Who Owns the Customer in Mortgage Lending?

Even though the underlying bond market is in slightly weaker shape today, mortgage rates ended up trickling just a bit lower than yesterday’s latest levels. This can happen on occasions when there is a strong rally late in the previous day. Mortgage lenders don’t end up passing along all of that improvement in rate sheets…

Offr, a digital buying platform backed by Barclays, has partnered with website specialist PropertyStream to launch Transact, a white-labelled platform that enables estate agents to manage property transactions from initial enquiry to completion within their own branded websites. The joint venture claims to offer an integrated response to the government’s consultation on digital reforms to…

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Despite a slight quarter-over-quarter decline in new deals, Manhattan’s office market saw a robust third quarter of 2026, with leasing volume exceeding both the five-year and 10-year quarterly averages, according to the latest research from Colliers.  Manhattan office leasing totaled 10.06 million square feet in July, August and September, driven by large new leases and…

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