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Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh, speaking last week at the Kansas City Fed’s annual Jackson Hole symposium, put the same case plainly. “We must be confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective, clearly and at sufficient speed,” Warsh said. “Otherwise, we have work to do.” Samantha Shelton, mortgage broker and president of Align Lending,…
After posting years of positive returns, Wall Street’s momentum trade has nosedived in recent months. Dave Nadig unpacks how the suite of proposed NHL ETFs would work if approved by the SEC. These are among the investment must reads for financial advisors this week.
12:01 AM, 2nd September 2026, 4 hours ago A Welsh government scheme that guarantees landlords an income while councils manage their properties is set to close to new homes at the end of this year, the National Residential Landlords’ Association says. Launched in January 2022, the programme allows landlords to lease properties to local authorities…
The window for buying commercial property on the cheap is rapidly closing, and has already slammed shut in some markets. With valuations holding firm and rate relief slipping further out of reach as bond yields climb, analysts say the next phase of the cycle will reward operators, not opportunists. Bisnow/created with Google Gemini A more…
Nearly three quarters (71%) of professional property investors plan to invest in Build to Rent developments, Handelsbanken’s fifth annual Property Investor Report reveals, despite a sharp fall in the number of new BTR homes starting construction. Handelsbanken’s research found almost two thirds (63%) plan to increase their exposure to houses over the next 12 months,…
Short-term borrowing costs are likely to stay firm while lower-rated non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) could face wider credit spreads as investors remain selective, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said. Rising commodity prices and softer operating margins could increase corporate funding needs, driving greater use of bank credit lines and commercial paper. This is expected…
There’s a lot riding on your Social Security claiming decision. If you wait to file until you reach full retirement age, which is 67 if you were born in 1960 or later, you’ll get to collect your monthly benefits in full. If you file early, which you can do starting at 62, your benefits will…
Americans are increasingly relocating from areas with a high risk of poor air quality, although the rate of this movement has slowed compared to the pandemic period, as indicated by a recent report from Redfin. Data showed that in 2025, there was a net outflow of 277,740 individuals from high-risk U.S. counties, a figure that…
12:10 AM, 2nd September 2026, 2 hours ago Guarantor reliance for tenants has doubled in the last 18 months as landlords look for greater financial security. Data from HomeLet reveals the share of accepted applications requiring a guarantor has risen from around 9% in January 2025 to 18.4% in July 2026, with almost one in…
Amir Nurani, broker-owner at Left Coast Leaders in California, told Mortgage Professional America in April that the current environment represents normalcy, not an aberration. “I think the current rate environment where we’re in the high-5s or low-6s, those are normalized rates for conventional mortgages,” Nurani said. “Those are not high rates. We’re going to be in…