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AN INDEPENDENT POLICY-ISSUING AGENT OF FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY ©2016 First American Financial Corporation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. NYSE: FAF First American Title Insurance Company makes no express or implied warranty respecting the information presented and assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. First American, the eagle logo, First American Title, and firstam.com are registered trademarks or trademarks of First American Financial Corporation and/or its affiliates. AMD: 04/2016 Residential CFPB: Changes to TRID Coming Soon In a huge win for the industry, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking another look at the Know Before You Owe Rule, answering calls to make official a lot of the informal guidance given by the bureau. By: Brena Swanson, HousingWire, April 28, 2016 Read more: http://www.housingwire.com/articles/36912-cfpb-changes-to-trid-coming-soon What Will Happen to Prince’s Mysterious Paisley Park Fortress in Minneapolis? It wasn’t just doves that cried as news spread of pop music icon Prince’s unexpected death at age 57. By: Clare Trapasso, Realtor.com ® , April 21, 2016 Read more: http://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/future-of-prince- compound/ NAR: Buyers Under 37 Dominate Today’s Housing Market The 2016 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends Report announced the largest group of home buyers was the millennial generation for the third year in a row. By: The News Desk of Mortgage Reports, April 21, 2016 Read more: http://themortgagereports.com/20080/young-home-buyers- dominate-housing-market U.S. Home Sales Rebound Signals Strong Spring Selling Season U.S. home resales rebounded more than expected in March as supply improved, suggesting the housing market recovery remained intact despite signs that economic growth probably stalled in the first quarter. By: Lucia Mutikani, Reuters, April 20, 2016 Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-idUSKCN0XH1P3 Gallup Poll Finds Most Americans Believe Real Estate Is Best Investment Real estate increased its lead over four other investment choices, becoming the top pick for investment, according to a report on a survey done by Gallup. By: Kelsey Ramirez, HousingWire, April 26, 2016 Read more: http://www.housingwire.com/articles/36889-gallup-poll-finds- americans-believe-real-estate-is-good-investment Cybercrime Increases As Online Crooks Grow Smarter: Report Symantec’s 2016 Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) reveals that the year 2015 saw an increase in hacking numbers and smarter attacks. By: Santiago Tiongco, Tech Times, April 14, 2016 Read more: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/149847/20160414/cybercrime- increases-as-online-crooks-grow-smarter-report.htm Commercial Commercial Lending Trends Survey This annual report details commercial financing conditions, including liquidity conditions, market impact, and funding sources. By: National Association of REALTORS ® , April 21, 2016 Read more: http://www.realtor.org/reports/commercial-lending-trends-survey How Startups Are Forcing Change In Commercial Real Estate Thousands of tech startups launch in the United States every year, which is great news for commercial real estate (CRE) brokers. By: Tanner McGraw, contributor, Forbes, April 28, 2016 Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2016/04/28/how-startups-are- forcing-change-in-commercial-real-estate/#6b73dbfc5461 Powering Past the Barriers How to overcome the common challenges towards achieving advanced energy management. By: Ellen Bell, Commercial Property Executive, April 22, 2016 Read more: https://www.cpexecutive.com/post/powering-past-the-barriers/ Are CRE Transactions Finally Slowing Down? The commercial real estate industry has been cruising along at a healthy clip with robust investment sales, improving fundamentals and a return of new construction. By: Hightower, Seeking Alpha, April 20, 2016 Read more: http://seekingalpha.com/article/3966739-cre-transactions-finally-slowing Cuba and the Booming Commercial Real Estate Industry to Come On March 20, 2016, President Obama became the first United States president in almost 90 years to visit the island of Cuba, located a mere 90 miles from the coast of Florida—signaling not only a renewed diplomatic relationship between the United States and the communist country, but also, the dawning of a new commercial age which will undoubtedly transform Cuba and its real estate industry. By: Richard D. Jones and Jonathan Castellanos, Dechert LLP, Lexology, April 19, 2016 Read more: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e1608327-b5a9-4303- 832d-6bc387172108 Banks Give New Focus to Commercial Real Estate Commercial real estate lending is being viewed by banks as a major target of business activity, according to a new survey conducted by the American Bankers Association (ABA). By: Phil Hall, National Mortgage Professional Magazine, April 19, 2016 Read more: http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/58384/banks-give-new- focus-commercial-real-estate-lending Ne w s Brief MAY 2016 9211 Forest Hill Avenue, Suite 100 Richmond, VA 23235 O: 804-320-4185 | F: 804-320-2200 Community Title Agency, LLC
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AN INDEPENDENT POLICY-ISSUING AGENT OF FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
©2016 First American Financial Corporation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. NYSE: FAF
First American Title Insurance Company makes no express or implied warranty respecting the information presented and assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. First American, the eagle logo, First American Title, and firstam.com are registered trademarks or trademarks of First American Financial Corporation and/or its affiliates.
