Mortgage industry reacts to Pulte’s absence at MBA Annual
“If the question is, ‘Are we helping out first-time homebuyers?’ I would attack the qualification process,” he said. “Stress test first and look at a downpayment matching program,” he said. “I haven’t had a single person yet say to me, ‘I think this is a good idea.’ No one, not a single person.” The…
Spyware Infections Target Serbian Activists and Students Before Elections Overview of Spyware Attacks Ahead of Serbian Elections By AJ Vicens Sept 2 (Reuters) – At least 14 people across Serbia’s civil society were targeted with advanced spyware ahead of local elections in March, the digital rights group SHARE Foundation said on Wednesday. Discovery and Scale…
Billionaire Peter Thiel’s hedge fund, Thiel Macro, disclosed its latest portfolio in a regulatory filing last month, and the fund’s largest reported position (a stake worth about $118 million as of June 30) is e-commerce and cloud computing giant Amazon (AMZN -0.15%). But I’d argue the filing itself is less notable than the track record…
Developer El-Ad National Properties has paid $60 million for an oceanfront hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., property records show. The 99-room Sea Club Resort sits on a 1.2-acre site at 619 North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, between Belmar and Auramar streets. The 54,982-square-foot building dates back to 1954. SEE ALSO: Longfellow Sells Hatch Life Sciences…
Prominent real estate investor Robert Rivani has sold the Wynwood Jungle retail building in Miami for $25.7 million, property records show. Tabani Group purchased the 39,000-square-foot property between 75 and 43 Northwest 23rd Street, west of North Miami Avenue. The deal is equal to almost $660 per square foot. SEE ALSO: Sunday Summary: Revved Up…
By Nojoud Al Mallees (Bloomberg) — Canada’s population increased by 0.5% in the 12-month period that ended on July 1, marking the slowest pace of growth since World War I as the government maintains restrictions on immigration. The country’s population rose by about 189,000 people to 41.8 million, which marked the smallest percentage change since…