Federal Reserve eyes tightening cycle haunted by COVID-era housing stimulus

D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George has admitted she used to be skeptical of the very homebuilding agenda she now champions. But the reality, she said, is visible in other cities that adding more housing works. “Increasing supply, paired with policies to protect residents, really is critical to stopping further displacement and making housing more affordable for…

Although the days of corporate pushes for environmental, social and corporate governance-based investing have waned, climate risk data is an increasingly hot commodity for commercial real estate.  Developers and investors alike are building or buying their own predictive, physics‑based models as insurers raise premiums, federal climate data pipelines shrink and extreme weather losses mount.  “Climate…

The number of active retail brokerage accounts barely changed in Q2 2026, even as trading activity fell from the first-quarter level. Finance Magnates Intelligence estimates the tracked account base at 7.39 million. The full broker-by-broker analysis is now available on the FM Intelligence portal. It examines which firms added accounts, which moved down the ranking…

12:01 AM, 5th August 2026, 30 seconds ago UK house prices increased by 0.1% during July, with annual growth slowing from 2.2% in June to 1.8%, Nationwide has revealed. The average price of a home is now £277,542, compared with £277,484 a month earlier. Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s chief economist, said: “Prices remained broadly flat in…

Albany could be ripe for revolution next year when a slew of socialists prepare to occupy the State Capitol for longer than a typical sit-in. Two months ago, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani-backed candidates Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier triumphed in their congressional primaries, a dozen lesser-known candidates endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America…

Personal Finance Published: Friday, August 21, 2026, 17:19 [IST] Weeks after house hunting, chasing brokers, and juggling through different areas of the city, you finally find an apartment that suits all your needs and checks all the boxes. But finding the right apartment is not enough in metro cities, especially for youngsters who often ignore…