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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases the July 2025 issue of CMBS Trend Watch. It has been anything but the summer doldrums for the CMBS private label market, as 20 deals priced in July, outpacing the 14 in June. Investor demand was robust, led by 15 single borrower (SB) transactions and five conduits. For the month, $12.4 billion priced, bringing the year-to-date issuance through July to a level 29% higher year-over-year (YoY). Following a very strong July, August activity could show signs...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diamond prices declined for most of July amid uncertainty over US tariffs. Major retailers postponed holiday purchases, creating pressure on prices and inventory following a hike in manufacturing. US dealers raised prices on the final day of the month in response to President Donald Trump’s July 30 announcement of 25% duties on Indian imports. The trade began moving inventory to the US ahead of August 7, when the new rate goes into effect. The RapNet Diamond Index (R...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Homebuyers need to earn $112,131 per year to afford the $447,035 median priced U.S. home, little changed (+0.5%) from a year ago. But in 11 of the 50 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas, the income needed to afford a home has declined. That’s according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. U.S. Metro Income need to afford median-priced home YoY change in income required to afford median-priced home Oakland, CA $244,073 -4.6% West P...

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA), an industry pioneer for buying and selling used cars online, today released an EV Trends Report, highlighting continued momentum in battery electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) (together, “electrified vehicles”) adoption. The report shows electrified vehicles now 9% of Carvana’s retail unit sales, with SUV models driving much of the growth in recent years. Highlights from the report include: Record Electrified Vehicle Sales Mix: EVs...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The daily average mortgage rate dropped to 6.57% on August 4, the lowest level in 10 months, according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. That means a homebuyer on a $3,000 monthly budget has gained roughly $20,000 in purchasing power since May, when the daily average rate hit a recent peak of 7.08%. A buyer on that budget can afford a $458,750 home with today’s mortgage rate, compared to the $439,000 home they could have bought w...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Peanut Allergy - Pipeline Insight, 2025" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The "Peanut Allergy - Pipeline Insight, 2025" report delivers in-depth analysis of the Peanut Allergy therapeutic landscape, highlighting over 10 companies and upwards of 12 pipeline drugs. This report encompasses detailed drug profiles across clinical and nonclinical stages, with assessments categorized by product type, stage, route of administration, and molecule type. M...

WESTLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Schwab Trading Activity Index™ (STAX) increased to 41.79 in July, up from its score of 40.66 in June. The only index of its kind, the STAX is a proprietary, behavior-based index that analyzes retail investor stock positions and trading activity from Schwab’s millions of client accounts to illuminate what investors were actually doing and how they were positioned in the markets each month. The reading for the four-week period ending July 25, 2025, ranks “low...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman has just released its latest Mortgage Default Index for Q1 2025....

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, has published the Fiserv Small Business Index for July 2025, with the seasonally-adjusted Index rising 1 point to 149. Year-over-year sales (+3.6%) and transactions (+3.0%) remained strong, signaling the continued resilience of consumer spending. Average ticket sizes (+0.7%) also grew compared to 2024. Month-over-month sales (+1.0%) grew, reversing a three-month trend of...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than one in four (25.9%) U.S. homes have gained at least $250,000 in value since the last time they were purchased, while 8% have gained more than $500,000. That’s according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. These are the upper and lower bounds of the potential share of homeowners who stand to benefit if the tax on capital gains from a home sale is eliminated—an idea currently being floated by President Trump and U.S. lawmak...