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• Roostify adds Mark McLaughlin as senior vice president of business development

  21-03-2018 23:27
  
  Roostify, which powers the digital mortgage process for lenders like Guild Mortgage and will soon serve as the backbone of JPMorgan Chase’s digital mortgage process, announced Wednesday that it hired Mark McLaughlin to serve as the company’s senior vice president of business development.
  
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• Bombing suspect dead, Austin real estate community remains vigilant - Inman.com

  21-03-2018 23:07
  Bombing suspect dead, Austin real estate community remains vigilant
  Inman.com
  The real estate community of Austin greeted the news of the capture and death of the serial bomber with cautious relief but is staying on alert. Power up your Indie Brokerage Don't miss our Indie Broker Summit SF, July 17, 2018. Learn More. After a ...and more »
  
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• Travis Kalanick Is Back, and He's Buying Real Estate - New York Magazine

  21-03-2018 22:45
  New York Magazine
  Travis Kalanick Is Back, and He's Buying Real Estate
  New York Magazine
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  Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's Next Act: Real-Estate DevelopmentWall Street Journal
  Travis Kalanick buys real estate company, takes CEO reinsThe Mercury Ne
  
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• Existing-Home Sales Rally

  21-03-2018 22:17
  Existing-home sales in February rallied, bouncing back from a slog at the start of the year, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reports. Sales increased 3 percent to 5.54 million, marking a 1.1 percent increase from one year prior.
  Inventory increased, as well, 4.6 percent to 1.59 million, but remained 8.1 percent lower than one year prior.“A big jump in existing sales in the South and West last month helped the housing market recover from a two-month sales slump,” says
  
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• Buyers Confronting ‘Perfect Storm’: Trulia

  21-03-2018 22:12
  First-time homebuyers are in for it this spring, with an all but depleted inventory at their price point, according to the Q1 2018 Inventory and Price Watch from Trulia. Their challenges, however, are more than scarcity.
  “First-time homebuyers face a perfect storm this spring,” says Cheryl Young, senior economist at Trulia. “Affordable, move-in ready starter homes have become harder to find amid rising home prices and mortgage rates. While new-home construction hit a 10-year hi
  
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• Fed Hikes Rates—How Many More Are to Come?

  21-03-2018 22:07
  The Federal Reserve carried out its first hike of 2018 on Wednesday, increasing interest rates one-quarter percentage point and leaving open the possibility of more raises this year. The action was anticipated by the market, which has been on a robust—and, at times, rollercoaster—run.
  “In view of realized and expected labor market conditions and inflation, the [Federal Open Market] Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 percent,
  
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• Exactly How Big Is the Military Market?

  21-03-2018 21:58
  The following information is provided by the Center for REALTOR® Development (CRD).
  Current and former military are a huge demographic segment in the U.S.
  According to the most recent Demographics Report (2015) from Military OneSource, prepared for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) across active duty and reserve populations, there are 2.1 million military personnel. Over half are married, and 41 percent have children. Add to that the 2.7 million additional family members of these individu
  
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• The hunt for dirty money in Miami real estate is working — and will continue, feds say - Miami Herald

  21-03-2018 20:40
  Miami Herald
  The hunt for dirty money in Miami real estate is working — and will continue, feds say
  Miami Herald
  The federal government says its hunt for dirty money in luxury real estate in South Florida and other high-priced housing markets is working — and the temporary initiative is being extended yet again. Since 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department has ...
  
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• How To Win A Real Estate Bidding War: Advice From The Pros - Forbes

  21-03-2018 11:00
  Forbes
  How To Win A Real Estate Bidding War: Advice From The Pros
  Forbes
  Ellen Paris , Contributor I write real estate news you can use Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Shutterstock: San Francisco where a $1.2 million dollar home sold for $1.6 million. How to win a real estate bidding war in today's ...
  
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