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Real Estate Virtual Demo Day: Metro Brokers

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He grew the firm to 23 offices with 1,100 agent before selling the company at the end of 2007. He also serves as an investor and advisor to many technology companies including Brytecore, OpCity, Etorch, MoveGuru, MyPlanit, Konverse, Zavvie and others. McClelland joined Metro Brokers in April of 2008 as the Director of Strategic Growth.

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Why are existing home prices rising when sales are still so low?

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million, and in 2007, it peaked at 4 million. NAR: First-time buyers were responsible for 32% of sales in March; Individual investors purchased 15% of homes; All-cash sales accounted for 28% of transactions; Distressed sales represented 2% of sales; Properties typically remained on the market for 33 days.

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UBS agrees to pay $1.4B to settle RMBS fraud case

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According to the DOJ, the United States filed a complaint alleging that UBS “defrauded investors” by making false and misleading statements to buyers of 40 RMBS issued in 2006 and 2007 relating to the characteristics of the loans. “The settlement has been fully provisioned in prior periods,” UBS said in a statement.

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Old Republic CEO to retire at the end of January

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Just seven years later, Bilbrey and other investors purchased the firm, which was eventually sold to First American in 2003. Bilbrey joined Old Republic in 2007, was appointed executive vice president in 2008 and named president of Old Republic National Title Holding Co. A decade later, Billbrey was named company president. in 2010.

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Angelo Mozilo, the ‘face of the financial crisis,’ dies at 84

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” When home prices started to fall in 2006 and investors abandoned the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market in 2007, Countywide began running out of money. Mozilo settled with the SEC in October 2010 for $67.5 million in fines and accepted a lifetime ban from serving as an officer or director of any public company.

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Opinion: From Lehman to a digital housing platform

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Authorization : A digital loan file of record accessed by a broad range of trusted identities from lenders to guarantors to investors requires a permission structure. Investors require assurance that a file, note or instrument reflects the verifiable intentions of the committed parties. What’s next?

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CoreLogic confirms it is entertaining offers to sell at or above $80 per share

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After months of fending off an unsolicited takeover bid by two of its significant investors, CoreLogic today confirmed that it is looking for a buyer. “In Foley also served as CEO of Fidelity National Financial from 1984 to 2007, as well as the executive chairman of Fidelity National Information Services, or FIS, from 2006 to 2011.

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