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US Consumers Pay Down $10B In Credit Card Debt In Q3

US Consumers Pay Down $10B In Credit Card Debt In Q3
US Consumers Pay Down $10B In Credit Card Debt In Q3
November 18, 2020  |  Debt

Americans paid off $10 billion in credit card debt in the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, but borrowed more for car and housing loans, according...

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Stake In The Game: Real Estate Developer Sees ‘Rentership’ As New Path To Homeownership
Stake In The Game: Real Estate Developer Sees ‘Rentership’ As New Path To Homeownership
November 13, 2020  |  Real Estate

Homeownership is still the best, largest and often only major investment that most Americans make. But price fluctuations, skyrocketing taxes and hefty maintenance costs have...

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Could COVID-19 Cause A Banking And Commercial Real Estate Crisis?
Could COVID-19 Cause A Banking And Commercial Real Estate Crisis?
November 12, 2020  |  Economy

Twelve years after the housing and mortgage markets’ collapse threw the United States into financial distress not seen since the Great Depression, market watchers are...

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Commercial Landlords Pinched As Retailers, Theaters, Gyms Skip Rent Payments
Commercial Landlords Pinched As Retailers, Theaters, Gyms Skip Rent Payments
November 06, 2020  |  Real Estate

As property executives report their quarterly earnings, some landlords are starting to put the squeeze on retailers that have skipped rent payments as a means...

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The Digital Real Estate Boom (And How Long It Might Last)
The Digital Real Estate Boom (And How Long It Might Last)
November 06, 2020  |  Real Estate

The COVID-19 pandemic has been good for the real estate market. Consumers have become homebound over the past half-year or so, and perhaps unsurprisingly, many...

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Mortgage Delinquencies, Eviction Notices Pile Up As Protections Wind Down
Mortgage Delinquencies, Eviction Notices Pile Up As Protections Wind Down
November 02, 2020  |  Economy

With federal protections on mortgage delinquencies and evictions that were put in place during the COVID crisis set to end December 31st, a growing backlog...

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Saks Fifth Avenue Lender Looks To Foreclose On Miami Store
Saks Fifth Avenue Lender Looks To Foreclose On Miami Store
October 27, 2020  |  Retail

The pandemic has pounded traditional retailers. Landlords and lenders involved with properties ranging from large malls to urban shopping areas are sizing up their options...

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Locked Down And Looking Up: New Predictions On Pandemic Recovery
Locked Down And Looking Up: New Predictions On Pandemic Recovery
October 27, 2020  |  Economy

What does the shape of recovery look like? Even with a new surge of virus cases coming, MerchantE Chief Financial Officer Shimon Steinmetz says that...

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