ARA expands advocacy, hires John Blount to lead lobbying
The Building Societies Association (BSA) has become the latest signatory of the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC), endorsing its work to encourage positive mental health and wellbeing in the mortgage sector. The MIMHC was established in 2021 and brings firms from the mortgage and property finance industry together to support those dealing with…
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The Bank of Canada is expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at 2.25% on Wednesday, which would mark a sixth consecutive hold. With a hold now largely priced in, the more consequential question is whether the Bank’s updated forecasts and accompanying language begin to lay the groundwork for rate hikes later this year. That…
Who says it’s hard to find development sites in New York City? Some opportunities are hiding in plain sight, such as the office conversions and replacements unlocked by tax break 467m and rezoning. But old offices are not the only thing that could be swapped out for housing and other development. Old highways are another…
More than half of aspiring homeowners doubt that they will ever get onto the housing ladder, new research has found. The latest annual survey by HomeOwners Alliance (HOA) reveals that the proportion of non-homeowners who aspire to get on the housing ladder has risen from 64% in 2025 to 73% this year. However, it found…
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