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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. The real estate market is enticing to more than just new homeowners or investors. Real estate market AML risks Real estate is a proven, traditional, and well-established marketplace.

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Walmart Aims To Build Décor, Clothing Business

PYMNTS

It purchased Jet.com in 2016 for $3.3 In December, news surfaced that Walmart was collaborating with autonomous vehicle company Nuro to roll out a new pilot program that will test autonomous grocery delivery in the Houston market. We’ve got a strong set of chess pieces to work with.”

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Warehouse Space Going For Premium Rates

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As of Q2 2016, industrial warehouse space declined by 8.8 Of the 57 major retail markets studied, 37 of them posted decreases to warehousing availability. Havsy estimated that 150 million square feet of industrial warehousing space would be added to the market by the end of 2016, though that’s a far cry from the 213.5

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CVS Health Unveils Atlanta HealthHUBs; Target’s Digital Sales Rise Despite Slow Growth

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CVS Health started to test out HealthHUB locations last year in Houston to “overwhelming customer satisfaction” per the announcement. According to previous reports, Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, North Carolina, and Ohio are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020. percent and rose 5.8

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Oprah Enters The Restaurant World

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As of today, the international media titan has announced an investment in True Food Kitchen , a healthy eating startup based out of Houston. True Food Kitchen only had 12 locations when Barone joined the company in 2016. Oprah Winfrey is becoming a restaurateur. It was named the 2018 emerging restaurant by data firm Fishbowl.

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15 Minutes With … Jimmy Rasmussen

Independent Banker

I have served on the audit committee (yes—we are thoroughly audited) for the past three years and will be serving on the budget committee in 2016. Finally, I focus on economic news in our markets, which include five communities south of Houston. I fly to Dallas the evening before each meeting and fly back on Thursday afternoon.

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Apart-Hotels Turn Apartments Into Boutique Lodging

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At the same time, Gandhi noted the product and quality of apartments have grown so rapidly that the market has facilitated a true boutique experience, a concept he doesn’t think was available even 10 years ago. Locale currently lists locations in Austin, Houston and Nashville on its website. The Apart-Hotel Market.

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