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You’re making $80,000 a year — enough to finally feel like homeownership is within reach. But how much house you can afford might be different from how much house you want. Before you start your search, it helps to understand how much house an $80,000 salary can comfortably support, so you can stay within budget…

Marc Nachmann, Goldman Sachs global head of asset and wealth management. CNBC Goldman Sachs said Thursday it won deals to manage a combined $70 billion in retirement assets for Verizon Communications and Lockheed Martin, one of the larger recent announcements in the fast-growing market for outsourced corporate investing. The mandates include about $30 billion in…

Darrell Walker has been appointed managing director of mortgages at LendInvest to lead the division through a phase of growth. He joins from challenger buy-to-let (BTL) lender Chetwood Bank, where he worked for around three years, most recently as group sales director for its brands ModaMortgages and CHL Mortgages.  Walker’s appointment comes shortly after LendInvest announced record lending of…

“By contrast, the breakdown of USMCA would be accompanied by 214,000 and 102,000 fewer jobs, respectively, in the US and Canada.”  The report models three outcomes following the July 1, 2026, deadline to renew USMCA, which passed without a formal agreement: a Status Quo scenario, a Successful Renegotiation, and a full USMCA Breakdown.  “Many of…

ProConvey and Thirdfort have expanded their partnership to end repeated ID checks during home moves. Under the expanded partnership, Thirdfort Identity verification is now embedded within ProConvey’s Fast Track Sale for estate agents and conveyancers, completed by the seller at the point their property is listed. Thirdfort’s Secure Share then makes the completed check available…