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Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. The post-August-deadline adjustment period is drawing to a close. Real estate’s next chapter is about to begin. We invite you to participate in the industry’s most ambitious monthly survey: the Inman Intel Index. Each month, the Intel Index survey leans on the expertise of Inman’s readership to discover what’s top of…

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He Lifeng, China’s vice premier, during the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.  Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Tuesday vowed to boost Hong Kong’s competitiveness by investing in the city’s innovation and delivering supportive financial policies.Speaking at the third Global Financial Leaders Investment Summit, hosted by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, He reiterated Beijing’s commitment to “explore and implement” measures aimed at building Hong Kong as an “international financial center.” That’s according to CNBC’s translation of his spoken Mandarin.Beijing’s stimulus measures have already “benefited” Hong…

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Bethenny Frankel would like your attention, please. She would also like to make her feelings known on the franchise that helped make her famous — and just how far it has fallen, in this former reality star’s opinion. Bethenny Frankel attends “Elf” Broadway Opening Night at Marquis Theatre on November 17, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) This past Saturday, in a TikTok video that has since been deleted, Frankel addressed the brand new cast that Bravo introduced this year to comprise The Real Housewives of New York City. Frankel went in and said reboot is…

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Frankly, it feels like the housing market is contracting a bit now in November. After the hurricanes, we got hit with spiking mortgage rates and then the election. We saw a little rebound in the new listings rate after the election, but it was actually less of a rebound than I anticipated. A few more sellers emerged, but my gut says that many are done for the season and maybe will try again next spring. Home sales We counted 53,000 new contracts pending for single-family homes last week, with another 11,000 condo sales. That’s a bounce up of almost 3%…

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Since the election, Bluesky has acquired millions of new users and surpassed Threads on app stores.Many new Bluesky users are praising the feeling on the site as being similar to “old Twitter.”Social media researchers told BI users wait for a large enough user base before switching sites.Bluesky still has a long way to go before it’s a true challenger to Meta’s Threads and Elon Musk’s X — at least in terms of user numbers — but it’s playing catchup fast among users nostalgic for a simpler format.This week, the app shot to the top of Apple’s App Store and Google’s…

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US president-elect says former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy will usher in a ‘golden age of travel’.United States President-elect Donald Trump has named a former congressman-turned-Fox Business host as his pick for transportation secretary. In a statement announcing the nomination on Monday, Trump described Sean Duffy as a “tremendous and well-liked public servant” who will usher in a “golden age of travel”. “He will prioritise excellence, competence, competitiveness and beauty when rebuilding America’s highways, tunnels, bridges and airports,” Trump said. “He will ensure our ports and dams serve our economy without compromising our national security, and he will make our skies…

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Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! We’re a little bit more than a week away from Thanksgiving. For many of Us, that means enjoying delectable meals and fun games with our families. For bargain hunters, it’s all about saving big with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. Thankfully, you don’t have to wait until Black Friday for deals. Right now, Nordstrom is offering eye-catching deals ahead of the holidays. Right now, you can stock up on bestselling fashion essentials from brands like Tory Burch, Steve Madden,…

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The lobby of 48 Wall Street in 2010 at an event. It will be a part of an immersive show with a circus element created by the producer behind “The Illusionist” magic show. Photo: Ryan McCune/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images A circus is coming for 48 Wall. Photo: Dariusz Gryczka/Shutterstock As offices sit empty across Manhattan, the first bank to take space on Wall Street could soon become home to a nightly acrobatic show performed in period costume. “Think of this, historically, a bit like if Hamilton put on a circus,” producer Simon Painter told the community board last week. “A big extravagant…

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CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday considered the stock of Nvidia in light of a report that the company is having overheating issues with servers for its newest graphics chips that enable advanced artificial intelligence functions. But Cramer wasn’t overly concerned, saying he views the stock decline as an investing opportunity.”Maybe this time really is the top, and it’s all because of server meltdowns,” he said. “I’zasx1m more inclined to think you’re getting a buying opportunity in Nvidia thanks to The Information publishing a story that may, may simply not be that.”The Information reported that Nvidia’s highly-anticipated Blackwell chips overheat when…

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