Technology is Not Culture in Mortgage Lending

The UK bridging market is in good health, but that doesn’t mean it is free from pressure. Demand remains strong and investors, landlords, developers and business owners still need fast and practical finance when mainstream lending cannot move quickly enough. At the same time, funders, lenders, brokers and borrowers are all asking sharper questions,…

The central debate in digital asset policy used to be whether to regulate at all. That question is now settled. MiCA’s transitional period ended July 1st, 2026; the UK finalized its cryptoasset rulebook on June 30th; the US celebrated the one-year anniversary of the GENIUS Act becoming law; and the SEC and CFTC issued joint…

Actress Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36 after being found unresponsive at an apartment in South Carolina. The “Ice Princess” star died at Judson Mill Lofts in Greenville, SC, on Aug. 16, just five days before what would have been her 37th birthday. Her father, Alan Lee “Skip” Panettiere, confirmed the devastating…

As of 11:37 AM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -0.83%) is down 0.88% to 51,962, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -0.66%) has fallen 0.73% to 25,996, and the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.44%) is trading 0.45% lower at 7,586 as concerns over high energy costs and AI scaling pressure indexes. Today’s Change (-0.44%) -33.39 Index…

Manhattan rental takeaways Prices continued to rise at double the rate of inflation. New leases continued to drop sharply year over year, inferring heavy renewal volume Median rent rose to the second-highest in history Listing inventory continued to plunge, falling at its fastest annual rate in more than three years Nearly 1 out of 5…