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Single-family rents marched higher in May, supported by outsized appreciation during the spring rental season, according to a new analysis published Thursday by Cotality. Rents for single-family houses rose 1.3% year over year in May, the real estate analytics firm said, slowing to half the 2.6% growth rate recorded a year earlier. Northeast and Midwest…

Time: 2pm – 3.30pm | Location: Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AH Minutes Minute 1: Welcome and apologies The Chair (Sharon Blackman) opened the meeting, welcoming those online and in person. Minute 2: Minutes of 24 November Legal Sub-Committee The minutes of the meeting of 24 November 2025 were approved. Minute 3: Look…

Families are facing a major shake-up to the inheritance tax regime from April 2027 when unused pensions will form part of estates for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes. Historically, many pension pots have fallen outside the IHT net, making them a useful vehicle to transfer wealth through generations. But under new rules, announced in the 2024…

Ottawa is targeting a reduction in the non-permanent resident share of the population, from a peak of 7.6% to 5%, signalling further outflows ahead. Those temporary foreign workers and international students had previously absorbed significant rental supply across the country. Rental supply flood The timing could hardly be more consequential. That demand pullback has arrived precisely as…

Key insight: Key players in the prediction market space discussed their differing views in an open roundtable event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations. What’s at stake: Traditional financial institutions that have expressed interest in prediction markets could be exposed to regulatory uncertainty and market risk. Forward look: Mulvaney said that he doesn’t expect…