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• Berkadia increases HUD underwriting team by nearly 50%

  09-01-2018 23:49
  
  "Increasing our team size will enable us to continue uphold the highest standards of customer service and meet the increased demand for HUD products among non-traditional HUD borrowers," said Steve Ervin, head of HUD production at Berkadia.
  
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• The Hottest Housing Markets This Year

  09-01-2018 22:06
  Accelerating home prices.
  Expanding income and jobs.
  New residents.
  In 2018, the hottest housing markets will boast a combination of these factors, according to Zillow, which recently released its predictions for the year. The markets in Zillow’s top 10:San Jose, Calif.
  Raleigh, N.C.
  Seattle, Wash.
  Charlotte, N.C.
  San Francisco, Calif.
  Austin, Texas
  Denver, Colo.
  Nashville, Tenn.
  Portland, Ore.
  Dallas, TexasAnalysts based the list off the Zillow Home Value and Rent Forecast, which is the c
  
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• Keep Business Moving With .realtor™

  09-01-2018 22:05
  NAR PULSE—Kick off 2018 by claiming an exclusive .realtor™ domain for your firm and adding G Suite from Google Cloud and Placester®, a REALTOR Benefits® Program Partner, to your toolbelt. Learn more and get started today!
  Join NAR’s Commemoration of the Fair Housing ActNAR’s yearlong commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act will raise awareness about the significance of this law and create opportunities for advocacy and involvement. NAR has pr
  
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• Again, U.S. at No. 1 for Foreign Investors in Real Estate

  09-01-2018 22:04
  Foreign investors in real estate assign high importance to the potential for wealth and security—and according to new research, the U.S. is expected to offer both more than any other country in 2018.
  The U.S. was named the No. 1 nation for foreign investment in real estate in the annual survey by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE), with 58 percent of respondents to the survey awarding it top marks in appreciation prospects and stability.
  Eighty-six percent of respo
  
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• Appraisals Arrive Below Expected, but Not by Much

  09-01-2018 22:03
  Appraisals arrived 0.5 percent below what was expected by homeowners in December, according to the latest Quicken Loans’ National Home Price Perception Index (HPPI). The latest Quicken Loans National Home Value Index (HVI) shows appraised values rose 6.17 percent year-over-year.
  Although the average appraisal continues to lag homeowner estimates, the gap between the two numbers was narrower in December than it has been since March 2015. The current narrowing trend is in its seventh straigh
  
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• WATCH: The women behind TRD's January cover story sound off on RE's gender divide - The Real Deal Magazine

  09-01-2018 20:15
  The Real Deal Magazine
  WATCH: The women behind TRD's January cover story sound off on RE's gender divide
  The Real Deal Magazine
  The red carpet at Sunday's 75th annual Golden Globes resembled more of a funeral procession than a celebration of entertainment's elite. Actors both male and female traded in colorful garb for black dress in a show of solidarity against sexual ...
  
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• Logan poised for real estate boom this year - Courier Mail

  09-01-2018 20:01
  Courier Mail
  Logan poised for real estate boom this year
  Courier Mail
  THE Logan real estate market is expected to be one of southeast Queensland's solid performers in 2018 with a property expert predicting buyers will be moving to the area in droves. Elder Shailer Park principal Nathan Strudwick said the Logan market ...
  
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• GIC ties up with Canadian pension fund, real estate firm to invest in US rental homes - The Straits Times

  09-01-2018 20:01
  The Straits Times
  GIC ties up with Canadian pension fund, real estate firm to invest in US rental homes
  The Straits Times
  GIC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will each own 45 per cent of the joint venture. Property investment firm Cortland Partners will own the other 10 per cent.PHOTO: REUTERS. Published. 1 hour ago. More. Share Tweet Linkedin Pin Google+ ...and more »
  
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• Popular real estate agent Logan Lester wins the 2018 Miss Texas USA pageant - Chron.com

  09-01-2018 19:58
  Chron.com
  Popular real estate agent Logan Lester wins the 2018 Miss Texas USA pageant
  Chron.com
  Three days after Hurricane Harvey struck the Gulf Coast, Miss Texas USA hopeful Logan Lester received an urgent phone call – the pageant had been postponed. "I can speak for the other contestants when I say that we were ready to go," Lester said. "We ...and more »
  
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• Now accepting: HW Tech100 nominations!

