Homebuilder Executive Survey Tracks Margin Pressure into Late 2026

The former executive director of the Watertown Housing Authority in Massachusetts was forced to step down after it was revealed he’d stolen thousands of taxpayer dollars from the organization to renovate the bathroom in his home. From 2019 to 2025, Michael Lara served as the executive director of the Watertown Housing Authority, which manages affordable…

Account titling and beneficiary designations supersede what clients have written in their wills and should be managed carefully. Inattention to the details can lead to a client’s wishes upon death going unfulfilled. Processing Content This process applies to accounts and real property. For example, joint tenancy, if one of the joint tenants dies, leaves the…

The average homeowner in England faces an estimated £15,513 in costs when upsizing, according to research by Yopa – rising to £47y,704 in London. The estate agency analysed the estimated cost of upsizing across England, based on selling an average flat or terraced home and buying an average semi-detached or detached property, as well as…

After years of being told to spend our pensions last because they could be handed down free of inheritance tax, a new rule coming in from next April flips that guidance on its head. From 6 April, 2027, most unspent pensions passed on will be included in the estate for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes and…

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh, speaking last week at the Kansas City Fed’s annual Jackson Hole symposium, put the same case plainly. “We must be confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective, clearly and at sufficient speed,” Warsh said. “Otherwise, we have work to do.” Samantha Shelton, mortgage broker and president of Align Lending,…