In the post-pandemic years of 2023 and 2024, many in commercial real estate believed that although the economy wasn’t great and there wasn’t much money to be made, “survive until ’25” was a mantra to live by. “Unfortunately, we all survived to ’25 and then nothing had happened,” Walker & Dunlop chairman and CEO Willy Walker told the audience in his introductory remarks at the company’s Summer […]
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The London Stock Exchange said Wednesday that it has welcomed the first transaction by leading UK fintech Moneybox on its Private Securities Market, with the wealth management platform completing a £45 million permissioned auction for long-serving employees, valuing the company at approximately £800 million (around $1.1 billion). Crowdcube, acting as Registered Auction Agent, exclusively managed […]
Annaly Capital Management’s purchases of loans and servicing contributed to a profitable second quarter above most consensus estimates, but its executives said that’s in part because it’s taking a measured approach. Processing Content The real estate investment trust, whose Onslow Bay unit is a top buyer of conventional mortgage servicing rights and a significant nonagency […]
The cash equation The June figures arrive against a backdrop of accelerating all-cash activity at the top end. Nearly two-thirds, or 63% of Luxury Property Specialists surveyed by the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing reported an increase in all-cash purchases among their clients, up from 51% a year earlier. For brokers, that dynamic shapes the competitive […]
Just Another Reasonably Bad Day For Bonds 2 Hours, 9 Min ago Just Another Reasonably Bad Day For Bonds Bonds had a bad day for the 3rd time this week. The weakness was reasonable in light of fuel prices hitting the highest level since 2022 by some measures. That said, the intraday […]
Advyzon, the all-in-one platform provider for wealth management firms, announced the launch of Advyzon AI, an embedded intelligence system built natively within its platform. The system represents what the company calls “All-in AI,” an operating model where intelligence is embedded across a unified platform, single data model and cohesive architecture, rather than added through disconnected […]
Actress Angelina Jolie‘s lingering ties to ex-husband Brad Pitt have officially been severed after their youngest children, twins Vivienne and Knox, turned 18—bringing the former couple’s custody agreement to an end. It marks a significant milestone not just for the teenagers, but for their mother, too. Jolie has made no secret of her desire to […]
That earlier case, which the court called the Debt and Wrongful Dismissal Action, went to trial in June 2023 but settled before it finished. The advisor agreed to pay CIBC $500,000 in two instalments of $250,000. He paid the first and not the second. CIBC returned to court in July 2024 to enforce the settlement. The advisor argued it […]
The U.S. 30-year bond yield is trading above 5% for the longest stretch since the dawn of the financial crisis, echoing investor concerns about a growing debt pile and sticky inflation.