Month: August 2016
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Popular App Saves Small Business
A struggling Washington ice cream shop has reaped the benefit of the new Pokemon GO app craze. This is the story of owner Gary Dear and Mad Hatter’s Ice Cream in Anacortest. Located just across the street from one of the app’s “Poke-stops,” which players visit to collect Pokeballs and other app items, the small…
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Matchmaking Opportunities for Women in Housing at NAWRB Conference
The 3rd Annual NAWRB Women’s Diversity and Inclusion Conference not only brings you expert speakers and leaders in the housing ecosystem, it gives attendees the chance to personally meet and discuss business opportunities with these trailblazers and entities.
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Susie J. Lein
Susie J. Lein, Partner Law Offices of Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP from will be discussing New laws 2016 affecting the rental housing industry.
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Mortgage Applications Fall 3.5 Percent
Mortgage applications decreased 3.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 29, 2016.
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Rents Rise Faster for Low-End Apartments
Median rent for the least expensive multifamily rental homes is rising faster than median rent overall, and only a small portion of all new apartments is at the low end, according to the latest Zillow® analysis.
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The Many Necessary Steps to Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion (D&I) is one of the hottest topics in the housing ecosystem and American workplace as a whole. One of the biggest issues concerning the inclusion of women and minorities is accountability, and the ways in which we can ensure that agencies and companies truly implement D&I into their cultures.
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Women of Influence 2016 – HousingWire recognizes the most influential women in housing
For the sixth time, HousingWire is recognizing women leading out in our industry in mortgage lending, servicing, investing and real estate with our Women of Influence award. Although these 43 women represent a range of occupations within the housing economy, all of them demonstrate leadership that inspires those in their own company, in their communities…