NatWest chair criticised for saying not that difficult to buy a home
Howard Davies, chairman of Natwest Group Plc. Bloomberg | Getty Images The chair of one of Britain’s biggest banks faced a backlash Friday after saying it is not “that difficult”…
New Yorkers are fleeing the state in record numbers: Letters
The Issue: A new Census Bureau report indicating that New York City is experiencing population decline. It is no surprise that, despite the mass-exodus report by New York state Comptroller…
Diversity, equity and inclusion plague American universities, letters
DEI disaster The increased scrutiny on universities and their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives is warranted, but more needs to be done (“House votes to condemn college presidents after antisemitism…
Buying property in Asia? Real estate specialists give their investment tips
Hong Kong residential prices could fall by another 10% in 2024, according to DBS Hong Kong. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong’s property market has plunged nearly 20%…
The Americans that got richer during the pandemic: report
US households got a boost to their finances during the pandemic, though the increases in wealth differed based on racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds, according to a new report. Between…
Most expensive cities for 2023 include Singapore, Zurich: EIU
Singapore, along with Zurich, is the most expensive city to live in, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. Joseph Nair | Nurphoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore has yet…
German housebuilding is collapsing — and could drag the economy down
A construction site of residential buildings on the Elbe dike near downtown Wittenberg. Soeren Stache | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s Olaf Scholz once set the goal of building…
Cash offers for homes are most in nearly 10 years as high mortgage rates roil market
Over 30% of homebuyers are paying cash, allowing them to skirt interest. In September, about 34.1% of home purchases in the US were all cash, which is up from the…
New Yorkers love complaining about their blocked views
New York City has many fine museums — it isn’t one. Yet. But New York is the home of the nation’s second-dumbest urban political ecosystem (in this, if in nothing…
NY’s losing its grip as US finance capital: study
The Empire State is losing its grip as the nation’s financial services capital. New York’s financial services industry – a great contributor to the state’s gross domestic product – has…