Family offices have 46% of their total portfolio in alternative investments, according to the JPMorgan Private Bank Global Family Office Report. Alternatives include private equity, real estate, venture capital, hedge funds and private credit. Unlike stocks, which can swing wildly, alternatives such as private equity and private companies have more gradual valuation changes, smoothing out […]
By Alex Veiga | The Associated Press A real estate company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to pay $250 million to settle lawsuits nationwide claiming that longstanding practices by real estate brokerages forced U.S. homeowners to pay artificially inflated broker commissions when they sold their homes. HomeServices of America said Friday that […]
Former President Donald Trump met privately over breakfast with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday, six sources said. The meeting was described as “nice” and “friendly” by one of the sources, who added that DeSantis plans to help raise money for Trump. A separate source said the meeting was mutually agreed upon and arranged by Steven Witkoff, […]
Homebuyers could be forgiven for thinking it was 2022. As of March, the median sales price of a home in the nine-county Bay Area was $1.39 million, according to new data from the California Association of Realtors. That brings prices back up to levels last seen two years ago, and marks a 15.5% increase from […]
Homebuyers could be forgiven for thinking it was 2022. As of March, the median sales price of a home in the nine-county Bay Area was $1.39 million, according to new data from the California Association of Realtors. That brings prices back up to levels last seen two years ago, and marks a 15.5% increase from […]