Year in review: Bankers, bonds, debt, oil, pop-ups and booze

Year in review: Bankers, bonds, debt, oil, pop-ups and booze
Locked in talks over the €2bn owed by Treasury's bosses, Johnny Ronan and Richard Barrett, Nama took the choice to appoint receivers to those properties that had been pledged as security for €500m of loans owed to the State-owned terrible bank. Treasury …
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Hedge your housing bets, analysts say
There are no limitations from banks on home loans, the returns are stable, ownership is permanent and some countries even throw in a package deal for a citizenship with buy. But a huge investment return always comes with high risk. Experts warned …
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Special Report: The music banker's big score

Special Report: The music banker's huge score
In one lawsuit brought by an Omidvar client, a California court found that one of the financier's companies had charged illegally high rates on loans smaller than $ 5,000. By comparison, Advanced Royalty Tracking, which competes with Omidvar, says it …
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Bankruptcy plagues one of area's largest landlords
Most are single-family homes or duplexes, but the portfolio includes some apartment buildings (the 100-unit Chelsea Square complex in Mansfield may be the largest) and some commercial property. Assets of the three rental companies include 163 … The …
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Low vacancy rates driving multi-family financing boom

Low vacancy rates driving multi-family financing boom
A growing amount of money is flowing to finance the buy of existing apartment complexes in Orlando, which ultimately is benefiting area lenders, real estate brokers, contractors and suppliers. Loans to buy or refinance existing Orlando multi …
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Banks urged to disburse money to rescue property market
Though the real estate prices have dropped by 30-40 percent, apartments still have been left unsold, because both buyers and real estate developers still cannot access bank loans. Banks have announced the programs to fund individuals' plans to buy …
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Irish Homes Drawing Buyers After Market Crash: Mortgages
“It's the first time I've bought in Ireland,” said Neil Cotter, a 47-year-ancient accountant based in Gibraltar who bought three apartments in Dublin last month at a sale of distressed real estate. “I just had a look at all the markets in Europe and it …
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Frankfurt Turns Offices to Homes as Excesses Lift Vacancy
“Some older buildings are so expensive to turn into apartments that banks are not playing along,” he said. “There are lots of buildings that have potential, but because of financing difficulties they just stand empty.” The concerns are sometimes …
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