View From the EDGE® July 2026: The Importance of Diversification

Magnet Capital has completed a £1,009,475 development finance loan for the construction of a two-bedroom property located behind King’s Road in Chelsea, SW10. The project, which took over a decade to secure planning permission, has now been redeemed. Specialist finance advisory firm Karis Capital arranged the development finance package and managed legal proceedings throughout the…

Barndominiums have been lauded for their flexibility, size, and spacious floor plans—but it is rare that one comes to the market and rivals the luxury on offer in only the most extraordinary of mansions. To find such a property, one must journey to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where a barndominium on 86 acres with…

Renting remains more economical than buying a home, as a surge in new supply continues to drive prices down across the country. “Rent continues to fall in many of the major metros across the United States for a variety of reasons,” explains Joel Berner, a senior economist at Realtor.com®. “The biggest one is that rent…

Financial advisors had to deal with the rise of the internet, which equipped clients with plenty of questions and sometimes spurious answers. What does the rise of AI now mean for a new generation of advisors and clients? While it initially seemed that chatbots and their instant access to incomparable reams of information might take…

To nearly two dozen prospective New York renters, Juan Valoy appeared to be an honest real estate broker. But prosecutors say he was a fake who pocketed $105,000 of their money. The phony broker has pleaded guilty to two cases in Manhattan and in the Bronx for a scam that included taking fees, security deposits…