The Most and Least Expensive College Towns of 2026

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Morgantown, WV, Syracuse, NY and Tuscaloosa, AL, lead U.S. college towns in home-price growth, all posting double-digit year-over-year climbs. The most expensive college towns—Santa Barbara, CA, Boca Raton, FL and Flagstaff, AZ—are seeing home prices fall. The least expensive college towns—Dayton, OH, Syracuse, NY and Mount Pleasant, MI— all have a median home sale price […]

Revealed: The Banks Powering Private Credit’s CRE Lending Boom

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Michael Lavipour still remembers the bank office where executives laughed him out of the room. It was 13 years ago, and the head of lending for Affinius Capital was on the hunt for a credit facility to support the investment management firm’s real estate lending practice. As such, he was viewed as the competition. “Flash-forward […]

Why rate swings simply don’t matter much to many US homebuyers

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“From my experience, most buyers make a move because of life events such as marriage, children, school districts, job changes, or simply needing more space,” he said. “Because those decisions are driven more by timing and personal circumstances than by trying to perfectly time interest rates, spring and summer are typically the busiest homebuying seasons […]

CBRE IM buys residential asset in Valencia

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The acquisition follows the fund’s recent investment in a residential scheme in Copenhagen. Your trusted source for commercial real estate intelligence, insights, and market analysis. Register for free to access two complimentary articles per month, or Subscribe to unlock unlimited CRE intelligence. Already have an account? Log in The post CBRE IM buys residential asset […]

How a glove factory in Pakistan keeps up with World Cup demand

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Matrix Sports manufactures nearly half a million goalkeeper gloves each year. From cutting and stitching to custom fitting, the production process is designed to meet the standards of one of football’s most physically demanding positions. Read the original article on Business Insider

78% of CFOs Say Payment Blind Spots Increase Customer Friction

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The best fraud prevention stops bad transactions and lets good ones move faster. But new findings in the June 2026 edition of The 2026 Certainty Project, a PYMNTS Intelligence and Plaid collaboration, reveal the ways in which that definition is no longer complete. Although nearly 6 in 10 surveyed CFOs (58%) said their companies give […]

The Bascom Group Acquires 183-Unit Value-Add Apartment Community in Buena Park, California for $53.125 Million

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IRVINE, Calif., July 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Bascom Group, LLC (“Bascom”) has acquired Castlewood Park Apartments, a low-density, 183-unit value-add apartment community in the highly desirable Orange County investment market of Buena Park, California. The purchase price was $53,125,000, or $290,301 per unit. Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant, Jesse Zarouk, and Jake Vitta of IPA […]

Nick Hodge: Gold’s Next Leg Higher, Copper “Wild Card” to Watch

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Gold is feeling the summer heat with a drop below US$4,000 per ounce on Wednesday (June 24). The yellow metal hasn’t been below that key psychological level since November 2025, but a stronger US dollar, expectations of higher interest rates and cooling tensions in the Middle East are combining to push the price down. Gold […]

Mortgage rate volatility demands strategy over perfect timing

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The broker’s shift from rate quoter to strategist  The advisor role in this industry has never mattered more than it does right now. Borrowers are flooded with headlines about inflation, tariffs, employment data, and Fed policy, and much of that information is incomplete or contradictory once you apply it to a single household situation. One misconception I […]

Earned Wage Access Reaches Workers but Fails to Win Them

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On-demand pay was supposed to address a straightforward mismatch. Employees earn money every day, but traditional payroll systems release it every one or two weeks. When a car repair, utility bill or medical expense arrives between paychecks, workers may be forced to borrow even though they have already performed enough work to cover the cost. […]