Toronto-headquartered Bloom Finance Company Ltd. has rolled out SafeRate, which is being promoted as Canada’s first reverse mortgage with a lifetime fixed interest rate. According to the company, the new product is designed to protect seniors by eliminating...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has sold his private island in Belize to help pay off the debts he incurred on the box office flop of his epic production “Megalopolis.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, Coppola received $1.8 million for the sale of...
Realtor.ca Canada Inc. has named Scott Neil as its new CEO, effective Jan. 5, 2026. Neil comes to Realtor.ca Canada from the online marketplace Kijiji Canada, where he was CEO. He previously held senior leadership roles at eBay, Adevinta, AutoTrader, Microsoft, and...
The Bank of England deviated from their American counterparts at the Federal Reserve by announcing they were not cutting rates at this time. In a statement, Gov. Andrew Bailey said, “Today we held interest rates at 4%. Since August last year, we have been able to cut...
The nation’s two leading home improvement and hardware retailers have announced donations to support recovery and rebuilding efforts in Jamaica after the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa devastated the Caribbean island. Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is...
The South Korean government has launched a task force focused on combating real estate fraud. The Chosun Daily reports the Office for Government Policy Coordination announced the “Real Estate Supervision Task Force” in the wake of disruptive activities in...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 6-10
