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• How the Kushner Family's Real Estate Fumble May Entangle Trump's White House - Fortune

  02-09-2017 21:50
  Fortune
  How the Kushner Family's Real Estate Fumble May Entangle Trump's White House
  Fortune
  In 2007, near the peak of the real estate bubble, Kushner Companies made a huge leap from New Jersey apartments to Manhattan high rises. Using only a $50 million down payment against a $1.8 billion purchase price, with financing including short-term, ...and more »
  
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• Bubble? Think Stocks and Real Estate, Not Bitcoin - CoinTelegraph

  02-09-2017 18:31
  CoinTelegraph
  Bubble? Think Stocks and Real Estate, Not Bitcoin
  CoinTelegraph
  The rapid increase in the price of cryptocurrencies in 2017 has led to most people fearing the formation of a bubble and its impending explosion. What people need to fear are the bubbles in equity markets and real estate, not cryptocurrencies.and more »
  
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• 4 ways to win a commercial real estate deal - OCRegister

  02-09-2017 16:34
  4 ways to win a commercial real estate deal
  OCRegister
  The commercial real estate market in Southern California is as competitive as I've ever seen it. And, by the way, e-mail didn't exist when I started in the business, so that's a long time. In the classic economic sense, an imbalance exists. We have too ...
  
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• Walkability the focus at regional real estate event - Wicked Local Newton

  02-09-2017 15:54
  Wicked Local Newton
  Walkability the focus at regional real estate event
  Wicked Local Newton
  At the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber's annual Real Estate Forum, planner and walkability expert Jeff Speck will help the local real estate community understand what makes a walkable neighborhood and how the idea of “complete streets” is the right ...
  
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• Australia's Heritage Bank Halts Investor Lending for Real Estate - Bloomberg

  02-09-2017 13:32
  Bloomberg
  Australia's Heritage Bank Halts Investor Lending for Real Estate
  Bloomberg
  One of Australia's biggest customer-owned banks, Heritage Bank Ltd., has temporarily stopped accepting new loan applications from property investors as it seeks to comply with regulation limiting how much it can expand its investment lending book.and more »
  
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• Consumer Confidence Keeps Improving

  02-09-2017 06:05
  Consumer confidence kept improving in August, posting a 122.9 reading in the latest Consumer Confidence Index® from The Conference Board. The Expectations reading of the Index rose to 104.0, while the Present Situation reading rose to 151.2. July’s reading was 120.0.
  “Consumer confidence increased in August following a moderate improvement in July,” said Lynn Franco, director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board in a statement. “Consumers’ more buoyant
  
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• Fannie, Freddie Suspend Evictions, Foreclosures in Harvey’s Wake

  02-09-2017 06:04
  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are enacting 90-day eviction and foreclosure suspensions for homeowners in federally-declared disaster zones impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
  “Our thoughts are with the families in the path of this powerful and catastrophic storm,” says Carlos Perez, senior vice president and chief credit officer at Fannie Mae. “We continue to monitor the situation in the affected areas. The storm, while weakened, continues in many areas and it is simply too early to pro
  
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• Multifamily Sector Posts Gains in Q2

  02-09-2017 06:02
  The multifamily housing market, which includes apartments and condominiums, posted gains in the second quarter of 2017, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Multifamily Production Index (MPI). The Index rose eight points to 56. An above-50 reading indicates more builders have a positive outlook than a negative one.
  “A return to a positive trend in the MPI is consistent with positive builder sentiment in other segments of the housing industry,” said Rob
  
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• WalletHub: 10 Best Housing Markets

  02-09-2017 06:01
  What makes for an attractive housing market? Analysts at WalletHub recently identified several indicators of desirability, using a 100-point scoring system in 300 markets to rank the top 10 in the nation:
  Frisco, Texas
  McKinney, Texas
  Allen, Texas
  Cary, N.C.
  Richardson, Texas
  Seattle, Wash.
  Bellevue, Wash.
  Carrollton, Texas
  Nashville, Tenn.
  Denver, Colo.
  The indicators applied in the ranking included average days on market, median home price appreciation, the share of homes selling for a gain, a
  
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• Research: Gardening Knows No Borders

  02-09-2017 06:00
  Homeowners the world over get down and dirty in the garden, according to recently released findings by market researcher GfK, with outdoor grooming most common Down Under. Forty-five percent of Australians spend time in the garden daily or weekly—the most of the 17 countries surveyed. Gardening is also popular in China, Mexico, the U.S. and Germany, where one-third or more of those surveyed get out in the yard daily or weekly.
  Green-thumbing is a chore in some countries, however, especiall
  
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• This week in celebrity real estate: Rihanna escapes real estate purgatory, Kristen Bell and Dax Shephard have a ... - The Real Deal Magazine

  02-09-2017 02:05
  The Real Deal Magazine
  This week in celebrity real estate: Rihanna escapes real estate purgatory, Kristen Bell and Dax Shephard have a ...
  The Real Deal Magazine
  There's never a dull moment in the world of celebrity real estate, and this week had its own housing drama — starting with Rihanna escaping purgatory. For a while, party queen Rihanna just couldn't catch a break. In her quest to find the perfect home ...
  
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• San Diego man acquitted in real estate fraud scheme with Tucson link - Arizona Daily Star

  02-09-2017 02:05
  Arizona Daily Star
  San Diego man acquitted in real estate fraud scheme with Tucson link
  Arizona Daily Star
  A federal jury in Tucson acquitted one of three defendants in an $18.4 million real estate fraud scheme. Peter Cash Doye, 41, was indicted in August 2016 on 17 counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money ...
  
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• Attitash Real Estate welcomes veteran agent - Conway Daily Sun

  02-09-2017 00:48
  Conway Daily Sun
  Attitash Real Estate welcomes veteran agent
  Conway Daily Sun
  Bob Kantack, vice president of Attitash Realty (right), and Attitash broker Brenda Lyon welcome Rob Kimnach to the Attitash Realty team of Realtors. (COURTESY PHOTO). CONWAY — Buying or selling a home is one of the most important investments an ...
  
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• Labor Day deals: 20 real estate closing gifts you won't want to miss - Inman.com

  02-09-2017 00:23
  Labor Day deals: 20 real estate closing gifts you won't want to miss
  Inman.com
  What's more stressful than buying the perfect gift for your mom on Mother's Day? Buying a closing gift for a client! There's plenty of things to consider such as the price, how the gift will fit your buyer or seller's needs and making sure it's ...
  
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• Mnuchin reiterates Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction to stay put in Trump administration tax plan

  02-09-2017 00:21
  
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reiterated in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that the mortgage interest tax deduction will stay put in the Trump administration’s pending tax plans. And, according to the interview, America should have an official answer on all this soon.
  
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• What Are Real Estate Agents' Hours Like? - Realtor.com News

  02-09-2017 00:17
  Realtor.com News
  What Are Real Estate Agents' Hours Like?
  Realtor.com News
  When you have a home to sell or want to buy a home, you're probably going to start wondering about real estate agents' hours. If you're like most of us and have an even mildly insane schedule—work, kids, you name it—meeting with anyone during normal ...and more »
  
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