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9 startups helping homebuyers and sellers save money on traditional real estate agents
Beycome aims to be a one-stop shop for homebuyers and sellers who prefer not to use real estate agents. Founder Nico Jodin started Beycome in 2020 after having a rough experience buying a home in Miami. He wanted his company to focus on the people…
Northern Global Real Estate Index Fund Q2 2026 Commentary
In the second quarter of 2026, the MSCI ACWI IMI Core Real Estate Index returned 8.21%, underperforming the broader global equity market, represented by the MSCI World Index, which returned -13.76% in the quarter. Within the Fund Index, the…
WBJ announces inaugural Real Estate Awards
The real estate industry has been at the heart of WBJ's coverage for years. If you know who is buying, selling, leasing, building, closing, and demolishing in Central Massachusetts, you have a strong understanding of the region's economy and the…
SEDCO Capital and Wahed Partner to Broaden Access to Makkah and Madinah Real Estate
The companies intend to launch a publicly offered, Shariah-compliant real estate suite combining SEDCO Capital's Saudi real estate expertise with Wahed's digital investment capabilities supporting Vision 2030's investment and economic…
Can technology prevent misrepresentation in real estate listings
On the surface, two potential areas for marketing misrepresentation in real estate have nothing in common. The first, inaccurate square footage, is a number. The second is an image, the listing photographs that help a buyer “see” a…
Over 500 square feet of the average cluttered American home sits packed with things rarely touched, and a new industry report puts the hidden real estate cost at $113,500
A spare bedroom quietly stopped being a bedroom. A corner of the basement fills with boxes. Half the garage disappears behind furniture nobody uses. Most Americans have at least one space that turned into a holding pen for things they might need…
How Shravan Parsi went from pharma labs to 4,400 apartment units in Texas real estate
Around 70% of ten-year-olds in low- and middle-income countries cannot read and understand a simple written text, the World Bank estimated after the pandemic, up from 57% in 2019, a deficit the bank prices at $21 trillion in lost lifetime earnings…
Banks should provide more support to commercial properties, Shih Wing-ching said
Banks should provide more support to commercial and industrial properties to balance the market, said Centaline chairman Shih Wing-ching, as they are currently leaning towards loaning to residential properties and current return on shops is 4 to 5…
REDA makes urban renewal proposals ahead of PA and Five Year Plan
The Real Estate Developers Association (REDA) suggested proposals for urban renewal with new strategy, developing high quality Northern Metropolis, and promoting development through multiple innovative implementation tools; in an engagement session…
865,000 Shares in Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance $ARI Bought by Greenland Capital Management LP
Greenland Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional…
Nomura Global Listed Real Assets Fund Q2 2026 Commentary (DPREX)
For 2Q26, Nomura Global Listed Real Assets Fund underperformed the Fund's primary benchmark, the Bloomberg Global Inflation-Linked Total Return Index Value Hedged USD. The main driver of the Fund's underperformance was natural resources. The main…
Eric Wu's newest company, out of stealth since May, is going after construction's labor crunch
Eric Wu built and ran Opendoor, one of the more ambitious real estate startups of the last decade, before stepping away in 2022 after fast-rising interest rates abruptly slowed down home sales. He spent a year resetting — he'd been running…
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When media metrics stop being enough, what defines marketing success?
A click can happen in seconds. A purchase may take months. In some categories, the person who influences the decision may not even be the person buying the product. That makes the question of marketing effectiveness considerably more complicated…
Bugatchi Celebrates 45 Years and Sees a Bright Future
Her brand Bugatchi is celebrating its 45 anniversary and has more than 1,000 retail customers, a solid design and research team, and a robust shop-in-shop program, plus two of her sons are immersed in the business. So the cofounder and chief…
Bathla's Collapse Risks 'Hammer Blow' to Economy, Morgan Stanley Warns
Today, property developer Bathla Group's fight for survival enters a new phase. Administrator Teneo Australia said it's secured emergency financing for the company that could tide it over for a few weeks. That's long enough to continue construction…
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