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Douglas County Assessor Toby Damisch first suspected something was wrong when Colorado homeowners started calling his office with some unusual questions. “Hey, I hear I don’t have to pay the school property tax anymore,” he recalls constituents saying. Others told his office they had heard their property values could be capped once they turned 70….

Several major UK lenders have introduced mortgage products requiring minimal or no deposits, marking a shift in lending practices as banks seek to support first-time buyers struggling with affordability. Metro Bank recently launched a 100% loan-to-value mortgage for eligible first-time buyers, joining a growing number of institutions offering low-deposit products. The move comes as lenders…

Paragon Bank has cut rates by 15bps across a selection of five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages. The cuts apply for landlords purchasing or remortgaging single self-contained properties (SSCs), houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and multi-unit blocks (MUBs). The refreshed range includes products at 60%, 70%, 75% and 80% LTV, some limited edition and Paragon’s Tailored proposition…

Every few months, a new piece appears questioning whether technology will finally make the mortgage adviser obsolete. Most recently, The Financial Times asked whether artificial intelligence (AI) could signal the end of the mortgage broker, reflecting a wider debate about how consumers will access financial products in the future. Or, indeed, how they are…