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• Real estate title firm's lapse exposes data in 885M files
  
  First American Financial's privacy lapse exposes bank account numbers, other personal info contained in 885 million real estate title files
  ABC News.  Sat, 25 May 2019 07:13:12 -0400.
• Dotloop alums launch new real estate company
  
  Two alumni of Cincinnati's Dotloop, a real estate tech startup that was sold to Zillow in 2015 for $108 million, are launching a new company focused on the vacation rental market.
  Andy Brownfield.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 24 May 2019 18:53:25 +0000.
• Best Places to Work | Medium - JWB Real Estate Capital
  
  Medium - No. 6 | Company Name: JWB Real Estate Capital | BPTW Score: 92.1903
  Jacksonville Business Journal.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 24 May 2019 18:35:00 +0000.
• Retired pastor says he was threatened with eviction for hosting bible study events
  
  Kenneth and Liv Hauge have accused Community Realty of housing discrimination after they were forced to leave their residence at the Evergreens complex in Fredericksburg.
  Daily Mail.  Fri, 24 May 2019 14:40:23 GMT.
• Massachusetts Association of Realtors names new CEO
  
  The MAR executive committee appointed Theresa Hatton, formerly of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, after a nearly six-month search.
  Andrea V. Brambila.  Inman.  Fri, 24 May 2019 13:03:30 +0000.
• Realty Income (O) Closes Sale-Leaseback Deal With Sainsbury's
  
  Realty Income's (O) sale-leaseback transaction with Sainsbury's is in sync with its growth strategy through exploring of accretive acquisition opportunities.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Fri, 24 May 2019 12:11:00 GMT.
• Prominent upstate New York landlord indicted for fraud
  
  Prominent upstate New York landlord Robert Morgan was charged Wednesday in a 114-count federal indictment with inflating property values in his expansive real estate portfolio to secure more than $500 million in loans.
  Carolyn Thompson.  Fox News.  Wed, 22 May 2019 21:11:47 GMT.
• Real estate sector 'turns on dime' as housing prospects lift
  
  A shock election result and significant action from the RBA and the banking regulator have spurred optimism for housing markets.
  Simon Johanson.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Thu, 23 May 2019 00:00:00 +1000.
• Ben Carson: Trump's housing secretary confuses real estate term with 'Oreo' in disastrous hearing
  
  'He thought I was referring to a chocolate sandwich cookie,' says Democrat
  Zamira Rahim.  The Independent.  Wed, 22 May 2019 06:18:30 GMT.
• REO or Oreo? Ben Carson mistakes housing term for cookie
  
  One is a real estate term. The other is a cookie. US Housing Secretary Ben Carson got them mixed up.
  BBC News.  Tue, 21 May 2019 23:22:03 GMT.
• PPHE Hotel Group unveils the premium boutique hotel Holmes Hotel London as its first repositioned property for 2019
  
  PPHE Hotel Group ("PPHE" or the "Group"), an international hospitality real estate group which owns and develops hotels and resorts, operates the Park Plazaâ Hotels & Resorts brand in EMEA and owns the ...
  Hsyndicate.  Tue, 21 May 2019 11:24:24 +0200.
• Trump to Realtors: Never been better time to 'break ground in America'
  
  President Trump returned to his industry roots Friday, telling real estate agents he "took a little sabbatical for eight years" to build the U.S. economy, tap energy sources and cut red tape. ...
  Tom Howell Jr..  Washington Times.  Fri, 17 May 2019 15:32:37 -0400.
• Censured BHS auditor takes luxury property role
  
  The auditor censured after signing off BHS's accounts prior to its controversial sale by Sir Philip Green has emerged as the finance chief of a luxury real estate start-up involving some of the City's leading figures.
  Sky News.  Fri, 17 May 2019 17:45:00 +0100.
• In the High-Flying Hamptons, Real Estate Is in a Rut
  
  With inventory up and prices down, a persistent buyer can negotiate a great deal.
  Marcelle Sussman Fischler.  New York Times.  Fri, 17 May 2019 11:39:39 GMT.
• The World's Largest Real Estate Companies 2019: Brookfield On Top
  
  In all, 35 companies that are primarily in the business of owning real estate made the Global 2000--Forbes' list of the world's largest and most powerful public companies--for 2019.
  By Samantha Sharf, Forbes Staff.  Forbes.  Wed, 15 May 2019 17:50:00 -0400.
• 'STALIN-HOUSE' Real Estate Advertisement Sparks Controversy In Novosibirsk
  
  Advertisements for a new residential building called STALIN-HOUSE in the Russian city of Novosibirsk have sparked harsh criticism from city residents on social networks.
  Radio Liberty.  Mon, 13 May 2019 08:52:57 +0000.
• How gangs used Vancouver's real estate market to launder $5bn
  
  New reports say organised criminals helped push Vancouver's real estate market over the edge.
  BBC News.  Sat, 11 May 2019 00:53:18 GMT.
• Money laundering funded $5.3B in B.C. real estate purchases in 2018, report reveals
  
  An estimated $5.3 billion worth of real estate transactions in B.C. last year were the result of money laundering, helping to fuel the province's skyrocketing housing prices, according to a new report.
  CBC News.  Wed, 8 May 2019 22:04:01 EDT.
• Trump blasts report on his business losses, calls accounting a 'sport'
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump defended himself on Wednesday following a media report that said his businesses had lost more than $1 billion from 1985 to 1994, saying he had leeway with his taxes as a real estate developer.
  Reuters.  Wed, 08 May 2019 09:42:00 -0400.
• Scaramucci Buys Long Island Mansion for $3M
  
  Anthony Scaramucci, who spent 10 days as President Donald Trump's White House communications director, has bought a house on Long Island for $3.05 million, Realtor.com reports.
  Newsmax.  Sat, 04 May 2019 13:25:25 EDT.

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