The number of major metros where you can buy a luxury home for less than $1 million is down five from eight last year. Detroit is the most affordable metro for luxury homes, with a median price of $719,252—47.7% less than the typical luxury home nationwide, $1,374,470. San Francisco is the most expensive, with a…
The income tax return (ITR) filing deadline is nearly three weeks away and many taxpayers have started gathering documents and identifying deductions they can claim to lower their tax liability. One such provision under Section 80D of the Income-tax Act is the deduction available for preventive health checkups. These routine medical visits not only help…
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. As new GLP-1 drugs enter the U.S. market and landmark Medicare coverage rolls out, one thing remains the same: Most employers still aren’t covering those drugs for…
Greater Vancouver Realtors says there were 2,390 home sales last month, up 9.6% from June 2025, but 12.4% below the 10-year seasonal average. Andrew Lis, the board’s chief economist and vice-president of data analytics, says June’s data showing broad increases in activity could be an early sign of a shift in the market, however prices…
Key insight: To thrive in the new age of real-time payments, banks must invest in a continuous operating model that integrates payments, treasury and working capital into a seamless ecosystem. Supporting data: With the payments industry generating $2.5 trillion in revenue from $2.0 quadrillion in value flows, supported by 3.6 trillion transactions worldwide, the shift…
Most mutual fund portfolios tend to overlap, with large-cap names such as HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank appearing across dozens of equity schemes. However, some fund managers also invest in stocks that are not owned by any other mutual fund scheme. According to Value Research, there are 13 stocks held exclusively by just…
Key Takeaways Now is a good time to buy CDs, as yields have begun to tick back up after falling in late 2025 when the Federal Reserve cut its rate three times. In the current environment, you can find both short-term and long-term CDs that pay above 4% APY. The average six-month CD rate is…
Following the hugely successful Leaders Symposium held by the Equity Release Council last month, it is obvious to see that the question facing the later life lending sector is no longer if housing wealth will become a mainstream component of retirement planning – it is when. With people living significantly longer, a growing population,…
Affordable housing developments across Arizona, California, and Nevada will be supported by $66.3 million in Affordable Housing Program grants announced by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco/ The grants will support 45 affordable housing developments in the three states, FHLBank announced. The awards will help create nearly 2,900 homes for low-income households. “At…
Afin Bank has launched a regulated bridging proposition offering lending of up to 80% loan-to-value (LTV) gross. The new proposition is being led by John Smith, who has been promoted to head of bridging at Afin Bank as part of the launch. In addition to offering higher LTVs, Afin’s bridging product will roll up interest…