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COVID-19 Looks Set To Raze Online Home Sales (And Agents’ Jobs)

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Realtor.com reported earlier this month that “signs of softening price growth and slower buying activity began to emerge in the last two weeks of March,” and that nationally the number of homes for sale declined by 15.7 In many metro areas, listing volumes were down between high teens percentage rates to more than 40 percent.

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Santander Rolling Out US Digital Deposits To Rival Goldman

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Spanish lender Santander is planning to launch an online deposit platform in the U.S., The bank is planning to roll out a “national deposit gathering platform” in 2020 to reel in more attractive rates for its consumer business, Scott Powell, chief executive officer (CEO) of Santander in the U.S., told the FT. percent deposit rates.

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CFPB Jan. 2016 complaint report highlights “other financial services complaints,” complaints from NY State/NY metro area consumers

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The CFPB has issued its January 2016 complaint report which highlights “other financial service” complaints and complaints from consumers in New York State and the New York metro area. Nationally, mortgage complaints averaged 27 percent of all complaints received by the CFPB.).

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Vacancy Rate At Shopping Centers Hit 10.2 Percent In First Quarter

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Reuters , citing Reis, the real estate research firm, reported the vacancy rate in 28 of the 77 metro areas increased during the first three months of 2019. With more consumers shopping online, stores have been shuttering their physical stores, leaving malls across the country vacant. reached 10.2 percent to 9.3

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How to Withdraw Money from the ATM Using UPI

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United Payments Interface, which comes under the purview of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has gained phenomenal traction in India post its launch in 2016. For the use of other banks’ ATMs, customers are allowed three free withdrawals in metro cities and five in non-metros. 21 per transaction. The Advantages.

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Shipt Gets $20 Million In Funding To Challenge Amazon, Google

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Shipt , the online grocery ordering and delivery service, has announced that it has secured $20.1 million in Series A funding that the company plans to use to expand into new markets and further compete with well-heeled online food delivery giants, like Amazon, Google and Instacart.

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Why Rural Shoppers Need Digital Innovation Too

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Mostly because that is where innovations tend to get their start — ridesharing, delivery on demand, one-day shipping, buy-online pick up in-store, experimental experiential retail locations, pop-up shops and the list goes on (and on). But what every big digital upgrade of the last decade or so has in common is an urban home base.