July 2021

PHILSTAR FOREIGN AFFAIRS Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. on Tuesday signed the second tranche loan agreement with Japan to finance phase 1 of the Metro Manila Metro. Mr. Locsin signed the agreement with Japanese…

The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is down to 3.234%, down 0.036 percentage points overnight. Rates are down for all types of loans today, the biggest move being a 0.706 drop in the 10/1 variable rate…

Barcelona will face Juventus at Camp Nou in the Joan Gamper Trophy on August 8 in what could see a potential game between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.Sources have told ESPN that Barca are struggling to make room for Messi to be…

July 24, 2021MIAMI AND WASHINGTON, DCMIAMI IS hot, especially if you are selling a house. Home prices are 20% higher than a year ago. And unlike other major US cities, rents are also on the rise (24% year-on-year) as the Magic City…

The Australian Government's Family Home Guarantee Scheme aims to help Australian single parents get a home loan. Under this program, eligible borrowers can buy or build a new home with a down payment of just 2% of the property's…

On the financing front, PMZ Capital arranged a loan for a Westin near Baltimore / Washington International Airport, Knighthead Funding funded two Memphis area hotels, and VICI Properties struck a strategic deal to fund Great Wolf Lodge .…

Jon Russell left Chelsea at the end of the season after his contract expired, but he didn't have to wait too long to join another team, signing with Huddersfield Town yesterday. The 20-year-old will initially join their "B-team" (ie the…

University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz appears at a July 30 press conference with athletic director Gary Barta, not shown. (Liz…

If Fabrizio Romano is right, Tottenham Hotspur are set to announce their first signing of summer 2021 transfer window. Confirming reports we wrote earlier today, Romano reports that Spurs have a one-season loan deal for Atalanta…

When it comes to the economic growth of a country, the main role is played by small and medium-sized enterprises…