2+ day, 19+ min ago   (609+ words) This Women in Mortgage Summit session tackles succession, sustainability, and the structures too many brokers avoid Most mortgage brokers build businesses around themselves. A Women in Mortgage Summit Canada session on September 24 asks what happens when you step back. The…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (311+ words) Retail posted the only gains as investors shifted toward income-producing assets Vancouver's commercial real estate market posted a contraction in the first half of 2026, with total investment volume declining 23% year-over-year to $3.5 billion. Capital shifted toward defensive, income-oriented strategies, according to…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (681+ words) With three-quarters of buy-to-let purchases now going through limited companies, the way landlords structure their investments has fundamentally changed How landlords structure buy to let investments has become a more central consideration for brokers in recent years. Limited companies now…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (372+ words) Tracy Pennell named COO, Lee Robson takes expanded auto and personal role Avanti Finance has restructured its executive team, appointing Tracy Pennell (pictured left) as its new chief operating officer and expanding Lee Robson's (pictured right) remit to cover both…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (356+ words) New product targets funding gaps for major business productivity projects BNZ research suggests many business customers are unclear on how to fund productivity-focused projects. Nearly a quarter of respondents identified upfront costs as a major barrier, while around one in…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (784+ words) Parkison says outdated perceptions, not the product itself, are the real problem Rising mortgage rates, changes in agency loan qualifications, and an increase in borrowers with more non-traditional income sources have pushed more mortgage customers into non-QM loans. Non-QM lending…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (567+ words) HMOs and MUBs bring criteria complexity. Early BDM conversations can head off costly surprises The UK buy-to-let (BTL) market is entering a new phase, with regulatory developments including the Renters Rights Act and Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) prompting landlords…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (362+ words) BusinessNZ forecast points to nearly 3% growth by 2028, boosting confidence New Zealand's economy is looking more resilient than expected, with two separate forecasters now pointing to the same conclusion: momentum is returning, even as global risks linger. That reading lines up…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (409+ words) ASB says fixed and floating rates are past their lows, with upward pressure set to persist New Zealand mortgage rates have moved past the bottom of the current cycle, according to ASB's latest Home Loan Rate Report, with the bank…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (712+ words) New FCA figures show gross mortgage advances up 31.7% year-on-year as remortgage demand climbs to a two-year high Gross mortgage advances rose 11.1% in Q2 2026. The quarterly figure reached £77.4 billion, according to new data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), published on 8 September....