Google logos. Photo credit: LOIC VENANCE/AFP AFP via Getty Images South Africa’s Fourth Estate “is on its knees” as Google and Meta’s dominance has captured 97% of all digital advertising in the country, creating an “extinction crisis” for the media. This is the view of Ishmet Davidson, the chief executive officer of News24, South Africa’s largest digital news publisher, which is owned by internet firm Naspers. He was testifying at the country’s Competition Commission inquiry… Source link
Read More »Commercial real estate a ‘manageable’ problem but some banks will close: Powell
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is predicting that more small banks will likely close or merge due to commercial real estate weaknesses, but that the problem is ultimately “manageable.” The central bank official made this point during a 60 Minutes interview that aired Sunday night. It was Powell’s first comments about the industry following a new bout of turmoil cascading through the stocks of many regional banks. “I don’t think there’s much risk of a repeat of 2008,” Powell said,… Source link
Read More »Google employees will be matched with a desk sharing partner to reduce real estate costs – CBS News
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Read More »Jason Oppenheim warns of an ‘armageddon’ in the real estate industry
The real estate industry could soon be upended, says star broker Jason Oppenheim. Oppenheim – who leads a team of glamorous agents on Netflix (NFLX) reality series “Selling Sunset” – recently sat down with Yahoo Finance to talk about the current state of the U.S. real estate market. During the far-ranging conversation, he warned that the industry’s commission structure could soon change forever. “To be specific about real estate agents, we’ve got federal regulators and a couple of lawsuits… Source link
Read More »‘A real estate bottom?’ More homebuyers jump back in as the year kicks off
Real estate agents confirm what housing data is starting to show: More homebuyers are emerging from their self-imposed hibernation. The volume of mortgage applications for home purchases rose 25% week over week, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey for the week ending Jan. 13 found. Housing sentiment ticked higher at the end of last year, per Fannie Mae. And home builders are reporting an increase in buyer traffic in January, the first uptick since December 2021, according to an… Source link
Read More »US real estate market in ‘big trouble,’ expert warns
As the Federal Reserve continues its hawkish market reset – which has contributed to a rise in interest and mortgage rates – real estate experts are sounding the alarm that “big trouble” lies ahead for the U.S. market. “When you have a rise and increase in interest rates like we’ve had, that is a big problem for housing. Interest rates are like the mother’s milk of housing,” Pulte Capital CEO Bill Pulte told FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo Thursday. “And if you cut it off, you’re in big… Source link
Read More »US real estate market in ‘big trouble,’ expert warns
As the Federal Reserve continues its hawkish market reset – which has contributed to a rise in interest and mortgage rates – real estate experts are sounding the alarm that “big trouble” lies ahead for the U.S. market. “When you have a rise and increase in interest rates like we’ve had, that is a big problem for housing. Interest rates are like the mother’s milk of housing,” Pulte Capital CEO Bill Pulte told FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo Thursday. “And if you cut it off, you’re in big… Source link
Read More »Why it may be time to buy into the slumping real estate market
As the U.S. housing market says goodbye to low mortgage rates—and home sales slump as a result— here’s the big question: Is it now time to invest in residential real estate? “For investors like us (it) is an opportunity, actually, to scoop up some new inventory and master plan communities at, I think, prices that will be well-below what we could have seen last year,” Nuveen Real Estate Global CIO Carly Tripp told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). There’s no denying that the real estate… Source link
Read More »UDR to Participate in Bank of America Securities 2022 Global Real Estate Conference
DENVER, September 06, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UDR, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: UDR), a leading multifamily real estate investment trust, announced today that the Company will participate in the Bank of America Securities 2022 Global Real Estate Conference being held at the Conrad New York Downtown on September 13-14, 2022. The UDR Executive Team will host a roundtable discussion on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 12:40 p.m. Eastern Time. The Company’s roundtable discussion will be made… Source link
Read More »Trump to be deposed over real estate practices, his net worth could be key topic
President Donald Trump will be deposed today as part of the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into his business practices after he spent months trying to delay the questioning, according to multiple news reports. Trump posted about the deposition on his social media site, Truth Social. “Seeing racist N.Y.S. Attorney General tomorrow, for a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in U.S. history!” he wrote. That office is looking into whether Trump and his children lied about the… Source link
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