With little to suggest that the U.S.-Iran conflict will end soon — and with crude-oil prices rising to more than $100 per barrel — mortgage rates took a beating in the past week as Treasury yields rose to their highest point since last July. Mortgage News Daily (MND) reported that 30-year fixed rates averaged 6.49%…
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More than 43.5 million U.S. properties are at moderate or greater risk from hail damage, representing about $17.84 trillion in reconstruction cost value, according to Cotality’s 2026 Severe Convective Storm Risk Report released Tuesday. The report finds that hailstorms are emerging as one of the most financially destructive natural hazards for the housing market, with…
Let me say something that might make a few developers roll their eyes so hard they pull a muscle. Housing needs a fifth place. Not another splash pad. Not another pickleball court. Not another “resort-style amenity center” with furniture nobody uses. A fifth place. Here’s a quick tutorial on Ray Oldenburg’s framework. The first place…
More hustle won’t fix fundamental problems in your business, Josh Ries writes. Here’s how to diagnose (and cure) whatever’s holding you back.