Canadian rents show signs of bottoming out after two-year slide
National asking rent rises for a fourth straight month as annual declines ease

National asking rent rises for a fourth straight month as annual declines ease

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) has officially rolled out cryptocurrency trading to UK customers this week, marking an expansion of its all-in-one investment platform beyond the US market. The launch follows Robinhood U.K. Ltd’s addition to the Financial Conduct Authority’s register of cryptoasset firms. Under the new arrangement, UK customers can trade digital assets directly within…
Lower energy prices helped drive down inflation in June and offered Fed policymakers and would-be homebuyers a reprieve after May’s dramatic surge, Realtor.com reported. Beating the expectations of economists, overall prices increased by 3.5% in the 12 months through June, retreating from the previous month’s three-year-high of 4.2%, according to the U.S. Labor Department’s Consumer…
The government is working on a new contributory pension scheme that could significantly expand retirement coverage beyond the existing Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), according to a report by The Indian Express. The proposed scheme, which is part of the government’s EPFO 3.0 reform agenda, aims to cover workers in both the organised and unorganised sectors,…
The sellers making their move The largest landlords — Progress Residential, Invitation Homes, AMH, Tricon, FirstKey, Amherst, and VineBrook — are all net sellers year to date, with 3,180 more homes sold than bought since January 1. Together, that cohort controls roughly 589,000 homes, equal to approximately 3.9% of the nation’s 14 million single-family rentals,…
Noah Walters is the co-founder of Tower, a custom-built AI platform for every stage of the due diligence process. He previously practiced at Dentons Canada, where he focused on tech regulatory compliance, private M&A, and venture financings as a founding member of the firm’s FinTech and AI industry teams. Noah is based in Canada. Recorded live…
Cornwall is one of the poorest corners of northern Europe. Its output per head has sat at roughly two-thirds to three-quarters of the UK average for two decades. A typical full-time worker there earns around 84% of the national wage. For 25 years the gap was cushioned by Europe. Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly…