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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global healthcare systems are facing a structural inflection point. Without meaningful intervention, factors including aging populations, labor shortages and system inefficiencies will increase sector spending from $11.8 trillion today to $23.1 trillion by 2040, placing unprecedented strain on healthcare systems. This is according to Oliver Wyman, a global leader in management consulting and a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), which today released Unlocking the Great He...

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today released its February 2026 Home Price Index (HPI) report. The report tracks home price changes less than four weeks behind real time at the national, state and metropolitan (Core-Based Statistical Area) levels and includes metropolitan price tiers tha...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Square today published its 2026 Local Economy Report report, a first-of-its-kind analysis revealing how "regulars" and the neighborhood networks they create are the backbone of thriving local economies. The report reveals that regular customers drive 6x more revenue for local businesses and unpacks the patterns and trends in their spending. This includes regulars making predictable purchases, tipping more generously, and prioritizing in-person experiences, which...

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recent analysis from Experian shows that fixed-rate personal loans are playing a growing role in helping consumers take control of their finances....

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Homes.com, a CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) leading online residential marketplace, published the most expensive publicly marketed home sales across major U.S. metropolitan areas for the month of February. The list highlights the top closed sales in leading markets nationwide based on publicly marketed transactions recorded in multiple listing service (MLS) data. February’s most expensive sale occurred in New York City, where a condo on Park Avenue sold for $52.5 m...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CASE, a commercial real estate investment and advisory firm specializing in distressed and structured‑finance situations, today announced the release of a new paper by Managing Partner Shlomo Chopp titled “New Graves to Dance On,” published in Real Estate Issues®, the journal of the Counselors of Real Estate. The paper is deliberately positioned in dialogue with Sam Zell’s influential essays “The Grave Dancer” and “The Return of the Grave Dancer,” which introduced a f...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to analysis of its credit card data for 2025 by global analytics software leader FICO (NYSE: FICO), there was a fundamental shift in market dynamics from traditional cyclical patterns to clear management of affordability challenges. The year was characterised by consumers struggling to manage existing debt levels, with average balances reaching record highs while payment rates fell. Highlights The upward trajectory of average balances was the defining trend of...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The oldest Americans held 26% of America’s $48 trillion in real estate wealth as of the third quarter of 2025, the most recent period for which data is available, according to a new report from Redfin. That’s just shy of the prior quarter’s 26.1%—the highest level for 70+ year olds on record—and compares with 21.6% a decade earlier and 16.6% two decades earlier. The share of real estate wealth held by 70+ year olds surpassed that of 40-54 year olds for the first time o...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman has just released the latest results of its Pension Buyout Index...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA DLD, a division of KBRA Analytics, reports that direct lending activity supporting leveraged buyouts (LBO) has started the year ahead of 2025 levels, although a February slowdown suggests early momentum may be moderating. Direct lending LBO volume reached $16.3 billion through February 28, exceeding the $13.4 billion recorded during the same period last year. February issuance totaled $6.9 billion, down from $9.4 billion in January and marking the first monthly s...