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US real estate agent duct-taped and zip-tied to plane seat after 'racial slurs' is fired
An Arizona realty company says it is “no longer associated” with an agent who was recently arrested after alleged unruly behavior – including racist and homophobic slurs – on an airline flight led to his being zip-tied…
Are Starter Homes a Thing of the Past? Real Estate Experts Weigh In
It's no secret that starter homes—small, affordable properties for first-time buyers—are harder to come by these days. At one time, it was normal for families to comfortably purchase their first home with the goal of upgrading to a…
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…
Real Estate Rundown: Weather and mortgage rates dampen Indiana housing market
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The central Indiana housing market hit some headwinds in August, from the severe weather and flooding to rising interest rates. That's according to Dan Brown, a realtor with F.C. Tucker. He joined Daybreak Tuesday for…
Miami restaurant owners buy real estate to offset rising rents
A growing number of restaurateurs are turning to property ownership to combat rising costs, the Real Deal reported. Why it matters: Countless Miami restaurants have closed in recent months and years — with many restaurant owners citing…
Sandra Bullock Was Convinced Her Career Would Be Over by 40, So She Put 'Every Penny' She Made into Real Estate. It Made Her One of Hollywood's Richest Stars
Sandra Bullock was so sure Hollywood would drop her that she started buying and fixing up property to have income once the roles dried up. The roles never dried up, and the real estate quietly turned her into one of the industry's wealthiest…
Christie's International Real Estate brings Warburg agents into new NYC brokerage
Christie's International Real Estate has launched a new brokerage firm in New York City, the company announced Tuesday. The firm said this move establishes a direct presence in the nation's largest luxury housing market and deepens its ties to the…
Metrics' unsold mega site shapes up as major test for private credit
One of the country's biggest private credit funds is struggling to find a buyer for a giant residential construction site in Sydney's west after the project developer defaulted on a $270 million loan, leaving the property on the market and putting…
The Housing Market Changed, But Affordability Benchmarks Didn't
Nathan Miller, founder and CEO of Rentec Direct, industry-leading property management software for real estate professionals. Every industry has its own rules of thumb—shortcuts and benchmarks that help people make complex decisions.
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…
Stranger Things Filming Location Hits the Market in Historic Stone Mountain, Georgia
Located at 5280 Moore Street in Stone Mountain, Georgia, the 1920s bungalow is listed for $295,000 with Heather Dean Frost of Sage & Cedar Real Estate for Homestead Realtors. Known in the series as the Hargrove/Mayfield home, the house is where…
Here's where rental demand is heading and what it means for future home sales
As U.S. rent prices rise, more tenants are relocating to cheaper markets, according to a new report by Zillow. Buffalo, New York; Chicago and Houston are seeing the biggest growth in out-of-town searches on Zillow, followed by New Orleans and…
These dividend stocks could catch a tailwind from data center pushback
Amanda Andrade-Rhoades | The Washington Post | Getty Images The backlash against artificial intelligence data centers could prove a tailwind for real estate investment trusts in the sector. Protests have sprung up nationally as hyperscalers look to…
Overseas students as key drive of booming rental market: Sing Tao property forum
Tony Wan Wai-ming, president of Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, noted that the recent property market has improved as interest rates are remaining at 3.25 percent. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Primary market transaction volume in the first…
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ARM Worldwide integrates ChatGPT Ads into paid media strategy
ARM Worldwide is integrating ChatGPT Ads into its paid media strategy, adding conversational advertising to campaigns for clients across multiple sectors in India. The digital marketing and communications consultancy says it is incorporating the…
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