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ONE Sotheby’s adds $10B luxury broker Julian Johnston

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty has added luxury real estate advisor Julian Johnston, bringing more than $10 billion in career sales and more than $400 million in active listing inventory to the brokerage. Johnston, who specializes in Miami Beach waterfront and ultra-luxury estate properties, joins the firm’s Miami Beach office and will continue serving clients from […]

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Fed pauses rates again as Middle East tensions risk hotter inflation

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, maintaining a target range of 3.5% to 3.75% for a fifth consecutive meeting. Heading into the meeting, most monetary policy watchers had expected the Fed to stand pat after inflation cooled in June. Still, a minority (about 30%) had penciled in a hike, a

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Washington state regulator hits West Capital Lending with $75K penalty

Regulators in Washington state have fined West Capital Lending Inc. (WCL) $75,000 after alleging the mortgage lender committed multiple violations of the state’s Consumer Loan Act, including allowing unlicensed individuals to conduct mortgage-related activities and failing to meet certain disclosure and reporting requirements. Per Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) records, the Washington State Department of

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