Trump’s new global tariff draws rebukes from trade partners

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US President Donald Trump speaks at Wheeler High School, in Marietta, Georgia, on July 22, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images U.S. trading partners from Canberra to Brasília have rejected the forced-labor rationale behind President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs, while most signaled they would keep negotiating rather than retaliate. The Office of […]

Bitwave Unveils Agentic Suite for Autonomous Financial Operations

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Bitwave has announced the first releases from its Bitwave Agentic product suite, which is focused on accounting tools, financial data and infrastructure for AI-native financial operations. These new open-source tools join the other accounting, payments, financial operations and agentic finance infrastructure Bitwave already offers for organizations operating in the digital asset economy, the company said in a Thursday (July 23) press release. […]

John Farina of U.S. Development: 5 Questions – Commercial Observer

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As Pompano Beach, Fla., turns into a luxury condo market, U.S. Development has found success selling high-end units on the ocean. The company has completed construction of Salato, a 40-unit project close to the shore at 305 Briny Avenue, and sold more than 70 percent of the units, which are priced from $2.4 million to […]

Japan’s factory activity stays firm as output surges in July, PMI shows

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Japan’s factory activity stays firm as output surges in July, PMI shows

The takeaways you might have missed in CMHC’s latest housing report

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Winnipeg and Saskatoon show similar, if less dramatic, resilience. Winnipeg’s average price is forecast to rise steadily from $423,866 in 2026 to $444,042 by 2028, while Saskatoon climbs from $441,500 to $480,000 over the same period. Contrast that with Vancouver and Victoria, where CMHC’s baseline has average prices essentially flat through 2028 — Vancouver moving […]

Beyond the Flight to Quality: The Office Questions That Aren’t Being Asked

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Jim Adler The conversation surrounding office real estate often gets stuck on the same-old, same-old: remote work mandates, flight-to-quality trends, and peak interest rates. But beneath those surface headlines, industry leaders are tracking shift-driving dynamics that haven’t yet hit the main stage. Connect CRE reached out to top minds across brokerage, investment, debt placement, and […]

Is Tesla’s Earnings Miss and Negative Free Cash Flow a Red Flag for Rivian and Lucid Investors?

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Tesla (TSLA -14.38%) stock sank nearly 15% in value this week after reporting quarterly earnings. Clearly, the market disliked what it heard from the company’s management team, including CEO Elon Musk. But there was some good news tucked into the data-packed announcement. On the positive front, Tesla’s sales rose 26% year-over-year to $28.24 billion, beating […]

U.S. Home Improvement Spending Projected to Slow

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Annual expenditures on home improvements, maintenance, and repairs are projected to maintain a downward trend until mid-2027, as indicated by the most recent Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) from the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS). It is anticipated that the year-over-year (YoY) increase in renovation and repair expenditures will decelerate to […]

Full Care to Partial Service Coverage

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Increasing gaps in Medicaid-funded long-term care (LTC) have shifted the focus of attorneys in elder law towards helping clients in reorganizing assets to accommodate hybrid public- and private-pay models. Up until 2015, family members needing full-time care had only two options: private payment or Medicaid eligibility. Medicaid estate planning emerged as a dominant approach to […]

SL Green Cashes in on Manhattan Office Rebound

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With little new office construction on the horizon, tenants are scrambling for the city’s best buildings, and Manhattan’s biggest office landlord is reaping the benefits. SL Green raised its full-year earnings guidance by $1.20 per share, a more than 26 percent increase. The bump was largely driven by strong Manhattan office leasing, particularly early renewals […]