Increases to rent and mortgage costs slow for 4th month: Barclays

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Growth in spending on mortgages and rent slowed for the fourth consecutive month in June, the latest property data from Barclays show. ...

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Five reasons real estate agents should care about tariff news

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

It’s nearly impossible to ignore news about tariffs and burgeoning trade wars these days. Discussion of these import taxes is suddenly everywhere, causing a frenzy of speculation about their...

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ICE: Student debt, negative equity fuel pockets of mortgage risk

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

A rise in negative equity and exposure to student debt are creating “pockets of vulnerability” for U.S. homeowners. That’s according to ICE Mortgage Technology‘s July 2025 Mortgage Monitor report...

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Will my savings hamper my equity release application?

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Does having a healthy savings pot invalidate your equity release application? Mark Gregory has some good news for a reader keen to gift some money to a family member ...

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Detroit sues, accuses blockchain company of ‘hundreds of housing violations’

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The lawsuit follows an Outlier Media investigation published earlier this year that brought attention to the company’s practices. RealToken operates by selling shares of rental properties through digital tokens. These...

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Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 30 Jun to 04 July

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories of the Week This week’s top headlines include a Court of Appeal ruling that clarifies the definition of ‘arrears’ in a key mortgage case, and...

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GTA home sales down year-over-year in June, listings up: real estate board

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

By Sammy Hudes Home sales in the region ticked 2.4% lower in June compared with a year earlier, as 6,243 properties changed hands, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board said...

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West Brom confirms fixed rate reductions and reintroduces interest-only

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

West Brom Building Society has announced cuts across its five-year fixed rate products. For those with a 10% deposit, the society’s five-year fixed rate has reduced by 0.28% to 4.40%...

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Fixed rate reductions continue as sub-4% deals back on the market

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

It was a week of rate reductions for fixed mortgages this week with certain lenders reintroducing sub-4% deals to the market. According to Moneyfacts’ latest data, average two-year fixes fell...

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UK Finance calls for Financial Ombudsman Service reform timetable   

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

UK Finance has backed calls that the Financial Ombudsman Service should be stopped from acting as a “quasi-regulator” and insists on a timetable of reform for the body.   The move...

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