The typical March 2026 homebuyer paid 15% down on the value of a home, a percentage that’s down from 16.1% in March 2025. That translates to about $64,000 — still more than double the median $30,000 down payment homebuyers paid in the years leading up to the pandemic, when buyers were putting down about 10%.

Hotel bookings in U.S. World Cup host cities lag behind Canada and Mexico, with San Francisco the only U.S. city to crack that threshold at 44%. High ticket prices, soaring transportation costs, visa concerns and a perceived unwelcoming U.S. political climate deter travelers.

SpaceX set a specific price of $135 per share for its initial public offering, bucking traditional IPO pricing methods. The company plans to sell 555,555,555 shares to raise nearly $75 billion, targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation. SpaceX was unprofitable in 2025, losing $4.9 billion on $18.7 billion in revenue.

Blackstone, Blue Owl and Cliffwater reverted to a 5% redemption cap after allowing bigger payouts in the first quarter.

Supply-chain backlogs, permitting fights and availability of power supplies are among the issues that have caused the construction of data centers to fall behind targeted timelines, with the gap growing wider in recent months. More than 60% of data-center capacity planned for completion in 2027 isn’t yet under construction, and another 7% is delayed.

The slowest housing market in decades is stretching into its fourth year, causing many real-estate agents to leave the industry or find second jobs. The National Association of Realtors had 1.412 million members as of April, down from a peak of 1.6 million in October 2022.

The median age of a U.S. home is a record 44 years, leading to vast and rapidly increasing maintenance and modernization costs. Financial advisers now suggest setting aside 2% to 3% of a home’s value annually for upkeep, up from the traditional 1%.

Fertitta Entertainment, owned by billionaire Tilman Fertitta, agreed to buy Caesars Entertainment for about $5.7 billion. The acquisition will add Caesars’ more than 50 resorts to Fertitta’s portfolio, which includes Golden Nugget casinos.

Hotel owners in New York City signed the industry’s most expensive union contract, raising hourly wages by about 50% over eight years. Rising labor and other mounting expenses will push up hotel owners’ annual property operation costs by an estimated 15%.

Downtown Denver faces a crisis with nearly 40% office vacancy, the highest among the country’s top 50 cities.