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• Student Organization Spotlight: Real Estate Society - SDSU Newscenter

  19-10-2017 23:10
  SDSU Newscenter
  Student Organization Spotlight: Real Estate Society
  SDSU Newscenter
  The San Diego State University Real Estate Society (RES) provides students with information, guidance and career opportunities related to the real estate industry. Through the organization, members have the opportunity to network with industry ...
  
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• ‘Hottest Zip Codes’: A Tale of Three States

  19-10-2017 22:46
  Realtor.com®’s annual Hottest Zip Codes in America ranking reads like a tale of three states: California, Colorado and Michigan.
  Watauga, Texas (76148)
  Livonia, Mich. (48154)
  Kentwood, Mich. (49548)
  Medford, Mass. (02155)
  Littleton, Colo. (80123)
  Castro Valley, Calif. (94546)
  Colorado Springs, Colo. (80922)
  Overland Park, Kan. (66210)
  Mira Mesa (San Diego), Calif. (92126)
  Hilliard, Ohio (43026)
  California, Colorado and Michigan nabbed six spots in the top 10 (another zip in California,
  
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• Assistance for Housing Lags Market-Rate Rents

  19-10-2017 22:38
  Assistance from the government for housing is not keeping up with the market, according to a new analysis by Zillow. Assistance granted as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher program misses the mark in the majority of metropolitan areas, the analysis shows.
  HUD determines the value of the vouchers—worth enough to rent at least 40 percent of rentals in a given market—by its Fair Market Rent index (FMR). The analysis shows t
  
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• Redfin, Disrupting Real Estate, Stands Above Its Peers - Benzinga

  19-10-2017 21:51
  Benzinga
  Redfin, Disrupting Real Estate, Stands Above Its Peers
  Benzinga
  William Blair said in an initiation report Thursday Redfin Corp (NASDAQ: RDFN) is poised to benefit from secular trends and industry disruption. As such, the firm initiated coverage of Redfin with an Outperform rating. At time of writing, shares of ...and more »
  
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• Hollywood's Roaring Comeback As A Real Estate Market - Bisnow

  19-10-2017 21:32
  Bisnow
  Hollywood's Roaring Comeback As A Real Estate Market
  Bisnow
  For most of the world, Hollywood means big-budget entertainment. For the greater LA real estate industry, Hollywood is a market back from decades of doldrums, leveraging its highly recognizable brand into new growth across the spectrum of residential, ...
  
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• Trump picks Warren ally, former CFPB assistant director Rohit Chopra for FTC post

  19-10-2017 20:30
  
  In what might seem like an unlikely move, President Donald Trump selected Rohit Chopra to serve as a member of the Federal Trade Commission. Chopra’s selection comes as bit of surprise, considering that Chopra is a close ally of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a former member of Hillary Clinton’s transition team, a former Obama administration official, and a former assistant director of the CFPB. But due to FTC rules, some bipartisanship is necessary among the FTC Commissioners.
  
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• Real estate closing date for downtown hotel remains unknown - Enid News & Eagle

  19-10-2017 19:23
  Enid News & Eagle
  Real estate closing date for downtown hotel remains unknown
  Enid News & Eagle
  ENID, Okla. — A real estate contract closing on the downtown hotel property may occur by the end of this month, City Manager Jerald Gilbert told the Enid City Commission in a meeting this week. Gilbert said he talked to the local bank handing the ...
  
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• Real Estate/Changing Hands, Oct. 20, 2017 - The Recorder

  19-10-2017 18:45
  Real Estate/Changing Hands, Oct. 20, 2017
  The Recorder
  Robert J. Barba and Mary R. Bradshaw, to Nikolas D. Asikis and Melissa E. Karoutas, of Leeds. 1255 Williamsburg Road. $256,000. BERNARDSTON. Bridge Investment Realty, LLC, of Boston, to Nancy H. Ames, of Northfield. 53 Burrows Turnpike Road.
  
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• Aston Martin is getting into... luxury real estate?! - CNNMoney

  19-10-2017 18:22
  CNNMoney
  Aston Martin is getting into... luxury real estate?!
  CNNMoney
  The British luxury automaker, which is closely associated with the James Bond movie franchise, announced it's partnering with a property developer to build a new 66-story residential tower in Miami, Florida. The companies broke ground on the new Aston ...and more »
  
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• Blackstone president still sees opportunity in US real estate - The Real Deal Magazine

  19-10-2017 18:02
  The Real Deal Magazine
  Blackstone president still sees opportunity in US real estate
  The Real Deal Magazine
  The U.S. real estate market may have slowed down, but Blackstone Group president Tony James still sees plenty of opportunities for profit. “Real estate is a gargantuan market,” he said during the company's quarterly earnings media call Thursday. “There ...
  Blackstone Profit Tops Estimates as Real Estate Drives GainsBloombergall 8 news articles »
  
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• Blackstone Group | Logistics Real Estate - The Real Deal - The Real Deal Magazine

  19-10-2017 18:02
  The Real Deal Magazine
  Blackstone Group | Logistics Real Estate - The Real Deal
  The Real Deal Magazine
  The U.S. real estate market may have slowed down, but Blackstone Group president Tony James still sees plenty of opportunities for profit.
  Blackstone Profit Tops Estimates as Real Estate Drives Gains ...Bloombergall 9 news articles »
  
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• Downtown building part of $1.3 billion real estate deal - St. Louis Business Journal

  19-10-2017 17:36
  St. Louis Business Journal
  Downtown building part of $1.3 billion real estate deal
  St. Louis Business Journal
  Anthem is the main tenant at 1831 Chestnut St., which has an appraised value of $16.8 million. Photo Provided by JLL. By Brian Feldt – Senior Reporter, St. Louis Business Journal. Oct 19, 2017, 10:21am CDT. A 465,000-square-foot office building in ...
  
