Bright MLS launches Ocusell OneList integration for listings

The deadline is approaching for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to decide on a bill designed to protect homeowners, but which critics contend may raise homeowners association fees for millions of California residents. According to Realtor.com, the bill, Assembly Bill 2050, was proposed in February by Democrat Jessica Caloza and co-authors Republican Diane Dixon and Democrat…

Barclays ranked first by deal value among financial services mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisers in the first half of 2026, while Houlihan Lokey led by number of transactions, according to GlobalData’s latest league table. Using figures from its Financial Deals Database, GlobalData said Barclays advised on deals worth $37.3bn in total. Houlihan Lokey, meanwhile, worked…

Capitolis, the financial technology firm, has appointed Ashwath Bhat as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective August 3. Bhat will report directly to Gil Mandelzis, the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Founder, and will take charge of Capitolis’ global finance organization as the firm looks to sustain its growth trajectory. Bhat succeeds Lindsey Baptiste Fiedler,…

Job interviews are increasingly happening after most people have gone to bed. Ribbon AI, a voice-AI recruiting platform, told Business Insider that about a quarter of interviews conducted through Ribbon take place between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to data from more than 500 companies using the service. Among Ribbon’s manufacturing customers,…

Competition in digital banking is intensifying across the Middle East and Africa, as Gulf banks innovate to become customers’ primary financial relationship, African institutions test whether AI can deliver profitable scale, and Bahrain seeks to convert its open banking head start into lasting commercial advantage. Read on to discover why personalisation and embedded services are…

In this column on July 14, I wrote about something I believe is going to become increasingly important in business , particularly in commercial real estate: The value of information is declining while the value of judgment is increasing. The premise was relatively simple. For most of my career, information was a great differentiator and…