Only 50% of homes that leave estate agents’ books in the UK are progressing to exchange and completion, according to market data analysed for week 27 of 2026 by Rob Smith, managing director of Hunters, Northwood and Whitegates at The Property Franchise Group. The figures reveal that in June 2026, 66,200 exchanges were recorded whilst…
A $1.45 million house that once held Benjamin Franklin‘s son under Revolutionary War confinement has undergone a dramatic restoration that returned it to its centuriesold origins—while cultivating a unique mix of historical charm and modern elegance. Located in Connecticut, the so-called Ebenezer Grant House last changed hands in 2024, when it sold for just $399,000….
The combined market valuation of five of the top-10 most valued firms jumped Rs 1.54 lakh crore last week, with IT major TCS emerging as the biggest winner, in line with a positive trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 582.06 points, or 0.75 per cent, and the NSE Nifty went up…
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Second charge mortgage new business volumes down 1% by volume and up 9% by value in May 2026, according to figures from the Finance & Leasing Association. There was £175 million of new business agreed in May, with 3,245 new agreements in the month. The three months to May saw £594 million of new second…
Patanjali Foods, ICICI Prudential AMC, IREDA, NMDC and Oil India saw the highest net selling by mutual funds among midcap stocks in June, according to a Motilal Oswal Financial Services report.
Digital Transactions News staff July 17, 2026 Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Point-of-sale Payments processor FIS Inc. said it has adopted Project Glasswing, a system from Anthropic that relies on AI to detect and fix security weaknesses in software. As part of the initiative, FIS is also testing Anthropic’s Mythos 5 AI…
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The Indian stock market recorded sharp gains on Friday, with Sensex and Nifty rising more than 1% to end the week on a positive note. Strong Q1 earnings, sharp buying in IT stocks and other factors boosted investor sentiment despite the global market crash. The Sensex surged over 964 points to close at 78,151, while…