Mortgage affordability improves slightly as median homebuyer payment dips in June

Every country is home to crime and conflict, but as indicated by the Institute for Economics & Peace’s 2026 Global Peace Index (GPI), the extent of that violence and instability varies widely. Business Insider recently compiled a list of the world’s most peaceful countries, based on the GPI. The report, released in June, evaluated 163…

IndiaFirst Life Insurance’s chief operating officer, Atri Chakraborty, cited three reasons: temporary liquidity requirements arising from medical emergencies; job losses, education expenses or changing financial priorities, and life-stage events such as retirement, debt repayment or major family milestones.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to beef up landlord penalties.  That’s one of the takeaways from a report released by the administration Thursday based off its “Rental Ripoff” hearings held earlier this year. The administration spoke to 2,400 renters to look for ways to improve their experiences. The 67-page report lays out a plan to tighten…

If you’re on Social Security, there’s probably a big question on your mind: What will your 2027 cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, amount to? And will it be more generous than this year’s somewhat meager 2.8% COLA? We won’t know what next year’s COLA looks like until October. But early inflation numbers offer a clue as…

One of the biggest players in asset management has a new executive overseeing its real estate credit operations.  PGIM — the $217 billion global asset management powerhouse — announced Tuesday that it has hired David Blum as managing director, where he will oversee high-yield credit investments into U.S. commercial real estate.  SEE ALSO: Scale Supplies…