  09-01-2018 19:30
  
  Is your company a tech innovator and pioneer in the housing finance industry? Great! Show us what you've got! Nominations for HousingWire’s TECH100 program are now open!
  
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• Majority of Americans want their real estate agent to offer VR tours, study finds - Inman.com

  09-01-2018 19:24
  Majority of Americans want their real estate agent to offer VR tours, study finds
  Inman.com
  Virtual reality (VR) was once nothing more than a fantasy explored in movies and video games, but according to Coldwell Banker's 2018 Smart Home Marketplace Survey, VR is becoming a tangible and integral part of the homebuying process for a majority of ...and more »
  
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• Cambodia Finds New Target for Real Estate: Chinese Investors - New York Times

  09-01-2018 19:13
  New York Times
  Cambodia Finds New Target for Real Estate: Chinese Investors
  New York Times
  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — To sell real estate in Cambodia, agents are brushing up on their Mandarin. Across this traditionally low-rise Cambodian capital, a building boom is becoming more noticeable as it pushes higher into the sky, and its largest ...
  
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• Dubai Real Estate Activity Rises 14% - Mansion Global

  09-01-2018 19:00
  gulfnews.com
  Dubai Real Estate Activity Rises 14%
  Mansion Global
  Dubai's real estate activity picked up in 2017 even as average prices—particularly at the high end—continued to decline, according to an end-of-year government report. The number of transactions last year totaled 69,000, a 14% increase over 2016. The ...
  Dubai's real estate records robust Dh285b in 2017 dealsgulfnews.comall 19 news articles »
  
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• How Much Longer Does South Florida Have Until The Real Estate Apocalypse Begins? - CleanTechnica

  09-01-2018 18:15
  CleanTechnica
  How Much Longer Does South Florida Have Until The Real Estate Apocalypse Begins?
  CleanTechnica
  How much longer does southern Florida have until real-estate values in the region collapse on the back of flagging demand? At some point the reality that the region is not long for this world will have to sink in, and when it does, demand for homes in ...and more »
  
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• Sebi bans Rose Valley Real Estate, directors from markets - Hindustan Times

  09-01-2018 16:37
  Hindustan Times
  Sebi bans Rose Valley Real Estate, directors from markets
  Hindustan Times
  Noting that the firm and its directors “failed” to comply with requirement relating to public issue and listing of securities, Sebi barred them from buying, selling or dealing in the securities market for a period of four years. business Updated: Jan ...and more »
  
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• REX real estate startup raises $15 million to cut out middlemen - L.A. Biz

  09-01-2018 16:36
  L.A. Biz
  REX real estate startup raises $15 million to cut out middlemen
  L.A. Biz
  When Jack Ryan, co-founder and CEO of REX Real Estate Exchange, was ready to buy a home, the agent for the house he wanted went out of the country. While the agent was vacationing in Italy, Ryan and the owner negotiated and nearly completed the sale on ...and more »
  
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• Core Concepts Of Making A Wise Real Estate Purchasing Decision - Forbes

  09-01-2018 15:02
  Forbes
  Core Concepts Of Making A Wise Real Estate Purchasing Decision
  Forbes
  Abhi Golhar is a nationally syndicated radio show host & blogs about real estate investing strategies on RealEstateDealTalk.com. Abhi Golhar , Forbes Councils. Shutterstock. Is 2018 the year you will buy a new home or investment property? Are you ...
  
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• Blackstone buying Vancouver's Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust for $3.8 billion - Financial Post

  09-01-2018 14:27
  Financial Post
  Blackstone buying Vancouver's Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust for $3.8 billion
  Financial Post
  VANCOUVER — New York-based Blackstone Property Partners has signed a deal to acquire Vancouver's Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust in a deal valued at $3.8 billion including debt. Under the agreement, Blackstone will pay $8.10 per unit in cash for ...
  New York-based firm buys Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust for $3.8bBusiness in Vancouver
  Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust enters
  
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• Denver has a lot of retail development on deck in 2018, but economy showing signs of cooling - The Denver Post

  09-01-2018 14:02
  The Denver Post
  Denver has a lot of retail development on deck in 2018, but economy showing signs of cooling
  The Denver Post
  Crews work on a new development along I-25 that is the future Denver Premium Outlets, that is set to open in 2018, on Oct. 5, 2017 in Thornton. By Joe Rubino | [email protected] | The Denver Post. January 9, 2018 at 6:00 am. The Denver metro area ...
  
