Category: Covid
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A Rollercoaster Week for Wall Street: The Fed’s Strategy Put to the Test
Wall Street’s high-stakes game of anticipation against the Federal Reserve’s moves has reached a fever pitch this week. Investors, who had been retreating from credit, cryptocurrency, and equities amid persistent inflation concerns, witnessed a turn of events that seemed to vindicate the central bank’s tactics. As the week wrapped up, the market’s pessimists felt the…
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Multifamily’s secret weapon against recession? Proptech

Recessions are nothing new to the American economy, and some industries have proven to be resilient during even the toughest of times. The multifamily property industry has shown this resilience through five recessions in the last forty years while also surviving a global pandemic that crippled many other sectors. What strategies are owners and operators…
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The Search for Clarity: Multifamily and Commercial Real Estate Investing in 2023

For the last fifteen years, multifamily and commercial real estate investors surfed a rising wave of increasing property valuations buoyed by abundant and cheap capital. But in 2022 the ebb currents gained the upper hand and liquidity washed away. The culprit? The return to higher interest rates powered by the Fed’s wrestling match with inflation.…
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Tech’s Bust Delivers Bruising Blow to Hollowed-Out San Francisco

Job cuts and remote work are colliding to reshape the center of American innovation. San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower opened almost five years ago as a monument to the region’s tech-driven economy, piercing the skyline as the tallest office building on the US West Coast. It symbolized a boom for the city’s downtown, alongside a new futuristic…
