Park Street Homes expands urban infill homebuilding model

Key insight: The Community Bankers Insurance Alliance is seeking to revive private-sector deposit insurance, which has largely gone by the wayside. What’s at stake: The plan is being sold to small banks as a way to counteract the “too big to fail” advantage held by larger banks. Supporting data: The effort’s organizers say that in…

The review also surfaced a point advisors can use with clients. The panel observed that Canadians and their financial planners are gradually recognizing the value of deferring a CPP pension, and that many planners now recommend it. It expects more Canadians to delay claiming as they weigh working longer, longevity, the implicit return from waiting and the…

If you’re in your 40s, or even 50s, and think it’s too late to build a comfortable retirement, think again. We’ve done the math, we’ve crunched the numbers, and we’ve run the playbook ourselves—using rental properties, you can replace a significant portion of your income in just around a decade. Today, we’re sharing the exact…

“At the start of the year, we were hoping for another quarter-point rate cut,” Kristin O’Neil (pictured top), senior loan officer at Open Door Lending, told Mortgage Professional America. “Now, with inflation back in the conversation, the industry is talking about potential rate hikes ahead. That’s a real shift, and it’s a good reminder that…