Why Midwest buyer demand is holding up as rates stay high
Costco Wholesale (COST +1.16%) has been an undeniable winner for investors for a long time. The members-only warehouse retailer has built an empire on $1.50 hot dog meals and generated over 580% total returns over the past decade alone. But it may be time to pause with shares trading at $945. As much as consumers…
Compass’ fight over listing rules has landed in New York City. Earlier this week, top agents with brands under the Compass International Holdings umbrella confirmed to The Real Deal that executives with the firm advised them to remove their listings from StreetEasy this month. Agents were urged to instead upload their listings to the Real…
New York City investment sales dipped 10 percent over the second quarter of 2026, according to Avison Young’s latest property sales report. Under the hood, however, the city’s commercial real estate market is barreling past its 2025 pace. Overall investment sales in New York City rose annually by 60 percent in the first half of…
Accord Mortgages has lowered its residential mortgage rates for new business and product transfer by as much as 0.26%. The largest reductions have been made to rates at 95% loan to value (LTV), while deals at 90% LTV have been cut by up to 0.11%. At 80% and 85% LTV, pricing has been lowered…
Deciding between high-growth infrastructure and steady software giants is a classic investor dilemma. Here is how Arista Networks (ANET +1.91%) and Salesforce (CRM -2.24%) stack up for your 2026 investment strategy. Arista Networks provides the physical backbone for massive data centers, while Salesforce offers the digital tools businesses use to manage their customers. Both companies…
NatWest mortgage balances increased by £1.2bn in the third quarter of 2026, as the bank reported continued growth in its retail lending portfolio. NatWest said its year-to-date balance sheet growth in retail banking was “primarily in the mortgage portfolio”. Over the first nine months of 2026, mortgage balances grew by £8.3bn, or 3.9%, from…