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• HomeLight Partners with Yelp to Provide Data-Driven Insights on Real Estate Agents - Business Wire (press release)

  09-01-2018 14:01
  HomeLight Partners with Yelp to Provide Data-Driven Insights on Real Estate Agents
  Business Wire (press release)
  SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HomeLight, the world's leading marketplace for connecting homeowners with the best real estate agents, today announced a partnership with Yelp, the leading platform to connect people with great local businesses, to ...and more »
  
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• StepStone Real Estate to Acquire Courtland Partners - Business Wire (press release)

  09-01-2018 12:00
  Crain's Cleveland Business
  StepStone Real Estate to Acquire Courtland Partners
  Business Wire (press release)
  NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StepStone Group Real Estate LP (“SRE”), a leading real estate investment firm, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Courtland Partners, Ltd. (“Courtland”), one of the world's largest and most ...
  SRE to buy real estate adviser Courtland PartnersPE Hub (blog)all 4 news articles »
  
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• 3 simple tips for taking better real estate headshots - Inman.com

  09-01-2018 11:48
  3 simple tips for taking better real estate headshots
  Inman.com
  It's that time of year for resolutions, rethinking and renewal. If you're re-evaluating your branding and marketing, you may be reconsidering that tired, old headshot. There's nothing like a new better pic to make you — and your branding — look ...
  
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• How much mental real estate do you own? - The Business Journals

  09-01-2018 09:23
  The Business Journals
  How much mental real estate do you own?
  The Business Journals
  “Do you know what mental real estate is?” my good friend and legendary Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter asked. “I don't think so,” I replied. When you're thinking of branding, ask your marketing team, “How much. Enlarge. When you're thinking of branding ...
  
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• Challenges of Nigeria's real estate, by experts - New Telegraph Newspaper

  09-01-2018 03:54
  New Telegraph Newspaper
  Challenges of Nigeria's real estate, by experts
  New Telegraph Newspaper
  Real estate is supposed to be one of the fastest growing sectors in the Nigerian economy, but practitioners said absence of regulation and finance have remained a clog in the wheel of the sector's growth. DAYO AYEYEMI reports. Nigeria possesses all the ...
  Outlook for real estate in 2018 as sector set for boom once againVanguardall 2 news articles »
  
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• Tucson Real Estate: Strip along Speedway, east of UA, to be redeveloped - Arizona Daily Star

  09-01-2018 02:55
  Arizona Daily Star
  Tucson Real Estate: Strip along Speedway, east of UA, to be redeveloped
  Arizona Daily Star
  The sale of the parcels at 2902-2952 E. Speedway — Los Betos restaurant, the vacant building that was Sav-On Flowers and a parking lot — is part of a “resurgence of the smaller strip centers,” says David Blanchette of NAI Horizon. Rick Wiley ...
  
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• Mike Smyth: Ban foreign real-estate purchases, Weaver says - The Province

  09-01-2018 02:02
  The Province
  Mike Smyth: Ban foreign real-estate purchases, Weaver says
  The Province
  Columnist Mike Smyth talks to B.C. Green party Leader Andrew Weaver about his call for a ban on foreign real-estate ownership. New Zealand just imposed a ban on foreign real-estate purchases in a bid to rein in a runaway market where locals can't ...
  
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• Messenger Bots For Real Estate - HuffPost

  09-01-2018 02:01
  HuffPost
  Messenger Bots For Real Estate
  HuffPost
  Facebook Ad Messenger Bots are, in my opinion, the next big thing in the world of advertising and marketing. Period. Messenger Bots can help you INCREASE subscribers, SKYROCKET your engagement, and make your Facebook presence MORE INTERACTIVE than ever ...and more »
  
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• 2018 real estate: Bitcoin bets, mega brokerages and VR - Inman.com

  09-01-2018 01:41
  2018 real estate: Bitcoin bets, mega brokerages and VR
  Inman.com
  Not all of this year's predictions are about cryptocurrency and venture capital funding startups. Big money is also bringing traditional efficiency to the real estate brokerage business. With all the flashy real estate technology surrounding us, we ...
  
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• Purplebricks, flat fee real estate listers, launch in San Diego - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  09-01-2018 01:13
  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  Purplebricks, flat fee real estate listers, launch in San Diego
  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  A British real estate company Monday launched a flat fee home listing service in San Diego County, charging sellers $3,200 to list a home. The cost is likely cheaper for most sellers who are used to a 2.5 percent listing fee, so the offer could save ...and more »
  
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