Bessent proposes US-China AI safety notifications in talks with Chinese vice premier

HSBC has announced mortgage rate cuts, effective from 1 September. Changes will be made across its mortgages for first-time buyer, homemover, remortgage, switching, borrowing more and international residential borrowers.  The majority of rate reductions will apply at 60-75% loan-to-value (LTV) tiers.  TSB has also lowered rates across its product transfer and additional borrowing mortgages. …

The most valuable company in the country is expanding its presence in the nation’s capital. NVIDIA signed an office lease in Washington, D.C., to become the latest technology company to take space in the District while demand concentrates in the market’s premier buildings. The artificial intelligence chipmaker signed a 27,600-square-foot sublease at Douglas Development’s Woodies…

A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s request to terminate a consent order in a 2022 case involving alleged redlining by a New Jersey bank. The ruling marks a win for a group of nonprofits that had fought against the administration’s attempts to overturn the agreement between the Biden-era Justice Department and Lakeland Bank,…

Higher mortgage repayments are the biggest concern for UK homeowners in the current housing market, according to a survey by Boon Brokers, with 33% naming this as their main worry. The survey of 1,000 mortgage holders found that 24% were most concerned about entering negative equity, while 14% cited falling property values. The findings…

Having previously outlined why I think Freeport-McMoRan is a better stock to buy on a risk/reward basis than MP Materials (MP +5.53%), it might seem strange to argue that the latter is also an attractive stock to buy. At least it is for a certain type of investor, particularly those who believe that trade tensions…

It seems like every piece of software now touts its Ai capabilities. While there are plenty of great tools out there, there may be just as many that are buggy or overpromising what they actually do. We scoured the landscape of Ai tools — both those made specifically for real estate professionals and general ones…