Real estate

• Podcaster Bobbi Althoff asked Mark Cuban for $5 million to buy a house. His response highlights housing affordability - “I would have given you $5 million for nothing."
• As American retail store anchors fade, private clubs are taking over more commercial real estate - Affluent consumers are key to retail centers as the K-shaped economy hits lower-end shoppers hard, and that's leading the private club concept to more cities.
• Small cap stocks overdue for 'outperformance,' says wealth advisor - STORY: "We're overdue for some big, big, big small cap outperformance," said Diton, adding that lower rates are "great" for small cap stocks.Diton also said he prefers the S&P SmallCap 600 to the Russell 2000 Index.
• Dollar Decline Resumes as Debasement Fears Increase - The dollar weakened Thursday as Bloomberg's gauge of the US currency slipped 0.3%, while precious metals such as gold and silver extended their record-breaking rallies. The return of the so-called debasement trade outweighed Treasury Secret
• JPMorgan's Michele on 'Sell America' Headlines: 'Hogwash' - Bob Michele, JPMorgan Asset Management global head of fixed income, says he isn't seeing any signs of a "Sell America" movement on "Bloomberg Surveillance: The Fed Decides."
• Homebuyers are backing out of deals at the fastest pace in nearly a decade - More than 16% of signed contracts on homes in December were canceled, as consumers face continued uncertainty in the economy and rising inventory.
• Grant Cardone: A home is a ‘terrible investment’ since it ‘ain’t your house.’ How to tap real estate without a mortgage - You don't have to make a 30-year commitment to get into real estate.
• 7 Best Passive Income Ideas To Build Your Wealth in 2026 - While there are no perfect scenarios, here are seven proven passive income ideas to help you build financial security in 2026.
• Mortgage refinances surged again, but rates are now suddenly jumping higher - Mortgage refinancing jumped sharply higher for the second straight week, as interest rates fell further, but that boom may be about to bust.
• Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Says The Blockchain Must Achieve Full Quantum Resistance 'As Soon As Possible' - Ethereum should not wait until the last moment before working towards quantum resistance, co-founder Vitalik Buterin says. "We should resist the trap of saying ‘let’s delay quantum-resistance until the last possible moment in the name of ek