Total existing-home sales -- including condominiums and co-operatives -- reached record heights in the second quarter, rising by double-digit rates in 34 states and the District of Columbia from the levels recorded a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors.The seasonally adjusted annual resales rate was 7.79 million units in the second quarter, up 16.0% from 6.72 million in the second quarter of 2003. The previous record rate of 7.36 million units was set in the third quarter of 2003. The biggest year-to-year gains were recorded in Nevada, where the resale rate was up 32.5%; Idaho, up 31.0%; and Arizona, up 25.1%. The NAR can be found online at http://realtor.org.
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A tour of the technology that banking has run on, dating back to Franklin's anti-counterfeit measures and the bank-note bulletin that preceded American Banker.
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Issuances of new HECM-backed securities dropped off in June on both a monthly and yearly basis, according to a new report from New View Advisors.
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The vote to approve the $12 per share deal, which rejected a hostile bid from UWM Holdings, came following several postponements of a special meeting.
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A mortgage customer claims his data was compromised in a hack last year at a tax and accounting firm reportedly used by the wholesale giant.
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The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.
July 2 -
The June jobs report is creating an overhang on economist forecasts for interest rates going forward, especially when combined with recent inflation data.
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