mattotcha, 2 months ago to Economics

Real estate stocks plunge as NAR agrees to landmark settlement that rewrites rules on commissions
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/real-estate-stocks-nar-settlement-commissions-housing-market-zillow-redfin-2024-3 #economics #stocks #RealEstate #brokers #fee #homes #buy #sell

falcon, 4 months ago to random

Eventually, the reality of all those empty office spaces is going to have to catch up with commercial REITs. Funding partners can either accept a reduction in rent and portfolio size, or let the market bleed them dry while they hold out for the past come back.

25 PSF per year doesn't make any sense for class C buildings in the CBD or light industrial in SoDo, when they sat vacant since 2020.

ilumium, 8 months ago to Nissan

Car maker #Nissan "admits in their #privacy policy to collecting (...) #sexual activity, #health diagnosis data, and #genetic data (...). They say they can share and sell #consumers’ “preferences, characteristics, #psychological trends, #predispositions, #behavior, #attitudes, #intelligence, #abilities, and #aptitudes” to data #brokers, #lawenforcement, and other third parties."

"All new cars today are privacy nightmares on wheels."

Via @mozilla
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/