Thousands return to Lisbon square, press government to scrap rental bill

With consumer sentiment softening across the country after the budget, investors have been reevaluating their portfolio management strategies, with some opting to shift their debt for future tax benefits. Fouracre Financial CEO Jack Fouracre said that in the wake of the property taxation changes, he had seen a drastic increase in inquiries from clients wanting…

Pepper Money has reduced residential mortgage rates by up to 117 basis points (bps), for customers with recent credit challenges. The largest reductions applied to the lender’s Pepper 6 range, with two-year rates cut by up to 117bps and five-year rates reduced by up to 101bps. Meanwhile, Pepper 12 two-year and five-year rates have…

A California man allegedly posed as a wealthy real estate investor from Switzerland and a San Francisco 49ers football player to persuade women he met on dating apps to give him money for purported investments, in a scheme prosecutors claim defrauded at least 26 victims of about $1.3 million. Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, of Sacramento…

On May 21, shortly before Memorial Day weekend, participants in public real estate markets awoke to a truly remarkable headline.  AvalonBay Communities, the owner of 98,000 apartments and with a market capitalization of $25 billion, would be merging with Equity Residential, one of the oldest real estate investment trusts (REITs) in America, holding 85,000 apartments…

Plus500, the global multi-asset fintech group known for its proprietary trading platforms, announced Thursday the start of a new share buyback programme to repurchase up to $100.0 million of the company’s shares. The buyback forms part of the $182.5 million in shareholder returns unveiled alongside Plus500’s H1 2026 Interim Results on 10 August 2026, which…

Pitched to voters as a tax on the wealthy to fund much-needed affordable housing, Los Angeles‘ controversial “mansion tax” has instead cost the city over 9,000 new housing units, 16,500 construction jobs, and $452 million in lost municipal revenue.   That is the sobering conclusion reached by researchers at the nonpartisan global policy think tank…