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Joan Whitaker is a news writer for Daily Content Newsletter. She writes about politics, health, business, and finance. Joan has been writing professionally since she was a teenager. She started her career as a journalist in high school, where she wrote articles for the school newspaper. After graduating from college with a degree in journalism, Joan went on to write for several local newspapers.

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Construction News webinar in association with Qflow: As built vs as specified – are you sure you’re getting what you pay for?

Free webinar 11am Thursday 12 June 2025 Register here How materials discrepancy is costing the industry millions per project, missing compliance, and risking lives Contractors can no longer afford to take a casual approach to materials management. Knowing exactly what’s coming onto site, what’s being used, and what’s leaving is fast becoming the difference between […]

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FOA president talks business progress amid strong Q1 earnings

Marketing moves FOA inherited the marketing apparatus of American Advisors Group (AAG) when it purchased AAG’s assets. These were often seen as a benefit to the wider industry by individual reverse mortgage professionals. But the company is aiming to try something new with its “A Better Way With FOA” campaign. The announcement was made shortly

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Mark Farmer steps down as Cast chief executive in leadership reshuffle

Mark Farmer has stepped down as chief executive of consultancy Cast as part of a leadership shake-up. Farmer, who co-founded the London-based consultancy in 2016, will continue to sit on the board with a remit to oversee the firm’s brand and long-term strategy. He is succeeded by Joe Thornton, who becomes chief executive and will

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Redfin stockholder files suit over disclosures in Rocket deal

Defendants in the suit include Rocket, Redfin and Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman. Several members of Redfin’s board of directors are also named, inclued Robert Bass, Julie Bornstein, Kerry D. Chandler, Austin Ligon, Brad Singer, James Slavet, Selina Tobaccowala and chairman of the board David H. Lissy.  Morano claims that Rocket, Redfin and its board of

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Explore the Outer Hebrides with this 8-day Scotland itinerary

What are you looking for from your Scotland itinerary? Souvenir shops and tartan hats, or uplifting Highland views, stone circles, cozy crofting communities and beaches with hardly a footprint on the sand? On an 8-day itinerary through the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), you can dive into the real, untamed Scotland behind the clichés.  The coast

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Mortgage demand still staying firm with elevated rates

Purchase application data We observed a significant rebound in this data line last week after experiencing three consecutive weeks of week-to-week declines while maintaining positive year-over-year figures. Purchase applications increased by 11% week over week and 13% year over year. I focus on this index from the second week of January to the first week of

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Khan signals radical shift on greenbelt to tackle London housing crisis

London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that he will explore releasing parts of the capital’s greenbelt for housing and industrial development, warning that the scale of the housing crisis requires “bold solutions”. Speaking today (9 May) in Greenwich, Khan said the capital’s failure to meet housing targets was causing “pervasive and profound” damage, particularly to

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Contractors urged to join new flood resilience trade body

Contractors are being encouraged to help raise standards across the property flood resilience (PFR) industry following the launch of a new trade body. The International Property Flood Resilience Association (IPFRA) is officially launching on 3 June at the Flood & Coast Conference in Telford. It aims to provide a unified voice for professionals working in

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