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Mortgage rates continued to drift lower this week, with the average rate on 30-year fixed home loans dipping to 6.65% for the week ending Aug. 20, down 2 basis points from 6.67% the previous week, according to Freddie Mac. While this second consecutive weekly drop provides a minor boost for home seekers, borrowing costs remain…
Alibaba plans $10 billion Hong Kong share placement to fund AI spending
A rendering of Brightline West’s southern California station, one of four planned stations for the 218-mile train system that is struggling to put together a financing package. Brightline West Trading has been brisk on Brightline West bonds as the West Coast train project continues to work to put together financing anchored by a federal loan…
Two sets of official figures published on the same day appear to point in opposite directions. Fewer landlords are falling behind with their mortgages, yet more landlords are asking the courts to return their properties. The distinction may reveal something more important than a simple arrears story. Two official reports published today tell very different…
Korean retail traders chase 40% coupons after historic stock rout – report
12:01 AM, 14th August 2026, 1 week ago 4 Starts on new build-to-rent homes fell 79% in the year to June 2026, according to a Savills analysis for Real Estate:UK. That left 2,176 homes entering construction, down from 13,893 a year earlier. Starts outside London fell 84%, while the number of homes under construction nationwide…
U.S. investors are facing quite a bit of concentration risk, even as markets seem to be broadening. Entering 2026, prior to all the geopolitical volatility, investors were clamoring for ex-U.S. equities. Now, despite that continued volatility, international stocks can still appeal. Looking longer term, however, emerging markets may actually be the more intriguing route, via…
The FCA-regulated arm of the Equiti Group has paused onboarding new medium and high-risk clients and reduced its role as a liquidity provider to other group entities. The move appears to be part of the company’s reduction in principal trading and risk-bearing activities. Revenue Dropped in Double Digits According to the latest Companies House filing,…
HMRC has changed its published guidance on the controversial 20-hour test for landlord Incorporation Relief, expressly confirming that somebody who spends fewer than 20 hours a week on their property activities may nevertheless be carrying on a business for the purposes of section 162 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992. The amendment to…
00:00:00 Brook Tretter By then, then you’re busy scrambling, hiring, training, and trying to keep up with demand. And truthfully, you’re losing business. Some companies still think that strategic partners are just overflow support instead of an extension of the business that can improve quality and consistency and execution. 00:00:19 Matt Sexton Welcome to MPA…