Why the rent-vs-buy math is starting to turn
The gap between renting and buying a starter home just hit its narrowest point in over a year

The gap between renting and buying a starter home just hit its narrowest point in over a year

Summary Property vesting defines how ownership is legally structured. While most real estate data focuses on who owns a property, vesting explains how that ownership behaves. That distinction influences transfers, risk, and decision-making across lending, investing, and analytics. Understanding vesting data adds critical context to property intelligence. Table of Contents What is property vesting Why…
Heading into today’s Fed announcement, futures markets indicated roughly a 1 in 3 chance that the Fed would hike rates. They did not. This seems like it should have been good news for rates, but there’s a catch. Rates exist on a spectrum defined by “duration.” Specifically, there are different rates for different lengths of…
From quantum computing stocks to cutting-edge pharmaceutical stocks, there are plenty of tickers dominating the headlines thanks to the compelling narratives behind these companies. But there’s something to be said for tried-and-true companies with resilient business models that provide a solid financial footing for returning capital to shareholders year after year, decade after decade —…
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Blue Owl Capital is pushing beyond Northern Virginia’s Data Center Alley after acquiring a 71-acre development site in Culpeper, Va., for $66.4 million. Blue Owl’s data center operator Stack Infrastructure purchased Culpeper Technology Park at 15140 Keyser Road from RACM. The transaction is equal to more than $935,000 per acre. Greysteel arranged the sale for…
MBS convexity hedging: back with a vengeance, or ghost story? – Risk.net Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content More bonds now sit with active hedgers but market is split on whether flows can move US rates again Back in the early 2000s, the US rates markets were at the mercy of mortgage-backed…