Real estate news

• Matic appoints Shaz Kojouri VP of legal and compliance

  27-04-2018 23:50
  
  Digital insurance agency and 2018 HousingWire Tech100 winner Matic announced recently it has named Shahrzad “Shaz” Kojouri as vice president of legal and compliance. A licensed attorney with more than 15 years of experience in corporate compliance, Kojouri will have responsibility over corporate governance, regulatory compliance and vendor management at Matic.
  
  Read more

• J.G. Wentworth names new CEO, plots expansion of mortgage business

  27-04-2018 21:14
  
  Back in 2015, The J.G. Wentworth Company, the purchaser of structured settlement payments, annuity payments, lottery payments and other receivables that rose to fame with the “It’s my money and I want it now” advertising campaign, surprised many in the mortgage business by becoming a mortgage company itself. Now, the company is ready to move into its next phase by reorganizing its corporate structure and naming a new CEO.
  
  Read more

• Plaza Home Mortgage names Philip Yee and James Pathman to executive roles

  27-04-2018 19:24
  
  National wholesale and correspondent lender Plaza Home Mortgage announced this week that James Pathman and Philip Yee have joined the company as its chief information officer and SVP, chief marketing officer, respectively. The company explained that the additions of Pathman and Yee are key components of its long-term growth plan.
  
  Read more

• Real Estate Notebook: A weekly recap of Atlanta's real estate market. - Atlanta Business Chronicle

  27-04-2018 12:23
  Atlanta Business Chronicle
  Real Estate Notebook: A weekly recap of Atlanta's real estate market.
  Atlanta Business Chronicle
  Sales of Atlanta's office buildings this year have climbed to $685 million, a dollar volume on about the same pace as 2017. The highest-profile transaction was the purchase in January of Three Alliance Center, which sold for $267.5 million. The pension ...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Real Estate Stocks Are on Sale but No One Is Buying - Wall Street Journal

  27-04-2018 11:30
  Real Estate Stocks Are on Sale but No One Is Buying
  Wall Street Journal
  Investors hate real estate, and investors love real estate. Both statements are true right now, creating one of the oddest dichotomies in markets. More specifically, investors hate real estate investment trusts, which have lagged behind the S&P 500 by ...
  
  Read more

• How Blackstone Became China's Real Estate Connection - Bloomberg

  27-04-2018 11:17
  Bloomberg
  How Blackstone Became China's Real Estate Connection
  Bloomberg
  In February 2017, Stephen Schwarzman toasted Wang Jian, co-chairman of HNA Group, at a charity event at Manhattan's Park Avenue Armory. Wang lauded the billionaire Schwarzman as a “god of fortune” and a man with the “key to opening up the chest of ...
  
  Read more

• Melissa Jarecke marks 50 years in real estate - Omaha World-Herald

  27-04-2018 08:03
  Omaha World-Herald
  Melissa Jarecke marks 50 years in real estate
  Omaha World-Herald
  Fifty years is a long time. It's the difference between the house at 2806 Angie Drive in Bellevue being valued at $22,900 or $114,000, between people being amazed at a simple calculator or unthinkingly conducting complicated calculations on their phone ...
  
  Read more

• REAL ESTATE - Hometown Focus

  27-04-2018 07:57
  REAL ESTATE
  Hometown Focus
  Acreage. Recreational Land: Salo Township, Aitkin County. 24.5 acres near Sheriff Lake. Well, electric & sewer in. Great Hunting land. $43,900. 218-984-2366***. Hunting/Recreational Land: 80 acres near Dewey Lake, NW. of Chisholm, Adjacent Potlatch ...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Victoria's Secret Angels Make NYC Real Estate Moves - WWD

  27-04-2018 07:31
  WWD
  Victoria's Secret Angels Make NYC Real Estate Moves
  WWD
  Two Victoria's Secret angels are on the move in New York City. First up, Candice Swanepoel is strutting out of the East Village, putting her penthouse in the Village Green condominium up for sale for $1.89 million, according to the New York Post. The ...
  
  Read more

• Kobe Steel to sell 75 percent stake in real estate unit for $678 million - Reuters

  27-04-2018 07:31
  Reuters
  Kobe Steel to sell 75 percent stake in real estate unit for $678 million
  Reuters
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Kobe Steel Ltd (5406.T) said on Friday it will sell 75 percent of its stake in its real estate unit to two Japanese real estate firms for 74 billion yen ($678 million). FILE PHOTO: The Kobe Steel (Kobelco) headquarters ...and more »
  
  Read more

• The week's top commercial real estate transactions in D-FW for April 23-27 - Dallas News

  27-04-2018 06:21
  Dallas News
  The week's top commercial real estate transactions in D-FW for April 23-27
  Dallas News
  Minneapolis-based apartment owner Dominium has purchased the 100-unit Beckley Townhomes at 801 Beckleymeade Avenue in Dallas. The new owners plan to remodel the rental project into an affordable housing community. An investor purchased a 21,400 square ...
  
  Read more

• Welcome to Real Estate Friday! - theberkshireedge.com

  27-04-2018 06:18
  theberkshireedge.com
  Welcome to Real Estate Friday!
  theberkshireedge.com
  Here's what we have for you this week in The Edge Real Estate section: • Property of the Week — Sheila Thunfors of Stone House Properties offers us a beautiful Stockbridge contemporary overlooking breathtaking Western sunset views! • What's on the ...
  
  Read more

• Residential real estate roundtable - Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

  27-04-2018 03:06
  Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
  Residential real estate roundtable
  Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
  The residential real estate market in Hawaii has been having a good run, with higher numbers of sales and price gains. But along with that growth comes the same issues that most businesses across the state face — how to attract and retain people, how ...
  
  Read more

• Real Estate/Changing Hands, April 27, 2018 - The Recorder

  27-04-2018 00:13
  The Recorder
  Real Estate/Changing Hands, April 27, 2018
  The Recorder
  Diane D. Sibley, to Diane D. Sibley and James Michael Murphy Jr. 1304 Conway Road. $1. Diane D. Sibley, to Diane D. Sibley and James Michael Murphy Jr.. Route 116 and Conway Road. $1. Kendall Kwok Kin Chow Sr. and Beverly Pearce Chow, of Gainsville, Ga ...
  
  Read more

• Mortgage Rates Surge to 4-Year High

  27-04-2018 00:00
  Borrowers faced even higher numbers this week, as financing costs continue to climb.
  
  Read more

• More Americans Are Homeowners in 2018

  27-04-2018 00:00
  Over the last year, more home shoppers became owners as the number of renters continued to decrease, according to the latest Census data.
  
  Read more

• Gmail Redesign: The Changes for Your Business

  27-04-2018 00:00
  The world’s most popular email service underwent a big overhaul this week. Check out some of the changes that could apply to your business...
  
  Read more

• Freddie Expands 3% Down Loans for New Buyers

  27-04-2018 00:00
  The mortgage financing giant is debuting a new 3 percent down payment option for qualified first-time buyers that could put it in direct...
  
  Read more

• Calif. Dethroned as Hottest Housing Market

  27-04-2018 00:00
  The Golden State does not dominate realtor.com®’s hottest housing markets list for this month—the first time in years. Find out...
  
  Read more

• Afraid of Public Speaking? Use These 5 Tips

  27-04-2018 00:00
  Don’t let your nerves get the best of you. Keep your cool and captivate your audience with these presentation practices.
  
  Read more

Follow @RealEstate_Nws_ on Twitter!