgage that is exactly what the programs were doing.
  
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• Redfin soars 45% after IPO; CEO calls it 'Amazon of real estate' - TechCrunch

  29-07-2017 01:19
  TechCrunch
  Redfin soars 45% after IPO; CEO calls it 'Amazon of real estate'
  TechCrunch
  It was a great day for Redfin, the Seattle-based real estate site that finally went public after 13 years as a startup. After pricing higher than expected at $15 per share and raising $138 million, the stock soared 45 percent before closing the day $21.72.
  Real Estate Brokerage Redfin Finds A Home On The Public Market In $138 Million OfferingForbes
  Real estate brokerage Redfin jumps in stock market debutABC N
  
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• Another scandal: Wells Fargo may have wrongfully forced auto insurance on 570,000 customers

  29-07-2017 00:29
  Wells Fargo is still facing fallout from the bank’s fake account scandal, which saw the bank fined $185 million for more than 5,000 of the bank’s former employees opening more than 2 million potentially unauthorized accounts to get sales bonuses. But now, the bank has another scandal on its hands – this one involving the bank wrongfully force-placing auto insurance on as many as 570,000 customers.
  
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• Real estate transactions for Sunday, July 30, 2017 - TribDem.com

  29-07-2017 00:16
  Real estate transactions for Sunday, July 30, 2017
  TribDem.com
  Thomas J. Apetz from Anthony J. DeMarco Sr. Revocable Living Trust, property in Southmont Borough, $126,500. Rebecca E. Appel from John J. Kasecky III, property in Richland Township, $75,000. Andrew L. Bolliner from Wanda Bollinger, property in White ...
  
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