The risk of a structural rise in yields has heightened as bondholders begin to demand more compensation for inflation that is increasingly ingrained.
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The yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note climbed on Wednesday after two straight days of declines, as economic data failed to reinforce recent hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve might pivot to a less hawkish policy stance.
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Cash flow comes in two flavors … rents or loan payments. Most real estate investors opt to be landlords to collect rents, tax breaks, and equity. Of course, along with rents, landlording brings responsibilities and liabilities. Note investing is another way to collect cash flows without the hassles of landlording. And done right, the yields
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Most real estate investors are landlords. They collect rents, get tax breaks, and build equity. But landlording comes with responsibilities and liabilities. Good news … cash flow comes in TWO flavors. Rent … and also, loan payments. Note investing allows investors like YOU to collect cash flow without all the hassle of landlording. Done right,
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Another not-so-subtle clue in the news … Fed chair Powell warns that commerical real estate values could plummet because of crisis … if “financial system strain’s re-emerge”. Notice Powell makes a distinction between the economy and the financial system. Health crisis > Economic Crisis > Financial System Crisis (credit markets and banks). The economy needs
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“You can’t handle the truth!” – Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men Neither optimists or pessimists can handle the truth.Optimists refuse to acknowledge the part of reality that’s negative … … while pessimists can’t see the ever-present opportunities hidden behind the problems. While we’d rather be optimistic than pessimistic, maybe it’s better to be BOTH.“The
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Regular followers know we’re news hawks. We scour the headlines for clues about opportunities and threats facing real estate investors. We look at the good, the bad, the ugly … and consider things at the micro, macro, geo-political, and systemic level. Even though we watch a broad range of real estate niches … we tend
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A common adage is “treat your investing as a business”. Good advice! And at first blush, you might think it means … Figuring out your mission, vision, values … Establishing clearly defined goals and objectives … Developing strategies, tactics, processes, policies and procedures … Recruiting, training, and leading a team … Setting up communication and
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One of the primary purposes of easy money (“quantitative easing” or QE) is to inflate asset prices, bloat balance sheets, and create a wealth effect. The formula is simple. Print gobs of money, buy bonds to drop interest rates, and flood the markets with liquidity. Corporations borrow cheap money to buyback stocks … pushing stock
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We know a guy who bought a property with NO foundation. He didn’t know it because he paid cash … and with no lender forcing an inspection, he skipped it. Oops. He figured since the property had been in use for decades, everything was fine. But just because a building is standing, it doesn’t make
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