Ukraine seeks U.S. investment for defence technology fund – FT

Arrow Real Estate Advisors is adding another experienced veteran to its staff of capital markets experts.  The New York-based real estate advisory firm has hired Jeffrey Weinberg as a managing director, Commercial Observer can first report. SEE ALSO: Angela Gentry of JLL: 5 Questions Weinberg comes from Meridian Capital Group, a firm he co-founded in…

Accord is set to increase rates across its entire residential and buy-to-let (BTL) new business range, effective Thursday. Residential rates will see increases up to 40 basis points (bps) on two-, three- and five-year fixes. Within its residential product transfer (PT) range, two-year fixed rates will face increases up to 38bps, while all three-year…

Raksha Bandhan is on August 28, Ganesh Chaturthi begins on September 14, Navratri starts on October 11, and Diwali is to be celebrated in early November, and the most essential ingredient to make these festivals sweeter has gone bitter well ahead of them. We’re talking about sugar, a key essential item in every household. Sugar…

Latvian PM on track to lead pro-Ukraine coalition after election win

Mortgage application activity declined for a second consecutive week as higher borrowing costs continued to weigh on both purchase and refinance demand. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a 2.9% decrease in total application volume on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending July 31. Purchase applications decreased 4% from the previous week on…

If you’ve been waiting for lower mortgage rates, today just might be your day. The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 6.59% APR, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. This is 11 basis points lower than yesterday and two basis points lower than a week ago. (See our chart…