Home Depot delivered Q4 adjusted EPS of $2.72 against a $2.52 estimate, with revenue of $38.20B down 3.8% on a 13 versus 14 week calendar. Comparable sales rose 0.4%, and Pro demand plus SRS Distribution carried the quarter. CEO Ted Decker called underlying demand "relatively stable" after adjusting for storms.
Restaurants and discount dollar stores lead the way, with Dollar Tree opening 400 new stores and Starbucks opening 175. The growth across these industries is promising, even as other areas are still facing closures in the first quarter of 2026. But the same thing happened last year, with early 2025 closures evening out by the end of the year.
USRT tracks the FTSE Nareit Equity REITs 40 Act Capped Index, a market-cap weighted benchmark of U.S. equity REITs that excludes mortgage REITs and timber. The ETF holds names like Prologis, Welltower, and Equinix at the top of the book, with weights mirroring the broader listed real estate market.
That provision, Section 901, would ban institutional investors that own 350 or more single-family homes from purchasing additional single-family properties, other than manufactured housing. On a more controversial note, while it would provide an exemption for build-to-rent (BTR) communities, it would mandate that new BTR communities be sold to individual homeowners within seven years. Industry stakeholders say that the uncertainty caused by Section 901 has largely frozen capital flow into new BTR construction.
Mortgage credit availability decreased in April, breaking a three-month streak of easing standards, according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) released Tuesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MCAI is based on underwriting criteria and borrower eligibility factors including credit scores, loan types and loan-to-value (LTV) ratios from more than 95 lenders and investors. MBA combines this data, provided via ICE Mortgage Technology, using a proprietary formula to produce the index.
“The two greatest constraints we face are budget and available space and rarely do both align perfectly. Sometimes we have the square footage but not the budget to fully utilize it; other times the budget is there, but the space is limited in layout, functionality, or size. That tension has shaped how RREAF approaches fitness design across multiple recent projects.”
PJM released a white paper this week that said the region "has years, not decades" to make fundamental changes to the way it operates. "The current situation is not tenable," PJM CEO David Mills wrote in a foreward to the report. Normally, this sort of wonky report would land on the desks of a few legislators and regulators. But PJM's territory includes a large number of data centers, including the compute-dense region of Northern Virginia. What happens to PJM will send ripples throughout the tech world.
“Needs are the must-haves that make a home work. Good access, enough space for your furniture, a functional layout, and a that fits your routine are essential,” states Rob Romano, Director of Operations at Coutu Movers . “Wants are the extras that make the home feel great, but don't impact how easily you can actually live in it or move into it.”
The policy changes are designed to preserve a fair marketplace for listings and shield members from third-party platforms that could limit listing visibility or harm client outcomes, according to Annie Ives, CEO of The MLS/CLAW.
The main building-which could be used as a residence-is a 3,100-square-foot open-concept space with a kitchen, living area, and one bedroom on the main level-previously used as a bridal suite-and a second bedroom and bathroom upstairs.
While we continue to believe in the strength of the core business, TGJones has experienced highly challenging trading conditions over the past year, along with many other brick-and-mortar retailers. The firm laid the blame squarely at the door of three culprits: the 'forced' rebrand from the trusted, 233-year-old WHSmith fascia, which it said had dented brand recognition almost overnight; rising operating costs 'as a direct result of government policy'.
