Monthly Archives: November 2022

A construction loan is financing for building your own home that requires at least a 20% down payment

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. To get a construction loan, you’ll likely need a 680 credit score….

CrowdStreet review: Commercial real estate investing for individuals with a high net worth

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. CrowdStreet offers commercial real estate investments for accredited investors. CrowdStreet; Alyssa Powell/Insider…

Balloon mortgages can secure a small monthly housing payment, but they’re risky and hard to find

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. Balloon mortgages are hard to find these days. kali9/Getty Images With a…

Remote job opportunities are drying up but workers want flexibility more than ever, says LinkedIn study

Dima Berlin/Getty Images The number of available remote and flexible job options is declining, according to a new study from LinkedIn.  Remote jobs dropped to 14% of all listings in September, down from a peak of 20% in February. The drop comes as demand for remote and flexible jobs is increasing, LinkedIn reported.  Many office…

‘Avengers: Endgame’ directors say they wouldn’t ‘be ready’ to return to Marvel ‘until the end of the decade’

Anthony Russo and Joe Russo at the world premiere of “Avengers: Endgame” held at Los Angeles Convention Center on April 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images Joe and Anthony Russo “won’t be ready to do anything with Marvel until the end of the decade.” The Russos made four movies for Marvel,…

Listen to an AI sing an uncannily human rendition of ‘Jolene’

AI-powered image generators have been getting most of the press recently. But musical machine learning models have quietly been making great strides in recent years. Holly Herndon has been at the forefront of that revolution. She co-developed (along with partner Mat Dryhurst) Spawn, a singing neural network, for her last album Proto and released Holly+…