In a Global Economy, Every Financial “Ripple” Matters By Carole VanSickle Ellis In early March 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a major bank in Silicon Valley that had made its name catering to venture-backed tech startups, was taken over by federal regulators. The SVB collapse was the start of the second-biggest bank failure in history and was instigated by a run on deposits after the institution announced it had sold
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Today’s Out-of-Control Inflation Could Have Been Avoided By Tom Olson What may have seemed like well-intentioned emergency measures taken during the first two years of the COVID-19 global pandemic are now having unintended consequences. Policies intended to help financially stressed and distressed people access housing have hurt everyone involved in the process of creating, providing, and making use of housing in the United States. These emergency measures played a major
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Acquisition Strategies to Grow Your Portfolio By Jamie Rey-Hipolito The single-family rental market is not for the faint of heart. With the lack of available inventory that has become a hallmark of the pandemic-era housing market, real estate investors are feeling the pinch (with even the most seasoned investors having a difficult time navigating it). As someone who has been in the industry for more than 20 years, I have
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Strong Fundamentals Make the Housing Market a Good Bet By Justin Parker For a second, imagine taking on one of the world’s most intense roller coaster rides. Now imagine doing that blindfolded, never knowing when the next flip or stomach drop will occur, and never knowing when it will end or where it is going. For many, that feeling is likely a similar sentiment to trying to understand the state
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What it Might Mean for Real Estate in 2022 By Carole Vansickle Ellis This content contains updated information about the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022. Since the beginning of the invasion, both sides have sustained thousands of casualties and the United States and its allies have imposed a vast array of political and financial sanctions on Russia while delivering arms and information to Ukraine. This
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What’s Going On and What It Might Mean for Real Estate in 2022 By Carole VanSickle Ellis On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. The invasion was a continuation and escalation of conflict initiated in 2014 when Russia invaded and ultimately annexed Crimea, a peninsular country bordered by the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, and Ukraine. Russian marine access has been a point of contention in this region since
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