Mortgage demand extends losing streak as rates keep climbing

8:59 AM, 4th September 2026, 35 minutes ago Well, who could have predicted that small landlords are leaving the private rented sector? Thirty thousand small landlords in the UK apparently walked away from buy to let in the year to April 2025. And that’s BEFORE the Renters’ Rights Act had even taken effect in England,…

The number of mortgage loans originated fell by 50% between 2021 and 2025, with refinancings down by almost 80%, as interest rates spiked off the record lows of the pandemic era. Processing Content But making up the gap was gains in home equity/second mortgage lending, which in 2025 now represented an “unprecedented” 17.5% share of…

As the Opportunity Zone 2.0 program nears full gear in January 2027, both commercial real estate developers and financial advisors are making moves to take advantage of it. That’s happening as potential participants gain clarity about where the newly designated Opportunity Zones might be located—July 1 marked the start of a 90-day period during which…

Netflix (NFLX +0.74%) stock closed near $82 last week, which leaves it down about 36% from its 52-week high of $126.71 and roughly 46% below its June 2025 all-time high. I do not think this is a once-in-a-lifetime setup, but it is the cheapest relative to its earning power that Netflix stock has looked in…

Foreign investors are back in Indian equities — but the comeback may not yet be a green light for a broad-based market rally.   Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) pumped about ₹20,200 crore into Indian equities in July, their first monthly inflow since February, as domestic growth indicators remained resilient and the monsoon staged a sharp…

Buying a home doesn’t make sense for everyone, but in several highly sought-after markets, it might be harder to rent. Regions like the Sun Belt have experienced a construction boom, and, in turn, a drop in prices due to more inventory — but for coastal cities, that hasn’t quite been the case. “The US built…