How to downsize like a pro — and free yourself from being a ‘prisoner of your possessions’

Purchase applications fell 7% from the previous week and slipped 2% below the same week one year ago. Buyers continue to face a market defined by high home prices and a persistent shortage of affordable listings. As mortgage rates keep the US housing market subdued through 2026, those conditions have shown little sign of easing…

Politicians can make a reasonable case for a pied-à-terre tax, but not for imposing it on people who don’t own one, then dare them to prove otherwise. That’s what the Mamdani administration is doing. And even though a judge ruled as much, owners must still file for an exemption in case the city ultimately wins…

For years, trading platforms competed by putting more features on the screen until they looked less like a decision-making centre and more like an aircraft cockpit. That approach made sense when access to market information was limited. Today, it has created a different problem. Traders aren’t short of data; they’re short of time and attention….

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors.Want unlimited access to top ideas and insights? Subscribe Now Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte last week announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will accept the VantageScore 4.0 credit scoring system by conventional lenders. He made a similar announcement…

Investors in space stocks are all over Space Exploration Technologies and Rocket Lab. The problem is, these two space giants look wildly overvalued today, with price-to-sales (P/S) ratios in the stratosphere. If an investor is looking to buy these stocks for the next decade, the valuation math says they are likely to be disappointed. But what…