Achieve has closed a $261.5 million securitization of newly originated home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), its first of 2026 and ninth overall, the company announced Friday. The transaction is backed by 3,129 HELOCs. As of June 30, the cutoff date for the securitization, the pool had a total unpai

Better Home & Finance Holding Co. anticipates a tough third quarter as it rolls out a new strategic plan under the interim leadership of Daniel Lewis. “The board concluded that we are in a transitional phase between a founder-mode company — which is about creativity and many different projects — and

Naples Winter Wine Festival Honored as Best Wine Festival 2026 in the United States in Latest USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Award The Naples Children Foundation (NCF), the founding organization of the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), is proud to announce that USA Today readers across the count

A prime burned lot sitting along the iconic Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, CA, has hit the market for nearly $5.7 million after the owners calculated that their insurance payout wouldn't come close to covering the cost of rebuilding. The story of the parcel with 53 feet of direct ocean frontage on

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wasn’t sure AI would help the company, but a year later, he says it’s the reason growth is back.

"Today" show alum Hoda Kotb was welcomed back to her Long Island, NY, home by a heartwarming birthday surprise organized by her two daughters, Haley and Hope, after she enjoyed an emotional reunion with her former co-host, Savannah Guthrie. The 61-year-old, who owns a vacation property on the beach

The game has finally changed. Mortgage rates continued their upward climb this week, with the average rate on 30-year fixed home loans rising to 6.69% for the week ending Aug. 6, up 3 basis points from 6.66% the previous week, according to Freddie Mac. But notably, this marks the first time in 10 mo

Some companies plan to shun the cheapest business- and premium- economy fares from their executives.

A private equity real estate firm and its partners acquired a 53-building industrial portfolio valued at $628 million that spans seven states.  TPG AG, Redfearn Capital, Atlanta Property Group and Matterhorn Venture Partners purchased 5.4 million square feet of distribution, logistics and manufactur

A devoted "Ted Lasso" fan who lives in Jason Sudeikis' former New York City apartment got the surprise of a lifetime after the Apple TV star invited her to the premiere of the hit series—so she could return piles of his mail that were still being sent to their shared address. Content creator Taylor

The U.S. economy experienced a dramatic reversal in July, unexpectedly losing 23,000 jobs, although the national unemployment rate edged down slightly to 4.1%.  The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday revealed that nonfarm payroll shrank, even as most economists expecte

A three-tower Live Local Act project is proposed to take the place of a former Winn-Dixie in Fort Lauderdale.  An entity linked to property owner John Thompson Loos III and Amy Loos Mergler filed an application for a residential project with 306 workforce housing units on a 3.1-acre site at 1625 and

Private equity investors could target more undervalued airlines following Apollo's swoop for EasyJet.

The 2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer L. Photo by Howard Walker For those times in life when you need to transport half a dozen NBA players, plus their oversize luggage, all while towing a boat the size of a small cruise ship, you’ll appreciate owning a Jeep Grand Wagoneer L. The emphasis here is on that let

🏆 Residential: The top recorded home sale was in Miami, where a condo at 7811 Fisher Island Drive changed hands for $15 million. The seller was a company led by Olga Postolnikov, and the buyer was software executive Mark Sutcliffe. The 3,600-square-foot pad spans three bedrooms, three and a half ba

A top Senate Democrat has expressed concerns that brokerage giant Compass Inc.’s private listings network could create a "two-tiered housing market" that "increases risks of civil rights violations" in a letter to the company’s CEO, Realtor.com® can exclusively reveal. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA),

Austin Newsom says his life was once quiet and simple. He lives with his wife in a three-bedroom home just off U.S Route 33 in Louisa, VA, and owns a boat repair shop that operates on the same land. He recently built another house nearby, and planned to move into that one and sell the home he’d spen

Log out of ChatGPT. Not forever. Just for the length of this column. You can log back in at the end. I’ll tell you what to do differently.  One of the most-followed executives in mortgage just paid a top LinkedIn voice a few thousand dollars to spend eight weeks teaching him how to have AI produce a

I’ve always believed that leadership has a dress code. Not the one about what you wear. This one is about the connections you carry and the circles you run in. You won’t find it in the company handbook or on the values slide during onboarding. No one admits it exists. But watch long enough, and you’

For years, Richmond was known as one of London's most charming residential enclaves—a peaceful riverside neighborhood filled with independent shops, cozy pubs, and leafy parks. But the affluent community has recently gained international renown for a very different reason, thanks to a rather unlikel