Why AI will not make residential land development easy

Consumer litigation is up, and mortgage players aren’t ready.  Processing Content Veteran industry attorneys say they don’t believe lenders and servicers are prepared for an upcoming surge of borrower lawsuits over a variety of grievances. While artificial intelligence tools are making it easier than ever for consumers initiate legal actions, litigation will also persist in…

From the end of last month: There’s still mud in the waters on how things are playing out with the Strait of Hormuz Last week, the average traffic saw around 30 to 40 vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz per day. And despite that, crude oil tankers were still limited to less than double digits…

Matt Schulz (pictured top), chief consumer finance analyst at LendingTree, said in the highest-cost markets, first-time buyers have very little room to work with when trying to become a homeowner. The practical solution may involve looking at other markets, if their situation allows, which could be an advantage for brokers licensed in multiple states. “People…

ECB publishes indicative operational calendars for 2027

The Croman name is playing in the Manhattan multifamily sandbox again, but this time the next generation is betting on the winning strategy. Jake and Adam Croman have quietly assembled a portfolio of small apartment buildings across Manhattan, leaning into rent-stabilized assets that much of the market has shunned since the 2019 Housing Stability and…

Michael Saylor’s company, Strategy Inc. (formerly known as MicroStrategy), is the world’s first and largest Bitcoin Treasury Company. Strategy has disclosed the sale of 3,588 Bitcoin (BTC) for approximately $216 million between June 29 and July 5, 2026. According to a regulatory filing, the liquidations were executed to fund distribution payments for the company’s perpetual…