Jeff Vasishta

1 month ago | benzinga.com | Jeff Vasishta

Not so fast. The mass sale of US federal buildings appears to have stalled for the time being. The Wall Street Journal reported that 443 buildings, representing nearly 80 million square feet, listed for sale have been suddenly removed from the General Services Administration website. Hours after releasing its initial list on March 4, the GSA trimmed that number to 330. The following day, all listed properties were removed from the website.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Jeff Vasishta

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. There’s a long way to go to catch up to Apple’s (NASDAQ:) giant retail footprint. However, as part of Google’s ongoing expansion into brick-and-mortar shopping, it is opening two more stores to add to its five. One will be in Santa Monica on March 7 and the other in the Washington D.C. area later this year, according to CoStar.

1 month ago | aol.com | Jeff Vasishta

Paying debt with other debt has long been viewed as a slippery slope to financial ruin, which is why mortgage companies have made it extremely difficult—until now. Bilt and the Mesa Homeowners Card are attempting to make mortgage payments via credit card viable by offering rewards while avoiding transaction fees, according to Fortune. Although there are hacks involving balance transfer cards to pay debt, interest rates and fees have thus far made the move prohibitive.

1 month ago | benzinga.com | Jeff Vasishta

Paying debt with other debt has long been viewed as a slippery slope to financial ruin, which is why mortgage companies have made it extremely difficult—until now. Bilt and the Mesa Homeowners Card are attempting to make mortgage payments via credit card viable by offering rewards while avoiding transaction fees, according to Fortune. Although there are hacks involving balance transfer cards to pay debt, interest rates and fees have thus far made the move prohibitive.

1 month ago | benzinga.com | Jeff Vasishta

Remember the home-buying frenzy and bidding wars of 2021? In many parts of the country, those have disappeared into the rearview mirror as home buyers find the real estate market has finally flipped in their favor, according to new data from Redfin RDFN. Due to increased supply, new homes are now transacting for nearly 2% less than the listing price. In January, inventory was up by 5% over the same time last year, and in some markets, listings are higher than any time over the previous six years.