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• Realtor website cool on Connecticut real estate - CT Post

  19-10-2017 16:46
  CT Post
  Realtor website cool on Connecticut real estate
  CT Post
  Connecticut failed to crack the 2017 edition of Realtor.com's “Hottest ZIP Codes in America” list, with a Massachusetts town listed among the top five in the nation. Related Stories. What Fairfield County residents can buy for the average U.S. home ...
  Greater Cincinnati ZIP code ranks among hottest real estate markets in USCincinnati Business Courier
  Real estate website ranks Hilliard in the top ten hottest ZIP codes i
  
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• Real Estate Advice: Break the agreement? It'll cost you - Wicked Local Wellesley

  19-10-2017 16:28
  Real Estate Advice: Break the agreement? It'll cost you
  Wicked Local Wellesley
  Q: We signed a listing agreement with a real estate agent to sell our home. A buyer came forward and put down an offer and after some negotiation, we signed a contract. Our circumstances have changed dramatically in the last week, and we no longer want ...and more »
  
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• This Stock's Drop Sounds Alarm for Turkey's Real Estate Sector - Bloomberg

  19-10-2017 15:13
  Bloomberg
  This Stock's Drop Sounds Alarm for Turkey's Real Estate Sector
  Bloomberg
  Turkey's biggest property developer has been the second-worst performer on the nation's equity index this year, suggesting that investors see trouble in the country's real estate industry. Shares of the state-owned company, officially named Emlak Konut ...and more »
  
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• Real Estate Roundup: American Airlines leases space and coffee wars heat up - Austin Business Journal

  19-10-2017 15:09
  Real Estate Roundup: American Airlines leases space and coffee wars heat up
  Austin Business Journal
  Here is a roundup of breaking real estate deals and announcements in the area that weren't included in recent Austin Business Journal coverage. Professionals of all types mine this weekly list for business intelligence. Job seekers can get a jump on ...
  
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• Saudi wealth fund PIF launches real estate refinancing company - Reuters

  19-10-2017 12:56
  The National
  Saudi wealth fund PIF launches real estate refinancing company
  Reuters
  DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has launched a real estate refinance company, aimed at injecting liquidity into the property market and raising the rate of home ownership among Saudis. The sovereign wealth fund, believed ...
  The Public Investment Fund Launches the Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company (SRC)MarketWatch
  Saudi Arabia's PIF sets up real estate refinance companyThe Nationa
  
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• Pair with Tucson ties sentenced to prison in real estate scheme ... - Arizona Daily Star

  19-10-2017 04:31
  Pair with Tucson ties sentenced to prison in real estate scheme ...
  Arizona Daily Star
  A Tucson lawyer was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 7 years in prison for his role in two multimillion-dollar real estate fraud schemes in San Diego and Tucson, ...and more »
  
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• It's official: Sale of Toyota's Torrance campus goes to Irvine real ... - The Daily Breeze

  19-10-2017 04:18
  The Daily Breeze
  It's official: Sale of Toyota's Torrance campus goes to Irvine real ...
  The Daily Breeze
  The much-anticipated sale of Toyota's sprawling Torrance campus has officially closed, turning over the keys to Irvine-based Sares-Regis Group, which ...and more »
  
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• It's official: Sale of Toyota's Torrance campus goes to Irvine real estate developer - The Daily Breeze

  19-10-2017 04:18
  The Daily Breeze
  It's official: Sale of Toyota's Torrance campus goes to Irvine real estate developer
  The Daily Breeze
  The much-anticipated sale of Toyota's sprawling Torrance campus has officially closed, turning over the keys to Irvine-based Sares-Regis Group, which anticipates redeveloping the entire 110-acre site. No purchase price was disclosed for the sale, which ...and more »
  
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• Assurant Mortgage Solutions names Marc Connelly as national sales director

  19-10-2017 00:19
  
  Assurant, a global provider of risk management solutions, announced recently that Assurant Mortgage Solutions, the company’s mortgage arm, hired Marc Connelly as national sales director. In this role, Connelly will focus on growing the title and origination valuations product lines for Assurant.
  
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• New American Funding adds former PrimeLending president Scott Bristol to executive team

  19-10-2017 00:03
  
  New American Funding announced this week that it appointed Scott Bristol to serve as the company’s senior vice president and national sales manager. Bristol, who joins New American Funding’s executive team, will be “instrumental in advancing the growth of the lender’s retail division throughout new and existing markets,” New American Funding said in a release.
  
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• The Best Places to be a Landlord

  19-10-2017 00:00
  Higher home prices and a tight supply of homes for sale may be the mantra nationwide. But certain markets are still offering lucrative options for...
  
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• Skills Agents Say Are Most Important

  19-10-2017 00:00
  A new report from NAR cites being a people person as one of the many traits you should have to succeed as a real estate agent. Do you have what it...
  
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• More Renovations in the Forecast for 2018

  19-10-2017 00:00
  A new report finds annual gains in home renovation and repair spending will surge through the third quarter of next year.
  
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• Hurricanes Pummel New-Home Production

  19-10-2017 00:00
  Fewer new homes are in the works, and economists say recent hurricanes that struck the South brought down the latest housing numbers. 
  
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• Boomers Stuck With Big Homes to Sell

  19-10-2017 00:00
  Baby boomers are growing concerned that they’ll be unable to sell their big suburban homes as younger generations show different housing...
  
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• 2017’s Hottest ZIP Codes

  19-10-2017 00:00
  Find out which cities are hitting high notes on realtor.com®’s list for the year’s hottest housing markets.
  
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