USFR: Floating Rate Treasury ETF, Declining Spreads, Zero Present Advantages To Benchmark

While short sales are still uncommon, their occurrence has been slowly increasing as homeowners with negative equity look for alternatives to foreclosure, particularly in several mid-priced markets where these transactions are most concentrated. A short sale refers to a real estate deal where a financially troubled homeowner sells their home for an amount that is…

Two events that always seem to captivate investors’ attention are Berkshire Hathaway‘s (BRKA +0.83%)(BRKB +0.95%) operating results and its quarterly Form 13F filing. Given the phenomenal investing track record of Berkshire’s now-retired CEO, Warren Buffett, and his protégé, Greg Abel, it pays to know which stocks are intriguing Berkshire’s bosses. But over much of the…

Remodeling continues to be a viable alternative to buying a new property for homeowners across the country, and Michigan is seeing more growth in the sector than any other state. The latest State Projections of Remodeling report from the National Association of Home Builders tracks where and how homeowners spend remodeling dollars each quarter. Not…

The results reveal a market where the barriers to homeownership have not so much disappeared as changed form, shifting from the rate shock of recent years to a deeper psychological freeze driven by macroeconomic unpredictability. “Rising costs and shifting economic conditions have made every step of the homebuying journey feel higher-stakes, and the pressure of…

Three U.S. regulators announced separate financial penalties Monday against UBS Financial Services for anti-money laundering violations involving foreign currency wire monitoring and customer due diligence failures that persisted from January 2019 through June 2023. UBS Financial will pay $125 million for penalties levied by the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the Financial…

As one pizzeria shuts down, another is growing in its place, Commercial Observer has learned. Pizza Napoli has signed a 2,500-square-foot lease at Jonathan and Jan Soleimani’s 383 Fifth Avenue just off East 36th Street in Midtown, where asking rent started at $25,000 per month, according to landlord broker Meridian Capital Group. SEE ALSO: KCI…