Single-family homes are seeing a significant drop in price, depending on where you look. The National Association of Realtors claims some of the most expensive cities to buy a home are now seeing a substantial drop in price, including cities in California. Homes in San Francisco are seeing an average price of one-point-two-three million dollars, which is actually down over six percent from last year. San Jose, Los Angeles, and Boulder also saw decreases.
MORMON CHURCH FINED
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints must pay the SEC $5 million dollars in a regulatory settlement. The SEC accused Ensign Peak Advisors and the Mormon Church of misleading the public by not disclosing a major investment fund it had in place. That fund is valued at around $32 billion dollars. The church released a statement after the settlement saying "we affirm our commitment to comply with the law, and now consider this matter closed."
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business. Apple’s earnings for the first three months of the year topped Wall Street’s expectations thanks to high demand for its iPhones, and the company said tariffs had a limited effect on the fiscal second quarter’s results. Cook added that for the current quarter, assuming things don’t change, Apple expects to see $900 million added to its costs as a result of the tariffs.
