Miami Realtors + RWorld forms new education partnership
If you’ve been a longtime fan and follower of Berkshire Hathaway‘s (BRKA +0.39%) (BRKB +0.47%) former chief stock-picker Warren Buffett, then you know he’s steered clear of technology stocks, arguing they’re too difficult to understand. That is, until somewhat recently. Berkshire took on a small (now-exited) position in Amazon back in 2019, and of course, Apple…
Lean hog futures are trading with contracts falling a tick to $1.05 so far on the day. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $96.96 on Tuesday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 21 cents on August 7 at $96.09. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value was back up 98 cents in the…
Revocable trusts remain a core estate-planning tool, but they aren’t the only way to achieve probate avoidance and efficient asset transfer. In many cases, transfer-on-death (TOD) and payable-on-death (POD) designations can be applied to financial accounts and real estate. In some states, TOD designations for automobiles can help accomplish a client’s objectives with lower fees,…
The Trepp CMBS special servicing overall rate rose seven basis points in September to 11.49%, its highest level since February 2013. The seven-bp increase followed a steeper 33-bp increase in August, which reversed July’s decline. Within that overall increase, results were mixed among property types. Retail rose 24 bps in September to 13.84%, lodging rose…
The battle being waged over New York City’s pied-à-terre tax could have a direct impact on tens of thousands of Long Islanders. Among the roughly 1 million homes in New York City that could be subject to the tax, Newsday found tens of thousands of individuals connected to property taxpayers on Long Island. That may…
Alphabet (GOOG -2.18%)(GOOGL -2.09%) said something striking on its second-quarter earnings call in July. Even after committing to as much as $205 billion of capital spending this year, the company still can’t build artificial intelligence (AI) computing capacity as fast as customers want it. “[W]e continue to be supply constrained — a sign of momentum…