Property tax uncertainty is having a greater impact on the UK housing market than geopolitical tensions, according to a north London estate agent. Jeremy Leaf, a former RICS residential chairman, said concerns about potential tax changes under Prime Minister Andy Burnham have become the primary factor affecting buyer and seller decisions in recent weeks. “In […]
Gold is feeling the summer heat with a drop below US$4,000 per ounce on Wednesday (June 24). The yellow metal hasn’t been below that key psychological level since November 2025, but a stronger US dollar, expectations of higher interest rates and cooling tensions in the Middle East are combining to push the price down. Gold […]
Extended days on market continue to challenge agents nationwide, and this session at the recent Velocity A FORCE Conference in New Orleans focused on the disposition strategies that experienced operators use to move assets efficiently while protecting value. Topics included pricing discipline, buyer positioning, and execution practices that reduce stagnation and unnecessary price reductions. Panelists […]
Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world. The list includes the S&P 500 from the United States, TSX from Canada, the FTSE 100 from England, the DAXK from Germany, the CAC 40 from France, the Nikkei 225 from Japan, the Shanghai from China, the Hang Seng from Hong Kong, […]
Key insight: Higher numbers of bankruptcy filings may be an indicator that small businesses are feeling increasing stress amid relatively high interest rates and inflation. Supporting data: The number of filings under a part of the bankruptcy code that small businesses frequently use to reorganize their debts was 50% higher during the first six months […]
Gold is feeling the summer heat with a drop below US$4,000 per ounce on Wednesday (June 24). The yellow metal hasn’t been below that key psychological level since November 2025, but a stronger US dollar, expectations of higher interest rates and cooling tensions in the Middle East are combining to push the price down. Gold […]
On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the Vanguard US High-Yield Corporate BD Index ETF (VCHY) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed several topics related to the ETF, in order to give investors a deeper understanding of it. Chuck Jaffe: One fund, […]
The broker, an independent firm, had sold Canada Life policies for years through a managing general agency, or MGA. MGAs service and administer policies and collect service fees from the carrier for doing so. When the broker moved its book to a new agency in 2023, the incoming MGA paid the former one a transfer […]
A Utah woman is accused of retaliating against a former apartment manager who evicted her by listing the woman’s apartment for rent. Elisa Jo Nelson, 26, of South Jordan was charged with fraudulently advertising a real estate property, a second-degree felony. She was also charged with unlawful online impersonation, a Class A misdemeanor, and electronic […]
What the law means for brokers Mortgage professionals will feel the law’s effects across more than 40 provisions. Among the most prominent: corporations already owning 350 or more single-family homes are now barred from acquiring additional properties, a provision designed to reduce competition between institutional capital and owner-occupant buyers. The law also removes the permanent chassis […]