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Better.com’s CEO apologizes, but the fallout continues

Housing Wire

In response to the PR nightmare, members of Better’s communications team, including head of public relations Tanya Hayre Gillogley, head of marketing Melanie Hahn, and vice president of communications Patrick Lenihan, all submitted resignations this week, according to a source familiar with the matter. In doing so, I embarrassed you.”.

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CAIRN REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS EXPANDS LEADERSHIP TEAM

Realty Biz

Feltch has held the position of CFO for numerous private equity-backed enterprises across multiple industry verticals and his background includes transaction advisory and diligence, post-acquisition integration, ERP and systems integration, audit, and financial reporting.

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#266: Ask Paula – Your Real Estate Questions, Answered

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If I’m interested in buying this property, would the bank still expect me to put 20 percent down, given that I’ll have instant equity based on the value of the house? Kate asks (at 49:53 minutes): My question is around real estate and taking advantage of the current market situation due to COVID-19. It’s now worth $585,000.

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#264: Ask Paula – How Do I Pick the Right Mix of Investments for My Retirement Portfolio?

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If so, is now a bad time, considering the market volatility? A subset of the managed portfolios is an aggressively-managed portfolio with a higher amount of the investment in equities. All of our children have aggressively-managed portfolios, and they’re heavily invested in equities given their young ages. percent expense ratio.

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#297: Ask Paula – Should I Househack or Pay Off My Student Loans?

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She also wants to investigate whether a Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust and a Vanguard Institutional Total Bond Market Index Trust are ideal. The second option will reduce my rent by $200 per month, and I’d start to build equity sooner. The remaining amount is in a Vanguard Institutional Total Bond Market Index Trust (BTBMK).

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Despite headwinds, these mortgage companies are hiring

Housing Wire

WesBanco Bank , the second-largest bank headquartered in West Virginia, plans to hire at about a dozen loan originators in 20 major markets this year. Several large mortgage brokerages see the market-wide volatility as a recruiting tool. Casa plans to also hire for data, IT, operations and HR roles.

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Diversity and Inclusion in Real Estate: Where We Are and Where We’re Going

App Folio

Melissa is the director of operations at The Kool Source – spelled with a K – an Atlanta-based digital marketing agency. Jasmyn Sylvester: There is an additional element to diversity and inclusion and I think that it is often excluded from the equation and that will be equity. Equity means everyone gets to contribute.

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