It was a rare source of consensus in a divided Congress: in September, the House of Representatives passed a bill designed to ease the flow of money to cannabis companies around the nation. By stripping away federal penalties on providing financial services to these businesses, the bill would go a long way to grease the financial gears of a budding ... READ MORE >
Real estate dry powder hits record levels amid stock market volatility, rising property values
No one wants to pay top dollar for real estate. A volatile stock market that has left investors looking for safe haven, with many allocating dollars to real estate fund managers. However, real estate funds have not yet deployed that capital, in part due to escalating property values. As a result, real-estate focused private equity funds are sitting on record ... READ MORE >
Low treasury rate is a boost for home builders, neutral for commercial real estate
Bonds have been declining in recent weeks following a 25-basis-point rate cut from the Federal Reserve and expectations of further cuts amid rising concerns over an impending recession. Recession concerns were underscored Wednesday by the inversion of the U.S. and U.K. two- and 10-year yield curves and the fall of 30-year Treasury yields to 2.07%, a record ... READ MORE >