Secret Agent: A veteran realtor dishes on how landlords get away with mistreating tenants and skirting the law I’ve been a realtor in Toronto for almost a decade, and the power imbalance between landlords and tenants is currently the worst I’ve ever seen. Toronto’s lack of affordable housing has triggered a crisis. Today, the average…
Author: Iqbal Nugroho
Legal Update: Buy Now, Pay Later – Financial Services
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or logged in to Mondaq.com. The Central Bank of Bahrain (the “CBB”) issued amendments to the CBB Rulebook Volume 5 (Type 3: Financing Companies) on 8 February 2022, to mainly incorporate innovative business models for financing consumer products within its scope as…
Critical shortage of new homes in Birmingham
There is a shortage of new homes in Birmingham. This isn’t new information as the city has been struggling to meet the demand for several years now. The data confirms the lack of supply and rising demand for accommodation in Birmingham is only set to get worse. Savills reported that Birmingham needs 89,000 new homes…
Boulder's 'Glass House' Offers Crystal-Clear Views for $13M
A mansion known as the “Glass House,” in Boulder, CO, delivers crystal-clear Rocky Mountain views. Built in 2008, the four-level masterpiece has hit the market for a whopping $12,995,000. “The No. 1 feature of this home is the setting—sitting on a hill overlooking Boulder, offering incredible views to the west and to the east,” says…
Former Packers QB Lands New Coaching Job in Big Ten
Getty Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Graham Harrell has found a new job. Plenty of former Green Bay Packers backup quarterbacks have gone on to have successful careers over the years, but one recent backup has quickly moved up the coaching ranks in college football. Graham Harrell served as the backup quarterback to Aaron Rodgers…
For Canadians on the brink of buying a home, rent-to-own can help seal the deal
Lovleen Sharma, 30, and Harsh Goyal, 32, with their pet dog Hunter outside their Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. home.Courtesy Lovleen Sharma Lovleen Sharma, 30, and Harsh Goyal, 32, didn’t know much about Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., when they moved there from New Delhi in July, 2020, but they knew they wanted to be homeowners. “It’s…
Journal Club 12-02-22 – Passive Income MD
Here’s Journal Club 12-02-22! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After filtering through the articles on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well! People who are rich and those who don’t have one thing in common… Can you guess what that is? They each…
Cook County Land Bank Authority former worker Mustafaa Saleh charged in property scam
A man who once worked for a Cook County agency that was formed to promote the redevelopment of vacant properties has been charged with scamming it to line his own pockets. Mustafaa Saleh, 36, of Chicago, faces one count of wire fraud for what authorities said was ascheme involving his former employer, the Cook County…
How Mayor Andy Street is supporting investment in Birmingham
Mayor Andy Street is a big advocate for Birmingham, and rightly so. It’s part of the job description after all. Recently, he has been very active on social media discussing the continued investment in Birmingham. We’ve taken a deeper dive into what he’s been talking about over the past few months and summarized it here…
UK£0.037 loss per share (vs UK£0.40 profit in 1H 2022)
British Land (LON:BLND) First Half 2023 Results Key Financial Results Revenue: UK£215.0m (down 3.6% from 1H 2022). Net loss: UK£34.0m (down by 109% from UK£370.0m profit in 1H 2022). UK£0.037 loss per share (down from UK£0.40 profit in 1H 2022). earnings-and-revenue-growth All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM)…