Can the housing market weather Iran conflict 2.0 and higher rates?

Side hustles are now the norm. In fact, about 47% of Americans have earned income from one this year, according to the 2026 Entrepreneurship Study by QuickBooks. And on average, they make $1,275 per month or roughly $15,000 per year. With the rising costs of just about everything, it’s easy to see why many people…

Then the payments stopped, according to Fannie Mae. The lawsuit says the borrower failed to make its monthly debt service payment in April, May and June of 2026. On May 7, 2026, the loan servicer sent a demand letter over the April shortfall – a payment of $46,239.29 and a late charge of $1,471.91, for…

Cresset, a multi-family office based in New York overseeing more than $250 billion in client assets, announced had appointed Joe Zidle as executive managing director and chief market strategist. Zidle will work alongside Cresset’s investment and advisory teams to shape the firm’s market and investment perspectives across macroeconomics, asset allocation, and public and private markets….

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Handelsbanken has appointed Jon Richards as managing director of intermediary business as part of its strategy to continue its focus on the intermediary market. He has 40 years of experience in financial services, including various senior leadership roles. Richards has worked for Handelsbanken for around 18 years in roles including head of finance and…