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June 12, 2012 02:26 PM
Basel committee to determine if US big banks fit international standards

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision will determine whether the Federal Reserve’s recently finalized market risk capital rule and three other capital requirement proposals are compliant with Basel...

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June 12, 2012 01:37 PM
Basel committee to determine if US big banks fit international standards

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision will determine whether the Federal Reserve’s recently finalized market risk capital rule and three other capital requirement proposals are compliant with Basel...

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June 12, 2012 02:20 PM
Basel committee to determine if US big banks fit international standards

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision will determine whether the Federal Reserve’s recently finalized market risk capital rule and three other capital requirement proposals are compliant with Basel...

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June 12, 2012 11:58 AM
Wells Fargo to limit FHA Streamline participation

Wells Fargo ($40.11 0.2299%) will only accept new streamlined refinancing on Federal Housing Administration mortgages serviced...

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June 12, 2012 11:56 AM
Wells Fargo to limit FHA Streamline participation

Wells Fargo ($40.11 0.2299%) will only accept new streamlined refinancing on Federal Housing Administration mortgages serviced...

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June 12, 2012 12:11 PM
Minneapolis home sales, prices in May surge over year-ago levels

Minneapolis-St. Paul is defying negative real estate trends plaguing other metros as homebuyers in the area, fueled by a diversified economy and affordable prices, jump back into the market.

In May, the Twin Cities saw 5,130 buyers sign purchase agreements, up 27.3% from May of last year...

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June 11, 2012 03:42 PM
FHFA plans extensive monitoring of first REO-to-rental transaction

The Federal Housing Finance Agency will methodically analyze several pieces of the first REO-to-rental transaction, including how much it should monitor investor compliance to certain rules.

The FHFA...

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June 11, 2012 02:53 PM
FHFA plans extensive monitoring of first REO-to-rental transaction

The Federal Housing Finance Agency will methodically analyze several pieces of the first REO-to-rental transaction, including how much it should monitor investor compliance to certain rules.

The FHFA...

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June 11, 2012 01:03 PM
Moody's tempers multifamily bubble fears

More than 34% of the national housing stock is being rented and the percentage is climbing, according to Moody's Analytics.

Slow income growth coming out of the recession and a lack of savings for a down payment pushed rental demand higher. Vacancy rates, according to...

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June 11, 2012 12:39 PM
Moody's tempers multifamily bubble fears

More than 34% of the national housing stock is being rented and the percentage is climbing, according to Moody's Analytics.

Slow income growth coming out of the recession and a lack of savings for a down payment pushed rental demand higher. Vacancy rates, according to...

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June 11, 2012 10:15 AM
CoreLogic: Negative equity props up home prices in toughest markets

The negative equity problem may actually be pushing up home prices at the bottom of some of the hardest-hit housing markets, according to a report from CoreLogic ($27.73...

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June 11, 2012 10:09 AM
CoreLogic: Negative equity props up home prices in toughest markets

The negative equity problem may actually be pushing up home prices at the bottom of some of the hardest-hit housing markets, according to a report from CoreLogic ($27.73...

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June 11, 2012 05:01 AM
Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Moody's likely to downgrade five big banks

A look at stories across HousingWire's weekend desk, with more coverage to come on bigger issues:

Banks, bond issuers and investors are expecting a gush of bank downgrades this week that, among other things, will raise borrowing costs.

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June 8, 2012 04:46 PM
Realogy parent company plans $1 billion IPO

Realogy Corp.'s parent company, Domus Holdings, which operates Century 21 and Coldwell Banker, filed to raise as much as $1 billion in an initial public offering in order to shed its heavy debt.

Preliminary documents...

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June 8, 2012 05:00 PM
Licensed appraisers in Mass. shrink 39% since 2007

Real estate appraisers in Massachusetts are wrestling with many lenders who prohibit the use of trainees, cutting down on the number of bodies they can put in the field, according to the Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers.

The issue with trainees is...

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