Can the housing market weather Iran conflict 2.0 and higher rates?

The Mamdani administration announced a new housing court fast track aimed at making it easier to pursue enforcement against landlords for overdue repairs and for tenants to get urgent cases before judges more quickly. The administrative judge’s directive aims to cut wait times for urgent cases involving widespread hazardous conditions, vacate orders and Article 7A…

“These aren’t dumb people,” he said. “But there’s definitely a difference versus how you would assess risk in a typical conventional loan. Inherently, they haven’t dealt with concentration risk and some of those things that we have since the beginning of residential investor lending becoming institutionalized.” He said the underwriting considerations that come with investor…

Fund review: Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund

Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. July 01, 2026 Federal Reserve issues initial findings from its 2025 triennial payments study For release at 2:30 p.m. EDT The Federal Reserve on Wednesday issued initial findings…

Oil Prices Surge Amid Fading US-Iran Peace Hopes and Supply Concerns Rising Tensions and Their Impact on Oil Markets By Ishaan Arora and Trixie Yap Escalation in the Middle East Aug 18 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday as prospects receded for a deal to end the Middle East war, with Iran saying it…

Building societies have never been more important. They provide around one in three first-time buyer mortgages and continue to support borrowers throughout every stage of homeownership. Yet despite their relevance, many younger consumers would struggle to explain how a building society differs from a bank. That highlights a key challenge facing the sector. It’s…