AMD: 04/2016
ResidentialCFPB: Changes to TRID Coming SoonIn a huge win for the industry, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking another look at the Know Before You Owe Rule, answering calls to make official a lot of the informal guidance given by the bureau.
By: Brena Swanson, HousingWire, April 28, 2016Read more: http://www.housingwire.com/articles/36912-cfpb-changes-to-trid-coming-soon
What Will Happen to Prince’s Mysterious Paisley Park Fortress in Minneapolis?It wasn’t just doves that cried as news spread of pop music icon Prince’s unexpected death at age 57.
By: Clare Trapasso, Realtor.com®, April 21, 2016Read more: http://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/future-of-prince-compound/
NAR: Buyers Under 37 Dominate Today’s Housing MarketThe 2016 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends Report announced the largest group of home buyers was the millennial generation for the third year in a row.
By: The News Desk of Mortgage Reports, April 21, 2016Read more: http://themortgagereports.com/20080/young-home-buyers-dominate-housing-market
U.S. Home Sales Rebound Signals Strong Spring Selling Season U.S. home resales rebounded more than expected in March as supply improved, suggesting the housing market recovery remained intact despite signs that economic growth probably stalled in the first quarter.
By: Lucia Mutikani, Reuters, April 20, 2016Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-idUSKCN0XH1P3
Gallup Poll Finds Most Americans Believe Real Estate Is Best InvestmentReal estate increased its lead over four other investment choices, becoming the top pick for investment, according to a report on a survey done by Gallup.
By: Kelsey Ramirez, HousingWire, April 26, 2016Read more: http://www.housingwire.com/articles/36889-gallup-poll-finds-americans-believe-real-estate-is-good-investment
Cybercrime Increases As Online Crooks Grow Smarter: ReportSymantec’s 2016 Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) reveals that the year 2015 saw an increase in hacking numbers and smarter attacks.
By: Santiago Tiongco, Tech Times, April 14, 2016Read more: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/149847/20160414/cybercrime-increases-as-online-crooks-grow-smarter-report.htm
CommercialCommercial Lending Trends SurveyThis annual report details commercial financing conditions, including liquidity conditions, market impact, and funding sources.
By: National Association of REALTORS®, April 21, 2016Read more: http://www.realtor.org/reports/commercial-lending-trends-survey
How Startups Are Forcing Change In Commercial Real EstateThousands of tech startups launch in the United States every year, which is great news for commercial real estate (CRE) brokers.
By: Tanner McGraw, contributor, Forbes, April 28, 2016Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2016/04/28/how-startups-are-forcing-change-in-commercial-real-estate/#6b73dbfc5461
Powering Past the BarriersHow to overcome the common challenges towards achieving advanced energy management.
By: Ellen Bell, Commercial Property Executive, April 22, 2016Read more: https://www.cpexecutive.com/post/powering-past-the-barriers/
Are CRE Transactions Finally Slowing Down?The commercial real estate industry has been cruising along at a healthy clip with robust investment sales, improving fundamentals and a return of new construction.
By: Hightower, Seeking Alpha, April 20, 2016 Read more: http://seekingalpha.com/article/3966739-cre-transactions-finally-slowing
Cuba and the Booming Commercial Real Estate Industry to ComeOn March 20, 2016, President Obama became the first United States president in almost 90 years to visit the island of Cuba, located a mere 90 miles from the coast of Florida—signaling not only a renewed diplomatic relationship between the United States and the communist country, but also, the dawning of a new commercial age which will undoubtedly transform Cuba and its real estate industry.
By: Richard D. Jones and Jonathan Castellanos, Dechert LLP, Lexology, April 19, 2016Read more: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e1608327-b5a9-4303-832d-6bc387172108
Banks Give New Focus to Commercial Real Estate Commercial real estate lending is being viewed by banks as a major target of business activity, according to a new survey conducted by the American Bankers Association (ABA).
By: Phil Hall, National Mortgage Professional Magazine, April 19, 2016Read more: http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/58384/banks-give-new-focus-commercial-real-estate-lending
News BriefMAY 2016
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