Will Trump’s new Canadian tariffs add cost risk for builders?
Southeast Asia’s fintech sector attracted $2.3 billion in funding in the first nine months of 2026, more than triple the amount raised a year earlier, according to a report by data intelligence firm Tracxn. The rise in fintech funding comes as a handful of large transactions offset a sharp decline in deal volume, the report added….
Munish Viralam arrived at Newmark in June, fresh off an 18-year stint at CBRE. As executive vice chairman at Newmark, Viralam has been tasked with leading the firm’s newly centralized real estate strategy and consulting group, scaling up its strategic arm, and helping corporate tenants navigate the maze-like process of real estate strategy and negotiations….
In a May 2026 report titled “AI and New York City’s Fiscal Future: Planning Scenarios for an Uncertain Economy,” New York City Comptroller Mark Levine stated that “there is no city in America — and perhaps none on Earth — more exposed to both the promise and peril of artificial intelligence than New York City.”…
Victoria has made its rental taskforce permanent, with expanded resources set to increase scrutiny of landlords and enforcement across the state’s rental market. Following the completion of its initial two-year project, the Renting Taskforce became a permanent part of Consumer Affairs Victoria, with expanded resources in a bid to continue its crackdown on landlords. The…
12:01 AM, 5th August 2026, 22 hours ago Landlords could face new planning restrictions when converting family homes into small HMOs in Reigate and Banstead. Reigate and Banstead Borough Council is consulting on an Article 4 direction that would remove permitted development rights for conversions housing between three and six residents. A full planning application…
A dollar can only stretch so far. For 60 million Labor Economy workers, each trip to the checkout can involve hard choices about what to buy, how to pay and what to leave behind. The July 2026 Wage to Wallet™ Index examines how workers earning no more than $25 an hour and typically less than $50,000…