Real Estate

Banking

Goldman Targets Asset Management Growth With $410M Deal for ‘Hands-Off’ Real Estate Firm

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It’s the second deal Goldman has struck in a week focused on pushing the boundaries of its gargantuan asset-management unit.

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Real Estate

Wall Street Looks to Zillow, Rocket Mortgage Earnings for Clues on K-Shaped Housing Market

Many COVID real estate hot spots, such as Austin and Boise, have watched their housing markets flatten or reverse in the years since.

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Finance

New Berkshire Chief’s Big Deal Gets Cool Reception from Investors

The deal is Berkshire’s first major deal under Greg Abel, who pledged to maintain Warren Buffett’s stoic commitment to value hunting.

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Real Estate

Homebuyers Venture Back into Market Despite Broader Economic Gloom

NAR announced that pending home sales rose 1.4% in April from the previous month, and 3.2% year-over-year.

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Real Estate

Seemingly Nothing Can Jumpstart The Housing Market

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Existing home sales inched up a lower-than-expected 0.2% in April, according to data released Monday by the National Association of Realtors.

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Economics

Can Bitcoin Fix the US Housing Market? Fannie Mae Is Finding Out

Fannie Mae is buying mortgages backed by cryptocurrency holdings. Is it the start of a housing renaissance or a new market crisis?

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Real Estate

Wall Street Bonus Bonanza Flows Into US Real Estate Markets

A record year for Wall Street bonuses is driving real estate investment, from luxury coastal property to workforce housing in the heartland.

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Blockchain

Need Collateral to Get a Mortgage? Check Your Crypto Wallet

Roughly 13% of Gen Z and millennials who recently bought a home sold crypto investments to do so, according to a Redfin survey.

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Real Estate

US Housing Market Doesn’t Have Much ‘Tailwind’: Lowe’s CEO

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The value of single-family US homes increased at the slowest rate in 14 years in December, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Index.

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Real Estate

Washington Scrutinizes Builder Buybacks as Home Starts Hit Five-Year Low

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