{"version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "Sharemaestro Newsreel: Japan Residential Construction news", "home_page_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/newsreel/jp/consumer-cyclical/residential-construction/", "feed_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/newsreel/jp/consumer-cyclical/residential-construction/feed.json", "description": "Latest Residential Construction company headlines from Japan, newest first, with source links and direct routes to company research and sentiment.", "language": "en", "items": [{"id": "source:2adabbc4c21f5db0ab361d45c60084da8a6af65261df528c410e5f6b200a9610", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/articles/mortgage-rates-dip-slightly-first-160034701.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/articles/mortgage-rates-dip-slightly-first-160034701.html", "title": "Mortgage rates dip slightly for the first time in six weeks, but remain steeper than last year", "content_text": "CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell slightly for the first time in six weeks on Thursday, marking a glimpse of relief for prospective homebuyers \u2014 although borrowing costs remain steeper than they were a year ago. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate tumbled to 6.67%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday, down from 6.69% reported last week. Still, by comparison, the average rate was 6.58% at this time in 2025. Higher mortgage rates can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting homebuyers' purchasing power. And that can led prospecti", "date_published": "2026-08-13T16:00:34+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Macro sensitivity", "1430"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Japan", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "1430", "name": "First-corporation Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/87eb2215-5110-45ca-9c52-a303ccdbba35/"}]}}, {"id": "source:90de5176c34c44d55b61f9a9ee95216eb1e63de861077cb9710c86884bed58f8", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/436-000-sole-traders-landlords-123037510.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/436-000-sole-traders-landlords-123037510.html", "title": "436,000 sole traders and landlords file first MTD update, says HMRC", "content_text": "HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the UK has reported that more than 436,000 sole traders and landlords have submitted their first quarterly update under the government's Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax for the 2026 to 2027 tax year. Announcing the figures, HMRC added that 570,000 people have now signed up to the service. This comes as sole traders and landlords with qualifying income above \u00a350,000 ($67,404) have been mandated to keep digital records and send quarterly updates to HMRC since April 2026. The threshold will be brought down to \u00a330,000 from April next year. The first update ", "date_published": "2026-08-13T12:30:37+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Earnings", "1430"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Japan", "coverage": "Provider-linked mention", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "1430", "name": "First-corporation Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/87eb2215-5110-45ca-9c52-a303ccdbba35/"}]}}]}