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The Government has confirmed plans for a new equity loan scheme aimed at first-time buyers, with full details to be announced at next month’s Budget. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced over the weekend that the ‘Your First Home’ scheme will operate in England, supporting prospective first-time buyers purchasing new-build properties from…
Wealth Enhancement, a Minneapolis-based independent wealth management firm whose private equity holders are reportedly considering a sale, will acquire registered investment advisor Cloud Investments, according to sources. Cloud Investments will bring three offices to Wealth Enhancement in Huntsville, Florence, and Gadsden, Ala., managing more than $462 million in client assets. The move also further solidifies…
New York City’s rent-stabilized housing stock has an increasingly serious economic problem. For years, the operating expenses of these buildings have been rising much faster than their revenues. Insurance premiums, real estate taxes, water and sewer charges, fuel, labor, repairs and maintenance have all increased significantly, while the ability of owners to increase rents has…
A view of commercial cargo vessels and crude oil tankers are anchored in the Gulf of Oman, off the coast of Muscat, Oman, on June 21, 2026, as they prepare to transit through the critical Strait of Hormuz. Shady Alassar | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil prices remain below their recent peaks even as prospects…
Northern New England chapter to visit Rochester facility for networking event and plant tour ROCHESTER, N.H. , Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Laars® Heating Systems, a leading U.S. designer and manufacturer of boilers and water heaters, will welcome members of the Women in Manufacturing (WiM) Northern New England chapter to its Rochester facility Oct. 15 for a…
My column Wednesday was about New York laws that make housing cheaper. I did not include the FARE Act. Why not? Affordability was surely the goal of City Council member Chi Ossé’s law, which took effect in June 2025. The measures I wrote about prevent improvements to property, which does make housing cheaper in a…